Baldbloke
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As you say there’s plenty of choice. However, if you are merely replacing a joint rather than dissembling a joint in order to replace another part you won’t need a press type tool but the forked type of implement you hit with a hammer. This will knacker the joint and its protective rubber boot but can be picked up very cheaply. Otherwise you will need to see how much of a gap is available, the size of the ball joint and buy a press to suit. I have various kits and possibly 8 separators in total as every ball joint and its accessibility is unique to each vehicle and you will find that one splitter does not do every joint for every car.
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I'm an iggly, I'm an iggly, what iggly am I ?
Baldbloke replied to David Humphries's topic in Ecology
Some sort of Shield bug? On lime trees
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However the FAC application is necessarily very invasive with all kinds of questions asked. Doctors views and referees having to be absolutely positive on your ability to be safe and responsible. All good and sensible, but I probably won’t renew mine next time after holding one for 42years. Too much aggravation and putting an unfair onus on referees. I’d stick to one of the better modern air rifles if it’s just for rabbits and practice the craft of getting close enough. One thing many people don’t realise is how far a 22 rim fire will bounce on hitting hard ground without a backstop. Possibly more dangerous than a centre fire rifle whose soft nosed bullet usually disintegrates on first contact.
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Fair enough. I did say That I too use wet and dry too[emoji3]. I also try to ensure any deposits are removed
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Or is it because it’s Nikasil (spelling?)coating and that’s acceptable?
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For motorcycles, if the cylinder was salvageable I was always told to put a hone down the bore rather than using wet and dry as I was told it can deposit the abrasive material from the paper into the cylinder bore. However, I too have often used wet and dry. Are there fine enough and small enough hones to fit over square sub 50cc bores?
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I only need small quantities but I’ve started to use eBay for Glyphosate products as our local hardware shops and spray suppliers started charging around £40 or more for 5 ltrs. Same products from eBay are £25 - £30 inc vat and free delivery.
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I see the article was written in 1994. It stated then that the disease wasn’t apparent north of the Great Glen or along the Moray coast. It certainly is now with my last tree having no leaves on it this year. I would suggest it has been here for at least the last 15-20 years.
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The one on the left[emoji12]
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Had a couple of those Victa push mowers too. Smaller engine in those mowers but tough as you said
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Bought myself towable lift recently for cleaning out gutters and for some pointing/reharling of walls. It just has the manual extensions for the jacking arms but came with a large charger and nearly new correct batteries. Looking at the ID plate it is from 1996. It doesn't have a loler cert as it was being used privately. My one concern is the pipework and I'd like to have an idea when pipework should be replaced although I do understand there are failsafe valves fitted which should stop the cage collapsing in the event of a burst pipe. I'm not seeing obvious cracks but some of the outer sheathing is missing. Most of the pipework runs within the hollow metal beams, and is just exposed at the ends and where the spool valves are located. What are the indications that pipework is past its' best? Is it usually replaced after a number of years or is it just down to a visual inspection?
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Reminds me of my Hayter (not wheel driven though) with a Suzuki two stroke B120cc engine. I use mine for taking down the brambles but need to wear ear muffs as it only runs flat out and it's a noisy b******. Mine was £60 second hand nearly 30 years ago.
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As above?
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Thanks for all the replies? I have kept the second hand FS 460 C, and run it for the best part of a day and 6 fills without issues. This was after it was initially attracting hard lumps of deposits between the spark plug electrodes and either cutting out or misfiring. This was not a general fouling of the plug, but appeared to be random tiny pieces of carbon which I guess were being loosened off from perhaps the exhaust port after the strimmer laid idle for a considerable time. As Stubby and others pointed out this could well have been due to over oiling the fuel mix in the past. It now appears to be running as it should, idling and chomping through everything I need it to. I even treated it to the largest bump head I could find to fit it, and the only problem I have now is that it tends to occasionally weld the trimmer line together because it's either running too well or my choice of trimmer line is crap?
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So I did take the recommendation and following Stubby's advice took the muffler off for a look see. It appeared to me that although there was no scoring of the piston skirt, there was some coke build up on the exhaust port. I did a little cleaning and collection with cotton buds within the port without lifting the barrel. I also gave the muffler a bloody good cook with a blow lamp and shook some crap out of it. As suggested by Stubby it possibly had been run on too rich an oil diet as well as (I'm told) lying idle for a long time. Later I ran three tank fills through it and it ran without any plug problems or other untoward issues. Looks like I'll be keeping it
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Here’s a Crab Apple tree in our walled garden. We are a little behind England up here[emoji3]
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I did actually do that but couldn’t get a decent photo that was worth posting. Piston top was black and I suspect a bit coked up. Now idles, revs up cleanly and it certainly is fit to take out the brambles, ivy and couch with ease[emoji1303]
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Thanks for your input! Plug is correct colour. Also starts first pull when hot and picks up straight away on giving full throttle [emoji1303] Just run three tank fills through it without a hiccup[emoji1303] Think it must have been bits of old coke breaking away and being attracted to the plug. Hugh did admit it had sat around for a long time without being used.
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You can just make out on the first picture some build up on the lowest edge of the port. No scoring on the piston skirt but some discolouring below the rings. Think I’ll run another tankful through it and see if I can blow the cobwebs out of it[emoji1303]
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Never thought to take a picture of the plug with offending carbon but have taken some of the exhaust port No spark gauze that I can see in the muffler.
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Will do[emoji1303] Out of interest, If I manage to remove the muffler I’ll take a picture of the port and what’s viewable of the piston, its skirt, and ring(s)
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After I’ve done some drainage works today I’ll see if I can remove the muffler to get a better look at the piston and ring(s)
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That will be me[emoji23] A tanker driver friend up here says it all comes from Grangemouth and the 2am deliveries in unmarked tankers deliver to Tesco’s and then Esso 1/2 a mile away. So all in the mind and wallet[emoji3]
