Jack.P
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Been making some furniture from a few kiln dried elm boards ..there is no mention online about the nice smell of the wood but I’m sure it smells a bit like oranges / frankincense anyone noticed this ?
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Could just mash it up well with a chainsaw and put it in a small skip .someone might also want the logs if cut to size .to save on stump grinding just cut it level to ground level and put a half barrel planter over the top
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I could hire a tow machine but all added cost and would probably just tip them instead .i seem to remember they can go nearly as hard as eucalyptus if left for too long ? some like that before had to be sawed down and wouldn’t bother with all that faf again .
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Just been to look at a job and they want a large pile of conifer logs removed .it looks like they have been cut for firewood but not split and been sitting there for about 4 yrs .what are the chances of being able to split them by hand ?? otherwise will tip the lot but a bit of a waste of dry wood
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Chainsaw wellies: new old stock, out of date - safe to use?
Jack.P replied to carbs for arbs's topic in Chainsaws
As already suggested they are not that great really but of course better than no protection .wore the Stihl ones which took there toll after a few days then never worn again...out of interest I weighed them and they are the same as an ms261 16’’ 😂 -
133 great machine .wouldn't personally bother with cheaper alternatives
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Haha .yeah considering charging halfwit responsible for any damage I guess it would likely get progressively worse with regular use but unsure about this .will take it to the shop for there advice , they might just say run it for a while on normal mix and see what happens
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No wrong mix here ...😁
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Some grotty photos for you to look at (scored piston content)
Jack.P replied to Darkslider's topic in Chainsaws
I have noticed that ebay seems more in the buyers favour now for any issues and less for sellers so in with a good chance of full refund especially if paid with PayPal . -
Interesting but hard to believe they got away with no engine damage .was that anything like the new HL94 unit ?
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That’s what it said 😀 must be getting old ... Anyway I suspect there is some damage to a certain extent.may take it for a mechanical written report
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Just found out there was a mix up the other day and been running brand new Stihl long reach hedgecutter on normal unleaded (run for about an hour and a half ) it didn’t sound quite right but didn’t realise at the time about the wrong fuel as 4t had been put into the 2T can 🙄 it seems to run ok but could this have done much damage to the engine and what should be done before running it again Thanks for any input. Jack
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Seemed to be loading chipper and some ground based saw work aswell as using Strimmer and hedge cutter .all a major faf for less money than supermarkets
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I was surprised to find a few larger employers I noticed recently only pay minimum wage for ground workers on saws and chipper strimmer etc .its definitely a poor business plan which will see high staff turnover and end up costing the employer more when they are paying to get all the tickets etc only to loose staff after a few months . maybe it’s like council work where they hardly work at all though ??
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£7.39 (or £6.35 after all expenses factored in ) JOB ad stated around 25k maybe that would be for a experienced climber though lol .
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Going for interview then being offered £85 day rate for a 05:30-5 pm job with a firm then got to get there and back so actually 05:00-6:00 plus - expenses Complete utter joke nothing like advert
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General area mentioned above 🙄 interesting part of the country must go there again soon
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Read online there’s a whole load of abandoned property near here . some are very interesting big country houses untouched for many years
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reminds me of some french milking stools made a bit crudely from chestnut about 200 yrs old and these were similar money but could easily be reproduced out of a bit of firewood
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Small chance it’s a lock house as found one which is similar but Pretty sure it’s a railway station of some sort but can’t work out which one as alot of it looks to be missing .
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chop em in half then roll them out on fencing posts
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some good advice here .but this can be the major downside to any informal job offer . The island in general can be a very competitive place to get jobs from what I’ve heard . Best bet is word of mouth as likely wont get anywhere with jobs advertised.i’ve even offered years ago to do a few days free of charge before to get foot in the door
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Then spend the next ten years talking about it behind bars unless they went for you then it would probably be seen as ‘’self defence ‘’.If they didn’t notice I would slash front tyres as they’d have nowhere to go
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the Dumass couldnt even start a machine.one of them definitely some sort of arb man with the trousers but doesn’t mean much .kept offering same amount for something I already said no to multiple times trying to rip me off
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True but I didn’t realise who they were until they turned up .wanted to buy everything even though not for sale.maybe just some chancers hopefully not stealing scum
