Mick Dempsey
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Probably wisest to get tested. Simple blood test will tell you.
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At the risk of being too serious. Wasp and bee attacks kill more people than crocodile and lion attacks combined (at least in the UK) Once the Asian hornet gets a real foothold on the UK that will increase. Many people are allergic to the stings and need to carry an épi pen to avoid dying from just one sting.
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Appreciate the input. We’ve done loads of testing, it’s not that.
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I’ll get a pic tomorrow in the light.
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Thanks, the spool valve is out of the equation, as I said, you can disconnect the hydraulics and the creep continues till it’s ‘happy’ with the pressure.
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Then why the creep if the motor is replaced? Even if the hydraulics are disconnected.
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Thinking about it, it can’t be as simple as a turning a shaft inside the drum to turn the unit (in the same way as a motor turns a feed roller on a chipper) because that couldn’t generate the force that the drum produces.
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If I’m honest I have no idea what goes on in there. Clearly the Hydraulic motor turns something. What’s happening inside the drum is unknown to me.
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We’re a two man outfit so I trust the groundy to give it a blip every 30 seconds to keep tension on. It is in the winch itself as the motor has been refurbished and even replaced when that didn’t cure it. Though I made them send it back and put the old one on once we established the source of the problem. Finding a competent engineer, familiar with the workings of these things is the issue.
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Yes, impressive performance. It’s got a little creep under tension which is annoying.
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This ash had to be winched assisted felled over back away from the river and house, then the client wanted the wood for his burner, so we winched the sections back over the river for him. Luckily we had a winch!
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Morning all, fun day today, felling a dead ash and winching the trunk over a river. Warming up for a problematic lombardy over a river tomorrow. Theres always one job that keeps you awake at night!
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You think?
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That’s a good sign. It’s healing, ridding itself of toxins. Seriously though, it’ll have go to the shop.
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Here (in rural France) it’s so quiet at night I had the same issue. Could hear roaring/pumping noise. Took me a while to figure it out.
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Smart looking truck, congratulations.
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Guy Fawkes night was great, big fire, community spirit, kids running round. But people weren’t spending enough money, so Halloween gets moved in, costumes, corporate themed nonsense, the word ‘spooktaculer’ Makes me sick.
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I was thinking about this whilst walking the dog this morning. That job I just posted, the groundy processed/chipped more than 4 tonnes of branches on his own on Wednesday, yes he had the Avant and yes I did my own lowering but that’s a hell of a thing. Not one grumble about how we should have had another pair of hands (which we should) Now, most of the time working with me is relatively easy, if we can get machinery to it, we do. Early finishes almost guaranteed. On the odd day, when your backs are against the wall, it’s great when you can grit your collective teeth and get through it. Too often employees see the early finishes and other perks as the norm, and get the hump if once in a blue moon they have to roll their sleeves up. Anyway, that’s it.
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You can dick around finding cheaper units and then someone to fit them. Or you can get it back out earning money asap for the price of a days work.
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As promised, some clearing up shots. Avant making a nonsense of it as usual. Hours of backbreaking work done in minutes.
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He looks a bit mental, but no harm done I guess. I wonder if it’s a hand raised one? (by him)
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Yesterday we had an epic day. Parasol pine dismantle, just me, the lad, Avant, Schliesing and a lot of sweat, 5 tonnes of chip (4 big transit loads) Fell the butt and remove wood today, no pics from yesterday, too focused if you know what I mean. Get some today to give you an idea.
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My mothers last job, before retirement, was working in the bakery at Tesco. So lots of fresh crusty rolls to go with homemade soup that was on the aga when I came home from a cold day at work. Happy memories!
