Dan Maynard
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So the free ones are not good, and the good ones are not free? I pay the OS map subscription, for having the proper OS map of wherever I go in the country (in my pocket) and being able to print pages off I reckon £25 a year is good value.
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Climbing The Ladder When You're Tired of Climbing Trees
Dan Maynard commented on KateH's blog entry in Member Blogs
This is a huge problem, yes. It's a big constraint on business. -
Can't see it being business amongst arborists, I would just run a file over without taking it off.
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Don't see why not. Good question though, I don't really know.
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Well we're up there for a week soon so we'll have a look round , never know....
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Fair enough, I think about moving to Germany or Canada as a theoretical exercise sometimes.
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But you chose France-shire didn't you? I always say watch the feet if you want to know what someone thinks, much more reliable than listening to what they say.
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We've been discussing where we'd move to if we could pick anywhere, we sort of landed here due to jobs and then had kids so stayed. They're now 17 and 19 so not a tie for much longer. I grew up Hampshire/Dorset border, near the sea. It's bloody busy now, traffic and people, New Forest a national park with 40mph speed limits everywhere. To be fair maybe not as bad as Kent though. I'd say Yorkshire for countryside and space, but I'm not sure if I'd like the winters. Derbyshire a compromise? Like the idea of Northumberland, there is something about being near the sea.
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Fairly young ash I saw today whilst walking the dog. To me doesn't look the same tree.
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My heating goes to 10C from 11pm to 6am, would be much cheaper to get a really good duvet than heat the house. Trying not to sound like a Yorkshireman but I do remember when we had naff all heating upstairs as a kid.
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Heard today from a chap doing our tiling that fibreglass insulation cost is up 100% since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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There's a corner of the internet for every taste.... (apparently)
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Chainsaw Shorts with Type C protection
Dan Maynard replied to Dee MacThomas's topic in Climbers talk
I'm wearing them right now under my long trousers, snow has melted and sun coming out so will whip 'em off and be cool this afternoon. -
Interesting, I would have said 50% as good for half the price so I just buy them for cutting stumps down really low before grinding - no point filing out really bad damage just bin. I buy Stihl for arb work, but I also reckon chains are a tiny percentage of arb overhead and it makes no real difference to overall profit. But each to their own, as they say.
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I filled in a BMI health questionnaire for the doctors the other day. Apparently I'm overweight, need to do more exercise, and my waist being 40" means I'm at very high risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. I should buy those 32" trousers to make me healthy again.
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You're probably right if you don't leave it wet that much not a huge problem, it's just that your soapy water has the potential to be conductive so you can get much faster corrosion from the pair of metals effectively forming a small battery. Pairing zinc with stainless leads to the zinc being corroded away, so ideally use stainless screws if you have to screw the tray down and you might find the bottom edge of the galvanised sheets rust out faster by being in contact with the stainless.
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Maybe put some pictures up? Reclaimed beams can be very hard on bands and also contain nails so not very appealing stuff to work with. Other way is approach some millers yourself https://sawmillers.co.uk/
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That's a good shout. Wonder if I can find a scrap Caravan anywhere nearby. Aluminium would need to be hard anodised, my fear would be electrolytic corrosion around fasteners when it gets wet with soapy water. The great thing about galvanised roofing sheet with zinc plated screws everything would be the same corrosion potential. I think it would last ok, especially if you take care to paint the cuts and holes to prevent water getting at the bare steel on the edges. Ideally don't let the zinc touch the stainless shower tray. Obviously the ideal will be to get the thing dried out as soon as your shower is finished, won't corrode when it's dry.
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Is that hydraulic? Presumably that limits the hp going to the machine, compared to PTO shaft on a tractor?
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Fastfix are having a sale on, EA4300 at £295 and EA5000 at £460. Really tempted, it's so much less money than a 261. Slightly down on power, 2.8kW vs the 3.0kW of the 261 but can fit an exhaust from the previous model to get rid of cat. Then again my old 261 keeps on going and it's been a good saw. But at least I know not to buy an Echo.
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Stihl 038 AVS Farm Boss (late ‘80s) worth saving?
Dan Maynard replied to Just_Alex's topic in Chainsaws
Better to clean it first, yes. White spirit and toothbrush, WD40 will probably work but obviously more expensive. Ideally an airline to blow the crud out too. -
My opinion would be the dead bark is a symptom of something going on, rather than the actual problem. My suspicion would be root damage, 8 years would be the right kind of time for it to show, and as said the reduction not helping. Id be digging to check but it looks like you may have dead roots all round that side of the tree, in which case yes it's terminal and possibly unstable already.
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Cover logs or leave to elements
Dan Maynard replied to Welsh cleaning services's topic in General chat
You know it's not that common though. -
I was thinking either power rangers or Spiderman....
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What about that chap on Etsy who makes rope bags, he could knock you one up? Tesco bag for life does me day to day, my truck isn't very tidy tbf.
