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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    You do open the upstairs doors though? Don't want the thought of another arbtalker by the fire in his undercrackers.
  2. Dan Maynard
    No, Dutchman is where cuts don't line up one end of the gob so effectively the horizontal cut is a bit deep.
  3. Dan Maynard
    The good thing about the Predator 360 is the turntable, it is easier to spin that than most small grinders which lock one wheel and roll the other back and forth in the grindings. For this reason I think it's the best one to have if you're getting a 13hp pedestrian. The handle also folds in so you can get it down narrow passages. I've used the 460 for a day, I found the extra power over the 360 noticeable and the motorised drive saves a lot of shoulder and back ache. If there's room I would hire that every time. I think the bad thing about Predators is the build quality isn't brilliant, they are cheaper than for example FSI and I think to an extent built down to the price. All depends how much you're going to use it. I'm happy at the moment with my strategy of hiring the best machine for the job and letting Ben Burgess worry about the grinder breakdowns.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I think with dead or rotten you have to plan as if the hinge could just snap and lose control, because one day it will and you don't want that to be a surprise. Stack everything you can in your favour - side guy lines, remove weight by taking limbs off (polesaw), assess the rot, winch rather than wedge against a lean, use the most sound wood might mean shallow gob or line hinge up with buttresses. Every tree needs a different plan, I don't think there is a special cut or method which will make that hinge secure again. It actually sounds as if you're well on the way building up experience, which has taught you to be cautious as these are unpredictable. I've had ash snap and fall 90 degrees to the hinge, but I was 30 metres back on the tirfor handle and there was nothing in the field for it to hit so no worries. Only thing I didn't want was the tree to go backwards into the brook, so the winch had that covered.
  5. Dan Maynard
    150 10" 261 16" 461 25" If it really had to be just 3. Probably exhaust and timing mod the 150 in this set whereas I haven't bothered with mine as I change to 201 if I want more power.
  6. Dan Maynard

    288xp

    Dan Maynard replied to Robin Wood's topic in Chainsaws

    You're all bad people talking about eBay. Last time on there I bought a 9010, must resist now....
  7. Dan Maynard
    A few houses in the street having some subsidence over 80 years isn't too bad. Don't panic would be my suggestion. Having them ground out isn't going to make a difference to the house, it will just cost a few quid. Surprised they didn't offer a price when felling them. They will rot down eventually but 12-18 months sounds a bit optimistic, I'd have thought at least a few years.
  8. Dan Maynard
    One other idea, there's a chap I did a tree for who runs a lawn treatment company. He offered to take my cards round as people ask him about trees but he doesn't do them. I would taken him up but not got time to deal with the enquiries I do have. Who do you know? It's good to make sure all the people you know are aware of your venture - start of the word of mouth network.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I had a reasonable amount of work off bark a few years back, I liked the fact there was no commitment on my side but just pay when you want some leads. I found if I was nearby and could give a quote more or less on the spot and do the work very soon then I could win the job. Had the odd gem - one lady had me back for more hedge work and then a few months later her best friend rang, that sort of thing. They used to put out leads nobody had responded to for 1 credit after a few days, and leads were usually 3-5 credits. Now seem to be 9 or 12 credits quite often which is a bit too expensive in my opinion..
  10. Dan Maynard
    It would take 20 years if virus spread was linear, but it's not, it's exponential in the early stages.
  11. Dan Maynard
    It's all right, doesn't need one as it's got no chain.
  12. Dan Maynard
    Ah you may be right. I was thinking there's more air in between brash than chip, it gets smaller when you cut it up.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Hired in chipper, bet you.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Got to be a Facebook add 'free firewood, just needs cutting down'. Should have it sorted in no time.
  15. Dan Maynard
    There's a factor here of shape, otherwise woodchip would be very light.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I think nearly any tree grown in a dense patch like that will go tall and thin, it's about the light. I'm thinking of field maple, you see it roadside go pretty bushy round here when it gets light all around. Would be good firewood, and coppices well - but in woods it will go tall and straight. I'd go hazel, then when it's all cut to the ground you get a useful crop even if it's pea sticks and basket weaving, and in 5 years there will be some log size pieces.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Do you ever look on Yell for anything at all, ever? £90 x 12 months seems a lot to me, like Steve said better things it could be used for.
  18. Dan Maynard
    2101 and 2111 both seem to be the same thing, felling over 380. It is made more confusing because you can cover more than one unit on one course.
  19. Dan Maynard
    I suggest an experiment. One evening get four tins, a film on TV, and set up two 3kW fan heaters on full. Probably when the kids are in bed, like.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Yeah maybe bluish orange is a better description. When the wood first goes on you get a lot of yellow flame and then as this burns off it goes more orange. It also depends on the wood, so the lighter wood eg pine tend to burn more yellow, elm oak will be less. The main thing is to have the fire burning hot, that helps with complete as possible combustion and keeps flue temp up so that you don't get tars condensing up there. I clean my glass very rarely because the air flow down it keeps it clean.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Ah funnily enough I did that to my thumb in the last rugby game I played in at University. Right thumb swelled up like a kiwi and went purple, then once swelling down 4 weeks in a cast. Gave up the rugby and concentrated on rowing.
  22. Dan Maynard
    In my limited experience enquiries ebb and flow a bit with the seasons, eg people aren't thinking about trees in the run up to Christmas. Also the nature of work eg hedges autumn, removals any time, fruit pruning winter, nesting puts off some jobs which you can then come back to. There's always something going on though.
  23. Dan Maynard
    I don't know if you prefer metric or imperial, but if you had a 6 foot long trailer the tailboard could be about 24" high under the chute. Overall the machine is about 7 foot long. Whatever you use needs good ramps which can't slip, it weighs about 300kg. Relatively narrow to fit through any standard garden gate, so width will not be an issue on a trailer.
  24. Dan Maynard
    I don't know what palmar perforation or thumb avulsion are but they don't sound good. Food for thought.
  25. Dan Maynard
    I run mine with a low roar, that keeps the air washing down the glass and also makes sure the burn is nice and hot. Ideally the flames should burn blueish once the initial yellow flare up has gone after a log is added. If you close it too much then the draft goes and the flames get lazy and yellow, these will be making smoke which you don't want as more likely to deposit soot in the chimney.

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