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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    I was dreaming about a stack of plywood circles held together by studding up the middle, don't know if that would be acceptable but can be made with simple tools.
  2. Dan Maynard
    For me taking the slic pins away should be an improvement, they catch bits of rubber from my glove when opening, but would be good to know the new solution is really better.
  3. Dan Maynard
    630 and 690 look very similar, I'd take the 690 for a bit more power unless it's stupidly more expensive. Unipower rings a bell, I think maybe where they got the engine.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I didn't get to round to it, too busy ordering a plug in heater which can heat my house for a fraction of the cost in no time at all.
  5. Dan Maynard
    Also the website logo is outparks but address mechanicoffer.shop . Looks like they knock up a quick website on plausible name, get some cash then close it down.
  6. Dan Maynard
    The only ones I've seen are honda engine which makes that a replacement anyway. No need to buy it from TW, mates have changed theirs and from what he said it was pretty straightforward apart from a bit of cut and weld to get the exhaust to fit. Less than a grand for the engine.
  7. Dan Maynard
    I'm going for scam......
  8. Dan Maynard
    So maybe rather than a surge in used sales, we'll see a surge in new sales before April.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I would say no. As Fred Dibnah used to say you can only fall off a chimney once, you probably don't get a second chance to get your work positioning right so that you avoid a kickback injury in a tree.
  10. Dan Maynard
    @shavey worth a shout - yes they are collectors items now.
  11. Dan Maynard
    That's what I thought was going on, drove me nuts cleaning and cleaning it. Eventually it wouldn't start at all one day when I was out on a branch trying to rig a bit back over a satellite dish, had to use silky and decided either parts needed changing or it was going in the bin. Been absolutely fine since.
  12. Dan Maynard
    Apparently also VAT not reclaimable on a car, so the double cab is going to be an even more expensive option after that. Looking around, it's been a subject for a while as HMRC tribunal ruled last year that vehicles with more seats are not primarily for carriage of goods. I'm just going to have to keep my defender hard top going, which I obviously only use for tree work. Car or van - What is a van for tax purposes? | PKF Smith Cooper WWW.PKFSMITHCOOPER.COM When an employer provides their employees with company vehicles for private use, the tax treatment...
  13. Dan Maynard
    No. It's true that nobody is likely to come and stop you, but really it's unwise to carry on. Get some training. Learn about trees.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Direct air supply to the stove.
  15. Dan Maynard
    I was just thinking, plug in electric drills all used to be brushed as far as I remember but nowadays tend to have brushless battery kit so not anywhere near as common a job.
  16. Dan Maynard
    They are brushes, yes. Generally they move forward under light spring pressure to take up the gradual wear, so as the brush gets shorter the pressure goes. Its possible they stick, bunged up with dust and dirt, but generally they are only a few pounds and so if there's a question put new ones in. Often come with new springs as well.
  17. Dan Maynard
    That actually sounds a bit like my small Makita saw, I was pretty convinced the chain was dragging, it seemed to improve when I changed the sprocket. Luckily I have the 18v and 36v versions so was able to swap over parts from working saw, turned out the trigger switch was duff. Cost about £15 for a new one if I recall, L&S had them. It does look like your one in there.
  18. Dan Maynard
    If you read the specs on the very cheap ones the update rate can be 1s, spend a little bit more and get one with 0.5s update rate.
  19. Dan Maynard
    If you're working on other people's trees then the health and safety at work act applies, from which follow the work at height regulations, from which follows that you need to be competent, and the tickets are one way to show that. There's more, but it's all covered in the CS38/39 training. It's still worth working in other tree firms rather than just getting tickets and starting out on your own, there's a lot to learn about working efficiently and safely that isn't in the tickets.
  20. Dan Maynard
    You'd better get some cod liver oil if you're doing another 18 years. Maybe a tin of waxoyl for the van too.
  21. Dan Maynard
    I think Ukraine put a hole in the plan to stop the war by freezing borders at the current front, can't see Putin letting them keep part of Russia.
  22. Dan Maynard
    I've bought some of this on recommendation here but not used it yet https://www.ryeoil.co.uk/shop/chainsaw-oil/
  23. Dan Maynard
    Also, don't let the branch tear below as you cut - either hold it up or cut from below first.
  24. Dan Maynard
    https://www.trees.org.uk/Help-Advice/Help-for-Tree-Owners/Guide-to-Tree-Pruning
  25. Dan Maynard
    At 52, I'm all about the easiest way of gaining height. Always got ladders on - just bought those new, the old ones were worn out and rungs all coming loose.

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