Dan Maynard
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The smoke isn't great for you, just like any other smoke really. Carbon monoxide, fine particulates etc.
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I thought about buying an Echo to make me a better climber but it's too late as @Rich Rule says I've been turned homosensual by touching makitas. Done a search, nearly as many 151/2511 threads as 261/550. Plenty of videos, this one shows the 151 improved 35% by the exhaust mod and just behind the 2511
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You can hear someone coming on Insa Turbos from about a mile away though, have a look on eBay and buy a set from someone that couldn't live with the noise.
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I do, but I can just reach down with my long arms and pick it back up anyway.
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Cooper MT , BFG MT, Kumho MT are the ones which kept coming up when I was searching around last year. I went for the BFG ATs in the end, didn't want the noise of MT. Yesterday bogged at an allotment I wished maybe I had the MT, but towing the trailer across wet grass is a pretty tall order. Dropped trailer off and easily drove to concrete and then towed it out with a rope.
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Yeah I'm just joking around really, I don't own a 2511 and my 150s in little danger of wearing out as I basically use battery for anything small. Cut speed's not everything, flick of the thumb and I'm half way through before I'd have finished pulling the starter cord, also really handy to put down in your lap without burning a hole in your trousers so less swinging it around out of the way. Anyway, what about a nice T525 ?
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Reliable, wakes up with an exhaust mod, makes the 2511 feel like a plastic toy. How many "how to tune my 150 because it won't idle" threads can you find on arbtalk? Great choice.
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I use Makita top handles all the time, the 18v for me is pruning and hedge work only, up to say 2" cuts. For logs you'd want the 36v. Sawing 6" logs I reckon you'd get a boot full done, when it's bigger wood the battery goes flat quicker. I have a 10" bar on mine, when it gets that size I switch to petrol.
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Bought that 372 then? How are you finding it?
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Looking for climber - massive trees, rigging...
Dan Maynard replied to Newman Maintenance's topic in Employment
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Given we weren't expecting the greenhouse half the time, whatever we can find around. Dumpy bags, tarps, ply, ground mats all good.
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I'd check the manual too, I looked at my Makita one and the lights are 1 light - 0 to 25% 2 lights - 25 to 50% 3 lights - 50 to 75% 4 lights - 75 to 100% Once it's at 1 light it won't really cut, sounds like yours. In fact heavy cuts not as good with 2 lights on. This seemed a bit counter intuitive as you can't see the difference between a full 100% battery and a 90% battery, but I guess if the top light was actually only for 100% then it might not turn on when the battery is a bit old.
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Murky day for a drive.
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Seems like they're steel according to Clearview site. If you have a plasma cutter could chop out back and weld a new patch in?
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One I did I found the leaves strip off by pulling down , then stems are pretty soft and cut easy with a silky. Chainsaw lower down. Leaves will tangle a chainsaw yes, don't attempt it.
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We had a Canadian guy over contracting, think he's from Montreal. The way he described it they worked a 9 month season, the other 3 hassle with snow, frozen gear, iced up chippers, etc. Just not worth trying to work in it.
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Diesel thieves and how best to deal with
Dan Maynard replied to swinny's topic in Business Management
I've heard a similar story about a theft diesel from a generator, the people had to pay a huge clean up bill for the diesel spill. -
Eucalyptus Tree dying off after pollarding??
Dan Maynard replied to Julie123's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I've seen a few sprouting from low down, seems to make sense that the frost damage didn't get to the roots. -
Think about weather too, BC is wet but not as cold as say Montreal.
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Our parish council took about 2 years to get one done.
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I've not looked at one of these closely, the top handle has a small outlet and you get quite a bit more power from opening it up so i imagine as long as there's more hole area it'll help. Some people just drill a 6mm hole in the side of the exhaust.
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Building a house next to a huge pine tree
Dan Maynard replied to allankwnyc's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
My question would be what's going to happen to the tree in another 25 years, plan around that. -
They cut a big flat on for the GRCS on the dropping Volvo video Rich posted the other day.
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Think this is the rear handled one he's doing so maybe that case is a different shape?
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The ISA system seems to make a lot of sense to me, some dependency on species and age is surely a good thing. Also like the earlier standard saying RPA can be shifted over a bit, that question came up a few weeks ago with a patio.
