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topchippyles

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  1. Cold weather puts me right off as been at it for 35 years and hate the cold.
  2. Take one of these up the tree save coming down
  3. John you have a setup like mine,Yanmar b15 but i have a grapple on mine and the hm 130 model.
  4. Kubota every time over wacker neuson on excavators,Only ones who come close are the yanmar models,Bobcats are the biggest pile of shite going,Takeuchi are good but use yanmar and kubota engines.
  5. You need at least a 2.5 HP 50 litre if you are doing spraying or it will not be powerful enough and the spray will be shite.
  6. My sawmill is on the highest point on the heads of the valleys in south wales and try working with the roller shutter doors open,It just blasts across from the brecon beacons straight as the mill and the sas train there so i must be tough. ?
  7. Hope you have luck finding it
  8. Some people go and take a few weeks holiday because it can drive them loopy in total darkness for weeks on end.watched a documentary on this a while ago on sky.
  9. All wood is worth money to the right person even as fire wood.Its great for outdoor use and hardly ever rots.
  10. Why do you guys never post what areas you work so people know
  11. You need to put diagonal braces in from lock side to bottom hinge as mentioned,you can keep to a ledge and brace style for the garage doors to but use at least 3 hinges for those doors when hung.
  12. Will be after christmas now as busy with a few projects over the next few weeks,Days milling is around £300 plus fuel
  13. I pay £70 a ton for mixed douglas fir and oak delivered
  14. Needle in a hay stack comes to mind,Keep an eye on the bay as they do crop up
  15. I have a bandsaw mill and am based up on the heads of the valleys and can mobile mill with my chainsaw mill,I get a lot of stuff down your way to.
  16. What finished sizes do you want it cut to.
  17. Dean i am only half hour away with a saw mill up on the heads of the valley and sympathize with you,I only use sub contractors for my carpentry and joinery side as no need to fully employ someone,We have a few local firms who employ direct but the wages tend to be quite low compared to a contract jobs,May be worth putting an advert in the local rag as tends to get good response around south wales,I will ask around for you cheers les.
  18. I have a woodlands mill with the same set up,If you have the money available and timber you are going to need free at point of use then its a no-brainer not to buy the saw,I would recommend asking your mate to run you though using it first for a couple of hours to make sure you can operate it.
  19. I have been established 30 years and have never had a signed van in my life and always booked up with work,Silly billy comment
  20. Really is a beast of a gun,drive in screws like nothing
  21. By far the best available drill/impact driver for price is the 18 volt einhell range which are available from tool station,German made and will blow my dewalt and makita one away and only half/third the price,The drill driver pumps in 100 mm screws by the hundred on a 4 amp battery like fresh air,35 years a carpenter and the best cordless stuff i have used. Spec Einhell Power X-Change 18V Li-Ion Cordless Brushless Impact DriverCatalogue p332 ★★★★★★★★★★ • 1 x 4.0Ah Li-Ion Einhell Power X-Change battery • Brushless motor • Driver: ¼”hex • Charger and carry case Maximum torque: 180Nm. No-load speed: 0-2,900rpm Code Product For delivery Pack Size Price Quantity 88549 Einhell Power X-Change 18V Li-Ion Cordless Brushless Impact Driver 1 x 4.0Ah 4 Available Each £128.98 £107.48 e
  22. Give clive francis tree surgeon abergavenny a ring on 01873 859273 and he may be able to help,Real nice guy.
  23. You are correct sir,I run my 7.5 ton lorry on private use on my car licence,No taco needed and its insured on my trader policy,I do self builds for myself so when i have been stopped i just say to vosa and police that its used for my own personal use i never get any problems what so ever,If you use the wagon for paid work you need to do the 6 week checks.
  24. If its only used for carrying private goods then no need for 6 week checks,Thats how i use my lorry
  25. I have used the-trak met pawel has in the yard and what a fantastic bit of kit,I would have bought the ttp-600 but it is between 3 and 6 months delivery time and i needed a mill straight away,Went for the woodland hm 130 in the end as was available from sweden in 4 days,Not a patch on the trak-met but for the price i am well ,happy,Pawels saw is available last time i spoke to him.Some toy that is and towable allowing the option of mobile work.Think it was around 17K but depends on your budget,If the ttp-600 would have been available asap with the hydraulic loader i would have gone for that every time.His is a 3 phase saw so would suit you and has the capacity of 10 m long logs if i remember.

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