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So I picked up a Oregon 620. I tried to get the tecomec version as it was cheaper but after 3 weeks of faffing they weren't able to ship it to the UK 🤦🏼. Bit of an odd question on discs. Why does it have the same discs for 1/4-.325-3/8p and then another for 3/8-404? Surely it should be a different disc for each size? Also realised that even though it's advertised as going to 40 degrees it only goes to 45 which is a little annoying!
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Old saws on aspen? Additional 2 stroke oil..?
Paddy1000111 replied to michael_cullum's topic in Chainsaws
I was quite surprised today. I have a cheapo hedge cutter "sovereign" brand. I haven't used it in two years but stored it full of aspen 2. Third pull and it fired right up 😂 -
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Pair of Klein Arborist Spikes. These are the tree version from Klien not the pole version. They come with both long (tree) and short (pole) gaffs. They have only been used a number of times. They haven't been used to walk on concrete and the gaffs are still razor sharp and have never been sharpened or messed with. Price includes postage£115
Exeter, Devon - GB
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Definitely get a survey done by a qualified Arboricultural surveyor (not your local "tree surgeon") for peace of mind. Trees don't really attack drains unless the drain is already faulty. In regards to pruning there's no reason why they wouldn't give you permission. I've been regularly applying for thinning of 20-25% or a reduction of 1.5-2m with my local authority and they are usually approved within a couple of days, no biggie. If you get in a decent tree surgeon who can send off a good application it won't be an issue, I've not had any applications denied but I'm usually pretty conservative. As Woody Paul said. I would focus on the confier/laurel (hard to see what it is) hedge on the lower right of the photos first. That's far too high and bulky and is probably causing you more of an issue with light than just the tree.
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I assume that's for the Oleo? They have a super thick layer of chrome on them though. I was on about general components that are exposed. Flight controls, actuators and stuff, they're pretty much all corrosion resistant steel, the fasteners are cadmium coated on top of being stainless too 👍 They do use carbon steel in springs (obviously). Nickel steel in Pins and keys etc, Chromium in bearings. Most steel is chrome molybdenum now as it has a good tensile strength without the corrosion. It may not be classed as stainless but most (nearly all) is an alloy steel of some form.
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I don't know of anything really in aircraft that's made of standard steel. I appreciate things were tight during the war but they wouldn't skimp on aircraft components. If something was regular steel then it would have been heavily coated. Planes corrode like hell. Wouldn't last a week in the air if it was iron/carbon steel.
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I would have thought getting the trailer licence would be more useful. If you want to get class 2 then go for it but most arb companies round me just want the trailer test. I don't know any that run over 3.5t around me apart from specialist equipment where they usually have a driver/operator for a crane or grab cutter.
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Definitely use an Anderson socket for charging but my main advice would be to go online and work out what size cable you need to run. Longer cables mean thicker gauges and I often find that the guage that comes with the winch isn't big enough unless you're mounting it 3ft from the battery like a 4x4
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50kg less than my transit with a full tank 😳
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Tonnes of these guys in the grass today with baby ones too! You should have seen the customer when I turned around!
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That sounds about right. I weighed mine empty yesterday and tools and driver it was 2730. That's why I was curious about weights with Hodge, he's got a 130 crew cab tipper.
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Maybe, I just went off the data sheet as I thought they were 3500. More googling says they are (I don't know where my manual is as it must have the proper number in there). I'd still be interested to see an an arb converted double cab tipper on a weighbridge
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Where is this front OS soft tyre about? 😂😂
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Yea maybe, but most people don't seem to know/care? I would say 2/3 in 10 clients seem to know about birds nesting?
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It's quiet for everyone it seems. There was a post called "Harry" in the employment section about it. I use Bark to judge workflow. Sounds dumb but its a good guide for local "business-ness" as it removes the instability of advertising etc. In the last week there's been 2 posts. Usually there's 2-3 a day. Not sure what's going on tbh
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Just thought I would revisit this if anyone else stumbles across this thread. I flushed the system through by disconnecting the top arm and compressing the ram with a strap. Replaced the oil with iso32/32hv. I took the pins out which were corroded in and everything was very stiff and gave the pins a spin on the lathe with some Emery and cleaned the bores by hand. Stuck some grease on all of it when I put it back together again. I didn't bother checking the pressures but loaded it up with compost from a nearby recycling place that has a weighbridge. They overloaded it and when I asked for 800kg I got 1800kg . Amazingly it tipped it without an issue, not bad for a scissor!
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I think you're right. That, and once you fill it up at the end it can only get colder so it might create a little bit of vacuum 🤷🏼♂️
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All my saws seep a little from new if I didn't fill them up when I'm done. As khriss says it's an open system, there's no seal between the oil filter and the bar port so if the tank gets pressurised by being hot then it will push a little oil out. It will be worse if you fill the saw up and use it then put it away without refilling during/after use as it goes from cold to hot, pressurises and then gets stored so the oil tank will be slightly pressurised until it's back down to room temp. I got one the Stihl chainsaw cases for my 261 so I don't end up with oil puddles if I put it in the car. That being said, I don't get any if I fill it up when I'm done
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More likely that it's building up in the bar/chain and then puddling when it's sat still. That, or if you have it set quite high you're getting a lot of fling inside the sprocket cover and it's leaking down. Cut a load of wood with it and get it hot, take the bar and chain back off again and then leave it somewhere. Don't open the oil cap when you're done. You might find that it's getting hot and the oil tank is pressurising slightly. My saws seem to leak a lot less since I got in the habbit of filling them up when I'm finished with them.
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I bet you would find its weight over volume. I.e you would exceed the weight before you ran out of space. This lot probably weighed about 5 tonnes all in with the van, off-road ofcourse
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Oh fair! I just did a bit of googling and the 130 said 3380 for UK/Europe. 3500 for the rest of the world. en_GB.pdf
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Well, if a deffy can take 1100kg of chip why buy a transit that can take 700kg Defenders can be all up 3380 Transit can be 3500. Doesn't sound like much but 4394 on a defender before you go to court, 4550 on a transit. It's also about axle weights too. I know what you're saying about weight, we're always overloaded but it's what it can handle. A transit seems to handle it. A 130 with the weight over the back? Not so sure. It's all fun and games till you have an accident and the copper asks questions
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I wonder how much it all weighs with additional extras and a tipper back 😏
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I weighed my transit and it's 2650 with no kit or crew. It's surprising how weight just appears! I imagine you're probably over on the rear axle as that box sits quite far back but defenders are usually light anyway
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Out of interest, you say about the weights etc. Have you had it weighed? I'd be curious to know what weight you can carry as all that mass is over the rear axle and you have the nose weight of the trailer too. I bet fully loaded with a trailer the front gets a little skiddy? IIRC the 130 is only rated to 3380 with 2200kg on the rear axle?
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