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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    I like the idea of tamper alarm on the van, as my Defender doesn't have a factory alarm. I looked at vanolarm a while back and it looked like cheap Chinese detectors repackaged, didn't buy. These say manufactured in the UK so whole different kettle of fish, much better looking quality product. Will look at it more but initial impression is wish I'd found this earlier.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Why dig the small ones? They grind really quick with a decent tracked grinder.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Yeah don't start a poo pun thread, that'll be a race to the bottom before we know it.
  4. Dan Maynard
    Engine.
  5. Dan Maynard
    ... unless the carb needs adjusting, in which case you wish you had a 150 with the exhaust opened up.
  6. Dan Maynard
    You don't have to get the excess insurance as a yearly, can also get as a one off for a couple of quid a day rather than the 25 Avis charge. Robbing bastards.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Or light a bonfire of course.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Roller fed machines keep chipping for much longer after the blades are blunt, they just produce stringy chip and slow down on the stress control more than they should. For what you have there it'll probably go through fine, so if you need to hire from the same place probably a better option. That stuff in your picture would go through my JoBeau as fast as you can chuck it in, should be absolutely fine.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Is it possible the aim was to stop it skipping around too much after it hit the floor? Looks to me like if there were enough wraps to stop that size piece then the rope would have broken, compare it to the piece Joe broke his sling on the other week.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Sounds like could have been a mother's day thing, bit tight now though? Maybe after that it's more a Christmas thing.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Mick said it all really, no need at all for that to happen.
  12. Dan Maynard
    Try this maybe, it's the Instagram link https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpVcWtBrKlD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  13. Dan Maynard
    I hired one of those once, apart from being blunt the anvil gap was way too big. Tried chipping lime like that and kept blocking all the time. Last time I used that type of machine, I think the chute design is a bit rubbish anyway.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Our greenhouse is all laminated, good shout. Wins by being thicker.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Yes. Husqvarna seem to have a bit of a break at 28" or 70cm where they suggest you should change up to .404. I wouldn't bother for the sake of 2 inches, but I think you'll need to look elsewhere to find one eg chainsawbars.co.uk The max bar length you can run is kind of a design decision because manufacturers have to say something. In practical terms it comes down to the fact a longer bar needs more power, you'll probably have to be careful not to bog down a 565 on 30", whereas on say 24" it will cut strongly with the whole bar. It depends on the wood you're cutting too of course. Personally I wouldn't run near max bar length as I like the saw to rev and cut strongly, and it's a faster and more efficient way to cut. Some say 346 is one of the best saws ever, but not on a 20" bar. Put a 15 on and it will be light and nimble, and cut strongly.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Rum all round. The TO wrote his comments on a Friday afternoon too " ... it is not considered that the removal of this stem would not have qualified as an exemption ..." So, putting the double negative together it is considered that it would have qualified as an exemption. Or at least that's the way I read it. ... and he can tell how tall a tree was from just the remaining cambium: "Estimating by the available living cambium a reduction of this stem by approximately 3m would have sufficed"
  17. Dan Maynard
    Friday afternoon with a blunt saw type of coronet cut that. Purpose being to encourage decay in the base of the tree?
  18. Dan Maynard
    Blast, got leylandii hedge removal to do Thursday.
  19. Dan Maynard
    I'm hoping the cold snap will hold em off another week.
  20. Dan Maynard
    You lose 4 or 6 inches of usable bar in the clamps of the mill, a 30" bar will be absolutely fine. You could go to 36" bar milling especially if you go lo-pro 3/8 which would need a different sprocket as well. It would cut faster if you bought a bigger saw but if not doing loads of milling then you have to work out whether you think it's worth it. 565 on 20 or 24" is probably more generally useful saw for other stuff.
  21. Dan Maynard
    I didn't get past this bit, to me this pretty clearly says you need to make an application to the court and give them chance to be satisfied the rule below applies.
  22. Dan Maynard
    My wife's aunt got some windows fitted recently in her utility room, she is what you might call extremely frugal so didn't want to run to the expense of double glazing but actually found double glazing was cheaper due to mass production. I guess unless you're going to make the frames from logs and glaze with putty then your material cost will be lower than the finished items.
  23. Dan Maynard
    Glass isn't a brilliant conductor, if you don't go for double glazing then without consulting any tables I think the best you can do is the thickest you can find.
  24. Dan Maynard
    You'll probably put your back out, but survive that. The tree is unlikely to survive the trauma though.
  25. Dan Maynard
    The front eye is better, driver looking towards the tree. I've done it with the van but not a big fan, in my opinion it's a "middle of field" type of trick rather than urban. All a bit uncontrolled, much prefer winch attached to vehicle, or knock enough weight off the back that it falls forward on its own.

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