Doug Tait
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Register yourself as a tip site here https://arbtalk.co.uk/recycling
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Could swear that's a quote from Karate Kid, Daniel son.
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Hit the fence he attached to it years ago so couldn't finish the lower cut, ended up going higher... Is the sign just stopping anyone falling over the props? Doesn't seem to be doing any supporting
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If you're going to go home and tell the wife, you've probably had enough Guinness already you stud!
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Quite like wearing type c on the windy winter days in Scotland but it's type a most of the year to stay cool. For 'c' I found Arbortec comfortable, had a few different Stihl ones (one of which was Flex I think) and they're tougher wearing I'd say.
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My mate sells for Volvo, tends to be in the top 3 UK salesman each year, says much the same as Mick's nephew. His "secret" is recognising the tyre kicker as they come through the door, and getting customers that don't need finance to take it anyway. One of his best stories was one day as a young salesman this guy pulled out the Vet car park opposite onto the forecourt in a wrecked old LR looking like a tramp. The other salesman melted away so he was left to chat. Half hr later the Duke of Roxburgh had his cheque book out to pay. For years after that he'd only deal with my mate, and now his son, the current Duke is the same.
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Know of a Sensor light and a Wicket keeper, boss is definitely Noodles!
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I get parts and consumables for my own stuff from Border Chainsaw. Cost a bit more than it might online but you'll find you get better service with all sorts of things as a known face at the counter.
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Heard that on the news this morning, had "your the one that I want, you are the one I want, oo, oo, oo, honey" in my head all day long!
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Agreed more pictures would be interesting. But only if John can guarantee that I can view them on the device of my choice between 9am and 2pm on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday please.
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It seems the best option in reality is to have an abundance of batteries charged ready to take out with us, although just took delivery of another 500i this morning so there will be something to turn to if we run out of battery juice. Thanks to everyone for their input.
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Really want a chicken bhuna now
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Unexpected item in the bagging area
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I'll have a look at those, thanks.
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I don't think it's unreasonable that Skyland won't guarantee the actions of a third party really. My take would be if you didn't receive the order (and were refunded payment) then it's a minor issue for you, more of a problem for them. It'd be for Skyland to consider whether their delivery arrangements were overall fit for purpose. Anyway, if you order somewhere else I wonder if they'll be willing to give you the guarantee.
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John, points 1 and 2 don't make sense to me. Did they say they couldn't deliver in business hours, or was it no guarantee of delivering only to people in your department at work?
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That's a problem, not unusual to travel an hour or more to site but we'd likely be there all day so no good for charging up through the day. I'm not sure but I imagine the batteries won't last very long once you get stuck into bigger stuff.
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Thanks eggs, I'll have a look.
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That's just what I was thinking. Never bought from them but Mark has seemed very helpful to members here.
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Only thing is space is a premium in the Ranger, it carries everything including Diesel drums for the machines. I'm picturing the leisure battery size being much like a small car battery, or could we use something smaller?
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At the moment we have a handful of AP200/300 batteries for a small groundsaw, top handles and hedgecutter. The foreman takes any that are low home with him at night to charge up and this works fine for us, but we've some of the new groundsaws (MSA300 i think) on order with appropriate batteries so it seems we'll really need to be able to charge them on site. All good when doing domestic work where you can ask to plug a charger in, but often that's not a viable option. Wondering what others do, anyone charging from a vehicle?
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Awesome loader with charming operator for hire Norfolk/Suffolk
Doug Tait replied to Tom Mabbutt's topic in Employment
@AHPP might be close enough to you with his wee beastie... -
Yes it's worth asking local firms, especially if you will offer something by way of payment. And register yourself as a Tip Site as well https://arbtalk.co.uk/recycling
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local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)
Doug Tait replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Picture Forum
I've read before that a lot of birds poo just before flight as they relax certain muscles in preparation for take off. There was a theory that it lowers bodyweight a bit to assist. I also recall that when Pigeons or other birds seem to "play chicken" on the road with vehicles it's because their brain doesn't register moving pictures, they see a series of freeze frames that mean it takes them ages to work out the car is getting closer, but is very helpful for finding food. On a different animal, I often notice sheep synchronised pooing/peeing at the point they anticipate running, have wondered if this is an evolutionary preparation for flight? -
Someone left the little valtra door open, then tried to reverse the Ranger/tipping trailer alongside ready to chip. Apparently the truck wasn't going backwards well so they put it in 4wd low box and gave it some, resulting in the door being ripped off and the windows shattered onto a stock field. Worse still it was a doorless 90min drive home at the end of the day. Not popular!
