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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    Perfect explanation without pointing out it was a daft question, thank you.
  2. Dan Maynard
    The pushbutton start puts it back. Dismantling trees typically means lots and lots of stop/start so getting rid of the pull cord is great. Love my 18v for pruning and reducing trees but it doesn't cut fast enough for a dismantle. I'm intrigued by the 230T but I have two petrol Stihl toppers so really don't need another one.
  3. Dan Maynard
    I'm going to ask what might be a daft question, but all these fungi appear to be in the daylight so how do we know it's geotropism and not phototropism?
  4. Dan Maynard
    Am I the only one wobbling around on a triple ladder/A frame that cost about £100 then? Tripods are expensive, ungainly to move around and you can't flip and extend to access bigger trees. 8ft has been a brilliant height Aframe because of the number of people who want a hedge cutting down to about 8 foot to make it easier to manage, just work height from the top rung. If you only have one ladder it's a good compromise, imho.
  5. Dan Maynard
    Sizewise good but seem a bit fragile to me, maybe search the small tree question threads as well as this must have been asked before.
  6. Dan Maynard
    I've heard of several that didn't like this winter, my theory being early flush of warm then late snows. Like Mick said, not adapted.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Is a rusty cable possible? Cheap to fix, my chipper drive was getting worse and worse but new tandem cycle brake cables sorted it for about a tenner.
  8. Dan Maynard
    That looks like a setup for the Sahara forest joke, no trees left near there.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Got in my Defender one day and it wouldn't drive, thought clutch was gone but actually someone had stolen a half shaft from the rear axle. Not that it will be that on yours but you have to check everything and sometimes it's something daft not the major problem you fear. I'd have thought less likely for torque converter to fail catastrophically without making a big bang while you were driving along?
  10. Dan Maynard
    Ah yes, would do the job though at the yard. Never going to run off a 13A plug though as that's the power of a 261.
  11. Dan Maynard
    I thought Logosol produced a 3 phase saw at least for a while?
  12. Dan Maynard
    Wow - is that repairable or does it get scrapped? Seem like a fair bit needs replacing, deck plates buckled inside there.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Either glyphosate or sbk stump killer from Wickes, B&Q etc. Use as directed, I'd drill a series of holes in a ring around the outside of the stump, and into the root which is growing, so it goes in rather than run off.
  14. Dan Maynard
    I'd probably use the 36v Makita for 5" stems.
  15. Dan Maynard
    I haven't gone for a loader but I am pretty evangelical about my muck truck, if you are wanting some mechanical help but loader too steep at 10-15k this was about 2.5 with platform for rings. As an example I moved this poplar stem on my own in a couple of hours without breaking sweat, yes you still have to ring up and lift them but it's easy work compared to pushing one or two at a time in a barrow. Don't have a picture just now but I have plywood greedy boards on the bin so chip into it with mini chipper, or fork up hedge trimmings or sawdust into it, so I take it out on nearly all jobs.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I agree looks like a conifer stump but wonder if the roots could it be prunus? These are sprouty. Other idea would be drill some 10mm holes into the root (not through) and fill with stump killer a few times.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Big ol' chips from that beaver, must have sharp teeth!
  18. Dan Maynard
    Have you tried an MS400, might convert you back? Too early to tell about longevity on my saw but it cuts well.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Thanks for that, goofy file listed on that page I posted earlier so been called that for a while too.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Hmm add in a carb kit and it's not going to be cheap job.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Vintage then, good stuff.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Id have thought in the round is more likely to crack as you get the different stress directions , but happy to be corrected by someone more in the know.
  23. Dan Maynard
    Buy two. Just saying, like.
  24. Dan Maynard
    'cept the one that's growing obviously!
  25. Dan Maynard
    A Husqvarna 66 or a Stihl 066?

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