Dan Maynard
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I think it's great how we are cutting pointless bureaucracy now we are free from the shackles of the EU. No, wait ....
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I didn't say I don't keep it razor sharp, the difference is the way a full chisel blunts when you hit a nail is to knock the corner right back so you have to file that right off. Semi chisel kind of dents the whole edge a little bit, so you file much less off to get it sharp.
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I guess the problem I see with sharing costs is that some are very long term (woods, barn) and some will be day to day such as fuel, chains etc. Balancing the profit to reflect this will be tricky. If you pay someone to cut and split then all the risk and reward are with you, or even sell the timber standing, cut your risk to nothing. Either is more clear cut and hence better to me.
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I would have said Stihl for everything but have started to baulk at the price especially for the 28 and 36 inch bars I bought recently. Semi chisel on my 261 saves a huge amount of filing as so much crap in garden trees, makes it much better value than full chisel too as not filing it all away so fast.
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What Kind of Trees Are These?
Dan Maynard replied to Vickyniki's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Does look like a shrub one of my customers had and reckons it Portugal Laurel. I'm not sure, it's chipped and ground out now anyway so no argument. -
Lanyard in to cut on twin rope ?
Dan Maynard replied to Rob Thompson's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
My bridge is a bit close to my knackers, no chance whatsoever of a chainsaw being near there. Bridge is safe with me. -
Looks great to me too. I guess the ideal would be to go to a country fair or woodfair where they have a chainsaw carving event, chat to the guys and see what different gear they have - fingers crossed next year? Maybe there will be something in the autumn.
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Been with Trust four years, they have been good paying out for my stolen gear but obviously the premium has gone up from that. PL or EL aim to never make a claim...
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Lanyard in to cut on twin rope ?
Dan Maynard replied to Rob Thompson's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Yeah I guess they do now, what I meant was NPTC started training two rope before TG1 was released. -
Lanyard in to cut on twin rope ?
Dan Maynard replied to Rob Thompson's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
You referred HSE and AFAG but not the Arb Association TG? I must admit I've not studied the latest version in enough depth to answer this/say if it provides an answer. I think NPTC training rules were set without the TG so not necessarily the same. -
It probably is, I've lost track to be honest. It's just that I bought my current harness at the APF so trying them on at the show is the thing to do.
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I gave a bag of green leylandii logs to a friend last week as they have bees in the chimney and wanted to smoke them out. Seemed to work.
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"Like a war zone" Really?
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I'm needing a new harness in September, probably cross this one off the list then. Need to try them out really, job at the APF
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That ones on the edge of water, but can it get any of it? If it's a good pond liner that could be a really well drained spot which is pretty dry as no chance to puddle. Thinking maybe the cold and the dry.
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I reckon you'd never get stuck in a muddy forest track either, just lift it out or maybe a rope and 3 to 1 pulley.
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Haha that makes it a pretty funny thread revival then. I never bought an 038 either.
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Have you still got it?
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Defo van so you can put it through as a commercial vehicle for expenses. I remember being overtaken by one of those on the M25 in my youth, reckon he was doing about 90 and I was shocked at the nerve he must have to get up that speed. My Chevette certainly wasn't going to keep up and if I could have got that speed wouldn't have stopped.
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Thought you were going to say a bomb when you started only in France, but one of those petanque balls is indeed something I have never hit.
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Stove pipe to flue increasing
Dan Maynard replied to 1867_owl's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Many (most) grades of stainless are non magnetic eg 316 which is sometimes used for liner. Edit should have googled first, seems like 904 and 316 are common grades of stainless for liners and both non magnetic. -
Brambles go all right into my M500, it pulls longer lengths in or can bundle it up and stuff in with a bit of branch as push stick (as inevitably push too far at some point and chip it). I've never used one of the home electric ones.
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It's not dead, it's sleeping. Well, somebody had to say it.
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I'm always happier with the thought of a long arm hedge cutter up at head level. 15ft is a whole load of brambles though, maybe you need a chainsaw to fell the stems?
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It's just what my dad would have said, whatever the weld was like. I have a similar problem with my eyes, not as good as they were.
