Mick Dempsey
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Not quite as simple as that, the gas strut has to be pushed back into place which is awkward but yes, it's doable.
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Ahh..
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Good man! Take the plunge.
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I'm not superstitious at all, it's all rubbish. Except for my lucky pants when I played football, and never walking under ladders, never getting out of the other side of the bed.....they genuinely work.
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Ok cheers, plenty of them round here. The condom will have to do for a day or two though.
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From where? Or do you mean knock one up?
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Dunno Simon, what do you mean? These Chinese made vices fabricated from polystyrene always fail at the thread, put them under any real pressure and it strips it.
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Yes I can, but not before Monday! It's a Bradley double lock job so I'll get it on order on my return.
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Anyway I've got this GM220 and it came with a ring hitch. I've never had one before, what a PITA! Slamming and banging, a real nightmare. So we have to do a job a couple of hours south of me starting Monday, and I wasn't looking forward to the drive, so the groundy had the idea of wrapping an old inner tube round the ring, zip tie it in place and a bit of grease to prevent rubbing. I took it up the road and it's as smooth as silk....well almost. What's the deal with ring hitches? Are they always this bad? Why have them? Ps I'm aware what it looks like!
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Its a Wilton, made in the U.S. Bought it from a Desvaux near me, unbelievably it wasn't hideously overpriced!
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Nothing. Just as long as we know.
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Let's be honest here, it's complete nonsense.
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Can't remember what I paid now, with the strength of the pound it could work out a good deal over here for you lot. It was about 9€ More than the 560. It's the same saw. I just bought it 'cos it was in front of me. I can't tell the difference performance wise.
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I was in a similar situation so I bought a 271, always hated it, gutless pig. So I bought a 560 and loved it, and then bought a 562 (the same saw basically) wait a bit, beg, borrow or steal the extra 100 quid.
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560, light, poky, love it. Streets ahead of the 271.
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Damn you!
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Tell 'em Yews or something, should appease their pagan souls.
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Oh right, I thought you'd got confused. Anyway I've had loads of this stuff over the years, and when you hate a neighbour every piece of tree than impedes on your "airspace" is a personal affront and looking at some browned off wood that will hopefully kill the tree is infinitely preferable to having the bastid's trees overhanging.
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Will the back row really be killed? Or will one side of it just stay brown? Why is this guy a t**t btw the way Woodcrafter?
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In a classic case of buy cheap buy twice I have been balking at forking out for a decent quality vice. It has taken me FOUR attempts to finally put my hand in my pocket, the previous three have all been cheapo jobs that have fallen apart. This one should outlive me!
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Thanks Eddie.
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Also I hope you told the insurance company about the winch.
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Well I stand corrected.
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I did some research and the rotator/grab combo is probably too heavy for a 1.5t digger. And at around 4k too expensive. I got a hydraulic thumb instead. 350 quid. You'll need another service down the arm, although many diggers already have that.
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I would say 24 is a very good age to start, old enough to know what you might really want to do, not too old that you're playing catch up. Groundsman/laborer is an entry I guess, but it's poorly paid gutty work. I would say get on the blower to the companies and offer to work as a brush dragger for a day or two. Many companies have busy days where someone extra will come in handy. Don't expect more than 50 odd quid in your hand, but it will give you an idea of what you're letting yourself in for. If your still game after that you'll have to do some courses and get qualified.
