Dan Maynard
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I think the tricky bit is that HMRC won't classify it as a commercial vehicle so the rules are different to a pickup for example. Definitely need accountant advice if you go down this route, if they decide it's a company car then you get whacked with benefit in kind tax which is ugly. In that case probably better if it's your private car and you claim mileage rate as an expense which is tax free.
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I don't know, but did drive past one I took down a couple of years ago and it's a ruddy great bush now. I would think cut in and stump killer, maybe ecoplugs? I think they seed prolifically as well as sucker so some of the plants around will be new seedlings.
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Keep using and sharpening, I tend to find those well used chains with small teeth cut really well so keep going until at least one falls off through being too thin. That's not what he's talking about here though.
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Post pics of what's left, will be interesting to see. Without seeing it I would think it has to have hit something, the forces from wood cutting on each tooth are fairly low. Did you feel it jump back? I've had iron fence rail rip a tooth off, and also stones 10 feet from the ground.
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Finance company have 'forgotten' to take a deposit
Dan Maynard replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
They might charge you interest on it when they realise they lent you 8 grand for nearly a year. -
I think @doobin might say don't mess around just stick a new carb on it.
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It could be leak but could also be dust through the air filter or even just wear, I guess the thought is that if there is a leak then it'll just score again. I have an ex hire saw that had a small hole under the air filter, wood dust gone through and turn to hard carbon which scored the piston but cylinder ok so I've put a meteor piston in and run fine since. To be fair it started and ran ok on the old piston but bit smokey.
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Husqvarna T540 MK III guide bar & chain recommendations please 🙏
Dan Maynard replied to Lobo's topic in Chainsaws
Guess it's also a question of what trees you're doing, and what back handle to move up to. I usually strip out with battery saw, then have a 14" on my 201 to start chogging with, next step 20" on MS400 usually. I know someone who likes 12" bar on a 200, next saw then is 16" on a 550 for any chogging but might need to swap big saws again before reaching the ground. -
I don't think my wife has had a filling in her whole life, she has good diet and strong teeth. We hope the kids inherit her teeth but sadly you can't choose. Me on the other hand need my old fillings sorting and the odd bit of work here and there, I get my money's worth from the plan.
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We've been to the same dentist for over 20 years, originally NHS but went private so we're on a 15 per month type deal as above that includes checkups. He is about my age, I often think when I go there he's been sat in this same room looking at teeth for all these years and really that's it for career progression, he's got another 20 years in the same room to get through before he can retire. Dentist is on my list of jobs I am glad someone does, and really glad it's not me.
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Depending on the training centre and your foot size they might be able to lend you some, worth asking before spending out if you don't need to.
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I had a cheap one that was my brother's, thought it would be cool to vac up sawdust from cutting firewood in front of my garage. All the tiny stones on the concrete going up the tube into the impeller sounded like bullets, gave up on that pretty quick. I don't see a better way really than plenty of sheets to keep 95% of the leaves off the gravel then blow the last bit. Sheets are pretty cheap really compared to fancy blowers.
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There's one on the house across the road from us, you must be right.
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Like this, by the time I've got it off my arms I can't be bothered to start on the ropes so just ignore and it goes away. If friction cord is really bad just bin it and tie another.
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Bg86 handheld type used to be pretty standard, the backpack blowers are easier to use as you just sweep the tube around but much bulkier to store. Personally I think for general use the 800 is bigger than you need, even 500 does a good job. When I get around to upgrading that's probably what I will do.
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Is Cordyline a tree which can be TPO'd ?
Dan Maynard replied to Dan Maynard's topic in Trees and the Law
Hmm that's the thing, if they can't have a TPO then it's just a waste of everyone's time doing the paperwork - but if there are cordylines with TPO then logically I guess we should give the council a chance to decide. -
Ha ha not 5 minutes a metre, that's 5 metres a minute! Looks a lot easier to carry around too .
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I was thinking of L&S Engineers, they charge postage and nobody worries about that because they are good at stocking and finding spares.
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Ah makes sense, I have wondered about braze but only got MIG nowadays. Most important thing it won't fall off.
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It'd be hard to rule out drought so I wouldn't panic.
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Good job, very rewarding. MIG welded? Never tried but wondered how it would go.
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We had one flash of lightning but fair bit of rain in the last hour. Went to look at a tree with a cracked branch just before the storm, weight of rain finished it off apparently.
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I'm sure it's because of the massive increase in number of parcels, actually they are all struggling to keep up. Computer systems make it look like everything is under control but it's too complicated and difficult to make all those drops on planned schedule like a machine. It is a bit nuts though, you have to think it could be more efficient. Some days there are 5 or 6 vans down our street dropping off a few parcels each, and next day delivery means they have to drive almost the whole round every day instead of batching areas. Weirdly for us Evri is really good, because Roger that does the round has lived in the next village for years and years, and knows everyone.
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If you're using mileposts for navigation then you're so old school you have to use the old road. There's mileposts on the road through our village from it being the Great North Road, wouldn't be so useful moved up onto the A1(M) where it goes now.
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My stump grinder guard is a bit of 18mm ply cut into 3 with hole in each corner for a rope, so I just lay those down first and park grinder on top. Unless it's on the way home from a fell and grind then I'll just push the grinder on to the edge of the chip pile.
