Dan Maynard
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Seems like @Reg Coates has joined the club! https://youtu.be/dTvfGVJIiMU
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Maybe, or crank seals. It wants a pressure/vacuum test ideally, then you know if that's what you are looking for.
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I'm trying to imagine where the design aesthetic was created for that Ego saw, it certainly wasn't Apple.
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Pretty much exactly my route. I'm still working arb part time, age 50. There are advantages and disadvantages to the part time, some recovery in between jobs, can be a nightmare balancing everything going on but never ever dull. I think you need to get going with some arb somewhere, see how interested in trees you are. If you're not interested in trees then it will become boring raking and clearing up in the rain.
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How important is product availability to you?
Dan Maynard replied to Mark_Skyland's topic in General chat
As above, I wouldn't order stuff not in stock and I'd pretty soon stop using a site where I regularly ordered stuff to find unexpectedly that it wasn't going to turn up when due. I think you're doing it right, show live stock levels the best you can. -
That's a good question, haven't heard from him for a good while.
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Air leak? If it needs half choke to start then over revs.
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I have two separate rings on the bridge, so if I need to clip two lines it gives them a little bit of room rather than crowd onto one. Does mean you need to avoid crossing them over though else the bridge does a crazy twist that doesn't look good at all.
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My dad's sledgehammer always had a slight curve to the handle, I could use it comfortably one way up but not the other way. Axe would be annoying as it doesn't work so well upside down.
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Definitely worth a go cleaning up the cylinder, anyway it's cheap to try and there's a good chance it is ok underneath the layer of aluminium that's come off the piston. Exhaust side will pick first as hotter, and less oil. Once the aluminium transfer starts then it increases friction so gets even hotter.
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I browsed Witham when looking for new wheels and tyres for my Defender, things did seem to say "reserve not met" so not sure exactly how that works in reality at the end of the auction. I decided I couldn't wait and went aftermarket in the end.
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Fair play for perseverance, I'd give up being a tree surgeon if my knackers took a battering every day.
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Only way to fix that is fell and replant something you like further away. The sooner you plant the sooner it will get established, maybe do that and take the conifer out in a few years so you aren't left with a bare garden?
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Looks fine to me, what's wrong with it? Completely hollow is normal, just a conifer doing it's thing - you won't be able to make it into a Christmas tree whatever you do. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, these things come and go in fashion.
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Maybe the thread title should be "Dealing with problem staff that work really hard and just want to get the job done".
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If the problem is budget, then I still say paint, then do each room as you really want when you have the cash. Problem with temporary solutions which are too good is they stay for too long.
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On the flip side, I might say if they were done by 2 then that doesn't necessarily prove there was time to dice everything up - if that process took twice as long then you'd be on a late finish. As a worker you're always balancing the different incentives and generally find the path of least resistance, and finishing late on a Friday vs a bit of green on the wall its understandable to choose the green. Could you change the process - board the side of the house to prevent marking? Or mini-chipper and shift out chip (works for me)? Or something else? If you're not there when the job is carried out I'd also have to ask if you have a clear team leader on site with responsibility for how the job is carried out? If you want everything diced and it overruns who would be in trouble?
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Can you seal and sand the OSB then paint it? Wouldn't look like OSB any more....
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Second this, this is how you avoid being on arbtalk puzzling out questions about the saw which won't start/run/cut/oil when a quick look by someone that knows would give you the answer straight away.
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Stihl and Husqvarna are very expensive now after price jumps, but they are good. If you happen to have two 5Ah Makita batteries the 36v Makita is a good saw for a lot less money, if you buy bare. As @pleasant has pointed out before the cheap battery stuff is soon obsolete and difficult to fix so I would personally avoid things like Ego, Lidl special but again they have their fans.
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srt SRT/ddrt rope recommendations please
Dan Maynard replied to Carteeni's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
I climb ddrt on Yale Hedera, haven't done enough SRT to tell you if it's any good but it is supposed to be: The characteristics of Hedera 117 delivers one of the most static, spliceable lines on the market to date. Ideal for use with traditional climbing techniques and single rope technique (SRT). -
You got me looking at the MDL diesel one and thinking it's quite reasonably priced, maybe I should get one. I shouldn't, don't need anything that size as I have a small Posch that does me just fine.
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It'll run on 10% ethanol fuel but you have to watch the storage. Some do swear by the fuel conditioner, yes. Some (me) carefully buy Esso Super which is 0 ethanol. Others buy Aspen/Motomix which is guaranteed to avoid petrol problems by not being petrol. Edit: I also wouldn't run any of my kit on Stihl red, not bought Husky from a dealer but my Stihl dealer steers me away from it.
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Is that Stihl HP as in the red stuff? Or HP Super which is green? And what unleaded? Normal from Tesco or super from Esso - determines what ethanol content is likely. 1:50 isn't the problem, separated out petrol with red Stihl oil could be. There's another current thread about an MS880 which suddenly stopped and seems to be fuel related.
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Dan Maynard replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
The pound is currently weak vs dollar, that's why Americans are loving their UK holidays at the moment.
