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Dan Maynard

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  1. Think this. I've got the tow ball attachment for my muck truck which is front of skip, heavy trailer is then putting load on the front wheels only which can tip it up.
  2. You need that chap who 3D printed a part for his Husqvarna saw.
  3. Have you rung them or just looked at the stock on the website? If they are available to source at importers or somewhere then L&S will get them pretty quick. I've rung them for a Makita spring not on the website, within an hour it appeared so I could place an order and arrived a couple of days later.
  4. They don't look too bad, I'd probably take those right back. Not sure I'd take all the ivy off for free though.
  5. I'd check that carefully, looks out of date to me as I think dead/dying has been removed. There have been amendments to the 1990 act.
  6. It's great firewood, just make sure your saw is sharp and split it soon. If you leave it then it hardens into the same stuff chopping boards are made of.
  7. You could chunk it out with 16" but with that kind of small hp on the saw it's going to take a very very long time. Quite possibly the sort of thing that finishes an old saw off. I would say yes, too big . Splitting, you'd be fine with the X27. Oaks not usually too bad.
  8. Is that not an 'actionable' nuisance? Phrase rings a bell from previous discussions.
  9. Also have hired in plant insurance, definitely claim if a MEWP goes missing.
  10. That's as accurate as the Honda badge.
  11. Mine went up a bit on first claim, can't remember exactly but maybe a third. Second claim within 3 years of the first made the premium jump to about double the start. Got to the point insuring my saws and climbing kit was going to cost about the same as one new saw per year so I thought I'd spend it on saws and kit instead and take the risk. Have to pay first £500 of any claim anyway.
  12. This horse chestnut declined, limbs dying back and dryads saddle throughout, I believe due to roots being buried in clay as I never got down to the root flare when grinding. So based on my one example they are susceptible....
  13. How well do you think the chain brake works? I wouldn't want to run it at all.
  14. If you're employed then they should put you on the refresher if they need it.
  15. ... and the winners were - @aspenarb 's chair polishers!
  16. The 400 feels like a slightly bigger 261 but loads more power, and is great on a 20" light bar. Compared to a 461 it's a lot easier to sned with, more snappy, but doesn't have the relentless torque. Probably be a great felling saw for you. Go in a shop and wave a 400 around, I did and ended up buying it.
  17. New vehicle ordered after July 1st 2024. Will become applicable to all from 2028 so you've got 4 years on existing truck. Bit of a guess what happens to pickup values in 2028, maybe a lot of business pickups get sold.
  18. I think it's got more complicated. As far as I know if you have a commercial vehicle only for "business use" then you simply put all expenses through the business. That would still be easy for a van or truck, but no longer for a double cab pickup. When you get into cars there's a whole load of rules, tax all depends on CO2 rate, i think it becomes a consult your accountant but you have to pay tax on any element of private use. Seems like if you could change it to 2 seat pickup then becomes commercial again so easier. Another reason to stick to my 110 hardtop as it's a van.
  19. I guess this is partly why the right angle drills work well. I was pondering a mixer drill, gearbox really designed for low speed high torque.
  20. Depends on the emissions, pickups probably towards the top of the scale so say 35% for example . This means under company car rules you are taxed as if you have been paid cash equal to 35% of the list price of the car per year. If you're earning in the 20% bracket then tax bill is 20% on that 35% of the list price say £30k, which would be £2100 per year. Obviously if you're in the 40% bracket you'll have to cough up £4200. Electric vehicles sit at silly low tax rate, hence why so many company cars are electric despite high purchase price. And @PeteB is working out if he can import a Tesla cyber truck.
  21. Short answer, no. As you're in the US I've found you an American tree diagram. Your cambium layer is gone, it's dead already. https://www.fs.usda.gov/learn/trees/anatomy-of-tree#:~:text=C%3A The cambium cell layer,with food from the leaves.
  22. I've got a half done job at a recreation ground since the autumn, it started raining and never dried up. Managed to get in one morning when the ground was frozen late Jan but not had a decent freeze at all, given up for now and said I'll finish later in the year.
  23. Someone was driven to sexual frenzy when I got home tonight stinking of 2 stroke oil after a day on the hedge cutters. Sadly it was the dog.

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