Conor Wright
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No idea unfortunately, but it looks like a nice little stove, could be an efel? But I've never seen that crest on an efel..
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I got some 8mm recently from alan milne tractors, dont know the brand but its decent quality. Used it to replace clear stuff which had hardened to the point it would crack before it would bend.
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Yep, the whole process went as smoothly as you could imagine. Great maternal instinct and no issues being handled or with us handling the pups. Heres a pic of a box of happiness!
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Well, there goes any chance of a full night's sleep!11 german shepherd pups! Apologies for the low quality pic, will post more when I get a chance. All have sucked and seem fit and healthy. Combined weight 5535g six males five females.
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I have it. Its crap to be honest. Any harness needs to be able to rise and fall while taking the weight to be comfortable or efficient. To change height on the stihl harness you have to adjust the strap or pole manually. Used it a couple of times. Now it's a dust catcher in a corner of the shed. The padding is good though and the balance too, it does distribute the weight well. Probably wouldnt take much to make it work better, retractable dog lead tied to the back of it or sumfink!
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He probably has it all done, sitting there now posting old pics just to wind you up!
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Ha, was about to say NOoo, finish the walls first! Neat job. I likey. Did groundworks for a landscaping job recently where they ran a gas pipe underneath to the centre of the paving for an outdoor fire pit..
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As les said, try sawmillers.co.uk Most of the mobile millers on here can be found on it. To be honest half that pile looks firewood quality, some nice bigger bits there though. Hope it works out for you. Best to go for a band mill, less waste than an alaskan.
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I'd much rather wheel chip than drag brash. Especially if it's a fancy garden. I find dragging much harder on the back, less ergonomic. Plus there's the mess brash leaves behind. Each to their own. Could you not just tell them how great it is to have a habitat piles?
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Sounds like a safety switch, not too familiar with that model but check for one on the grass box. If it thinks the box is open it won't engage the blades.
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I'd still try a good bearing specialist as stubby says, a lot of stuff is sold as replaceable units as it's not always economical to go pressing out bearings on fiddly or inexpensive things, eg conveyor rollers etc.
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I'd go for the wee chipper option before the arb trolley if you had the choice. Much more efficient to Barrow out the chip than the brash. A wheelie bin takes a good bit of chip but is a pain to tip, I use a "standard" plastic wheel barrow with greedy boards for such jobs. Made the boards from a couple of supermarket stackable crates.
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I believe this.
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They were about 50 quid (euro) north face shop in Dublin around 4 years ago.
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Something a bit different, driving augers for polytunnel hoops, about 300 in total, made up a very rough holder for the augers, bolted to the rotator and down they went, wrung a few off when they caught stones but there were sufficient spares. added a few pics from the farm, they grow mostly salads, interesting little iseki on widened axles for direct drilling lettuce seeds etc.
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I only slow down on hourly rate. Never when the job is priced!
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Jobs like that are only expensive on the day. With a little care and maintenance those old machines may well outlive us all!
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Picture wont open for me, they blue?!
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These bad boys. Well used as can be seen! Will have them four years soon and they're holding up very well. In almost daily use (unless herself is away and theres no one to enforce the no shoes inside rule!)
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On gravel or mulch I do use tarps but on grass tarmac or concrete I just rake up the big stuff and blow the leftovers into a pile, or under the hedge if I can get away with it! I much prefer taking 2 foot off a bulky laurel than a light trim on a dense conifer.
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North face slippers! My missus got me a pair three or four years back, still like new, often leave them on when going down to lock the gates in the evenings or feeding the chickens in the morning, going out for firewood etc. They're great! Will take a pic when I'm in for lunch, they're machine washable too.
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50% upfront, then give a local agri contractor with a flail half of that to butcher it and off you ride into the sunset!
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I'm far from a savvy climber if I'm to be honest. And far from 15 an hour too, thankfully! Luckily I enjoy hedge cutting, well I enjoy seeing the results of a good job. No way I'd ever get the same money as a "big day out" with all the kit but that means less expenses too. I use the mewp whenever I can, even on lower hedges, just so I'm not moving ladders all afternoon. It's the raking up that gets me.
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My local stihl dealer (galway, Ireland) had a gtm one on the shelf about a month ago, same concept as the easylift. Often looked at them, even bought the stihl one a few years back but didnt get on with it so now it's a shed ornament. Hedge trimming is hard on the body but I enjoy it, pity it doesn't pay so well!
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I'd say minimum 12hp, I've a gtm 1300 gravity fed chipper, handy little tool but it needs every bit of of the 13hp it has, even with sharp blades.
