Dan Maynard
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Maybe he's taking it so his elderly neighbours can have the fuel they need to go shopping. Or maybe he's a complete twat.
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One of my customers has a little Hyundai 6hp thing and reckoned it was really good last year for shrubs etc. Got it out this year though and it won't start.
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It was slightly tongue in cheek, Woodsure is the body theoretically administering the firewood legislation that nobody has heard of. In my estimation something like 0.01% of firewood producers are currently registered, as eggs said crack on its only firewood for beer money.
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You probably have 2 cubic metres in the transit so conveniently that would mean you are above the size requiring you to register for Woodsure. Crack on, should be £200 for a van load seasoned at least, depends where you are a bit obviously.
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I believe if there's two of you on the job and you're not immediate family then you will come under employers liability umbrella one way or the other, as Steve says legal requirement.
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I've got a 112 and pretty sure that has no points. Not absolutely sure of the year but think 77 or 78.
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I've made mallets from hazel too, I would suggest two different woods is overcomplicating the thing. It doesn't really matter what the handle wood is, so it might as well be the same as the head - advantage being then you just cut down the wood thinner and no problems joining head to handle. That'd be my take anyway, simple is good. Besides, you'll leave it in a hedge somewhere so don't want to invest too much love into it.
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Good man. 140 poplars would have me investing in kit too.
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Just looked up the conversion, 11nzd is only £5.51. Still absolutely eye watering for a screw.
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Or another near miss that was a bit too near?
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We were talking yesterday with my eldest away to university that I'm going to have to start mowing the lawn myself again, but this year it's only been cut a couple of times as just hasn't grown.
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I like that plan.
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I've read that grey's take the nuts before properly mature hence they don't grow, but not sure how accurate that is.
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Turn the file 60 degrees and file the bottom out, then turn it back and proceed as intended. To be fair, 10 quid a file is going to put me off though.
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I thought you could tell the nuts are nearly ready because the squirrels have had them?
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You can make a climbing system from just a rope and biner by tying what is known as "3 knot system". Second system can be made from the tail end of the same line, so minimum would be a harness, rope and two biners. It's not productive though so nobody in the last 20 years would be that daft.
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Climbing trees in the rain: Dangerous, or just unpleasant?
Dan Maynard replied to Dee MacThomas's topic in Climbers talk
"What will you do if it rains?" "Put my coat on, madam" But an 80ft greasy pole euc reduction, I'm out too. -
I looked at one recently too, I said they don't live terribly long anyway but can't see anything wrong to point at a cause. Drought?
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But now the lower RON fuel has 10% ethanol which has half the calorific value of petrol per kg, so maybe the calorific values are evened up?
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I haven't tried that, but what E5 are you going to be using? Several of the supers (Esso, BP, Shell I think) will be labelled E5 as required by law but actually be 0% because the label is for "up to 5%" but doesn't mandate a minimum. This is not in all regions though, to be fair. Just thinking if you have no ethanol then of course the additive will be fine. I'm thinking the super (ethanol free) is the way to go, I've saws back to 90s and don't actually know how old my chipper is.
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what tree to choose as grow-your-own Armco?
Dan Maynard replied to noco's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I'd say you don't want sturdy trunks, that will stop a vehicle in one hit. Better lots of small trunks so it gradually slows, less impact force on the occupants. -
This is exactly the type of article that there are lots of, short on detail and not exactly right in everything that's there. You can tell that because they contradict each other in details. As far as I know the higher RON doesn't require higher compression but it can stand higher compression without pre-ignition (also called pinking or knock), this means you can either build the engine with a higher compression ratio or use more turbo boost, and get more power. In a lower compression engine the high RON petrol will burn when the spark starts it just like the lower RON petrol does, it's just a waste of money.
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I've used my Makita in light rain but I don't really trust it. I think the Husqvarna has some rain rating and looks like Stihl do too. Can You Use STIHL Cordless Tools in The Rain? - Radmore & Tucker (radmoretucker.co.uk)
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I would like a proper explanation why this is, I can understand that super is no advantage but not why it should burn hotter if nothing else changes.
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Not really overheating, just find that less weight on the knot makes it tighten less and so smoother to use. Descending like this seems smooth and progressive, I have tried zigzag with pulley at top a few times and find it very on-off which I don't really like. I think some of this is me being 110kg plus kit. Also when pulling up on arms, friction at the top is helping my left arm hold me up while I take up slack with right - so it's not always bad.
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