Dan Maynard
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This idea can be extended, surely we can cover the country between all of arbtalk? You get a percentage of sales for striking the deals.
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pollard - pollardina You were right in the first place!
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Bark looks more blackthorn than cherry too.
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Ah that's great, and thanks for posting the update, one for the rest of us to file away in the ol' memory banks in case we get something similar.
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What cloud accounting app do you use??
Dan Maynard replied to buffalo606's topic in Business Management
I use FreeAgent, banking with NatWest means it is free. It can do estimates, I don't use it for quote and job tracking though, just invoice and expenditure. -
FRJones sell a complete spares kit preassembled, in a box with Husqvarna 435 written on. Sometimes humour helps? Ideally you'd have a second saw so you can swap parts one at a time I guess. I think you're right, could be 2 duff carbs.
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My son is doing German A-level and is/was studying Dutch for fun on and off, he reckons there is quite a lot of overlap. I did French and German at school and have since holidayed in France and Germany, done a bit of work in Germany too. Can get by, wouldn't starve in either country and managed to get tyres fixed.
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For M500 the Rotatech blades are more expensive than genuine from Global. I get the genuine ones too.
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Beech fungus, mites or just growth?
Dan Maynard replied to Beech tree three's topic in Picture Forum
10 years is the right sort of time for root damage to become apparent, I don't know anything about beech bark disease. I don't know where you are, but I still think you need proper qualified inspection, get a couple of opinions and not from someone who is just trying to get the job of removing it. -
I hired one once, only once. Pretty much exactly as you described, tried to use it on a couple of jobs and gave up. Did manage to chip some yew fed in backwards, then realized what a disadvantage it is that the spout is so low. The one I hired had an anvil gap of about 1/4 of an inch, the back plate seemed bent away from the blades to me.
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Beech fungus, mites or just growth?
Dan Maynard replied to Beech tree three's topic in Picture Forum
The driveway does look fairly new, could have been construction damage? I was thinking you've got dying bark and a split, this makes grounds to have someone qualified have a look in person rather than rely on advice from some pictures. -
https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/18156-tree-prop-advice-please/ The answer was here all along, propping seems to be the way - especially if it could last centuries then I should think oak props? Not pressure treated pine anyway.
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I think there's scope for sponsorship from Red Bull too...
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Not common round here, the one mulberry I've come across in the last 3 years had a huge crack. It looked like it had been cut back before and then sprouted hard, just put too much weight on that side above the decay pocket. I guess if you pollard then you will need to manage the regrowth in a few years or it will be worse than it is now. The tree I saw had rot pockets all over from previous cuts. I don't know how old mulberries get - is it going to live long or are you just keeping it going for a bit longer? Can you use reduction cuts to reduce the weight on the limbs rather than pollard?
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I guess the buckle is sewn in to the leg strap though, not user serviceable. Will they take it back for repair?
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I was thinking as well, it says he went up the verge at 0440 hours. I'd be driving up the verge after spending 14 hours behind the wheel, getting that far is a remarkable achievement. Especially as his wife probably spent 13 hours saying they should stop and ask someone for directions, but no he refused point blank. Now that's super stubborn. 96. They don't make them like they used to.
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I don't know about the price, but surely you've the same infeed rollers as the turbo? So it's going to be a lot better to feed than a 150 and only slower if you often stick great lumps in. On the bright side, non turbo engine is lower stressed and can't have a turbo failure so should be more reliable.
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On the one hand they really shouldn't be driving, let alone towing a caravan. On the other hand with a caravan at least they can stop and make a cup of tea on the 117 hour journey to Scarborough.
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Looks like he put the slices out to dry, then did a Google search for video which lasted about 12 years.
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Thinking about the bark cracks, came up with this https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/32284-what-is-this-cracking-in-this-ash-bark/#comments It doesn't look like it's been reduced before, what I've seen a few times is ash which has been reduced then left alone sprouts up and the sprouts break. I'd be tempted to just monitor for a while unless you really need to.
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A company will probably put you through tickets but it's an investment for the firm, so it's a long term thing. They won't want to do that and then have you decide tree surgery isn't for you and leave after a few months. It's a good idea to get some experience days even as a labourer, if you can ring around local firms. After that you'll get on much better if you can put yourself through CS30/31 so you can use a saw on the ground. You'll be that much more useful, more likely to get hired. Also you'll have your own saw trousers, boots and helmet so can sub days as a groundie even if you don't find a permanent job. Do seems to be loads of adverts around though.
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That's a rescue saw, guess it's firefighter garb there. I think the thread is the same on all the Stihl cans so that you can put a spout on the 5 litre single can.
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I'm with htb, sharpen it. Blunt chains rub, that creates heat. Some temperature increase is normal, but forcing a blunt chain can make the bar so hot the oil smokes (seen someone do that, couldn't believe he kept going). I haven't tried it but be very surprised if .063 chain would run in a .058 bar at all.
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I came across a few videos on fixes for this switch when I was looking for help on my 461. I think people were heating and remoulding the holder, or filing the profile on the shaft itself. Worth a bit of time in YouTube to see if you can find one that matches yours. Of course Stihl would say they do have a solution, buy a pro range saw.
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No, well done. I didn't know, was just thinking either the leaves are very big or Steve has tiny, tiny hands.
