Mick Dempsey
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In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Mick Dempsey replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
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"sold as seen, no warranty given or implied"
Mick Dempsey replied to PeteB's topic in Large equipment
I thought (always a dangerous start to a post) that from a dealer there’s always some kind of comeback due to the sale of goods act, albeit very limited and short, so if you buy a chipper and it simply doesn’t work you have some rights,unless they get you to sign a disclaimer. Buying from an individual you have no such rights. Happy to be corrected. -
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I admire you chutzpah, but you have to réalisé that a lot of guys on here have used a lot of different machines for many years, Forst included, in fact there’s an ST8 in my garage. So just saying stuff like a car salesman to a wide eyed young couple in your showroom isn’t going to wash. Saying they hold residual value like no other is true, in a way, just in exactly the opposite of the way you meant.
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Relatable. Seriously, I bought a LR tipper, lost 40% capacity over the tranny, was a bloody nightmare, constantly driving around tipping. It’s not just chip, there’s rakings and logs, to take out at the end of the day. If you’re in domestic arb, evacuation of stuff is your biggest money maker and worst bottle neck. Don't go backwards.
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Ahh, makes a bit more sense now.
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Skillful work, and looks great. But what was the spec? I mean there seems to be no targets in the environs, why was it done?
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Not earth shattering, you have to get used to it and use it intelligently. Best on brambles and stuff like that, woody stuff more than an inch in diameter it’s not much cop. Still 20 times faster than strimming by hand though.
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Good end to the week, finishing up a job nearby, two big dead cedars and a Douglas to come out of a 25 year abandoned garden. First day spent flailing down the bramble and knotweed, then two days on the trees. Everything stays onsite, just the way I like it.
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Not massive, but noticeable, there was ivy around the first half of the tree that hid the ears and telltale lines down the trunk.
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This thread sort of got stuck in word meanings. Did this today, 25 mètre Douglas with some classic inclusion. I was there to quote a take down for some crispy dead cedars, but pointed this out to the client and out it came (10 mètres from the house) I actually roped it together twice on the way up as it’s two stems waving around independently in the wind gave me the collywobbles. Cracked open lIke a chocolate orange on impact.
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I had no idea there was this fractiousness between saw tuners. I’ve seen it on another forum, it reminds me a bit of Peter Griffin and the giant chicken.
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It’s my second one, HBs don’t sell them anymore apparently, I like the girth.
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I guess you mean a soft link, of rope or something. No, don’t have one, not something I’d worry about, but I take your point.
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Not sure what you mean..
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Yes, it’s the permanent attachement end that causes problems without a swivel. You can (as others have said) use a maillon to attach the swivel biner on the non permanently attached end.
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Anyway, I don’t think you need a swivel on the ‘not permanently clipped in end’ but it’s better on the thing that slides along the rope, I used a maillon link to attach a swivel to that. (hope picture helps)
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Which end do you mean?
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I just angle ground mine off and put a standard biner on.
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I got this Schliesing 485, 75hp tier 4motor, on a turntable, not too big to tow behind a pick up. I’m quite fond of it.
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According to internet it’s under 750 (Jensen)
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In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!
Mick Dempsey replied to silky fox's topic in The Lounge
Paul, I reckon you’re focusing on irrelevancies, instead of patting yourself on the back for improving your nutrition or getting a six pack (you’re 50 years old for crying out loud!) maybe try to achieve more meaningful goals I thought you wanted a job in training? Any progress? -
Do you pay?
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I can’t do the split quote thing so my reply will have to wait, sorry.
