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  1. cornish wood burner
    Very true but there will be times when you need that obscure bit to get you out of trouble.
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    Sockets, spanners, various types of spline bits. Other things I can't remember but quite a selection of useful stuff.
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    I would think by the third year the sycamore will be going over. You would need to keep the rain off it then. Presumably your shelter is totally rain proof.
  4. cornish wood burner
    Just had a look and the filler seal is a bit soft and partially damaged so I think that could be my problem. Thanks
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    No unfortunately only used by me on my own patch. Anyone else is quite welcome to do it though. Nice old strimmer if anyone wants a go.
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    Just started my strimmer that I left with aspen in. When using petrol it normally held the fuel, but either the aspen evaporates quicker or a fault has just developed which seems a bit of a coincidence.
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    First thing is to make your system safe in the event of a power cut. Assuming your DHW tank is upstairs pipe upwards from your back boiler pipe through the coil in this tank. You will also need a vent to your header tank from this line. Best to use 28 mm pipe with as few restrictions /bends as possible. Always run the flow uphill and the return down. No level runs. A meter or two head difference if any appreciable pipe length. Once you have a safe system then you can either run your rads from a second coil in your DHW tank or T off your back boiler line to your rads driven with a pump. It might be possible to run rads upstairs via gravity but you need to be carefull you have enough rad capacity to absorb the heat and enough flow to take it from your boiler. As you mentioned two rads presumably your back boiler is small.
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    Not driven transit lately but out of a sprinter and iveco the sprinter is far better IMO. Drives better with less maintenance the only thing the Iveco does better is rust. Only a few years old and it has lost a lot of the paint from the chassis. Renaults used to suffer from front wheel bearings if loaded heavy apparently.
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    Thanks that all makes sense. Might plant a couple of hazel as an insurance policy
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    Is that because of ash dieback and there is a ban on transporting ash? I have several ash sycamore hazel and oak in pots that were self seeded in the wrong place that I could plant. Sound like I won't need to though
  11. cornish wood burner
    Looking very hopefull then. Thanks to all for the replies.
  12. cornish wood burner
    I would think those boards will be quite hard now. I have memories of renewing a galvanize roof and being hardly able to drive the nails into the oak purlins.
  13. cornish wood burner
    I might even plant a few saplings on the hedge beside it when I cut. That way they would have a head start should the worse happen and would work in for laying anyway. Should be load of nice logs as well. Thanks guys
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    Thanks for the reply Peter. Thats what I was thinking but never done one that big or old. Its got very untidy so I think if there is a chance of regrowth I will go for it.
  15. cornish wood burner
    OK, by the number of views and lack of replies presumably that means there is some doubt. Anyone care to give their best guess then, also when would be the best time to do the deed?
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    For an 80 year old? Are you joking?
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    There are several small splitters around. Mine is 8 ton electric but horizontal so while I am sure it would split the wood you describe lifting on would be a none starter. That leaves you with a vertical splitter which are normally a bit more money. Take your pick on power source but I find it very convenient to go into my wood shed and split a few logs undercover. Engines while faster means moving the splitter outside so I would think being 80 he would do a few at a time so that leaves you with electric vertical if you agree with my logic.
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    The cycle lane I am referring to is almost 3 miles long. Busy road as well.
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    Glad to hear you would use a cycle path Bob, and I totally understand if pedestrians are taking up all the cycle path, but when two cyclists are riding side by side uphill, holding up traffic on a straight 1/2 mile with an empty cycle path on their left, it is difficult to have any sympathy for them. Seen a lorry wait for a while then presumably patience exhausted passed them getting gestures and abuse as he did so. I suspect he might be tempted to push them off next time. Lycra and coloured jackets etc do not seem to go with manners.
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    So would you use a cycle path if one was there? If not why not ?
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    The locals endured 6 months of traffic lights on a main road while a cycle path was being built. Could someone tell me why the 'professional ' cyclists will, not use it. None have been run over yet but its a fast bit of road and their manners do not encourage giving them a wide berth
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    Hi Steve A Diesels already have cats fitted as far as I know. Biggest problem as I understand it is the lower temperature in a diesel exhaust. Cats run better at high temperures. Particulates are another problem that need DPFs with their associated problems.
  23. cornish wood burner
    Hi Koba As promised I had a look at the two bars just now and the oil holes are exactly the same size. The husky saw has a seal around the oil slot whereas the chinese has none.The oil holes are a little further forward on the Chinese so if you have taken up a lot of chain slack could you have run off the end of the oil slot? Something to check anyway. Hope you perservere and get it sorted.
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    Tomorrow evening I will try to compare oil hole sizes between my Chinese bar to my small mount husky. I believe they copied an old husky saw so should be the same. Presumably its not something simple like the bar missing a hole on one side or misaligned so when you turned the bar it cuts the oil off? Never had a problem so not sure what's involved but can you take the adjuster out for cleaning? To prove where the problem is, have you or could you borrow a husky bar you could swop as a trial.
  25. cornish wood burner
    I have a £69 / 58cc chinese saw and its cut around 13 tons of 40 inch+ diameter firewood as a one off job for me so no complaints. The engine and oiler is still fine but the bar and chain is very soft and need replacing. Mine has an adjustable oil flow which I turned up to max as all cuts it with have been full bar length. Might be worth checking if your saw has the same adjuster and if it has could be blocked at that point.

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