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If there's space around the building you'd be safer with a beefier machine like a teleporter. They're rated for a ton or something at full extension.

Mine broke in quite nicely. Try and don't lace then all the way, maybe they'll feel better.

Right. Also "pay is dependant on experience" ? Surely if self employed, pay is dependant on whatever you think you're worth?

Talk to the MOD, they might need it for bows.

Nice one. Yeah I have watched some vids, seems a pretty strong fix if done right. I'll try it, can't make it any worse anyway.

I've got it clamped with a jubilee clip, seems to work fine. I might just carry on... Told a lie, it's the second head. Third shaft. First head cracked at the collar after a whack on the ground, on a rock probably. This time it cracked after getting the bar stuck and pulling it around too much. Is it aluminum alloy or mag? I actually have one of those alloy brazing rods, did consider experimenting with it. If I get round to it, I'll post an update. I might just order the farmertek head anyway, as a backup if/when my jubalee clip bodge fails.

Just broke my Stihl 131 polesaw head again. Cracked at the tightening screws, like the last two heads. I'm tired of this crap, not gonna pay €300+ for a new OEM head. Anyone tried the Farmertec clone head? It's €100 with shipping from China. https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32875229001.html?src=bing&albslr=200096191&isdl=y&gatewayAdapt=Pc2Msite

Curious to know: does the Elder 1800 have a planetary gearbox? It's got high and low gear settings, right? Just looking at pictures of it, it (appears) to not use the bulky oil filled reduction box that the other portable winches have. If this is so, as I suspect, how does it work with lubrication? Do you have to lube the planetary gear regularly? The oil bath reductions on the Hondas etc dissipate heat, but a planetary gear is more compact, not really built for constant duty cycle, I would have thought. Interested to discuss this.

How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline SEYMOURHERSH.SUBSTACK.COM The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation...

I'm more redneck than hippie, temperamentally speaking. You're insulated from the insanity of the nanny state gone mad, for the time being. Good job, foot in two countries etc. Sooner or later it will come to your door though, when you're peaceably doing your "thing" and some see you next Tuesday rats you out for breaking a rule. Nanny will come for us all.

Your country is headed for the sewer (not saying mine isn't as well) and a large part of the reason for that is people - like yourself - who have a "regulation" mindset. I realize you think it's all very civilized to have all these rules etc, but if you expand out your view things might look different. The rules of civilization no longer serve you, but you're still bound by them, the internal inhibition of common sense is too strong. The man was living lawfully on the land. He had permission from the landowner. A dog walker (guessing) with a "rules" based mindset grassed him up. He was not, I'm quite sure, making shit of the land, like some folks. You're all living under a parasitic puppet regime, elected or no. One of your fellow countrymen bucks the system, gets reported, gets hassled, and you effectively take pleasure in it, or so it sounds. Crabs pulling each other back into the bucket... It's just bloody sad to see. And it's going to be your downfall, as a nation. Maybe you should wise up. I hope you all do, for your sakes.

A bunch of serfs and chattel.. "Please govern me harder, Daddy.." Britain is ****************ed, really sad.

I thought there was something about the owner of the tree no owning the land the tree fell on, and being keen to do it cheap? So maybe the client isn't covered. Sounds complicated... The description of the access sounds like an interesting challenge for my mini track barrow though. Wouldn't want to manually carry all the gear in and out, that's for sure. 350 sounds pretty weird though. I consider myself cheap, and I'd have said 700 - if it was local - to leave it in blocks and a brash pile, or it wouldn't be worth it.

Cut the bigger branches off and drag the main stem out of the building, backwards, with a big tirfor or two, anchored to the stump. Don't worry about the auld shed, that'll be coming down anyway, probably, after it's all done. Don't worry about asbestos. Open air, highly unlikely there'll be loose insulation in quantities enough to be harmful. If it's asbestos corrugate sheet roof, even safer. Virtually no chance of getting a dose just cracking sheets, you'd need to be grinding them to worry. I was told this by a guy at an asbestos removal company. Cut the impaled branches off at the ground, don't bother to pull them. Stack the brash and let the landowner deal with it, same with firewood. don't even stack it, just leave it in moveable chunks. That would be my "budget option". Maybe such an option was offered and accepted?

I've been caught out by fear porn articles so many times... Misleading headlines from established papers as well. Clickbait...

Ah cheers for that. My paranoia knows no bounds. Edit: Asked the bot, here's it's reply It only has access to info in the public sphere, and is programmed to be "conventional" in it's calculations. Draws from "reliable sources" etc.

Do I detect a bit of a "tone" there, Dougie? To be clear, if he's found guilty of grooming and trafficking, on solid evidence, I say let him swing. But, we are in a weird culture right now. People get accused of all kinds of heinous things. I'm not surprised he's being investigated, it's the timing I find suspicious. It's probably nothing, but... I dunno... If the cops had been casing him for some time, and one would think so, why would they swoop the day after the Twitter spat? I'm thinking maybe someone high up the food chain didn't like what he said to wee Greta. Maybe got a bit cross about it. Maybe pulled a few strings and said to the Chief - " Hey, you got anything on this Tate guy?"... "Oh yeah, we're monitoring him for grooming and stuff"... "Ok, well, maybe stop monitoring and haul him in, like tomorrow." And you see, the problem here is a proper solid case against the Tates may have been put on a rocky footing by someone jumping the gun. By letting personal animus affect the timeline of the investigation. And if it turns out he's not guilty, and someone pulled a fast one, then it's also bad. Soviet level bad. Well, as I stipulated, it's most likely a coincidence... But with the way things are now, one has to wonder.

There's a story developing in the news about this guy Andrew Tate. He's a controversial figure, to say the least, but - quite apart from his character and whether or not he's guilty of what he's been accused of - there's some weirdness around his arrest. He was trolling Greta on Twitter the day before the cops swooped on him. Told her his Lambo emitted loads of CO2 and stuff. The cops also seized his Lambo. Could be a simple coincidence, hope it is.

Jordan Peterson be angsting about it on the Tube - says it writes erudite papers as well as he does. Well, I tried it. It's unreal. The speed and accuracy of the thing is disturbing. Just discovered its really good at helping out with technical questions too. Needed to decipher a code on a battery. I just asked it, typed the code, and it told me everything. It also educated me on the code number system and what each digit and letter means etc...asked it whether this yolk is compatible with that yolk etc. It said yes. I said "Are you sure." It said, "Yes, I'm sure". All the info it accesses is already there, on the web, public domain. But info that would take me an hour to find, it finds in a second. Could be extremely helpful for parts, how to, etc. I dunno. Worth a look just for kicks.

Hippies.

Well, for starters you should have told him the "bit" is technically the "drill". Specifically, the sharp bit on the end. And the "Drill" is actually the "driver"... ... I'll get my coat...

Predicted to be trending soon..

It's a great idea. A common powerplant unit, super efficient but mass producible due to being a single model. Every car gets the same engine, no arguments. A one off, properly engineered (probably by Toyota), built for low down pulling power, not speed, with as many standard parts as possible. Built for repairability. The powerplant will be supplied with a cradle appropriate to your vehicle engine bay.

Thermodynamics. Energy in/energy out, the challenge is making it come out as torque instead of heat. There may be super efficient motors, in terms of fuel conversion to torque, but are they efficient in economic terms? There's the market aspect. mass production can overcome these cost problems, but it takes time. The world manufacturing infrastructure is tooled up for making cost effective traditional ICEs. The off-brand ecosystem which services the production of these engines is part of the mix. It wall works together to deliver remarkably reliable products at affordable prices. One way to increase fuel efficiency and overall cost, is reduce the weight and speed of the vehicle. But people don't want that. And the world fleet of used vehicles can be kept going indefinitely, unless legislation forcibly retires it.