Mick Dempsey
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HLV in Mansle.
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Watched my old Ifor Williams disappear down the drive after selling it for €250 less than I paid for it 8 years ago! That is a happy day!
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Camper van man loves his camper van, nothing wrong with that. I suspect that if something happens then it's an insurance claim against the trees owner. That's what insurance is for I guess. That's all it is though, a guess, Jules (dalton trees) is the go to man for this stuff. Perhaps if the owner rattled off some letters explaining how his hands are tied and that he cannot remove/prune the tree it might count in his favour if it hits the fan. When you say the other guy is a "tree hater" you're just setting up a "goody/baddy scenario.
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Nice work, nicely edited.
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"Greed" really? The guy asked for more money, you pay it or you don't, hardly greed.
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I don't think you understand the way this business works sometimes.
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Could be a busy day on Arbtalk!
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I am stupid on a regular basis.
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I'm not sure, take yesterday for example, I'd been up some pines for a couple of hours, lot of brash on the floor, 2 guys chipping. Now the 372 needed a tickle, nothing major, just a touch up, so I took it to the back of the van and got it nice for the felling and ringing up while the guys finished the chipping. I get a little break and they don't feel resentful that I'm just standing there looking at them smoking a fag. (I don't smoke btw but you know what I mean)
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That's probably the best solution I've seen.
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Oh bollocks to it! I try to only take one day off a week due to the weather, didn't work Wednesday because of the rain/wind but it's worse today. Cancelled today.
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Terrific stuff.
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I would say the 10/12 week course would be your ideal next step.
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No, Pete, it's over here.
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I've got well over 2000 hrs and 12 years on my TW150, it doesn't come out every day now, but it still does a job when needed, a lot depends on your "ear" for issues and your maintenance.
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I've used a tw230 and I thought it was spectacularly good. Wasn't the 240 a shredder?
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Things I haven't done without consequence.
Mick Dempsey replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Chainsaws
You mean talk of regularly cleaning of crevices is grossly exaggerated? -
Things I haven't done without consequence.
Mick Dempsey replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Chainsaws
Air filters are on my list of things I actually do. -
Further to another thread. I have never changed a fuel filter in a petrol tank. I have never greased a bar tip on any saw or the clutch bearing on a husky. I have never cleaned the fins on my 2 strokes. In twenty years I have not changed more than 10spark plugs on the saws/strimmers/hedge cutters. When I have it's usually in an effort to fix a saw, and it hasn't worked. Despite all this my saws/bars seem to last as long as anyone's. I'm perplexed, what am I doing wrong, or right?
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You can start with a pressure test on the crank seals. Carb issues etc... They're getting on a bit now. Spud will give you the lowdown in a bit I expect.
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Rain & wind stopped play today. Picked up a new trailer though, so not all bad!
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True, they're Italian I think.
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Edit* Imer veneri.
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Long shot really, I'm looking at this for a yard/general purpose machine. Don't really know much about them, 6 tonnes, 4wd. 3500 hrs 12000€ Anyone know anything? Not much on Google.
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Fair enough Gary. They'd be a lot of people going straight home from some of the outfits I've been associated with!
