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  1. Dan Maynard
    I think it's probably right though, got asked today about taking out some conifers, asked about the stumps but said they weren't bothered about those. In a few years they'll want a new path by the house and landscapers will need to get them out.
  2. Dan Maynard
    I've got a ten year old 261, I suggest to never press the decomp button.
  3. Dan Maynard
    I have done this sketch just as putting the back on the trailer to go.. "Did my husband say to leave it like that? Well he's wrong, could you cut it down please"
  4. Dan Maynard
    Unless your mower is really old it's likely to be able to run E10, from the point of view of material compatibility. As far as I can make out the issue with ethanol is the absorbing water and separating out, this is terrible for 2T because then some of the liquid in your tank has no oil in. I guess on a mower or other 4T it will just cough and splutter rather than die from lack of lubrication. I just use Esso E5 in everything, and don't store in part full tanks.
  5. Dan Maynard
    He tells it like a love story but that might be closer to the truth....
  6. Dan Maynard
    I had a customer once, middle aged British guy working in a factory in Germany. Apparently age 23 he'd set off with a mate in a Landrover to drive to Africa, met some girls in Germany, that was it stopped there.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Sounds like something more fundamental wrong with the carb like split diaphragm or failed metering needle to me. Adjuster screws are the road to frustration if something else is wrong anyway so not the place to start. I guess you have to decide whether it's worth a carb kit+time, new carb, or time to retire it.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Don't Google hairy fairy either......
  9. Dan Maynard
    Just looking at Haughley park, wood fair event looks good on the website. Maybe have to come over next year, less than an hour away.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Hmm that's an interesting idea. Something gradual would give the tree time to react rather than just fall over.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Is this Suffolk? I'm wondering if a field boundary got moved during enclosures or something, to cause such major change a long time ago.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I thought you were going to lift it out with the rootball and plant somewhere else. Just because you have a MO you can keep moving the trees around on a whim, bit like bedding plants but bigger.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Could still espalier, with some support wires between posts. Might be a good option for an allotment rather than a great big spreading tree taking up loads of space is what I was thinking.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Also just looking the Harken price is £10 less than Notch at HB. Can't think why really.
  15. Dan Maynard
    I've got the Harken ninja which I think is a red jet step, I reckon it's really good as very very little resistance to rope falling through. With a little care it will pull through on a foot or two of rope, so you can pretty easily get off the ground without having someone hold the tail down. Also good in the tree if you've crossed a branch as you don't need to pull a big loop below you to start moving up. Bit expensive but worth it is my conclusion. I'm currently trying to use it more as recently spent £200 on physio so need to change my style to be kinder to my shoulders.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Looks a bit like the previous owner was training for espalier (fan). I guess the first thing is decide whether they like to stick with that or do something different?
  17. Dan Maynard
    Can you sell the Victorian insert?
  18. Dan Maynard
    Fair point, I considered size but not age.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Put some steps up and give the bits a wobble. You might find they are secure or they might break off, I think it's inevitable that they will eventually go. Looked at some a couple of weeks ago and could push my hand through the 'healthy' looking part.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Bay. It's not slow growing but you can easily bash it into whatever shape you like.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Many sparks off sweet chestnut and poplar bit odd too. Think they didn't know a few so made it up in the gaps.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Trousers "e.s.motion" of course! Helpful pictures too.
  23. Dan Maynard
    Thought I'd try the Engelbert Strauss trouser selector for a giggle and turns out the amount of lunging you do is a key trouser selection parameter! Even above climbing...
  24. Dan Maynard
    So you've bought by the metre? If so it's come off a drum, and I guess the details were on the drum so in theory they should have been transferred to you when it was cut. I bought a couple of lengths like this last year for lanyard/short line use, not sure I took close note of date of manufacture but they've been LOLER'd with recorded date put to use so guess that's been taken as ok. I think really it's all about condition, rope will get worn before age expiry if you're using it regularly.
  25. Dan Maynard
    Good question, as far as I understand (told on a course) the requirement is that you know the details (manufacturer etc ) so the age and provenance are known, and the rope can be identified. At it's most basic that can mean the details are on paper, and if you only have one blue rope then put blue 25m climbing rope on your inspection sheet, not strictly necessary to have a label on the rope at all.

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