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  1. Dan Maynard
    Yes, Synthplus doesn't turn to goop when it's cold so no need for faffing with thinning it any time of year and I've never had to flush to prevent resinification. We've had this question before, my bars run on it and last well but it's difficult to compare longevity as they last so flipping long. In theory better lubrication means less energy lost to friction so more for cutting, I suspect much less of an effect than a sharp chain. Other tip is Synthplus is 17% cheaper if you buy 4 of the 5litre from L&S Engineers.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Money and I guess consequent shortage of folk to do it. I felled a load of trees out of overstood hedge for a local farmer, who said he cut them himself 30 years ago but the Parkinson's means he's not going to do them again. He said it's hard to find contractors willing to do hedge work that can't be done from a tractor seat.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Yes, clutch plate stuck on. Sadly it's been parked up a few years so I suspect holding the pedal down may not work but maybe I could borrow a field from someone to drive it around in. Just think it would be really handy for moving ibcs with some forks on the back.
  4. Dan Maynard
    That's funny because I've hated every electric cooker I've ever used and we have just bought another gas one. Electric cookers are so slow to respond when you turn them up or down, rubbish for frying, simmering, everything really. Probably depends what you started with?
  5. Dan Maynard
    I'd be more optimistic, people are still advertising for staff in various places but maybe patchy. Lockdown easing might be a long time, I'd start the ball rolling if you can.
  6. Dan Maynard
    And bit of a derail, the fergie clutch is stuck on. I think it needs splitting to have a look/change it? Are there any places can be recommended to take it, in East Anglia or east Midlands? I have a feeling people that service new tractors may not be best...
  7. Dan Maynard
    My brother has a grey fergie with 3 point hitch, has a couple of tie bars that go from the toplink pin on the tractor down to the ends of the arms so the arms are fixed height. I think that avoids those problems. I don't really know why it doesn't have a drawbar.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Obviously I agree good result. I'm intrigued by this story, you bought the Audi as a personal consumer but the chipper was bought by the business so might be the case that consumer protection would not apply. I know for example the cooling off period law doesn't apply if you agree stuff as a business, you can make a binding contract on the phone when people cold call. One reason I still get so many cold calls at work and very few now at home.
  9. Dan Maynard
    My thoughts would be build quality, and spares. I don't know what Rock are like, people seem to like their splitters, maybe make a few calls. You might get warranty on the Rock but lots will be a wear part, and stump grinders have a hard life so one way or the other you'll need spares. Faced with a similar choice I bought secondhand when a good one came up, didn't regret that.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Didn't have anything on mine, feckers picked it up and carried it out the pedestrian door. I was looking at motorbike security products before deciding just to go back to hiring. There's a whole raft of gear around, such as bolt down anchor points and chains too thick for bolt cutters. As David says nothing is absolutely secure but you can slow them down, hopefully enough that they give up. I have also upgraded the alarm on the shed.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Surely if your wife opening the window makes any difference then that's a sure sign that ventilation is the problem? You need that external vent by the fire to equalise the air pressure in the room with outside, which is what is present at the top of the chimney. I would have thought height of flue could be a problem but that would vary depending on if it's windy and which direction the wind is from.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I think it's always good to get reading about tree biology and pruning, but if I'm honest I am doubtful that more education will fill the experience gap you need to be more employable. There are definitely people recruiting, maybe you need to cast the net further afield - at least as a short term measure? Even a few weeks with other crews would be a helpful experience compared to being on your own. Or two days a week means an overnight in the van one day a week? Not ideal but doable. I started by doing some of my own jobs and volunteering with the Wildlife Trust, which got me time on the saw but more importantly contact with someone who knew someone who was prepared to take a punt on a bloke with little experience. I've now been doing two days a week with that firm for two years, it's worked out really well.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Solid choice. Blades should be so sharp you can cut yourself running a finger down them, then will chip like a champ. Keep the wood really clean to help them last.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Rowan is another popular one.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Full time is an interesting one. I do a regular 2 days per week for a tree firm, I filled in the same assessment to satisfy myself I am acting properly by staying self employed. Maybe the last question on the form is critical, as HMRC putting a number on the distinction between temporary and permanent: >> Has the worker done any self-employed work of a similar nature for other clients in the last 12 months? You could run it again and answer no to that one instead and see what the answer comes back as.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I reckon it's the answer to all @BigJ s problems with mud. He should definitely get one.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Maybe just which town. Paul from Greenwood put an advert recently, from my perspective (west of Cambridge) he may be in the same area as you and he didn't immediately get many applications I think.
  18. Dan Maynard
    Vega plus has nice big pads for back and legs, I like mine as it's pretty simple and unfussy, and to me comfortable. Not trendy so might get in your "slippers you'd get your grandad" clause? Reg Coates has one so can't be all bad.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Likewise Stihl nozzle fits the Oregon can, which works for me. I just have the Stihl auto petrol one, oil is easy enough to pour from a spout without spilling. That would give a clear can with nozzle that works which is what the OP is looking for.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Is that an imperial fat bloke or a metric fat bloke though?
  21. Dan Maynard
    Our village pub's just been renovated, they put a brand new 4" x 8" oak beam over one of the fireplaces. Looks a bit new but I guess give it a hundred years it'll blend in.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Interesting product, not for everyone but there are all kinds of woodburner owners. I sold 0.5m3 of logs a couple of weeks ago to a lady with a small woodburner. She didn't want to order 1m3 again as she did that once and it had lasted her 3 years. For her, this would be a perfect wood store.
  23. Dan Maynard
    I've been looking at helmets as well, there are two standards. One is chinstraps which are super strong to reduce the risk of the helmet being knocked off, the other is weaker to reduce the risk of strangulation. Petzl and some others have a strap which can be set to either standard.
  24. Dan Maynard
    More seriously, given our uncertainty of the actual tree size from a photo, road access, local market conditions, etc etc I'd say £750 is in the realm of realistic. Need to get another quote from a local firm to find out though.
  25. Dan Maynard
    Be a bit cheaper if you move the car, that's a right pain parked there.

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