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Cheers. It’s pretty mint too. The book dates it 1992.
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Come on spud don’t be like that. I was going to send the 020 to you for porting ...........[emoji13] Yes the little 340 seems alright to be fair. Much prefer small husky saws to stihl. That 353 you ported for me is a flyer. New coil and the 024 should be up and running.
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She’s all complete. I would say by condition it was never used as a climbing saw. Perfect collectors bit for the work shop [emoji4][emoji106].
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The 020 still has its original book. Probably not many of those about.
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Ha. I don’t think they are going to be mainstays of the daily fleet [emoji23]. I like the old stihls as collection bits. A bonus if they run. The old logo on the 031 is cool. The little husky might be handy. Normally the smallest ground saws I buy are 50cc but hey it’s free [emoji4]. Some cool stuff at the property. There is an antique saw mill in one barn. There is a local rural museum that has a working vintage mill so hopefully it will be donated to them. I do love a good rummage through an old barn [emoji23][emoji106]
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One of my customers is clearing out their newly acquired outbuildings whilst I was there on friday. Got some nice bits for the workshop and this pile of saws. The 020 runs sweet. The 031 will become a nice workshop ornament although I’m tempted to run it up for a bit of fun. The husky 340 runs perfectly. No spark on the 024 but compression is good so shouldn’t take much to get running. The 340 will get a new bar and chain and come to work. Chipper saw I think. If I get the 024 going I’ll get it looking nice and give it a new bar and chain and I’ll give it to my groundie Tim.
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Seems to be a lot of negative replies on here. I changed career aged 36. I turn 40 in a couple of months. Absolutely love my work and running my own business being my own boss. It’s no harder than starting out in anything else that is a radical change for you and is a start up. You will need a period of time gaining experience which will be low pay so if you can ride that out go for it. I have one regular guy and a pool of decent guys I get in. When I think to how much I disliked my old career before I left and think to finishing my fridays like this yesterday I’m glad I made the change. I’m probably too far from you but you are welcome to come and test the water anytime. All the best with your decision. If you need advice I’m more than happy to help.
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I always use type c’s all year.
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Cheers Mick. I shall a civilised read with my Sunday morning cappuccino.....[emoji106]
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Blimey that must be an ancient machine. Never seen one without a clutch for the cutter wheel. One of the original old American one I suspect.
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Ok so you under priced yourself this time. Lesson learned , don’t dwell on it, move on and always use this experience as a reference when pricing in the future. You can make day rates or half day rates work. You just need to be confident in holding out on the price. Everyone has different overheads so workout your costs and then what the wages are then what profit should be left after that. Don’t ever supply equipment working for money that’s just wages. Chin up and carry on lad. [emoji106].
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Access is the key thing. That Vermeer is very limited for access by comparison and takes up a lot of room for a grinder the same power. Best combo for me is a self propelled pedestrian grinder and a large tracked / wheeled remote control around 50 ish horse power. I can't see that any stump grinder is less or more dangerous than another so long as the safety systems are all in place.
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So who amongst us is running skid steers?. Thinking of buying something like a bobcat 150 and using tracks over the tyres. Hydraulic flow looks like it would support a small mulcher for clearing overgrown areas etc . You seem to be able to get a lot of machine for the money. Any happy campers using a similar machine ?? ta
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I’ve ‘tickled’ up one of those screens before too Al. Quite similar results [emoji23].
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Used dosko / danequip version for years. Works really smoothly. Very good machines.
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They’ll never catch me I’ll tell Ya !! ..... [emoji23]
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Exactly. It does that already.
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Got the top handled version with muffler mod by spud. Can’t see any point in a rear handled one whatsoever though.
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I’d ordered from them before without issue but when I did have an issue it was like banging my head against a wall. Long story short I bought a waterproof jacket that was decidedly not waterproof so I sent a couple pictures of me soaked through whilst wearing it at work. I asked for a replacement or refund which was refused. (Not legal under consumer rights I’m sure) I was told the best that they would do was offer me discount on other items that I had no need to buy nor did I want. And they removed the water proof bit from the jackets description. So basically they were just getting me to spend money and still not doing anything about the jacket. I got bored trying to deal with them so just took my business elsewhere and ordered £600 worth of uniform from a local clothes printer. I really am not that fussed about the jacket being faulty it’s how it’s sorted .... or not ... that matters.
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Looks like you can get them without the bear valley logo too. I wouldn’t spend another penny with that outfit. Second only to Northern Arb for rubbish customer service in the arb shopping world.
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So I think I might get some new trousers. I find my gladiators so hot in the summer. I wear type C all the time for climbing. Any views on how the breathflex or Sip canopy airs fair up. I don’t mind sacrificing a bit of durability to keep cooler in the summer then use the trusty gladiators again in the colder months. Tia
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Does your Facebook business page bring you in work?
lux replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Business Management
Tried it and you generally get people wanting the cheapest work possible so I don’t bother anymore. If you look at your local community pages the posts asking for trades recommendations are generally along the lines of looking for a cheap option. Checkatrade brings in decent enquiries for work for me. -
Taking out this mature dead Scots pine. Lots of black bleeds down the trunk. My first thought was Phytopthora. Any other suggestions. ?
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Is it a rd legal trailer option ? Cheers
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Maisie loves a day at work.
