Rough Hewn

Very honourable advice gentlemen. [emoji106] However I'm struggling to feed my own family right now. But I've worked with enough ex military to know they're gold dust employees. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

I had a spare day a few months back, so I did a day with Mikes crew. Very friendly and professional, no macho crap. [emoji294]️[emoji294]️[emoji294]️[emoji294]️[emoji294]️ [emoji3][emoji106]

A Dublin man sees a sign outside a Kerry farmhouse: 'Talking Dog For Sale'....He rings the bell, the owner appears and tells him the dog can be viewed in the back garden. The man sees a very nice looking Black Labrador Retriever sitting there. "Do you really talk?" He asks the dog. "Yes!" The Labrador replies. After recovering from the shock of hearing the dog talk, he man asks, "So, tell me your story!" The Labrador looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I joined the Garda. "In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world drug lords, because no one imagined that a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years, But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at Dublin airport to do some undercover security work, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded several medals. I got married, had a few puppies, and now I've just retired!" The man is amazed. He goes back into the house and asks the Kerryman how much he wants for the dog. "Ten quid!" The owner says. "£10? But this dog is absolutely amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?" "Because he's a lying cunt. He's never been out of the garden!"

Wait til he's pm. Another dynastic, nepotist, eton, oxbridge, parasitic sucubus for a leader. Again. And again. [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

Seen quite a few different colours. Green, blue, pink, yellow. All driven expertly. [emoji848][emoji106]

Just seen this on the school run [emoji3]

I used to do half the m25 twice a day, a lot. I'd see either a saloon Audi or BMW with 4 large gentlemen inside weave expertly through all lanes. Seen this several times. All the vehicles had one thing in common, a small 1" coloured dot on the back end. [emoji848]

Tree removal to ground level, all arisings removed. £300 Money back guarantee if your house falls down to foundation level within 12 months of work. Sorted. [emoji106]

I was "told" recently, our local plod will look at the "potential" max load. So even an empty 2ton trailer is needing a +E. However both my driving instructors of 30 years experience promised I would not be legal to tow any trailer on a B licence. Well that's bollox. [emoji848][emoji23][emoji12][emoji15]☹️[emoji3]

Mine field alert!!! [emoji12]

We run an 8" jenson turntable jobby. Bloody dangerous. Whips 20' stems about. [emoji51]

Let us know how you get on.

I'd remount the whole lot with an engineering right angle and ruler. [emoji106]

Put the stainless bar back on. A 59" bar shouldn't sag much. The stainless bar adds tension and rigidity like a triangle. [emoji106]

Our depot is like Fort Knox, takes ages to open up and lock up. Still got turned by professionals over a few years back. That's why I'm thinking a caravan and an alarm, camera feed to mobile. And I live 30yards away. I had a chat with arborisk a while back about insurance for tools, chipper, trailer etc. Basically it has to be locked down inside a locked building in a locked compound. Can see this is going to take a while. [emoji51]

Take the mill off. Is the bar bent? Turn on it's side and rest the far end on a log. Does the middle sag? I can see the problem now! You've left off the middle bar, the stainless tube!!! Your whole mill is bending! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Out of all the stock huskies the 346 is a wee ripper. 12-14" bar and lightweight. The only other I like is the 395. [emoji12]

Where abouts are you based Scott? And I deeply sympathise about college leaver divas. [emoji12][emoji106]

Start small. You'll use a 50cc more frequently. But wood can get big. Husky,stihl,echo,Makita,maculloch all make excellent saws. But not every saw is excellent. Also user preferences. I like reliable, big dogs, big bar, full chisel chain and running on aspen and bio oil. Between the above brands at 50cc the biggest difference will be how you sharpen your chain and how well you maintain it. Personally I prefer to use a stihl. We have mostly huskies at work. My 261 [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

1st thing you'll need is ppe. Boots, trousers, helmet and gloves. Then buy a new saw. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

A different angle... Be a tradesman. Start on £100+ a day, Going up to £150-200 with experience. Be a tree surgeon, Start on £50-80 a day maybe up to £100-120 a day with experience. This is the problem. As I've pointed out before. Pay your staff a decent wage. You might actually attract decent guys. The arb world is full of firms who will charge top money for jobs and pay their staff the scraps.

Looking at a small yard near me, Wondering to what extent others go to? I'm needing to store a trailer, mini chipper, caravan, and lots of tools. Obviously logs and timber too. We already have a local pyromaniac who has set about 15 fires in the last 3 months. Only bins and rubbish/mattresses so far. So.... I'm thinking corrugated iron fencing, big bolts, sheet steel clad gate. Razor wire, booby traps and gun turrets might be going a bit far, but there not off the table [emoji12] Thoughts/advice appreciated [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

Go metric! 0.6 mm below height of cutting teeth. [emoji106]

At least there's a hinge. Saw a large pile of leylandeii dumped roadside, no hinge, blunt saw all tip work. Not one straight cut.

Something useful.... Go look at the safety tests done on Chinese chainsaws on YouTube. Then bin it. Unless you are a complete **** Then crack on. Pal.