flatyre

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?

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?

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.

Which is fine when you are (In the know).

 

The rest of us can only go by what we read, listen to, and watch when it comes to voting.

 

Maybe, just maybe, if we weren't treated like Mushrooms the Referendum result might have been different.

Knowledge is power.

"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.

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:

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.

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?

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

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?

has anyone looked into screen printing their own bags? just wondering if that's a viable option?

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.

nice pins though!

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:

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.

i'd take the £200, quickly:confused1:

only watched the first 30 seconds but i'd vote for him!

I think having spoken to them again that they recently bought the property and want to put their stamp on it, have agreed some other work that needs doing, trees get to live a little longer:thumbup:

I've only brought people in on a casual basis so probably have no right to comment, but having worked for a number of firms over the years and been lumbered with the new starts. Its a lottery, some look promising but turn out wasters and vice versa, you might just have to work through the deadwood until you find the right recruit.

thanks folks, spoke to them today, politely told them I wasn't prepared to work on the trees as anything I did would jeopardise the health of the trees and create an eyesore, meeting them tomorrow to discuss other work around the garden that will be more beneficial:thumbup:

think there are a few vids of him making charcoal on youtube?

no deadwood and quite far from the house, they don't need any work and anything I do will ruin their shape and leave them exposed to disease.

Take em off to within an inch of the ground and ask ..Hows that then ?

i'd be tempted! Can you successfully thin/raise/reduce monopodial species to look natural?

Will get a few tomorrow as I need to call for yet another site meeting!

Sorry for this one but a family friend has asked me to "do something with some trees" in their garden. They're not causing a problem, not blocking light, in good health, customer just wants something done with them Explained the risk of disease once you start cutting at a healthy tree, customer would still like something done, explained if they're not causing any problems then best left alone, customer is still adamant they want something done, possibly thinned! not sure what can be done to either tree as they are both a nice shape, even foliage, just nice looking trees. Really don't know what I can do to them that won't ruin them or what to say to the customer?