Moose McAlpine
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Plasma cutter.... what can they and can't they do?
Moose McAlpine replied to swinny's topic in General chat
You'll empty 50L in a few seconds, although slower than air tools as the plasma's intake pressure is regulated down. I have to 50A R-Tech and it empties my 200L compressor fairly quick. For painted/rusty stuff you'll need one with a pilot arc, which burns the crap off the surface just before you start cutting. The 50A R-Tech has this, but the 30A doesn't. -
What kind of wipes should he use?
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The hell are you storing in all of them?
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Where are you moving from? FYI it's shit here, i can't wait to leave.
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Mine, with a fixed dropside body is about 2,200kg empty. (Had it on a weighbridge twice.) I've put boards up and filled it, way overloaded, but on twin springs and 65psi it looked ok. They do bend behind the cab, but that's only if they're horrendously overloaded. And it's not exclusive to Sprinters. We used to repair lots of Transits too with bent chassis from overloading. The waste clearance lot are the worst.
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Chainsaw Shorts with Type C protection
Moose McAlpine replied to Dee MacThomas's topic in Climbers talk
Gonna have boots full of dust and chip too! -
I checked the half shafts and they looked fine, unfortunately Merc only sell them with the wheel bearings, for crazy money. The van doesn't get a lot of use and isn't earning any money so i'm trying not to spend too much on it. (Just had a £220 alternator too.) The pinion bearings showed very little wear/damage, but the diff side bearings were the trashed ones. They've been worn for a while (diff knock on gear changes) but only whined last time i used the van. The synchros aren't great so i need to learn gearbox rebuilding sometime.. I have that grease, from Febi. About 15 quid a pot but well worth it. I use it for both injectors and glowplugs. Good eye knowing what diff it was! Is it Daf you work for?
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Yeah i only noticed it last time i used the van.. on a 400-mile round trip with a trailer to pick up a Land Rover. No other damage, all the gears are fine and unmarked, half shafts are fine. Very lucky. I had to make a spreader tool for the diff housing: Also had injector blow by, 3 came out fine, cylinder 1 was stuck and was slide hammered out, which killed the injector. (Same happened to my mate's Sprinter.) Chucked in a used one, i've spent enough on this van lately.
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Guess that's why my diff was whining..
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Because he don't know what he's doing. Even the way he released the brake was awkward and unnatural. They had the dealer fit the bar and chain, looks like the got mugged off with the chain on backwards by them. Why would you pick it up pre-assembled with that size bar? It's enormous. Just another ego wank.
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Cringey attention whoring. The intro was bad enough, but then they had the chain on backwards and they kept calling it a "blade". I've seen the videos of the girls milling. Meh.
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I bought them to take to France, part of the new life/new career thing.
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After my ex did a pretty effective job or trying to ruin my life, i left my job to move to France, just before Covid appeared. The last 2 years has been pretty shit for me.
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Who knows. 🤷🏻♂️ Yeah, i can't be living in the midlands. 😂 I think i waited about 6 months for my Class 2 test.
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Yes, exactly. It's possibly not going to be a huge difference in income, and i have some money to put down a decent deposit. Also planning to start a business of my own on the side. I also told them i was going to get my tickets and HGV licence, at my own expense. And have my own PPE, saws, equipment, van, etc. Guess i wasn't the right candidate. 😂 That's a very decent deal. Very tempting. Definitely. I've mostly worked alone, some people i get on really well with, others i could happily bump off. Spending all day in a truck with someone, you have to get on with them.
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He on Class 1 or Class 2? Seriously considering getting a mortgage on my current job then switching to use my HGV licence.
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Gonna order a set for my 550. 😏
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Damnit, Bolam, that's not how it works! Now buy my £90 logs or i'll beat you up. Kiln-dried, artisan, organic, free range, gluten-free, vegan logs. £900/bag. Gonna be a big seller.
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I'm thinking like synchronized swimming, but with chainsaws. 🤔
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Looks like the forestry/logger belt: Bit excessive for a 4" cherry, and looks like the pouches are empty too. 😂
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Do you have a hole in one of the dogs? I have a spare Husky one somewhere.
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I've used the Stihl battery one and didn't find it very good. On par with the 161T, which is also quite underpowered.
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When are you cutting it up? I'm in Surrey on Thursday and can bring a car full of chainsaws.
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Is the 131 better than the current 135? 🤔
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Yep, it holds the auto-stop nozzle.
