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A point yes, a fair one, questionable. Giving me your contact details if you have anything, and me happily putting him in touch with you, would be quite fair too, sup to you. As a member here I thought I would ask for him.

And I will add then, as it's been bugging me all day, that while I understand what you are saying Stephen/Steve? My boy aint no kid anymore, hes a young man, he's ripped from hard graft and far wiser than I was at his age. The tree surgeon he has been working for specializes in tricky domestic jobs and so Tom has packed in a lot of experience. He sailed through his courses and the "probably the best young climber..." quote was from his last instructor. He has also taken down several trees at some of my clients, and I agree. I'm just glad he's wearing safety gear now as he used to scare the fuck out of me as a kid!! In that respect he hasn't changed, he just wants to climb trees. He's the real deal, someone will be thanking me and buying me a pint

He's based in cheshire.. and I can well Imagine some of the young lads you have seen Stephen lol, but my son aint one of them. As for lacking initiative, hardly, for as I said he has already contacted a couple of companies direct, who I know, and approve of, and so I suggested I also put the feelers out on here for him. If you have anything specific you want to ask then ask Stephen, before lumping him in with your understandable, but jaded recruitment history, but I'd gladly wager you would be offering him a job within an hour. Whether he would accept is another thing

It's my clay soil mix, it's what Prince Charles uses on his Highgrove estate.

Not heavy handed at all. You need to get the area as clear as possible, with the exception being where a lot of wildflowers are already present, then you can spot spray. It's amazing how many seeds can be lying dormant until triggered. Make sure your seed mix suits your soil type, and the first three years of any wildflower meadow is weed control And the one thing you will need most of all is patience.

Then you need a clay soil wildflower mix, try and introduce any of these; spray out sections of the thick grasses when spraying for weeds % Latin name Common name 0.5 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 2 Betonica officinalis - (Stachys officinalis) Betony 3.5 Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed 1 Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet 2.5 Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 0.4 Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling 0.5 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy 0.5 Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil 1 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain 1 Primula veris Cowslip 1 Prunella vulgaris Selfheal 2 Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup 2 Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle 1.4 Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel 0.4 Silaum silaus Pepper Saxifrage 0.2 Silene flos-cuculi - (Lychnis flos-cuculi) Ragged Robin 0.1 Trifolium pratense Wild Red Clover

Doing all the right things Mesuno, after the short cuts, run a roller over it if you can, especially if sowing new seed to squash the seeds into the soil to get a higher germination percentage.

Don't worry they will be back I did the same thing to my old front lawn and even though the new owners turned it into a drive for parking, the wildflowers poke through somewhere every year. Sandpiper, what soil type do you have in the orchard, sand, clay? Plus, I am guessing a lot of the orchard is in shade? Choosing the right wildflower mix for the conditions is the key. And weed management.

OK I am a little biased, he's my son. He's been working for my tree surgeon for eighteen months and has self funded all his courses, completing his climbing and aerial rescue last winter. He now just wants to climb, and no wonder, he's a natural, and he has had a chainsaw in his hand since the age of 10, oops! He's already contacted a couple of companies and so I said I would ask here if anyone has something coming up? And any advice appreciated. Cheers

I know Spud, I have watched the video of that 254 several times:thumbup1: ...oooh, yes a 280cd, that might sit perfect with my vintage collection... pm incoming

...no worries Spud, least I could do and it might help someone else in the future, hell that's how I found you lot always being led back here to find the solution And yes LOL the electric start really works. I had seen it done with mowers, and thought why can't it with this. You just need a high speed drill minimum of 18v. No more being knackered on cold mornings before I have even started the job for me I'll not be converting my chainsaws though Oh and Spud if you get a big Husky in (I'm a convert this 254xp has been brilliant, though I am keeping my little stihl 019t forever) then let me know. And what would you recommend for stuff the 254 can't handle, which isn't much, but would like to do some planking at some stage. Or should I just give it you and put a bigger bar on?

@GardenKit;@harrythecat;@spudulike;@Johny Walker,@wefixit;@c.j Apologies for the delay in getting back to you guys, new year has been mental... anyway here's an update; disconnecting breather pipe made it a bit easier to start and got me through a couple of jobs. Then I ordered a new coil (from china £15, instead of £45 from dealer), waited less than a couple of weeks and have just fitted it. 10 minute job and it runs sweet... so HUGE thanks to you guys for helping me out again, spud spot on as usual. Also, after going through several starting ropes and springs while it was being a pig I converted it to electric start. Took off the rope and starter spring assembly out and drilled out a hole in the back cover to fit a 14mm drill socket through to fit the 14mm nut and bobs your uncle. A few squirts on the drill and away she fires. I will just be carrying my cordless drill around with me now and will be swearing a lot less this year. I'm also going to convert my Mculloch mower to electric start too. Chainsaws have been running sweet all winter, again thanks to this forum, and so now there is "nothing on my bench". Cheers

No, what you thinking?

@GardenKit;@harrythecat;@spudulike;@Johny Walker,@wefixit;@c.j thanks guys, not had time to try your suggestions yet, been too darned busy, but need it for tuesday so will have a look at it tomorrow. Will try breather pipe first, that's easy enough and then the carb. I reckon it's fuel related, but I do have a borrowed FS85 here a straight shaft strimmer. Would the coils be compatible to test, and could I just swap the shafts over and run the kombi shaft on the fs85 so I can use my attachments?

Hi all, replaced fuel filter, fuel line, plug, cleaned filter. Fuel is fine and right mix obviously. Been acting up and cant seem to cure it. When it starts it runs fine for about 5 minutes and then cuts out as if short on fuel. It's a pig to restart. Any ideas? It's driving me mad cheers