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  1. Paul in the woods
    With firearms the owners need to keep them secure. This normally means keeping them in a strong metal cabinet at home, bolted to a solid wall. If everyone kept their chainsaws like that I expect there's be less thefts. You also need to keep them secure whilst out and about, I expect if someone stole a firearm laying near your work you'd lose your licence - you don't want that with chainsaws.
  2. Paul in the woods
    You can already get something similar, there are various electric UTVs out there but when I last looked the price compared to diesel/petrol was huge.
  3. Paul in the woods
    Yor're think about sorrel, that tastes sort of lemony. Chard can have a strong, earthy, taste; mature leaves and stalks having a stronger taste than smaller leaves. It goes well in curries.
  4. Paul in the woods
    No, that looks more like a blackthorn / prunus shoot. This link might help (pdf on id of JKW): https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/downloadDocument.cfm?id=369 From this page: Identification sheets - GB non-native species secretariat
  5. Paul in the woods
    It might be something like Echium plantagineum which I gather is grown for it's oil seeds in the UK.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Would a leveret do much damage? I ask because we had one that kept spending the night on our veg beds for a month or so but I've not found any damage. There's quite a few adults about as well.
  7. Paul in the woods
    Even if a battery only lasted two years it's a consumable so shouldn't it be compared to the cost of fuel you would have used over the two years? As mentioned earlier, I would like to see what a brush cutter or hedge trimmer can handle first. My little domestic Stihl battery saw is great at small cutting jobs, with the battery lasting ages but if I start cutting 6"+ logs it'll run down very quickly. I would consider a battery brush cutter myself and would be interested to hear how they cope with rough grass, brambles etc.
  8. Paul in the woods
    I tend to pick off the offending leaves if I catch it early enough or, as has been said, cut the tops off it it's too bad. What spuds are you growing? As I'm also in mild and wet Devon we grow fairly early varieties to get a good crop before the blight. We're had good success with Vivaldi over the last two years, worth looking up if you want a productive early spud. Edit to add: I'm not sure it's actually blight (early or late), but another infection, possibly some form of Leaf Spot?
  9. Paul in the woods
    Nice pictures. I think I saw one in flight a month or two ago, saw it around one of our bee hives and someone mentioned they often steel honey from hives. It appeared absolutely huge at the time.
  10. Paul in the woods
    I wonder if the thorn was a bit of a coincidence and there were some caterpillars there? Sounds a bit like a brown tailed moth hairy caterpillar reaction and they feed on hawthorn. Have a google at some of the rash pictures, looks similar.
  11. Paul in the woods
    Did you get the Oregon PS250 in the end? I've been looking at the battery pole saws and, like you, the Oregon seems reasonable compared to the Stihl and Husky. Curious to know if anyone has used one or if they are any better battery pole saws out there for £300 or less.
  12. Paul in the woods
    Looks like an evening primrose.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Thanks all, I assume two inch gap is from the edge of the spocket? If I go closer make sure it doesn't get too hot.
  14. Paul in the woods
    I've watched quite a few of your vids Rob so I know roughly what to do, but I couldn't find anything that covered the basics, e.g. how close is too close to the nose sprocket (one inch, two)? Would the bar I mention be ok to get me going do you think?
  15. Paul in the woods
    Right, I have my Eco Mill and suitable saw. Are there any basic instructions on setting up your saw to go with the mill? Details on how and where to clamp the mill to the saw, chain tension etc? Also, are any bars better than others? Would an Oregon Powermatch bar be ok to start with or would the replaceable nose cause any issues with the end clamp?
  16. Paul in the woods
    Same here, especially when some machines list 25:1. I'll probably mix up a 40:1 mix to start with, or email them and see if they say Aspen 2 is ok.
  17. Paul in the woods
    It may well only get used 3-4 times a year. I'd also use it to see what tools I use most before deciding if I need to buy something better. (I.e. buy a better quality multi-tool or a couple of specific tools.)
  18. Paul in the woods
    These 4-in-1 petrol multi-tools are back in my local Lidls next weekend, for £129, and I'm tempted to get one for some odd jobs about the place. One question for those with one or similar Lidl tool, what fuel do they specify and what mix ratio? I'd plan to run it on Aspen 2 if it's happy with a 50:1 mix but don't want to void the warranty. https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=4094
  19. Paul in the woods
    I think he's referring to the fact Charles was born before Liz was crowned QEII. But then his statement was rather ambiguous.
  20. Paul in the woods
    Edward is the 3rd son, Andy is the 2nd.
  21. Paul in the woods
    If you left it tipped slightly overnight wouldn't it gradually lower anyway? I suppose you could put some wooden blocks under the back if you remember they are there before driving off. Or just park on a slope.
  22. Paul in the woods
    I'm glad to say we have loads of slow worms down here in Devon, from little tiny babies to some fairly large ones which will hopefully be giving birth in a couple of months (saw a pair courting the other day, well one holding the other in a headlock.)
  23. Paul in the woods
    Sounds like a difficult tusk.
  24. Paul in the woods
    I would if the dealership was close by but they would need to collect it and redeliver. I've spoken to them and as the idle speed is user adjustable it seems pragmatic for me to do it myself. I do have a couple of closer dealers (within an hours drive) but they've not been that great with other stuff so I went for the cheapest option knowing I'd have to sort out a few issues myself.
  25. Paul in the woods
    Thanks Matty. As a novice I'm going on what's in the manual, which I assume are often rather cautious. I'm working out a sensible way to start the saw, hence the question. My small saw doesn't tell me to use the throttle lock on a warm saw, but the larger 80cc one does. I do tend to start the saw and then release the chain brake immediately rather than blip the throttle. As you say, let it run for a few seconds and then rev it a bit.

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