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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    Orange and blue should make it a Balfour. Have looked at these too.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Kingwell is the name that crops up, send them pics of whatever you want to chip or grind and they have a machine big enough.
  3. Dan Maynard
    And while you're here Erik, appreciated your video on spur climbing. Here's what I climbed the next day, not a lot of chance to get a rhythm going and didn't want any pendulum action as dead elm.
  4. Dan Maynard
    Gotta depend on your legs too though, I have the Steins that the OP hates and spent most of Monday in them perfectly comfortable. I'm 6 foot 7 or so and so far it does seem they suit longer leg.
  5. Dan Maynard
    If it's really just firewood at home, my dad uses a Bosch plug in electric saw for this. Small, light, quieter, you can use it in the garage when it's raining or cold outside. Battery saws are getting popular but much bigger investment to get going and I guess you will only get so many years out of a set of batteries - whereas my dad's had that saw ten maybe fifteen years.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Sounds a bit like the "no I haven't been sick in the last 48 hours" forms you have to fill in food factories. Presumably a form which says neither you nor anyone in your household is showing symptoms?
  7. Dan Maynard
    Does the Rock one still work ok? If it does and you keep it for those narrow access jobs then you could go up a size as a first grinder, something hydraulic like a Bandit ZT1844 or wheeled Rayco etc. Just the job for a row of stumps up to 24". I'm enjoying hiring at the minute as the hire place is nearby, so I have Predator 360, 460 and 38X tracked in the fleet. Low insurance cost (hired in plant), low maintenance, low security headache, right machine for the job every time.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Yes, but when I checked it's a 300 mile round trip so thought there must be someone closer.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Deep down I don't trust eBay for new stuff, so even if something comes on a search I always skip across to the companies own website to check them out. Recently done with some paint.
  10. Dan Maynard
    I wear Breathflex Pro, type C though. They are worth the extra money over regular Breathflex in my opinion, much harder wearing. Can't comment how that would compare pricewise or wear wise to the Husqvarna forestry products.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Well get ya saddle on then, you've got the job!
  12. Dan Maynard
    What kind of wheel nuts though? Tractor or car?
  13. Dan Maynard
    Thanks guys, I was almost there on deciding the 285 is enough, I have a JoBeau not a Heizohack and Defender wheelnuts are the same as Disco. Until the last couple of posts... Conclusion: it's like saws, the final answer is get both.
  14. Dan Maynard
    I've also been watching the BBC and thinking that they don't seem aware of the guidance. Maybe we need Points of View back so we can write in 'why oh why do the BBC ....
  15. Dan Maynard
    How much chip? We brimmed Steve's Brian James on Friday and it wouldn't tip, had to fork a bit out. Once it starts to lift the centre of gravity moves towards the pivot so gets easier for it, it's the initial lift that is the problem.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Have to say, in the Oregon manual it says to soak a chain in oil overnight before using it. Never done that, usually just give it a minute low revs until the oil is flinging and then check tension. Anyone here a chain soaker?
  17. Dan Maynard
    Blimey, I thought I was stacking up above my ibcs but now see I'm a total amateur!
  18. Dan Maynard
    I would love someone to point out I'm wrong, but antifungal treatments tend to only be of any use for mild leaf infections on smaller plants. The difficulty here is that the fungus has probably already spread throughout the wood as evidenced by poor leaves over the whole tree, so it is really impossible to treat as such. The tree will have to fight it's own fight really, the best you can do is help it not be drought stressed, maybe mulch around the base and address any compaction. Not pruning is good advice as it needs all the leaves it can get to make sugars. It may recover, trees do have bad years and last year was very dry. It may not, in which case fell and replant I'm afraid. Don't rush though.
  19. Dan Maynard
    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).
  20. Dan Maynard
    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.
  21. Dan Maynard
    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?
  22. Dan Maynard
    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.
  23. Dan Maynard
    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.
  24. Dan Maynard
    I could definitely swap you a few, I always knacker the right glove so have left ones spare kicking around.
  25. Dan Maynard
    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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