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  1. ArthurBottlesworth
    Been thinking about this today If local stihl agent refuses to repair a saw because you didn't buy it from him, whats the point of him being an agent? Eventually people will stop buying stihl because ' it's just too much hassle ' But I can see the fitter at stihl agent doing a few ' foreigners ' for friends , and eventually he'll realise he can make more money working from home ......and then your local stihl agent will have created his own competition
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    I used to work in warranty business..... At risk being a nerd, warranty is quite interesting ...... There used to be american analyst who monitored warrantyclaims ..... So if sayhusky had average of 3 claims per sale and stihl had 2 youcould guess stihl was better saw ...... Also dhl will drop and collect, so they drop off your replacement saw and take the old one back ......if the manufacturer is on the ball the returned bit could go to the saw designer so he could redesign the parts that keep failing Thats how toyota keep their quality up ( and landrover don't) Dhl UPS offer this service globally .......
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    Thinking about this overnight Wonder if we should compare on price not spec.... So if you could compare £500 chinese saw against £500 husky etc how would they stack up? Comparing £80 aldi chainsaw against £500 husky just aint fair ...... Problem is there isn't a £500 chinese saw I'm aware of........
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    I was talking to some guy a few years ago who bought 90hp tractor from china at half price of massey Said tractor was ok but importer useless, he contacted china direct and said spares delivered in 3 days ....... Our local thai orders veg from thailand on tuesday, delivered on pallet at end of week Its a shrinking world ....... But I just want to know peoples views, not looking to set up a business or anything........ Bottom line seems to be nobody knows......
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    I am just wondering ......... Chinese cars were crap 10 years ago ....but well on way up now Agreed ebay full of crap because dealers importing crap But is there anything good out there that matches stihl n husky quality? Thats not being imported here? Be nice if some ebay importers commented I just wondered ........
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    I'm asking because i've been told chinese manufacturing has invested in new machines and they are building to better standards than europe .....but possibly not better design ..... In which case its sensible for them to copy european machines There a sugestion that stihl carburettors are now chinese .....if they can make carbs they can surely make the whole thing .... There are lots of dirt cheapsaws such as chainsaw , Buy chainsaw Direct from China Manufacturers and Suppliers. Find Made In China chainsaw Products - China-Direct-Buy.com. which suggest the saws we're seeing are coming in at $50 each to ebay sellers but what about chinese users there must be a demand in china for a high quality saw .....
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    Just looking at chinese chainsaws reviews on youtube and thought ocurred to me The ebay traders will be buying in bulk the cheapest saws they can find so they can be the cheapest on ebay, and they won't bother importing spares either..... But China must have lots of professional arborists, and what are they using? anybody know and has anybody actually tried their professional stuff?
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    What would you have done if they'd issued £25 fixed penalty fine ? Easier to pay and move on, even if unjust......... And bobbies have "solved" another crime, good for crime figures too.......
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    In eire you have 2 screen stickers 1) road tax 2) insurance I would add a third 3) mot You can then check at a glance that car is legal....... Simple and effective Can only assume they are moving to automated no plate recognition With fixed fines possibly automated from your credit card........ My mate is magistrate and he tells me number of cases on courts has crashed as bobbies are dishing out fixed penalties for pretty much everything including assault with a weapon Not good when one body is enforcement officer , judge and jury ... How soon before someone gets £50 for carrying a silkie/chainsaw in his car?
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    Why not give them a reasonable trade price your happy with And wait till their supplier goes bust They'll contact you then just to keep supply going If they don'tcontact you nothing lost
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    The bigger the fire the bigger the chance its arson ........
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    I dug up pignuts some time ago Didn't thrill........
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    Read up about this a few years ago You buy 'impregnated' hazel roots at £15 a pop They recommend you pant several acres away from other hazels Wait years to see if you have any truffles If they don't come its your loss Sounded like potential scam to me Bit like ostrich farming A truffle kerfuffle! Three years, £5,000 of planting and help from two top dogs, but Prince Philip's cash crop fails to bear fruit | Mail Online
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    Had loads of trouble with people buying with cards then complaining , Card companies often gave them their money back BEFORE they told me PayPal did this once too They have learned how to " play the system " for profit Best one I have come across Garage in mid wales called out to holidaymaker with busted cam belt Gave him estimate for repair Sorry too expensive Next day called out for RAC recovery Pulled in car with busted cam belt and repaired ( i think guy paid for parts) Following week complaint from RAC received new member had complained about his service, cancelled his membership, and got his membership money back So total cost of repair = parts Worked for him
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    Ifor williams had this problem Crooks had got hold of genuine chassis plates and it buggered police investigations You'll now find chassis number (genuine) welded on chassis before its galvanised
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    There is guy in llanuwllyn gwynedd ......not too far away
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    Deceided not to discuss royals Nothing to be gained lots to lose, But please listen to whats going on .....with an open mind....don't be disappointed Thanks
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    How are they self funding?
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    Couldn't agree more about "those at the top" The country is being systematically screwed ......hard I'm starting to get really angry when I look at war memorials --- all those poor kids being sent abroad to die horribly for nothing...... I understand WW2 but WW1? Whole classroom of kids in our village..... I'd like someone to explain to me:- 1) how party politics helps democracy ? 2) why are we paying for Royal Family ? Is it a ' back up system' for when party politics has screwed democracy ? 3) why have we got second largest government in the world (china is bigger) I'll settle for that today .........
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    I've got early oxdale Ok until you get knarly twisted then can be bit of struggle Bottom plate/table could usefully be bigger.....And if could be arsed would get some weld on it to make it a bit less slippy Splitter head could be better designed, would be better if point was bit farther out and blade extended a bit further back - sometimes smaller logs slip behind blade Ok for own use, probably not for commercial production
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    Fire hazard?
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    Special VAT rate
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    I've been self employed 25 years Number of people who have knocked on door and asked for a job = nil Offered girl a job but she couldn't get here before 10:00am so that didn't happen either Guy in village post office gets doalies in ...but only because they want their form signed He tells me alcoholic in free house opposite shop collects more dhs than he takes from the business ( and he is grafter) But when economy is in the **** who does gov't turn to - the small business I would support special at rate of say 30% for companies such as googe/amazon/starbucks who duck their uk tax though
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    When I was insurance assessor Lots of old guys with aged tractors, but they had grown up with horses when you had do a bit of maintenance when they put them away, the result was their tractors lasted forever.... Also inspected a contractor who bought brand new toyota hiluxes .....and never ever opened the bonnet..... Not even for oil top ups......he ran them to 30,000 miles then partexed them ........pity the poor sods who bought them.... But it worked for him
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    I think I saw some ex russian military stuff that did most of that after wall came down Muti fuel too - would run on anything that would pour Bet you'd hate it in reality

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