Dan Maynard
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Never ever heard of a shelf life on it, likewise lube oil - only petrol which has volatile parts that evaporate.
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My dad always used to keep the chainsaw bar wrapped in a pair of jeans instead of plastic bar cover.
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Thanks, will bear you in mind. Actually looked at a job once with about 30 conifers to remove, didn't get it as I don't have the kit - should have just given them your number.
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I think like a lot of things it's easier once you get started, all the above advice spot on. One thing my climbing assessor said was to just be honest about your ability, he was fed up of people claiming to be hotshots and then doing something stupid. They are advertising for someone that needs to learn on the job so that's perfect for you. The only thing which might cause you to fail is standing around with your hands in your pockets when there's stuff to be done, unforgivable that.
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In the end our man Steve knew somebody local who turned up in a pickup and took the logs, and we were able to squeeze all the chip into one load on the tipper so didn't have to make the call. Hoping to get muttley to come and mill it now.
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I haven't heard about dropping a file size, I was told to just tip the file up a touch to avoid the strap but it does make sense to me. Going from .027 to .045 on the depth gauges though seems madness. It says only .018 more but that is an increase of 66%. Put the other way round, if this is right my worn chain still set at .027 has only 60% of the step it should have, so surely it would hardly cut? In fact those old chains are rippers, I wouldn't want any more off the rakers. I think they're bonkers, but has anyone actually done this to the rakers with good results?
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I think regarding charge times the no free lunch rule applies. power = volts x amps So on a cigarette lighter you might get 7 or 8 amps, lose a bit in conversion and the charger will output 80watts. On a 13A domestic socket the most you can have is about 3000watts, you'd need a bigger circuit to do 5000 (eg electric showers are typically 7500 to 10000 watts). Edit have just thought about this, 300 or 500 watts makes a lot more sense. I'm sceptical about that inverter running 1500watts because that would need at least 125amps at 12volts, chipper alternator likely to output half that, need cables as thick as your finger etc. If the charger is really 500 watts though then it would manage it as that would need a more realistic 22 amps at 12 volts. Still heavy though. What about a small petrol generator like campers and caravanners use? Lot quieter than running the chipper.
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Thank you, I'll give him a call and see what happens.
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I rate Stihl chain over Oregon, haven't done any scientific comparison but after changing from Oregon to Stihl semi chisel in the middle of the day once on my 261 I definitely thought the Stihl cut faster and smoother. I also decided that chain isn't my major running expense so if the Stihl chain makes me feel better then I'll just buy it. Pointless cutting cost on chain, like putting cheap tyres on a sports car.
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As above, have a job on Saturday in Rushden which is outside our normal area, would be handy if anyone knows a tip site nearby please. It's all cedar, there will also be logs if anyone wants them.
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I've used Paul at Green Wood Tree Surgery over in Isleham, he's a good guy but it is a bit of a trek. Would be good to find someone closer or there are people who travel around. My kit needs doing and I'm also near Huntingdon so may be good to collaborate?
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We have the tour of Cambridgeshire through here, it takes 4 or 5 hours.
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I had a conversation about this with the guy who sold me my trailer, which is rated to 2700kg but car max 1800kg towing. He said they used to offer new plates with reduced weight stamped on for people who wanted to tow them with cars but they don't do any more after the rules changed. BUT he didn't want me to take that as legal advice and in any case I tow it with a Landrover now anyway. Nearest to a proper answer from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van-the-basics Where the sum of the maximum plated weights of the towing vehicle and of the trailer added together exceed the plated GCW of the towing vehicle, this is not a problem as long as the ‘actual’ weights of the vehicle and trailer (which may not be fully laden at the time) do not exceed the plated GCW. So it's down to the weighbridge....
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Tree removal, heave worry
Dan Maynard replied to Wigan_TRAV's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Other question would be the property age, looks fairly new in which case will have good deep foundations. -
We had quite a lot of posts rot and snap off round the garden when I was a lad, windy by the sea. We had a bit of 1" pipe sharpened a little, with a few nails welded along it points up. You could bang that down into the slightly rotten wood and then we used a long timber lever with an axle stand under one end and jack under the other to lift out the whole lump. Few taps (!) with a hammer to split the concrete and get the pipe back. This way we could drop the jack then raise the axle stand after each lift to get several stages up. I do like Bob's lever though, very elegant.
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I don't have one but I think I've seen Husky depth gauges with different settings for hard and soft wood anyway, would be interested to know how much that change is but I guess more than 3 thou as that's only just over 10%.
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That'd be people looking for those nuggets of wisdom hidden in between being told to F off. More seriously, the arbtalk back catalogue of posts is now a massive resource.
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Reading that link seems Woodsure will be at APF and there is a seminar on Friday relating to the DEFRA consultation, unfortunately I can't make it but maybe if enough people turn up and complain they will take note?
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I believe the more expensive Stihl two stroke oils act as petrol stabilisers. I never had a problem with stale even when I did just cut in winter, always just left the tanks full.
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No no, a roll in mine is very much to be avoided.
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What a guy, he could tell a yarn or two!
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Its a huge learning curve, I liken it to driving where at first you're trying to work out clutch gears steering. After a while you can do these things simultaneously and actually start to think about where you're going. I'm absolutely still learning but it does get easier, a lot is to do with efficient moves, picking good anchor points to get yourself into good positions, sorting out the order you do things to minimise climbing and get material shifted more easily. Practice, read, think as you climb, do as much climbing as possible.
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I've used blue hylomar on the rocker cover of my spitfire for years, it's thick enough to fill a slight gap and definitely oil resistant.
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As the saying goes, there are old pilots and bold pilots but not very many old bold pilots.
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This build up to the last chapter, I was thinking either a lady involved or you'd found a watch worth £6 million at the back of a garage. Good luck to you, stay positive, keep posting.
