Ratman
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Let him have a stab at it, if he takes to it then happy days, if hes not keen then your back at square one. Nothing ventured nothing gained as they say. I think any young kid these days showing an interest in getting off their arse and having a go at something should be encouraged and rewarded, theres not many that are prepared to put their phones down or leave the xbox, and parents dont tend to encourage them to now either.
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Scrapped all bits we were doing this last two years, extension and garage have swallowed up all the room and time. We only grew spuds in tubs, tomatoes in small thin greenhouse at rear but thats had to go for my man cave. Few mixed herbs, rhubarb in tubs. In time i’d like to just get hold of a small patch of grass, big enough for me to build a shed/shelter to do some small milling jobs, build some raised beds and potter about really [emoji108] [emoji23][emoji23] can live in hope i suppose ?
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You lot got too much time on your hands! [emoji39] More pics required regards progress tho [emoji106]
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Think its time to get your hands dirty for an hour i’m afraid! And seems the fairest way about it.
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Tidy, presume your using the diamond stones as opposed to ordinary stone bits?
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Thanks, found it in Rob’s website, has a neat little vid to watch too [emoji106] how long would you say the stones last on average? My dad bought me a cheapy grinder from local Wednesday night auction mart, its a bench clamped step up, but it has too much play in all its joints due to it being made from plastic, the grinds arent consistent unfortunately.
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Hey Fonzy, you got any pics of your sharpener? I have the stihl easy files at min for when out and about.
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Looks a nice clean saw. Enjoy [emoji106]
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Gota learn somehow
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Thats a mint price for that! Theres nigh on £90 in battery and charger alone! £30+ maybe in bar and chain, that leaves the bare unit at £70 ish or a touch less. Good spot billpeirce!
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Can you cross reference the mahle cylinder number for a sure size?
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??♂️
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Ouch!
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jensen a540 revs dropping and cutting out! PLZ HELP!
Ratman replied to hamilton32's topic in Maintenance help
Some of our kubota engines suffered similar problems on our powerpacks. Electrical connections as Stubby suggested, Pickup pipes in the tank used to corrode on the outward elbow section of the sender units and a pin hole would develop so air would draw in and engine revs would die. Non return valves fitted in the feed line would get made up with shite, but your in-line filter would tell a few stories for that. General dirt/sludge build up in tank would plug the pickup pipe up resulting in part fuel starvation. In-line filter as Joe suggested. Had lift pumps go tits too as john p suggested. Occasional weak stop solenoids too, if they got too hot or went faulty they used to burn/melt back end of solenoid and you could see it popping the back end out of housing with three wires going in to it. I’m assuming they will be of a similar set up. -
Like a shot out of the old tv series “land of the giants” [emoji2]
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Nice one Conor, thank you!
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Interested as some trees that are felled, like the oak bigtreedon cut down are hollow but appear really healthy to look at. I cut a beech up last year/year before that was hollow but you could clearly see it had gone rotten but possibly from fungal issues? I’m not a pro just cut a bit of firewood and tinker with saws. Listening and learning.
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Anyone had any experience with the crankshafts that come provided with some meteor pot & piston in a kit? Apparently they are made by Raisman. (link below) https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F233000580068 Been looking at this kit for rebuilding a 044 i have with a knackered crank. I’m assuming it will be a chinese crank?
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Heres the picture guys [emoji106]
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Cheers for pointer Swinny, i’m not too sure what you mean though? I’ll post a picture of it tomoz and you can draw on it for me if ya will [emoji106]
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What causes the rot / hollows in the centre of trunk?
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Nice one Conor, i will take a picture of it, but it’ll be tomoz now as i’m at work now till 8 tonight so daylight will have gone. Thanks [emoji106]
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Hiya guys/gals, i have a young tree/shrub that i planted in the front garden approximately 18 months ago, its a Cytisus Battandieri (pineapple broom) last year it started to lean and grow to one side, so the mrs inserted some garden canes and some string to aid in its support. However, with the recent winds we’ve just been having i noticed the poor thing is taking quite a battering. It is still very healthy and has kept some of its leaves all through the winter and bad weather but i’d like to ensure its good health continues. So my question is, if i was to knock a 3” round post down the side of it so i can fit some support straps to it, how close can i, or should i get to the trees base without damaging the roots etc? Thanks all.
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As a one off and no offence meant to all...... BUT “fuck me!” Thats a lot of saws! Fair play [emoji144]♂️ any pics of your golden oldies?
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?? bizarre cos as above, i have quite a few bars ranging from 12” - 20” 3/8 & .325 and some have the bungs in, some out.
