Dan Maynard
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Lime is good firewood, easy split. Bit light like willow when dry but burns just fine.
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I thought that but it's girth so roughly divide by 3 for DBH.
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I have cover for the Landrover as an option with the insurance, lot cheaper than a year of AA and AA/RAC were funny about old vehicles. Luckily haven't tested the quality of service.
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In the car world fuel injection took over from carbs because of efficient combustion over a wide range of operating conditions, really hard to run a catalytic converter without it. Also makes it easier to balance across the cylinders, than multi -barrel carbs or twin carbs. It is still just mixing fuel and air, little bit less resistance to flow maybe but power is determined fundamentally by cylinder capacity, compression ratio. I don't think chainsaws have the same wide range of conditions as car engines, hence no overwhelming case for injection. Yes you can get super fast acceleration, but I think it's jamming 80cc in a 461 chassis that makes the 500i seem good, same as jamming 67cc into a 362 case makes the 400 a good saw to use.
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Ok fair enough, good to know.
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Yep, me.
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Just looked that up, never seen it before but looks really good. I really like the smooth progressive release on a hitch, but went for RRP to allow switching from DRT to SRT. Seems the Freexion is also designed to allow that. Tempting, really tempting.
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I have it in my head that Tree Austria make the Stein Vega harness. Certainly looks very similar, would like to know if they are really the same as I'm on a Vega but don't like the yellow they put on the new one so could switch.
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I'll have to have a go with that catalyst, looks like less sitback. Also looks short enough to work in rope wrench, I never spent much time working on it but didn't really find a good knot and then just went RRP.
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Arborist report in Conservation Area
Dan Maynard replied to daveindales's topic in Trees and the Law
There's an official guidance document, in the past I've emailed that back, quoted the example wording on the planning portal, and asked them to show me what guidance they are working to so I can submit something acceptable if what I put in is wrong. Application validated. -
Good bit of kit, petrol power option. Zero hands on the return, better than one hand, stop height set on rod at the back.
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Try it from here then https://www.jaspwilson.co.uk/product/posch-8t-firewood-log-splitter/
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Heavier for the same power though. Look at the 391 anchor.
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Arborist report in Conservation Area
Dan Maynard replied to daveindales's topic in Trees and the Law
I think you're right, they can't request that. Being charitable, maybe it's not clear on the application if the tree has TPO - reality the application go to an admin person in planning department who knows nothing about trees. Theory I guess is reduce workload on TO but sometimes they say something daft. -
Log splitter electric Spaltaxt 8, durable and powerful | POSCH Leibnitz WWW.POSCH.COM Safe and easy log splitting with "SpaltAxt 8" ✔ electric (400V / 230V) or petrol engine ✔ driven... You can put the ram down and switch off.
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What saws have you got? If you haven't got a 261 or 550 then you should get one, both good general purpose saws which cut fast on a 15". Personally I run 16" bar on 261, I'm very happy with the balance on that and see no need to go down to 15".
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That sounds a lot to me, I don't do more than 10 and I bought a Posch. Surely you could afford an Oxdale or similar? Will last years.
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I noticed myself resting the saw on my right leg while undercutting yesterday, feels completely natural to take the weight off the arms. Was using my Mak 9010 which weighs as much as a small car, only way you can do it really.
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Me too, but still happy in them. Read elsewhere they suit people with long legs. I'd agree with Mark, velcro upper (big area so secure, adjustable, padded) and buckle lower is best compromise.
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I've done I think 5 tickets at the same centre, and definitely seen two fails out of what must be something like 12 people I've been assessed with - one on rigging course, one on UA1. I believe the owner of the training centre had previously worked at the local college and hated the pressure to pass everyone regardless. I'd also add the training we did was above and beyond the basic requirements of the ticket, to me it's a good centre which is why I kept going back.
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The machining marks which go around the piston are completely worn away, so yes I'd say that is pretty worn and new piston needed. You can probably clean up and reuse the cylinder, definitely worth a go. Possibly also look for a Meteor piston , makes the experiment cheaper and they work pretty well.
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Are you set on those boots? Think the pfanner are done to order but at least you can buy just one pair.
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..which is what's really daft. Our local hire place for chippers and grinders are generally pleased to be told there's something wrong so they can get it fixed before it ruins the next hire. Consequently I've been there quite a few times over the years. Your place reminds me of hiring a car from an airport - I almost always walk out of those places feeling like I've been done over even when I haven't.
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You've got to try it to know. There are definitely easier ways to earn money, but also much more boring ones. On the plus side, compared to even 10 years ago there's a lot more mechanisation in the industry , and climbing techniques are kinder on the body. Maybe it varies where you are in the country, but always seems to be demand for reliable people round here.
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I think you mean out with the new, in with the even newer - seems like you've only had that truck five minutes.
