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    Rubber cone sounds like one we used to measure combine drum speed in the 60's Counter and stop watch or more modern with a proper dial? Of course I was VERY young then.
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    Silly question I expect but I presume you have checked for a grub screw on top of the key. Sometimes they are at 180 deg or even two of them
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    1Can you drill the wheel centre two or three places near the centre boss, make up/adapt a puller using bolts thru the holes you have drilled and pull it off that way? 2If no joy a tap on the end of the puller (not if hydraulic of course) 3 would be oxyacetlene or propane cutting or welding torch with pressure on the puller. Apply heat quickly to minimize heat transfer to the shaft. It will come then
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    The Avant would be better at ploughing as well. You can track across my lawn any time you wish to with your mini digger but I would only allow an Avant on it in the few dry summer months. Not familiar with the bobcat mini but they have made a few skid steers so I would think they must make good gear. Transport via tractor and trailer presumably. I think you have made the right choice congrats. Hope you enjoy it.
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    You've had some good advice on page 6 of this post. I would just like to add that all things being equal you will find a larger machine easier to drive.
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    A very wise old owner of an excavation company once said to me "If you have a job to do and you need a 30 tonne swinger but think a 15 tonner might do, always go for the right machine. A 30 tonne might be more to hire but it will save you money because it will do the job in a 1/3 of the time. I have always thought of a 1to 1.5 ton machine as an easy alternative to a pick and shovel nothing more. As been said previously a big jump in performance when you are over 2.5 ton. I dont think a flail is a good idea at all on a swinger especially the sizes you are considering. I think you need to decide what you want to do with the machine and pick one to suit. Using the wrong / too small a machine will damage your machine, patience, and reputation. Wheels or tracks get the right weight for what you are going to use it for.
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    It would have a lot less ground pressure than anything on wheels.The only problem you might have is when it turns but if you are carefull and do not slew it on the spot then I reckon you should be fine. If you or the homeowner are worried if the ground is wet/ soft then put something on his lawn. Matting,ply etc. We do a lot of digging in confined spaces with small diggers and it is suprising what a 3 ton machine will do.
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    Brillant Matt Can't compare to yours but here's a few more The socket set wilh the one you want missing. Normally found in the resident muppets toolbox I quote "Its only one what's the problem" The cross head screw that needs to come out but has been put in too deep and has had a neat countersink machined in the head. Again the resident muppet probably had an input in this. Welding gloves with a hole you did not know about, but you do now!!! New brake pads fitted but discovering whoever did it did not pump them to take up the slack. Workers who ask you to move a car they suposedly have finished then laugh when it does not stop and runs over something valuable
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    I was working in a workshop (Cornwall) with a heavy steel door at the time and vividly remember seeing this door bending as if there was a dozer outside trying to get in. Sounded like it as well. We only lost a few slates from the leading edge of our house roof so we were luckier than most. The village was without power for a week and almost all the garden sheds were flat packed either by trees or the wind. Most houses lost some slates or worse. Roofers made a killing that month. Only helped with the clear up on my old mans farm but it certainly thinned out the weak rooted trees.Kept us in firewood for a year or so.
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    Used to be a hornets nest in the loft of the farmhouse I grew up in. They never bothered us except a few would sometimes find their way into the bedrooms at night. My experience is a wasp will sting you just for the hell of it but a hornet is much more forgiving, more like a honey bee in temperment. Never been stung but they do look the part. A queen is HUGE if you ever see one.
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    63 next week Marginally fitter than my first saw. Homelite XL2 Still got it but its retired now. Looking at the ages most would not remember them. Dual handle and no chain brake.They dont make then like that any more, especially Homelites
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    The worse news imaginable.So sorry
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    Sorry if I am late on this but I have recently bought a 4 way portek head that has a aluminium dome on the bottom. Might be worth a look. With 4 mm square it will cut down small trees. Far superior to the 3mm round I have been using
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    I missed em when I had to shell out for a new coil pack and the engine management unit it killed.
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    Thanks chaps. Just ordered a 16T. Weighs 81 kg so a fair old lump. Good to hear you are happy with yours SteveP. As you say it will be slow but only for home use so I am hopefull it will do the job. I too have some knotty oak and birch which should test it.
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    Yes probably should have been called copse master. Its from a British based design and manufacturing company so I am going to give it a go. Log maul is getting heavier and the wood harder these days
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    One with a digital display would be easiest to use. Saves looking at which graduations line up. I believe a Draper one is only about a fiver. We have one at work which has been fine.Needs a battery now and then but worth it.
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    I think it is an obvious choice for me. I found the dealer locator on here and there are a couple of convenient stockists on my normal routes so I shall be calling at one soon Thanks for the info
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    This is probably a bit DIY for this site but I am thinking of purchasing an electric splitter for home use only. I cut my own wood which is mostly between 6 and 12 inch with the very occasional larger piece. I have a mix of ash, oak and birch. I have come across some larger softwood but I can split that with wedges to a reasonable size. I was thinking of a Forest Master FM16T (8 ton) Any experience of this machine or sugestions?
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    I have been reading this thread for some days/weeks and have come to the conclusion that aspen would be of benefit in at least some of my machines. My saws and hedge trimmer that use 50:1 mix I am happy to convert. I am not a professional user so my use is intermittent. My questions are 1 I have an old fs280 k which has been 100% reliable and does most of the clearing of a small wood. This machine was run on an oily mix by a previous owner so will it have a build up of carbon that might cause problems as it clears. Also bearing in mind its age could I have problems with seals etc when I change? 2 I also have some cheap multi tools that run on 25 and 40:1. Should I add oil to bring the aspen mix to the 25 to1 they require.
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    It is if it catches fire in your workshop. Magnesium fires are difficult to put out.Special class D estinguisher. Not sure what the make up of the alloy would be or if it is a risk but I think I would be inclined to get a quote from a specialist TIG welder as suggested by arbandy
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    Several years ago I sucessfully used aluminium braze a few times on manifolds etc with oxy actelene. It gives a concetrated hot flame so betterr than the best blow lamp. Same would apply with TIG. Not used lumiweld but it sound your best bet. I would price a new case though, I expect you will probably need it.
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    Hi guys I have just bought a honda powered toro 21 inch super bagger to replace my old mountfield monarch 21(vanguard engine).The toro copes with short dry gras fine but any dampness or medium length grass will choke it. Looking underneath the air paddles on the blade are halfway out the blade instead of being at the outer edge as the monarch. The result of this seems to be less air to blow the grass into the bag so it chokes or only half fills the bag. Can you suggest a remedy for this or am I stuck with it. I read several reviews and everyone seemed to love it including my dealer. My old mountfield would outcut it on 1/2 throttle.
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    I Agree whole heartedly I used to be in defect investigation and it is amazing what you can learn from the broken bits. They have certainly missed a trick here and lost some friends to boot.

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