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Stere

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  1. Job advert from recently: The box is still manned Signaller Grade 2 - Valley (Holyhead) & Gaerwen | 07 September, 2023 | Jobs and careers with Network Rail CAREERS.NETWORKRAIL.CO.UK Jobs and careers with Network Rail - Your decisions will make all the difference Based in one of our Wales Route’s signal... Interesting & some mildly amusing answers to what they get/got up to in the "spare" time unoffically.. You'd think falling asleep would be an issue if sat for hrs between trains on some ones? https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/how-did-station-staff-and-signalmen-keep-themselves-occupied-in-between-trains-on-quiet-branch-lines.240058/
  2. Milwaukee cut cookies faster than the 40v makita..... Safety guards look abit annoying...but can see why they put ones on them given the one handing dangers
  3. Just cough up and get a 550xp . A new ms251 is hardly any cheaper than the 550xp MK2 so whats the point of anyone buying them just makes no sense to me at all? Battery saws are nice to have but the decent ones plus a few batteries are more expensive than a good 50cc saw and less useful allrounders. If you have the cash get the battery saw once to have the 50cc petrol as an additional second saw...
  4. Whats the wives orchard buisness gonna be sounds interesting....?
  5. Good habitat/"bug hotel" trees though, all thoose fashionable veteran features on young trees, ideal for bat roosts etc. Alot of healthy top growth atm even with all the rot & they have already survived at least 3 loppings. Carry on re-pollarding & they may either go on for many more decades ....or they could just die....hard to guess at... They would need to be redone now & then repeated every 10yrs though as the tops will probaby blow out if they get to tall... Downside is the ongoing expense so its easier & more sensible just to get rid.
  6. You can still ge a new 272xp Husqvarna 272xp chainsaw with 18” guide bar and chain – Logs and Saws LOGSANDSAWS.CO.UK
  7. Im confused I thought a narrow kerf & smaller pitch would be best is for not bogging down with batteries? Also be less snatchy on small wood.... Also lopro comes in 2 different bar gauges...
  8. Id say a near 100% no to big cats UK "wilderness" area is small and and wildlife camera trap etc are cheap now so why zero evidence, even though theres being rumours for yrs?
  9. Maga v DOGE conflict ..... Musk wants unlimited cheap indian IT workers MAGA doesn't....etc December 27, 2024 HEATHERCOXRICHARDSON.SUBSTACK.COM Civil war has broken out within the MAGA Republicans.
  10. Im tempted by the 40v makita pole saw. Any ideas of it versus the husky? UA004G - Telescopic Pole Saw XGT® WWW.MAKITAUK.COM Product
  11. They already had the squid games hangar set up on an airfield? Deportation staff hire aircraft hangar used in Netflix Squid Game to practise forcing asylum-seekers onto Rwanda planes | The Sun WWW.THESUN.CO.UK AN aircraft hangar used to film Netflix’s Squid Game reality show has been hired for deportation staff to practise forcing...
  12. @kram TEGERA® 517
  13. I tried some waterproof gloves like the above they were unpleasantly sweaty as don't breath. Imo better solution is to just to carry several spare pairs so you just swap when ones get wet. Unless you are actually working with hands in a river or pressure washing etc.....thenuse proper waterproof ones I bought some ones based on abrasion resistance stats and am happy with them. Have just bought another 10 pack. Tornado Contour Avenger Safety Gloves - Pack of 10 Pairs - Size 10 / XL WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Tornado Gloves Contour Avenger are incredibly close-fitting on the hand, ideal for providing protection in applications where... Like them better than the basic pfanner I don't use/get on with the thermal gloves never found it that cold in the UK i needed them as hands always warm enough when moving/ working. Think i run warm as I can't stand the gortex lined boots either as feet just get to warm and sweat unless Im just standing still. Imo leather boots are ruined when they stopped being leather lined and use gortex liners...but they all have it now....
  14. Id stick with the mains saw but never have being bothered by the cable...... Id like a MSA300 just to play with but don't think it would be any advantage....for such cost Do you have a pole saw would be nice to have a battery one to lop branches alongside the ms261 if you are trimming the branches/trees on hedgelines
  15. Is sugar beet seen as a viable crop without neonicotides im wondering..... Growing sugar beets without neonicotinoids? | Low Impact Farming WWW.LOW-IMPACT-FARMING.INFO I think i remember Adam on countryfile saying OSR was very hard without so he was going stop growing it or somesuch....?
  16. Always fancied a traditional splitting axe to see how they perform v a maul but they seem very rare v the felling axes. Council tools do one that looks to be a very similar profiled 5lbs head: 5 lbs. SB Splitting Axe; 36 in. Straight Wooden Handle - Council Tool COUNCILTOOL.COM 5 lbs. Single bit splitting axe with a 36 in. straight wooden handle.
  17. I don't get the appeal as they seem for the very small niche between a silky /loppers and the smaller battery topper saws. Since I got a 18v makita, I have not use the silky as much. I had a quick play with an aliexpress version a fews ys ago. The chains looked very tiny thus fiddly to sharpen and no oiler i think recall? Thoose cordless secateurs that can cut say 40mm look very useful and you can also get them fitted on poles. Think you have to be very mindful of fingers with theese smaller one hand tools due to them being so useful to cut and hold- not a good practice safety wise....
  18. I often just pull them off as find them annoying Google answers: Why Do Plastic Bottles Have Such Annoying Caps Now? FOODCHAINMAGAZINE.COM The EU has taken a significant step in its fight against plastic waste by mandating that all plastic bottle caps remain...
  19. Thats about - a guessstimate 4hrs work with axe & chainsaw for me....on arb waste
  20. Yeah they deffo look more lethal with regards to loosing fingers .....
  21. Is the tree easy/fast easy to grow being tempted to get some for yrs - a local nursery specializes in a exotic edibile stuff. Sechuan Pepper Collection JURASSICPLANTS.CO.UK Description Specification Gift wrap The eye catching Sechuan (Sichuan) Pepper collection. 1x Zanthoxylum bungeanum-...
  22. hmmm don't think so? Still the Germans eco is way larger Country comparison Germany vs Poland 2024 COUNTRYECONOMY.COM Country comparison, you can compare any two countries and see the data side by side. Here you have the comparison of... And defense spend half the French & Germans? List of countries in Europe by military expenditures - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
  23. I only managed 5 seconds then skimmed though to the end I think the gist of it was it crosscuts as fast as the ms261 they suggest at the end to purchase it from there website as a "suitable chainsaw for pros". But no info on durability spare parts costs & availibility, the extra weight, the run time of 1 battery versus a full tank of petrol etc. Im guessing if cutting 50cc saw suited diamater stuff the battery won't last very long at all? 17 minutes run time....mentioned in comments So for 1hrs cutting you would need 3 AP500s So about £1000 worth of batteries which take 1hr approx each to re-charge so having 2 chargers might be best .....if you could charge on site.

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