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Conor Wright

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  1. Conor Wright
    Yes please.
  2. Conor Wright
    Hey now, dont knock middle of lidl, that's where I buy all the power tools for my girlfriend. She hasn't had to return one yet!
  3. Conor Wright
    Having both, I prefer to use the converter. Less noise, greater efficiency. They come up for sale occasionally but if you know a good electrician they may be able make up one to suit your needs. I was lucky in that there was one with the planer thicknesser, mortiser and ripsaw when I bought them. It's a rotary type, made by Clarke. Digital ones are more efficient again, but pricey. Clarke PC 60 - 5.5hp Phase Converter - Machine Mart - Machine Mart WWW.MACHINEMART.CO.UK
  4. Conor Wright
    Time is the issue, I'll be retired before I get around to using it at this rate. At least the wood will be dry. I will enjoy picking through the pieces in time to come, remembering (or trying to!) Where the various bits came from.
  5. Conor Wright
    Not as sore as mine was after doing it! (Lies really, it was my wrist, from turning the logs to split them) I have that splitter since 2012, it's a little weaker now than when it was new but has a lot of work done. There are faster machines out there but it's a good all rounder, can be pushed around the yard, if it goes on hire the customer can tow it away, 7 ltrs of fuel will do a 10 hour day easily. It has never failed to split any log, although there have been some that needed a bit of jiggling to get them to burst! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. Built locally and Niall provides good backup with no bullshit.
  6. Conor Wright
    It has been known to work too! That sofa's seen more action than a Syrian hilux...
  7. Conor Wright
    I've been burning mostly mill offcuts this year, almost all softwood but the variation is huge, from spruce which is great to start the fire as it burns fast but does not last at all to larch and Scots, of which I would say the larch has the edge, to macrocarpa which burns slowly and throws out good heat. Still have a few bits of ash for the colder nights to come though. Hawthorn is the best I've burnt too, unless it's very very cold we end up on the sofa in our underwear with the door open after two logs of it!
  8. Conor Wright
    I managed to get around this issue by buying my own lathe and telling myself that some day I will turn those special looking pieces into something valuable myself. All I need to do now is find the lathe under the pile of special looking wood and find the time to use it.
  9. Conor Wright
    Theres a guy in donegal, goes as northern tree services, he has a 22 aswell, may be worth making contact with him, his name escapes me but I spoke to him before and found him helpful.
  10. Conor Wright
    Not all today's job, been going on a while now! But finally coming to an end. A few more roofing sheets and a days tidying up and it should be finished. Looking good for what began as a twenty year old mobile home! This is where all the maccie from the today's milling thread ended up. It took three large macrocarpa to make all the framing, uprights and cladding, 6 small spruce for roof trusses and 4 large lawson cypress for the decking area. Not one piece of timber was bought. Everything milled, planed and cut on site. Thanks to @ s o c for donating some wood! And thanks to harry, ollie and artur for helping fell process and haul the wood. Special thanks to monika for doing most of the planing while I milled the boards and for feeding us all too!
  11. Conor Wright
    For home use I would also consider aldi's workzone range, I've been using their 18v drill and impact driver for over a year now, since my much more expensive Hitachi burnt out. Ive given both above average domestic use. 3 year no quibble warranty and they're decent quality. both lidl and aldi do the same battery across their respective ranges which is handy. Worth a look imo.
  12. Conor Wright
    I think I ended up with the top end of that log!
  13. Conor Wright
    Serious patience required, attention to detail too. Very nice work.
  14. Conor Wright
    We brought a lot of timber back in the last few weeks. Milled a bit too, a mix of lawson cypress and Scots pine as well as the macrocarpa. a lot of leylandi chip too and some spruce to top it off. On a crisp morning the yard smells fantastic. I can stand there for a few minutes and just enjoy it. Sunrise, birds singing and the thick smell of freshly cut timber and warm fresh chip.
  15. Conor Wright
    We had an issue with young scrotes coming down our lane riding and throwing out the used johnnies along with the occasional joint butt and empty cans. They wouldn't even bother to go somewhere away from their own locality, wasn't hard to find out who it was once we had seen the cars involved. The father of one of the young girls in question was unimpressed when I presented him with a bag of what her and her new boyfriend had left behind on my property. Haven't had any problems with them since. In general the countryside is treated like a dumping ground by some. Its sickening. Makes a real eyesore out of otherwise nice places.
  16. Conor Wright
    Been wrestling some big macrocarpa onto the lt15. A lot of it is going for cladding. Really need a dust extraction system. Between milling and planing the whole shed is covered in a layer of dust. Some nice looking pieces in it. One of these days I'll post a pic of what I'm doing with all this maccie.
  17. Conor Wright
    A sizable pile of ash ringed up and split for a customer last month. A long day cutting and four days splitting.. some of the butts had to be quartered to make it comfortable to lift. I was a tired boy by the end of it!
  18. Conor Wright
    A few spruce removed from a local school, it was very tight removing the logs between powerlines and the netting behind the goalposts. (No room for valtra and trailer to get in.) 7 mog loads of chip and two small trailers of timber plus a 10x6 ifor load of rakings and clippings, used the iseki to mow the "pitch" at the end to give a neater finish and ensure the ground was as clean as possible. A Billy goat or similar would have been better but you have to work with what you have. The tyres are nothing to do with me. They were there before. The valtra and trailer is not mine.
  19. Conor Wright
    Had the same on an invoice for a mewp. (From a mewp specialist) I dont see why it wouldn't be legal provided you weren't told that there was a warranty or led to believe there would be after sales backup or that it was advertised as sold with warranty. I'd put it on any old kit I would be selling, not because I wouldn't trust the machinery to be in good working condition but I'm not a dealer and wouldn't be in a position to provide after sales backup, service or repairs. Three years later and the mewp is still earning money, no major repairs needed. although it did get a good once over after being bought. Still worked out better value than buying refurbished from a dealer. Horses for courses I guess. Some people like, want or need the reassurance of warranty and others are happy to take full responsibility from day one.
  20. Conor Wright
    Good food and treats. (Burns dry dogfood and dried pigs ears/chicken feet along with apples and whatever they choose from the veggie plot, carrots, purple broccoli and fresh tomatoes being the most popular!
  21. Conor Wright
    What a pair
  22. Conor Wright
    The man who collects my large logs has a palms 785 crane on a 15 ton trailer. He estimates it will lift 2.5 ton right beside the trailer and 1 ton on full reach. I've left some big stuff behind and he's never failed to get it home yet. Maybe that's comparable to a medium to large forwarder, maybe they're more powerful. I dont know.
  23. Conor Wright
    No, but I have seen one locally, hydraulic. Vertical. Dont know which model exactly. looked well made. Welds looked tidy and it looked heavy enough although it had a short stroke and the bed was low for my liking ( I know it's a 3pl and can be set whatever height you want but I'd rather have it on the ground when working)but I'm taller than average. I like that they galvanise them rather than a thin coat of paint like some.
  24. Conor Wright
    Let us know how you get on with yours, seems pricey enough, but if it lasts well worth it. Still got polizei on the back?! (That's worth an extra 50 at least!)
  25. Conor Wright
    I wouldn't. My other half works in the insurance industry and they just love people doing their dirty work for them. Say as little as possible. They're not there to help you. They're there to make a profit for their parent companies and stake/share holders. It is possible you may void your policy by admitting you use non certified modifications, whether it be tractor, van, car or saw. You may be notifying them of a potential added risk they were previously unaware of. Which they may either load your premium for, or discontinue cover for such items. I'm still interested in what they say to you, best of luck!

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