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Ok, so today took both saws out on an arb job with a backup saw, and both popped and ran immediately...I've no explanation as to what was wrong previously other than the fact that Friday and Sat here was unusually warm and both had laid in the sun briefly during a break, a bloke i was working with today did mention that sometimes they don't like being left immobile in warmer condtions
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Thanks for replies, i should have mentioned that fuel mixes were from two different cans, both defo 50-1 Husqvarna top of the line 2 stroke, so it doesn't make sense that they have seized. Looks like warranty saw will have to go back monday to find the cause so i will put a post on confirming what has occurred
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This has to be just lousy coincidence but in the woods yesterday, my main use 550 that's still under warranty decided to suddenly just not start, then back up model acted the same 2 hours later. Fuel appears fine and correctly mixed, filters not blocked, plugs ok - strangely, they won't even pop on full choke with easy start? Unit still under warranty has been somewhat hammered on chestnut coppice but is still only 4 months old, and it blew a ring after just 12 hours use and was then rebuilt. Great little saws when running right, but I'm thinking of another brand now, possibly time to get an Echo ground saw. Any ideas what may be causing the fuel starvation if not the tank filter
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No, it won't be just Ireland - but think about it, as Mick posted earlier "where are all these chippers going?" - all this stuff that is currently nicked to a ridiculously frequent degree, I don't believe for a moment is staying in the UK. A Hilux stolen in the same area that again was mentioned in earlier post, is it likely to still be in UK? No, straight out of Tilbury or similar in a container bound for Africa. If stolen tools are too hot to shift here they will being going offshore, seriously
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Ireland. Frequently plant etc nabbed in UK finishes up in Eire apparently
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I'm not far from you Mark, I've not read every post but it sounds lousy luck that there's no progress with CCTV footage too - will keep an eye out but we all know a lot of these thefts are on a boat within 12 hours (and yes the feckers are just doing whatever they want at the mo)
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Young individual ideally (as money to start is not great) to assist hand cutter on chestnut mainly but other felling through year, would be stacking and burning brash but will learn everything else. Needs to be physically fit and capable of dragging / lifting tree stems. Would suit forestry student, north Kent area. Phil, [email protected] or 07808 738097
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Post and rail is attractive and rustic I know but unless you can produce it yourself ( I cut a lot of sweet chestnut) its expensive, lets face it. I reckon the horse netting above it a sensible substitute unless you've really got money to chuck about
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Non import Colorados especially are a potential nightmare, one of the few lousy purchases I've made was a 97 reg Colorado that, since it had a decent length of MOT remaining and no history of rot, I neglected to look underneath. Big mistake...
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I've owned most older pickups up to 3K in value, and out of what you've mentioned Hilux come out tops, all day long - almost everything else apart from some Rangers will suffer on the chassis, or have a duff engine prone to failure. If you can find a decent Nissan D21 / 22 they are worth a look but check underneath and ideally only buy one that's had the weak bottom end bolts replaced (D22). I found a respectable D22 king cab with 90K on the clock for 1100 quid to use in the woods, and it's fine.
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Yes it does
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"Ruggedised" smart phones can fit the bill if you want something with bells and whistles that won't shatter if it falls out of your hand, but that said, don't buy a Blackview BV7000...I did, and 3 months later it decided to wipe itself and hasn't functioned since. On the other hand, a CAT B25 builder's phone dropped out of my truck in a near freezing 6 inch puddle for 15 hours, overnight, and still worked fine when raked out the next day
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When I think what my partner and I have kissed off in rent over the past six years, it makes me want to convert a bus or similar - but I could hack that lifestyle, I know she wouldn't. 1000 a month at the moment plus two hundred council tax. The idea you have is sound, the worst part as said before is getting landowners to trust you. Renting in the south east is horrendous cost wise, we are in Kent too and it will only get worse, sadly
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This is certainly not a daft idea, an elderly friend who is made of sterner stuff than most (he started up the big cat sanctuary down this way) suffers from arythmia and occasionally has touched his horse fencing when not feeling quite right to jolt things back to a normal...
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Need some work done in Uckfield
Acerforestry replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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I can confirm all of this, as the other half has been horse mad since knee high (we have over 20 head, now)...and yes a lot of them are bonkers really
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I'll second that, I had an 04 Rodeo for about a year and only sold because the double cab buck wasn't quite enough. Engines and bodies are rugged and for the money only Hilux are comparable really
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My feeling exactly - 300mm logs will be too big for most people unless they have large stoves or open fires. 8 to ten inch is better generally
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Yes I think that's a sensible call, will do
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Yet again on here, I had a little hawthorn (I'm pretty sure) scratch on the wrist yesterday afternoon, minor irritation followed and a touch of swelling. Swiped the area with antiseptic and went to bed, and this am the left forearm is looking a bit cartoon-ish and a third of the size bigger than it should be, so far...is this likely to be going down any time soon or is it time for antibiotics or similar?
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Hazel commercial value
Acerforestry replied to Acerforestry's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Have you given Woodlots a look? -
Hazel commercial value
Acerforestry replied to Acerforestry's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Ernie, yes that's very useful info. I will have to discuss with the man at the weekend and see what he has in mind, but at the size this stuff is, I agree it's firewood. -
I have had an enquiry locally about coppicing some 18 year old stands of hazel, but before I can come to any arrangement with the land owner as far as labour costs go - are there many buyers of hazel out there, realistically. Unlike demand for sweet chestnut for example, I only see occasional requests for hazel rods.
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Fair comment, I supply dumpy bags of bark and smashed waste as substitute kindling
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I haven't had time to go through all the posts, but the cynic in me is saying this is just another government move to clobber the little guy. "If you are a mass scale kiln dried, DEFRA approved set-up, do please continue...if you are trying to make a bit of holiday money from flogging off some arb waste, we are going to put the kybosh on what you do"...it all makes me furious, dry is dry for Christ's sake and once out of the kiln it will simply take on ambient MOISTURE. The country is run by bloody idiots
