CJM
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I've came across a nest made with brick ties I thought it was a one off as we were on a building site. Clever little birds I must admit
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Thats probably true but no offence Eddie I just didn't like using aspen
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Usually fuel is priced into a job, but each to their own lots of business operate differently and as a subby you need to adjust your day rate, be it distance, fuel, longer days and even 30 days payment. I knew who I was working for so I could adjust my price when I needed to. Day rate hagglers are the worst but that's a rant in its self
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In my freelance days was never asked to provide fuel but I was prepared too, just add another £10 on the day rate
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If you don't remove the burrs it'll peel the chrome off ever so slightly resulting in a dull chain after a few cuts. Depth gauges is also a good shout
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I put an old 18in bar and chain on my 550 to see how it coped and I've left it on it has the power to pull it and I have no real reason to put the 15in bar back on I suspect it'll pull a 20in fine but I don't want to buy a 20in bar and chain for it because I'm a tight bugger
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Are you crazy!! That'll danage my lungs and my bank balance My old firm ran aspen for years and I was never convinced, it made the 200ts perform very poorly we eventually got them to switch back to 2 stroke and the saws ran fine. I won't buy it because it's far to expensive, i get free petrol I only have to add the 2 stroke, chain oil, chains, files, parts and eventually new saws with my massive tool allowance the joys of a utility cutter
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Can't beat the smell of 2 stroke. Aspen smells awful I counteract the harmful effects of 2 stroke mix with a cigarette
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I wouldn't try masons at wingate (peter lee) those guys are very good at painting machinery and putting stickers on but not so good at the actual mechanic side of things
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You could try orange plant at Kingston park or arbtech machinary in durham
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Thanks Paul my posts seemed a little blunt I should of used smiley faces
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I was hoping for something more indepth I live in durham it's nice to know what's going on where I live
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transit tipper springs question upgrades to 5t ones?
CJM replied to prolinep's topic in General chat
You've got to remember ford, iveco or any other van maker sell out side the uk, This 3.5 ton on a transit will not apply in certain countries, these springs will be rated well over the 3.5 ton mark Quick edit I've never seen a leaf sping snap in a transit or an iveco in my 10 years -
I take it you mind about the cemetery work
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My dog is fine and I don't know why she's a collie and she's soft as a steamer on a morning I should of turned her into a gun dog
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But my insides shake like a leaf on a tree.............
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If you don't mind me asking paul which cemetery is it?
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transit tipper springs question upgrades to 5t ones?
CJM replied to prolinep's topic in General chat
It's s risk you take in afraid, I've never been pulled in 10 years and I've never heard of anyone being pulled for being overloaded but if you're that concerned I'd recommend getting a 7.5 tonner or a uni mog I wouldn't waste my time with a 5.5 ton I'd rather take the risk with a normal 3.5 tone flame me if you want but that's how it is, I also use a top handle with one hand and occasionally on the floor just in case you want to flame me -
It's a symptom when your your up a tree and certain people develop a condition more commonly known as elvis legs but it's scientifically known as presbyopia
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transit tipper springs question upgrades to 5t ones?
CJM replied to prolinep's topic in General chat
We got a 14 plate transit. Once the the tipping body was built and storage cupboards we could only hold 700k 'legally' I wouldn't worry about the springs ours is fine although ours is the 100 horse version and it's weak, weak as in in dangerous when trying to pull out on slip roads and fast 60 roads. Just for the record every man and his dog that runs a tripper van in the tree world is over loaded, just avoid thosed weigh bridges -
It chafes a bit but everyone loves it
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He means one these
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For the bar sizes I ran a 18in bar and another lad at my firm runs a 20in bar and on the 20 in it feels the same as a 18in
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I find if I don't use it it's less likely to break although I still think something will fall off it when it's left at home. Maybe I should give mine a pillow and a blanket
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No trousers can withstand a standard saw anyway so I wouldn't worry unless you plan on cutting your legs. I doubt the hse would even know a chainsaw was ported unless they gave it a thorough testing which they won't. It's like if Ive insured my car and told them I've had no modifications but really I've had fast road cams installed to give it a bit more power, if I crash the police or the insurance company won't pull the rocker covers to see what mods I've done because it looks like a standard car, same as a saw really
