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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    Ah can you not chip old fence then? Sorry there might be a few more bits in there....
  2. Dan Maynard
    Would building back up with weld be a way to keep it going for a bit?
  3. Dan Maynard
    Also, as to your suggestion about shredder - obviously I can't see the job or site but when I look at a big tangled pile of branches made by a customer my heart sinks, it's a lot of work untangling a mess stacked every which way vs cut and chip as you go. I'd suggest get prices for someone to cut and chip, or just chip, before you cut it all down.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I've got the Makita long arm trimmer, single battery. Super lightweight, sharp, great for light trim and goes a long time on a battery. I'm very happy with it because it's so much easier on the shoulders than the petrol kombi alternative, but it's not the sort of thing I'd give to a crew of employees and expect to last any time, definitely not ragging through any conifer hedge tops with it.
  5. Dan Maynard
    See, good 461s are sought after....
  6. Dan Maynard
    Clean 461 still seem to make reasonable money, difficult from here to see if they're just dirty or knackered and dirty I guess 400-450 if in ok condition.
  7. Dan Maynard
    As a teenager I used to patch up packing shed doors at the nursery I worked at, using a lazy tong type riveter for the galv sheet. I reckon as long as you've got plenty of space in front of the rivet they work really well.
  8. Dan Maynard
    I've just been away working in Ireland for 7 days, coming back it seems like everything has really browned off here, even all the grass has gone since I left.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Personally I'd lose the elder completely, grind or dig the stump or it'll sprout back to that in a few years. Then give the holly a year or two to recover and see the best way to reshape it. The holly on its own could be reshaped and then trimmed nicely as a feature tree.
  10. Dan Maynard
    That's just the tie-in, we'll take that out when the rest is done.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Also, gardener A has no incentive to invest in better equipment to save time, so stays slow forever. People doing general weeding and borders seem to do per hour, but I guess it's not really possible to write a quote out for weekly tidy up like that.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I've currently got some Ocean Polyester as I thought I'd try something more expensive, it's staying slippery. The other stuff I use is Teufelberger Sirius accessory cord, little bit slippy at first but soon beds in really nice - or Yale Silverstreak which is slightly softer on the surface and grips nicely. I don't have tachyon climbing rope though, so might not work for you but buy a few metres of each and try is the only way to find out really.
  13. Dan Maynard
    I'd rather run a 70cc saw all day than 90cc though.
  14. Dan Maynard
    @Donnie will sell you a one-careful-owner 585.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Sigma, often used symbol for sum.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Never cheap out on tyres or brakes. Or climbing gear.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Does that help with restarting the cut when there's a little bit of load on the chain?
  18. Dan Maynard
    I generally do the chinstrap up about 3/4 of the way up the tree.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Makes an amount of sense, thin and thick oil is the same stuff with difference length chains. My 2p as I worked for Lucas CAV for a few years is that diesel pumps and injectors are lubricated inside by the diesel itself. Petrol doesn't do the same lubricating job, which is one reason putting petrol in your diesel car can be so bad for it.
  20. Dan Maynard
    I don't know that moles eat slugs, but it's been an absolute bumper year for them and presumably worms, so I guess they've had more food than normal.
  21. Dan Maynard
    As above, nerve damage is cumulative and not reversible, so really if you're getting the tingle after a couple of hours that's a sign more breaks are needed. It's another thing like hearing damage, when you're older and regret it, it's far too late to do anything about it. Heated handles are good if you're working in the cold, as keeping your hands warm helps circulation. Not really a factor this time of year.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Is LA what I'd take to be District Council, ie the planning authority? Where I've done work for Parish Council in conservation area I have always assumed that needed to be notified.
  23. Dan Maynard
    I reckon you've cut your market down a huge amount by not being able to deliver, if you can find a log supplier that's interested in what is effectively arb waste for 200 you'll be doing ok.
  24. Dan Maynard
    Crap I was half the weight. Worrying as I guessed this to be less than 2ton, didn't go anywhere near a weighbridge and it still tipped so can't have been too bad.
  25. Dan Maynard
    I agree, had quite a bit of teenager operated log splitting. Sadly my eldest set up his own bike servicing business in lockdown and I couldn't pay enough to match what he earned doing that!

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