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Another great reason to wear a personal video camera recording on loop whenever one goes out in public.

Cheers, will report back tomorrow

Ok cool, I expected a little overflow as the oil level found its valence, but the foaming worries me. Do you think I should suck out a bit tomorrow before starting it?

Somehow the drain bolt on the bottom of the hydraulic oil sump worked loose and vanished, leaving my splitter with an empty sump. I have reinstalled a plug and refilled with the right oil (Hydraulic 46). The spec was "approx 6lt, but it overflowed at four. Started splitting and it seems to work same as ever, but the oil is foaming and dribbling out of the sump breather. I'm wondering if I leave it overnight will the bubbles rise and escape (left breather cracked) or will this turn into a never ending headache. There must have been an air pocket in the intake when I refilled the sump. Anyone had the problem and found a fix?

Thanking you, it's great to discuss these things from time to time, keeps me mindful about my own working practices. Just found a serious youtube vid medical seminar on tourniquets. Watched to about ten min, but have to go beddies now, looking forward to finishing it tomorrow.

One glance at the rear seat, or your phone, and you could drive off a cliff or into an oncoming truck. One slip on a ladder and you could fall and break your neck. One wrong move in Jujitsu class and you could end up bed-bound for six months (happened to a guy I know) Chainsawing is no more dangerous than any other potentially dangerous activity, unless you're gung-ho about it, and that goes for everything. It's just scary because it's loud, novel, and there are horror movies about it. Its just physics. Physics can be outsmarted every time, without fail, but it requires constant humility and patience, all the time. If an accident happens under those conditions its a act of God and might just as well have happened driving to the shops. Carrying a trauma kit is an acknowledgement that an act of God can happen, and if it does, we are prepared to meet it with a will to survive. I keep my trauma kit in the car, along with four strobe beacons, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, torches, tyre repair kit and so on. That gear might save someone else's life some day, who wasn't prepared.

Yeah my first aid instructor was "Life or Limb"....there's a lot of debate about this and has been for a long long time. I would not be so quick to discount the tourniquet just because some ex military guy said something negative. Educate yourself and make you own decision. There is a lot to learn... I just read a fascinating article called "Tourniquet use on the battlefield" which is a PDF and I cant link to it. The history of the tourniquet...very interesting. The thing is, its always better to use applied direct pressure, but if you are alone you cannot do this and still use your phone, etc, or even stay conscious potentially.

I'd imagine that is to prevent the reindroduction of dead blood back into the system, like in suspension trauma or crushing injury. I forget the medical term, but it's very dangerous. A touriquet could do the same thing, if it was applied too tight. I believe the idea with a tourniquet is tight enough to compress the artery, but just enough slack to let the smaller veins still circulate. This is obviously a tall order for a non medical professional to achieve in the field, so I guess they have to assume every tourniquet that shows up in A&E has been overtighened. I can't remember the time span before "bad blood" starts kicking in, will look it up.

If it's like the one that came in my "Climber's 1st Aid Kit" it will be next to useless for a serious bleed. The real deal is Celox Z-Fold Gause. Celox is based on refined crab shell, it breaks down to glucose in the body and does not cause anurisms, unlike the mineral based ones Quik Clot. They are about 60£. Realistically, what can you do besides that, a tourniquet, Israeli bandages, etc? Full PPE including chainstopper jacket and gloves...flairs good idea. Whistle good idea. Consider a battery powered panic alarm as well. And a flashing strobe beacon. Stay hydrated, plenty of bottles of water and electrolyte powder. Practice extreme caution and work in a slow and methodical manner. Also get an eye cup and saline tubes - very important. Tweezers, gereral patch-up kit for small cuts, ankle, knee and wrist compression wraps for strains and sprains. Trauma shears for cutting through safety trousers. You might consider a "Man Down" app for your phone that automatically calls a number of the phone goes horizontal. And a periodic check-in system with another person. And know your GPS location and the coordinates where a chopper could land so you can advise EMS.

Mines a Hartnett 9 tonne vertical. They are generic Chinese, rebadged, as is always the case. Hartnett is just a reseller - nice guy though, and honest, I would say. I would recommend buying from him just for the peace of mind and parts backup. Having said that, I went to use mine today and found a pool of hydraulic oil under it. Reservoir empty. No obvious damage. Was working fine yesterday. I may have damaged it manhandling it into and out of it's shed, but can't see any damage. Will get more oil tomorrow and try and find the problem. It's six weeks out of warranty too! ?

Or they got a passerby to write it for them? Whale is a savage complicated word... actually that reminds me of a story from a friend who used to live in a certain town with a big traveler population. There was this one guy, John, a real head case who used to walk around with a machete inside his trouser leg. One day by buddy was waiting for his fish and chips and in walks John and pushed to the front of the queue. He (John) stands there scratching himself, reading the menue and deciding what to order. Unbeknownst to John, he's actually looking at the message board. John: "Ohh, apricots with caramel! I think I'll have dat for dessert!" Well, the advertisement was actually for 'Aerobics with Carmel' My pal had to excersise great willpower to keep it together...

There was a brilliant one on DoneDeal a while back "Stihl Consaw - no need to take the whole safe if you got dis yolk..." For real.

I read the article. Seems she borrowed a gun from someone, which requires some paperwork she didn't have. They using that as an excuse to prosecute her and her boyfriend (?). Apparently the real offence was posing with a rubber fist-and-forarm sex toy covered in blood next to the animal. Pretty weird stuff. She did mention that the stag would be prepared for supper by "The chefs at the castle." Dunno about the goat or sheep. The sex toy thing, very disrespectful to the dignity of the animal.

https://forest-master.com/downloads/8-ton-duocut-fm16-electric-log-splitter-detail Mines a 3000 watt, 9 ton vertical generic Chinese. It's fine, will split anything but its slow. I'd say go for vertical, hard to explain but with a vertical you can build a wraparound table and it makes everything so much easier.

I always assumed the term "pikey" was connected with "turnpike" as in a toll road, being as how pikeys are always moving around (by way of the roads) and camping on roadsides. Learn something new every day.

Yuk. All is forgiven!

My clients, who range from low-income pensioners to some of the wealthiest people in Ireland, would disagree. I know you're really talking about pikeys, and I sympathise with your view in that respect, but I feel you are tarring all casuals with the same brush. Your comment reeks of elitism.

If you're coughing up phlegm (what we in the medical field call a "productive cough") its probably ok. Means the lungs are working properly and clearing themselves. You may have had an infection some time ago and not realised? What I would do is encourage the expectoration with Plantain tea, picked from fields away from roads, obviously. See if it clears. I had asthma as a kid and grew out of it, but a few years ago it started coming back at times. I actually thought I might have silicosis from chasing walls inside without a mask years ago. Doctor diagnosed it as acid reflux. Apparently the stomach acid gets into the esophagus and vapours of such get into the bronchial tubes and freak out the lungs. Doesn't sound like your issue though.

You are aware there is no legal requirement for certification and insurance right? As long as one is registered for tax in this sector technically one is a bone-fide trader. In UK Employer Liability is required, not in Ireland. Just saying.

Cough...rogue...cough.

I've taken a few jobs off "qualified professionals"... My opinion is free market capitalism rules.

Not to the same degree I'd say. From what I've understood, its a problem with 2 stroke oil separation and ethanol eating the rubber components of the carbs. In big engines with an oil sump and float valve carbs or injection or whatever, this is less of an issue.

I wonder if replacement diesel engines with original spec will still be allowed to be sold, like how you can buy aftermarket motors for saws from yesteryear that don't comply with emissions?

Don't forget the big ones can be used in a pair as an emergency hand winch.

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