Dan Maynard
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People in holiday cottages nearby that want to buy a few late at night after traveling up from London.
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Well done avoiding the CBE. Other lesson maybe apple goes bloody hard when dry so needs splitting green. I have chucked old twisted apple away, maul just bouncing off made it impractical to split. Best to split everything green really so it dries better.
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He did say it cuts fast.
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Especially if you have the batteries already.
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Depends if you're west or east, if it's west then maybe Stuart Brown arborist supplies which are just across in Beds and do Stihl. I think £450 should get you something decent, not quite enough to get a pro saw. I would suggest to have a serious look at whether that is going to leave you wanting to upgrade later in a way that you won't if you buy a 261.
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Air compressors.. which kind to get & what do you use yours for?
Dan Maynard replied to Cordata's topic in General chat
If pressure in bar times system volume in litres is less than 250 you're too small to require pressure system inspection. It's another reason 25 litres is a good choice of size. -
It's a Portuguese laurel though, not an 80 foot eucalyptus. Do most of it from steps if it's too wobbly to climb.
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Depends which saw too, I find they last a long time in a topper but not so long ground saw that's going to hit stuff in garden trees. Chains direct do a good deal when you buy 5 so I did that for my last new saw.
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Still using the aluminium spring gate biner I bought for £7 years ago, works for me. I think bigger and it would snag more in conifers etc so never really felt the urge to upgrade.
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Air compressors.. which kind to get & what do you use yours for?
Dan Maynard replied to Cordata's topic in General chat
They are about the money, yes. For the extra few quid I'd get the 2.5hp, it's about as much as you get from a 13A socket. Also 25 litre, otherwise every time you're waiting twice as long for it to build up usable pressure. I am also really pleased with my little plug that comes on for half an hour when button pressed, haven't had to go back out to the shed in the middle of the night to turn the compressor off once since I bought it. -
That sounds a bit strange, the chain would have to be getting really stuck to stop a 460. Sounds to me more likely something in the clutch or drum not transmitting the drive, which I guess comes back to that farmertec drum. Next thing to try.
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Is it a big change or just a bit? Some variation is natural, the sprockets aren't precision components. There is a chance you're seeing the problem because you started looking for it.
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Possibly a bit before mine, and they might not take back under warranty now. Other thing I worry about is keeping the mounting face clean, so far not had another crack but always fingers crossed.
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Obviously forgot to tape a log weight chart to the inside of the visor as a handy reference.
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JoBeau specify a torque, stick to that. The guy I bought mine from didn't have a torque wrench at first and bolts came loose while running - smashed blades. I did have a cracked JoBeau blade few years ago, contacted Global who contacted JoBeau. Once they had the serial number they sent a new pair straight out as apparently there was a batch which had some problems.
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It is a bit like a Monopoly chance card, isn't it? "You win Daily Mail sudoku competition, collect £500"
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Well done, I'd definitely have hung up.
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Boring post inbound - What MPG do your arb vans do in day to day work?
Dan Maynard replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
Why 56? 56mph is 90km/h so slightly arbitrary speed that got picked and set as European standard for comparison between manufacturers, it is very likely to be more economical at 50mph. -
We have indeed been down this route. There are two types of 0.050 chain, the standard (Oregon type 20) which makes a similar kerf to 0.058, and a narrow one Oregon call MicroLight (type 95). This has narrower cutters, runs on a different bar, and cuts a narrower kerf than standard 050 to reduce power demand. The new Stihl 0.050 chain is narrow kerf, like type 95, so the cutters are smaller. Hence it cuts 20% faster.
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Another place I've had recommended to me (but not been myself) is Ground Up training down in Epping, they seem to have regular CS30/31 courses on so may get lucky if there's a spare place.
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Ring Brampton Valley Training, I did my tickets there so I think they're a good crowd. In Towcester so can't be too far from you.
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I don't see how you could mix 1/4 and 3/8 chains, they look totally different so it would be obvious if you have wrong. Another idea to try is new sprocket though, especially on toppers which tend to cut clean wood so you get a lot of use out of a chain, the old sprocket and chain may have worn but in a matching pattern so they run smoothly but doesn't match new chain.
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Looking for a tracked MEWP and operator/cutter near Havant
Dan Maynard replied to doobin's topic in General chat
I was thinking you can buy quite a few fence panels for the price of hiring a tracked MEWP. -
Looking for a tracked MEWP and operator/cutter near Havant
Dan Maynard replied to doobin's topic in General chat
It's a curious thing, I did a tree behind a shed couple of weeks ago which the owner had ring barked a year ago but didn't seem to have died so wanted it taken out. I just can't figure out the thought process at the time they do the ring bark - the tree's not just going to vanish when it dies is it? Are they just stopping the leaves and not thinking ahead to the next stage? -
How did he manage that? I did a tree with 5 lines in couple of months ago, was a right pain dragging the tail over the lines so I suppose he must have left a loop over the line and dropped the tail through at some point?
