Dan Maynard
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I hired steel shuttering when laying my garage base, Jewsons if I recall. Spot of weld on the corners just to be sure (didn't ask, they didn't say no, cleaned up afterwards anyway).
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New bar and old chains... they don't go together!
Dan Maynard replied to Rob D's topic in Chainsawbars
Seems like you need a phrase like "in line with manufacturers recommended maintenance" or similar. It's not just you saying knackered sprockets will damage the bar, it's in the Oregon chain maintenance manual. -
Difficult to get a sense of quite how big that is but I think there's a lot of weight in the limb and hence a lot of spring energy in the split section. If you climb and reduce it could snap and go down, or it could spring up. It's going to fall down on the shed sooner or later, maybe a new shed is the cheapest option in the end?
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The flip side of this Andy is that if you have it without knowing then you are doing your best to spread it around, which may not be what the people around you want. Maybe be prepared that someone might be upset with you.
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I've gone mad and ordered a Mak DUC256 saw, with one eye on the idea of a new battery drill and also an impact wrench. I know recently these were discussed and a few people recommended the DTW1002. However I'm thinking of chipper blades, maybe a chainsaw clutch, and worst case Defender wheelnuts so is that just total overkill and going to break stuff left and right? Should I just go for the DTW285? Looks like a nice piece of kit? I don't mind the money for the right tool but I'm not running diggers or tractors. Does anyone have a DTW285 and keep finding things it won't undo? Thanks.
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I could definitely swap you a few, I always knacker the right glove so have left ones spare kicking around.
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We've just ordered a Chinese takeaway to be delivered, new place to us so we'll see how that goes.
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Then there was that lady dressed in a clear all over suit. Can't remember why she was on here but the image stuck.
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Could be covid, but not necessarily. We had a Christmas like that about 8 years ago, it was flu that time I guess.
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I normally drink little and not really increased during lockdown. There's a bloke spending the lockdown refurbishing the village pub that is about 50 yards from our house, the amount I drank dropped quite a bit when that closed four years ago and I fear may go back up again when it finally opens.
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I guess a big part of the problem for dealerships that service for the public is the seasonality of business. Probably no mowers break down in the winter, loads then turn up at the same time when the grass starts to grow and everyone says 'it wouldn't start, could you just have a quick look'. Spud is better off in a way with mostly tree surgeons because kit used all year. But you're right, you want to feel as if the dealer will look after you if they can.
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Wife's a secondary teacher, nobody she knows in education can see how to open a school without just passing the virus round. Overall the teachers are pretty resistant to being exposed to all those kids. The idea of opening reception classes is even more bonkers, no primary school can contain headlice transmission let alone the virus with the amount of snot and phlegm in the average primary classroom. Ah remember those days fondly...
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Really? You may well be right but if that's the real answer I'm disappointed, you would be reusing the guide beam so the second time you can't tell if the lines are new or not.
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I think you have to decide how serious you are about the milling, because the ideal saw for milling is as big as possible (3120 or 880), but you started out looking for a saw for a 20" bar it will be too heavy for that. For your budget this is less than £600, no autotune, and 78.5cc: Makita EA7900P45E Petrol Chainsaw 18″ WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK If you get a 36" low profile bar you can mill with that, it just won't cut as fast as a bigger saw. For my money I suspect the 390 is a bit big for the 20" bar and not really big enough to be serious about milling so not worth stretching the budget. Someone else will say get the 390 while you can, they don't make them any more. Flip a coin, both good saws.
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It is, I agree. I don't know anything about cant hooks but at the beginning the op said Stihl had discontinued one. A few years ago I was buying a maul and liked the look of the Stihl one but it was discontinued. Found it was made by Ochsenkopf and bought one off amazon.de as it was quite a bit cheaper. It seems Ochsenkopf is a brand within Gedore so yes could be Logrite painted yellow, might be why it's so expensive.
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market for used stump grinder teeth?
Dan Maynard replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Large equipment
Spectrum Plant sharpen green teeth. Found earlier post from Mark Bolam. -
market for used stump grinder teeth?
Dan Maynard replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Large equipment
I would have thought one of the tool sharpeners could do them for you, especially as you've got enough to make it worth setting up. I can remember someone having a sharpening service for Green teeth for about £3 a tooth but can't remember who. -
I know some of the Stihl stuff is Ochsenkopf but painted orange instead of yellow. Ochsenkopf 1980998 OX 59-1500 Alu turning hook WWW.GEDORETOOLS.CO.UK Weight 4540 g 2 Sale Unit = 1 Pce...
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Here's a couple of theories: 1. Bit of grip when you lift up on the saw handle which makes it press down there. When you lift to drag they skid. 2. By having those bits touching the timber it makes a more definite contact which makes the jig more stable. Personally I'd have a go at using it before grinding them off, you can then grind them if you think they are annoying.
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I think that one isn't right, Stihl size code is a single number so should just have 3 not 3/8. This is genuine, bought from Stihl dealer. +1 for Rob at chainsawbars, sorted me chains next day last week.
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If you are thinking of milling at some point I would avoid the 562 and then Makita/Dolmar 7900 is the best value for money within your budget. In my opinion.
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Maybe need that with a firepit that can't move, mine is low and round so we can just move to the side which isn't smoky.
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I don't think the big cast iron would crack, as being thin it can flex to absorb the expansion - especially if you build a brick hearth. Some of the scout camps I've stayed at make you have fires in half oil drums, these are quite rubbish for sitting round because they reflect all the heat upwards so I like your idea to turn the dish, it'll make a lot of difference. I would try it out though, I'm trying to imagine what the smoke will do and maybe will be fine if you don't turn it too much.
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Home schooling - anyone else had a bit of a shock??
Dan Maynard replied to Squaredy's topic in General chat
I missed all this, was outside having a beer by the fire pit. I am confused though what with Vera Lynn being 103. And I wondered what the French VE day celebrations were like? Anything going on in rest of Europe? -
Found that really interesting. This is just the kind of advice/information that I think the government should be publishing so that we can learn about the virus from reputable sources. I was thinking about doing arb work while reading, it would seem that riding in a van together is much more the risk area than whilst outside, and transmission through touching ropes etc while rigging is possible but unlikely. Have others found similar articles?
