doobin
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Red will knock the spots off the equivalent blue for less money too.Blue for 18v, red for 12v
Although 18v reds are creeping in- polesaw and half inch nut gun, both amazing tools
Except the grease gun.
Except the grease gun.
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Stroppymonkey
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After waiting for materials and a weather slot.. we nailed the ground loops today in glorious sunshine. Not done too many of these , and doubt I will do any more now the funding has changed. 3 x 50m trenches with 40mm slinkys with 200m coils and pressure tested. Takes a bit of labor to get it right, those coils are heavy! Rained all day yesterday and raining now at 6pm. Couldn't have caught the weather any better. Customer and BIL will sand it in and backfill tomorrow.
Left hooker
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Did an 8th of an acre of those 5000 tons removed to 1.2m deep during lockdown in 2020
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Stroppymonkey
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Big heat pump?
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Cal919
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We have the complete opposite experience. All out makita gear runs and runs and performs well. Most of the guys we have on site who run Milwaukee have had to send multiple bit back to be fixed under warranty. Never had to do that with makita. Most common on site for us is makita and dewalt. Am starting to dip toe into some hilti stuff aswell.
Storrsy
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That's my experience with the Mak 3/4" impact wrench over the Milk equivalent too. 2 separate occasions where mine has busted nuts that the milk hasnt managed to do.
Left hooker
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Yep can be used to take heat or put heat back in the ground from a 11t heat exchanger running from the cooling pack of a huge fridge storage/pack house also 30 new static vans 22 old ones and all the office buildings and rooms that are not chilled had heat exchangers to them to reduce heating costs and save on gas
doobin
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Really? Sure you’re comparing top end models?
I was blue through and through like a stick of rock. But Milwaukee totally outperforms now. I always buy the top of the range of any brand.
doobin
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How the hell are you feeding this @doobin----- if you are I think I'd have a compact swivel F-M elbow on there and face it down and forward at t'other pin
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it’s just welded on to clip the pipes to when not in use
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
ever heard of HD terry clips
Storrsy
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Yeah definitely the M18 3/4 inch drive. On paper the Milly has quite a bit more torque but as I say twice I've got rusted tractor wheel nuts off that the Milwaukee wasn't having- full batteries etc. the 2nd time I tried against my mates one as thought the 1st must have been a dud. Sad- but in Devon we have Torque offs for fun
doobin
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I just wanted a solid connection that wouldn’t let go.
Vinpetrol
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Born with a lever like grip !In other news, new driver started on Sunday afternoon, he’s a lot to learn but will turn out good I’m sure
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
get on the lathe and make some cheap(er) dummies
.. neat idea though ... might try it for some of my gear, although most of my 'flying lines' terminate in male units
doobin
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It’s a fiver mate, not worry my time!get on the lathe and make some cheap(er) dummies
Giles
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Must be as according to crew only Huey on uk register, apparently it’s 1970s vintage and has just had new rotors at god knows what expense
Giles
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My dads Milwaukee 3/4 won’t touch stuff my dewalt 3/4 impact has tightened
Lancs Lad
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Apart from this...on my bucket list...
Can hear her some weekends ..sounds awesome.
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Monkeybusiness
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There is a really good book called Chickenhawk that is a biography of a Vietnam Huey pilot - it follows him through training and then his war exploits (which are mental).
There is loads of technical detail about the Huey - they were hugely powerful for their size, largely because the rotors were immense! Apparently they carry so much rotational energy that once at operating speed the engine can be switched off and the helicopter can still take off, spin around and land again!!!
The Vietnam pilots would sometimes use the Huey’s rotors to chop tree branches to allow them to land in the jungle - they were built STRONG!
They would regularly have to take off massively overloaded when rescuing troops - the pilot could put more engine power into the main rotor by reducing power to the tail rotor for take-off, which would give them more lift but they would spin around as they gained height.
It’s a really good book that I’d recommend to anyone with half an interest in helicopters and/or war stories (assuming you have the ability to read of course!).
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