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Will C

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  1. Don’t you mean bags are the same price with out the Agro of broken springs? Every system has its down side but I wouldn’t hesitate to have air again. Just keep jacking it up till level and don’t look like a off roader when empty. A transit riding high on the arse end gives a traffic copper a mental note to pull it when it’s level 🤔 take a look at these guys in Ireland. I’ve used there kits in the past, was a painless experience 👍 Product Range | DriveRite Air Suspension Systems, Precision Engineered Air Suspension Products WWW.DRIVERITEAIR.COM
  2. Look up Midland road springs, there springs won’t frown at you! Anoher option is look at adjustable air bags, that way you still get a ride quality when empty as you lower the pressure
  3. That’s a cool looking stove 👍
  4. That stuff is the work of the devil. Evil horrible stuff that should only be used in someone else’s engine 🤮
  5. We do this via a local hire shop, they are normally a 2 week turn around for us, but we are a little geographically challenged 😂
  6. Blunt blades 🤪
  7. Round these parts the rh stem would of been cut off at the trunk for power lines, thats good for electric board 🤔 🤣
  8. He other point of note (in my mind) on blades is if you let them get to bad the sharpening cost goes up and as they have to grind more blade away to get a good edge so you get less sharpens per set = higher cost. But I guess the counter argument is more hours between sharpening intervals will evan the number of hours per blade set.
  9. Sharp blades cause less wear n tear and use less fuel. I’m with mick on changing them sooner than some would
  10. If you can put up with the steering wheel not being square to the seat, banging your elbow on the door, getting wet in the rain (window open or shut) then go for it. once you have over come those issues then comes the fact something is always falling off ( parts are cheaper than jap stuff but you will need far more of them) rust will be more of a issue than modern jap stuff. they handle like a hippo on roller skates when loaded but all that said on the plus side you can fix most stuff on them with an adjustable spanner and a lump hammer! And they are kind of cool
  11. I would say much the same. Also bear in mind if you pull the pin out on the lift ram you can lift the cutting wheel and arm up vertical with a ratchet strap. It’s not often you will need to but once done there isn’t many places you can’t get it 👍 as well as boards I use a couple of 4ft bits of scaffold plank to take the sharpness off steps etc, or put them side on against the edge of a patio to stop it crumbling the edge as you go over it. cracking machines with excellent service and backup from predator.
  12. With what is quite probably one of the best grinders on the market to boot!
  13. Interesting reading, the article was written in Aug 2018, if it was Likely soon I’m sure we would of heard more by now. the younger generation not being able to run 7.5t means more excessively fat transits on the road which I think was a step backwards. If they could all run 7.5t trucks the roads would be safer IMO. I think a trailer mot system will be on the horizon in the not to distant future. A log book and mandatory safety test for all trailers wouldn’t be a bad thing for safety, it would also make it harder to steal and run stolen trailers as well i wouldn’t be at all surprised if some chair polisher doesn’t come up with a crap scheme that ruins it even more for those of us trying to run legally and not making any difference to those who don’t give a toss.
  14. You cannot just rehouse a nest under the wildlife and countryside act
  15. That’s a good stump for a small grinder 👍
  16. What the hell did you do to it? I’ve found the predator machines to be very reliable
  17. I think it’s the same machine as the predator 360.
  18. It’s only Cornwall that still trade in turnips and banjos as legal tender I’m afraid. The barter system could work well but its being stopped along with the cashless society arriving 🤮
  19. Cash is verging on a liability these days. Through the books the bank charge you to pay it in, most suppliers are accounts or online so the only place to get rid of it is fuel and there is only so much fuel a set of battery saws burn. 🤣 undeclared cash you can’t spend as between track and trace, mobile fones and store points cards there is almost always a record of what you spent where so it could bite you very easily come tax inspection time🤯
  20. Nowt wrong with pound notes inc the vat, but paying cash to avoid the vat is a different thing and if a job doesn’t exist nor do the just in case perks of having a professional team do the job. IMO it’s part of the race to the bottom problem we face as a industry
  21. One of my answers can be along the lines of: ”If I work for cash then we don’t exist, therefore neither does our insurance, anyway about this tree over your roof/greenhouse/conservatory you worried about” That normally kills the cash conversion.
  22. Fixed that 🤔🤣
  23. We get the odd very dark red here, they look deep red or black depending on the light conditions
  24. No greys here. We have a charmed life as far a squirrels are concerned. The reds cause no tree damage apart from a very very occasional nibbled branch, I’ve only seen it in bad drought times possibly when they are desperate for some moisture, prob half a doz times in the last decade. (There is no scientific evidence to this claim just a passing observation) I have had them run up my rope a couple times, always a pleasure to see.
  25. I rate the 28 as long as you keep the teeth sharp but I’ve not used a 38. Go for radio control if you can, makes getting close to walls/ fences etc much easier. You can also get out of the noise / dust better. As for access they get most places. Back up from the team at predator is always spot on in my experience.

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