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Everything posted by manco
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sure, buy a 16 yr old a chainsaw, why not throw in a 44 magnum as well? give him a silky till he knows what hard work is. then go for a 661. or be dull and sensible and go with a 550
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monkey colouring book - peaceful reaction
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Is it just me being a dinosaur or is this really poor, lazy design?
manco replied to Squaredy's topic in General chat
am i the only one spotting that this is an electric touchscreen, installed in an electric car? thus will use more of your fuel than a simple non-electric switch? or am i missing something? how much more battery power is that big-ass screen gonna use over a bunch of switches? -
shifty lookin characters the lot of them
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thats one fat chicken for a man with no mortgage and suchlike.
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youre looking at stihl x-flex type c. ventilation zips. comfortable. etc.
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£115k a year pension do they need to chase for more?
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i think some move to southern europe for the winter and come back in spring
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my pfanner arborists feel bulkier than the arbortecs when moving around. outer layer feels more robust though. breatheflex pro better than the basic ones, if youre flush splash out for the legacy, its a better feel of fabric on skin than the 'ripstop' (hahaha yeah right) on the basic ones i prefer the stihl xflex over the arbortec breatheflex though. hinges on what youre doing i think, and budget.
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nah peter pan killed him off with a crocodile
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Mary? (apologies if someones already done that one)
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The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar. its addictive.
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it happens, ive been on both sides supervise and nag is the only way show them the damage, chew their ears off till they get the message
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"scotland free" yeah, right! as if the tight-arses in scotland will give anything free!
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slice that shitey bit off (without cutting into the main trunk) before more snow and freeze thaw cycle increases the damage and then leave it alone till summer and get a professional to balance the weight out in the crown
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too many open variables banners need to come back down in a week or days? or staying potentially forever? what kinda trees? and is there a budget on equipment? i have an answer for long term non-retrievable, and for short term retrievable, assuming you have some basics and a budget for supply
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does anyone know of anything going around poplars at the moment causing branch breaks? not wind, and not seeing any fungi. is there some disease going round i dont know about or is it gonna be just lack of water?
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famously not a big fan of football, not even the cup final
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well i dont wanna turn into to the smug aunt that everyone hates, but i wake at 0655, breakfast and lunch done by 0715, 15 mins lay down, shower dressed and out the door, like clockwork every morning, flask comes in every night and is next to the kettle in the morning for me. 20 mins after getting home, at whatever time of day i finish, im ready for the daily pooh.
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Problems and issues this industry faces and how to deal with them.
manco replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in General chat
or a tree through the conservatory? branch through the greenhouse or the irreplaceable plant that was a wedding gift from granny maud? -
breatheflex legacy are worth the extra, nice and comfy. different fabric type to the norm. less like a cheesegrater on bare skin. but a bit warm in the summer. stihl xflex are good for the summer with the vents in the back.
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Chain Sharpening Issue with Husqvarna T540 MkII TopHandle
manco replied to Jamie Jones's topic in Chainsaws
get someone else to sharpen it and see what the resulting cut is like -
It's hot. Damn hot! Real hot! Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot! I saw - It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot!
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bound to have come up in here before, but here goes insurance costs steadily rising, year after year, with no claims or changes in working practice or amount of work. im sure many others are the same. but the cost goes up. why? is there a sensible reason for us paying more and more every year? or are we simple seen as an easy target? car insurance pretty much goes down every year, and theres no claims discounts, yet we see none of that in our EL and PL insurances? should we as an industry just keep accepting it and increase cost to cover it? or is it time we as an industry stand up and say theyre taking the piss and refuse to pay till costs come down?
