flatyre
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have you changed the bar or chain lately? I put a new bar and chain on my 560. Oregon chain on Husky bar DL's were fractionally too wide for the bar groove. Chain fitted but just too much friction over 72 DL's and saw would stall when chain brake was released, just a thought!
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now if you could attach a dumpy bag under the cutter head:thumbup:
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you are right, they sort of look like the wood pigeons nesting in the sycamore at home but on reflexion, much smaller. True story, last year the local crows were paying a bit too much attention to the wood pigeons nest, heard this commotion one evening and ran out to see what was going on, there in the garden directly below the pigeon nest was a large dead crow and sitting on the lowest branch of the tree was the male wood pigeon (big son of a gun) with a beak full of crow feathers. Killed the crow stone dead!
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Education is a gamble, an investment with risks, if you don't pull your weight, spend more time out living the student lifestyle when you should be studying, you're wasting your time and the tax payers money, this whole thing about student loans and only paying them back in dribs and drabs when you land a high enough paying job is wrong. Students should be made to pay it back as soon as they finish their education regardless of what they earn. More incentive to make their privileged opportunity a success.
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not a top handle but a lot of saw for little money........... HUSQVARNA PETROL CHAINSAW - MODEL 395XP, SPARE OR REPAIR, 18" BAR | eBay
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I'll give them two weeks then they're gone ready or not.
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If Spud was a bit closer I'd send him every saw I own!
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Lift it off the shelf, scratch my head, put it back on the shelf. Just can't get the time to sit down and get it done.
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got a pair of wood pigeons in the shed and they're crapping all over the place, going to fix some anti bird spikes to the rafters and ledges but don't want to evict them if they have a young one about. Have a pair back at the house with a young one who is still finding his feet, just wondering how long before the nest is vacant?
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have a load of Lime tree to process, does it go into the hard or softwood pile? Also have a few Eucalyptus to do, I know its regarded as great burner but is it hard or soft wood?
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seems like the 200t has mixed reviews, though every tree surgeon I know has one. Many say the 200t can't be beaten and they would rather fix theirs regardless of cost than buy something else. Would it be worth £100? If it was just a carb overhaul then it would be a cheap saw, even if I had to pay £100 for a piston and barrel, it would still be a fair deal?
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Hey folks a guy I occasionally work with has offered me his old 200t for £150, he explained its a pig to start and won't tick over. Its almost impossible to move the chain with the brake off. When you pick it up by the starter toggle id gradually drops as a good saw would. Could it have a knackered piston and ring and still have good compression? Maybe a crank issue? He's a good guy but not very mechanically minded and I don't want to ask him if I can have the saw for a few days to investigate then hand it back and tell him it's scrap. Does anyone know how much a new piston and barrel are? The rest of the saw is in decent condition, with a fresh bar and chain. Worth fixing?
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true but the buck stops with those in power, once we leave the EU our government will only be able to blame Brussels for so long. its like trimming off deadwood, sooner or later you get to the source of the problem.
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Knowledge is power.
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"We will have no human rights, no working rights and will soon be back on £3 an hour." TBH I doubt the British public will allow that, and i'd say the EU is governed by unseen forces as much as old Britain, at least now the government can't blame Brussels, the countries problems will lie firmly with those who promised to make them go away. Accountability.
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As a time waster I would recommend not worrying as it will be getting used regularly and the standing water won't have time to do any more damage than normal:thumbup1:
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being born in 1978 I wasn't around when the EU formed, now if it had stuck to simply making EU countries work together to compete with the global power houses that would have been fine, but once it started blurring the borders and creating one grey state void of national identity, that's what got up my nose.
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its sh1t what some people have to deal with in certain jobs, but you have to draw a harsh line, if you join the fire service you must be prepared for this sort of thing, can't rescue kittens out of trees every day, your a fire man so fight fires. Real question is why building control passed non fire retardant materials on the building, sure as sh1t the little man wouldn't get away with it so why did the big firm?
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worked in the landscaping business for many years until made redundant a few years ago, started up a simple gardening run to make ends meet until I got another job, next thing I know I've built up a decent little business so kept it going, landed a few contracts helping tree surgeons along the way. Now I offer tree work as part of the business though I only do small scale stuff, anything that requires climbing I bring in the professionals, and in return they bring me in on their jobs
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whats the typical moisture content of air dried wood compared to kiln dried wood once stored? Just asking as I'm getting into a bit of fire wood selling and a lot of people insist on kiln dried wood which I can't provide, and to be honest I'm starting to think kiln dried wood is a bit of a take on, it may be a lot drier initially but typically both are stored in the same kind of environment, big shed with good air flow, therefore with wood being hydroscopic if kiln dried wood evens out at around 16%, and air dried is around 18.5%, there isn't much difference, especially if the kiln dried:confused1: wood was dried late winter and might sit for eight months until the beginning of the next winter, has the public been unjustly lead to believe kiln dried is significantly better?
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has anyone looked into screen printing their own bags? just wondering if that's a viable option?
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heard a story once, guy got a rear puncture in his freelander so stuck on the spare, old tyre had mild wear, spare had new tyre, diff **** the bed.
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nice pins though!
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tomatoes are coming along nicely in the greenhouse, grape vines not so good but then the north of Ireland isn't well known for grape production, spinach and lettuce doing well, as are the carrots and parsnips, peppers are struggling, but the herb garden looks great:thumbup:
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Customer wants something done with European Larch and Cypress, but what?
flatyre replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
This was one of the trees they wanted 'altered'. Anyway talked them into leaving it alone and removed a horrible escalonia instead, bashed a few conifers that were getting too big for their space, and reduced a poplar.
