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  1. GarethM
    It's probably safer for everyone if you do!
  2. GarethM
    If they're such good value, go buy another one!.
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    And on that note, use what you want, wear what you want. Hopefully the next chainsaw obituary won't mention you and your screwdlefix chainsaw.
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    The longer the billet the more grunt you will require. Personally I don't think billets works unless it's woodland management stuff that's all straight and knot free and then you need to stack or bundle them afterwards. Fuel wood splitta night be your thing or just get a faster splitter. Old school but it works.
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    You can take my advise or not, but Aldi will pretty much give you a new one within two years if it fails. Screwdlefix would laugh you out the door even five minutes after buying it. And without sullying the name of cheap chainsaw brands, most are all made in the same factory to a old husqvarna design with outboard clutch. I got 15years out of my last ms251, so make of that what you will. YMMV, but that was 15 years and about 3000+m3 of firewood.
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    Oh a bee keeper?
  7. GarethM
    Are you standing over it huffing or burning it dry in a log burner?.
  8. GarethM
    Isn't that also accepting personal liability aswell?.
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    If you're buying a very cheap chainsaw from the screwdlefix, best going electric as there's is bugger all to break or petrol ones from Aldi at £59. You get what you pay for at the end of the day. Just remember it's not the chainsaw you'll also need to spend money on its the safety gear, you need both!.
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    I can see the argument for and against, but realistically if you're doing arb work all week I think any time down the gym would be very minimal and not worth the outlay. Whilst office staff might see a benefit, how can you justify that expense to an arb team that never use it or want it. Why not say cash option of £100 or however many months paid gym?.
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    Definitely worth a call or email to husqvarna, lost nothing as they say. It's not as though your going to chuck it all in the bin and start again, but would be interested in knowing why they keep failing. I'm sure a email to bigclive on YouTube might get husqvarna to up their game and make a better charger.
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    Don't they do a more industrial version ?. I'd be tempted to email husqvarna UK directly and politely mention your investment etc.
  13. GarethM
    Swanvestas, what am I made of money!. Aren't they reserved for those cigar smoking types!. I'm probably more your Poundland or farm foods own brand matches kinda guy.
  14. GarethM
    Towards, away, across, environment benefits of lighters Vs matches Vs old school flint ?
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    As always, these things turn into a long debate. I'm wondering if I should start a new thread, how to light a match and see how many pages of disagreement it gets to 🙂.
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    Being European, it'll probably be a standard yellow 1023, traffic yellow. They'll usually tell you if they're asked, always better to have a machine in the field that doesn't look like it's been dragged backwards through a hedge. If you do ask, ask about what primer they use. As it can make a world of difference unless you're doing the whole things, then it's not so critical.
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    Whilst I agree both sides are to a degree at fault, a haulage firm is just that. They generally don't do any loading, unless you can put it on or drive it on for them. Obviously a picture would help everyone all round, including the haulage firms as we can't really comment without knowing it's size and weight
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    As coppice says, best to split logs down into much smaller pieces to start the fire. Learning how to build a fire takes time & experience, people just assume a log will turn into a roaring forest fire. Kindling plus a log split into pieces a little larger than kindling, then slightly larger until there is a good ember layer for your larger logs. Even then just because it's a log size doesn't mean you shouldn't split it smaller.
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    Employ a builder to remove existing fireplace and get an installer to fit it legally in a modified position 2. Plus position 2 will need a register plate to allow service and cleaning. Installation isn't just about the flue, its also about fresh air and not dying due to a bad installation either through carbon monoxide or burning the house down and not being able to claim a penny. I should also add, don't email installers. Speak to one and get them in to have a look.
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    The BBC are the only ones responsible for their own destruction. ITV won't be far behind, hiring Peston was a harbinger of doom.
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    Generally there is realistic expectations your home insurance would cover this, but always best to check the extent of the cover or highlight it as you would for a garage or summer house.
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    When I did a lot of pallet burning the best thing was to buy a decent Hitachi reciprocating saw with 100mm blades as your only cutting one side at a time. Stack them up and using the end of the saw cut the rails apart, flip over and repeat. If you're doing it right a whole pallet took less than two minutes including flipping over and cutting away the blocks. I burned that many I even bought a carpentry vacuum to make sawdust collecting easy.
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    Ok, it's just a hydraulic shuttle with solenoids at either end. They can get blocked internally, but it's usually rare as it's a sealed system. Have you adjusted as per page 14 ?. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://melit.ee/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EN-HF260-EM-03487230-1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj6hufhrsf6AhVDgv0HHYocDGYQFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw31OVzVgzVOZBLMAUBuJ8F4
  24. GarethM
    Why do I have images of him climbing trees Fred dibnah style using just the one ladder and a rope.
  25. GarethM
    Having repaired a lot of tractors over the years, I've learnt to always start at the simple things as they're usually also the cheapest 🙂. Was the hydraulic block OEM aswell, just thinking if the port opens to feed oil to the roller is the return pipe from the roller able to feedback the oil to the tank ?. As both rollers are connected together, one solenoid directs oil in, the other solenoid should direct oil out. Hydraulics are a hard subject to describe.

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