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Stere

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  1. I looked into cordless blowers and the blow power is lower than petrol and seemed battery life was very low as it seem to be something that uses up alot of juice. (More so than say a cordless chainsaw or hegde trimmer.) Was tempted by this: Makita DUB362Z Twin LXT 18v / 36v Lithium Turbo Brushless Leaf Blower - Bare Buyaparcel WWW.BUYAPARCEL.COM
  2. Thanks gonna try this one a few quid more supposedly extra "good". E2.608-2Z/C3
  3. Any bearing/electric motor experts? Being looking up about bearings specs seems very complicated to understand all the codes best just to stick with the official part listed? https://www.partshopdirect.co.uk/makita-ball-bearing-608zzcnm2a-bur18-p211032-4/ Or can swap out with a eqivalent? (Might be an upgrade in quality if SKF etc?) 608ZZ is the one needed at the gearbox end of the armature (not 695zz that was ok) Search Results: 608zz - Simply Bearings Ltd SIMPLYBEARINGS.CO.UK Vital also to clean all grease from gearbox as has metal swarf may be balls hidden in it?
  4. That Overton windows gone haywire.
  5. How about a quad with an flail attachment or would that be similar price?
  6. The green 330mm samurai one is as good as a zubat I reckon. There are2 versions green handle one with different spec than red handle
  7. Stere

    US sites

    Might be some euro ones with cheaper postage
  8. Could be a realative too this one: Work begins to cut down landmark tree at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens WWW.DORSETECHO.CO.UK A 100ft TREE which began its life in 1845 has seen its final day as work began to chop it down this week.
  9. I much prefer bullhorn for strimming, it can be awkward in narrow spaces say betewen a buiding and a fence but 90% of time bullhorn = better.
  10. The 695ZZ Bearing is completely knackered metal swarf and balls all over thet place other parts all look ok... Wonder why that happened? So need new a 695ZZ bearing race any brands worth going for quality wise?
  11. Bike thefts increase by 50 per cent since beginning of lockdown WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK Home insurer Admiral says it has seen marked increase in number of claims for bicycle thefts since the day lockdown...
  12. Goverment contracts awarded during covid has gone as stupid as that ferry company that had no boats stupid: Why was £108m of public money paid to Crisp Websites Limited? WWW.CROWDJUSTICE.COM EveryDoctor works for a future where every patient and every doctor is safe. Good Law Project is a not for profit that uses...
  13. Unions genrally though are are weak nowadays as memebership is down one reason why wages have stagnated for decades.
  14. Any feeback on the 525LK with Husqvarna HA860 trimmer Thinking about getting it after my makita cordless died.
  15. Bit of a ruckus Soldiers fell to their deaths as India and China's troops fought with rocks | World news | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM India shocked by Himalayan border clash in which unarmed troops fought in the dark
  16. Does elm have bark that colour red? ?
  17. Hope if they develop resistance its not expensive proprietary strains and made widely available.
  18. Looks like some type of conifer from the bark?
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    Mr

    Just found this Home: Fransgard Parts WWW.FRANSGARDPARTS.CO.UK
  20. Just what i'd heard it called though its seems unclear by googling it which beech species chilean beech refers to. Nothofagus obliqua i think
  21. Plastic rain Plastic rain is the new acid rain ARSTECHNICA.COM Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain. Seems a huge potential f**k up if it turns out to be as harmful as some think it may be....
  22. Im wondering the same. Have alot of half dead ash trees around and wondering if they will either limp on like that for years, or just die soonish like a few other ones close by have already done. Im not sure anyone knows 100% ?
  23. Stere

    Bar wear

    Yeah might of being sunflower i used. You ever pull the clutches to clean out behind? Thats where it all acumulated...

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