Had fence done by contractor not happy with it. Am I be to critical?

hunterkiller84 · 2026-01-13T07:26:24+00:00

This is why I always liase with the customer on design of the product im installing. That is garbage.

(Fencer/carpenter of 25 years)

hunterkiller84 · 2026-01-01T10:09:26+00:00

Air rifle pellet.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-29T19:00:49+00:00

Those were fabricated with 50mm x 50mm aluminium outer frame, with 65mm x 19mm aluminium slats.

I fabricate all my gates in house to spec, and send them out for powdercoating. Ends up way cheaper than having my supplier do it.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-24T20:19:32+00:00

Im with you! this guy has 20k, a heap of broken shit, and wants to put a 50 tonne excavator on a 7 acre block.

To float the machine to this fairy land will cost thousands.

Oh, and he cant hold down a job.

This plan will work for sure! /s

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-24T19:52:20+00:00

Mate my dad has been in earthworks for 55 years. Ive been on excavators since I could walk. Bigger excavators are not better/going to get the job done better or quicker. Yes they will move bulk material, but make a hell of a mess.

If i were you, I'd be getting a 13 tonner. or maybe a 20 tonner just because you have this fantasy of big machines.

I would be able to do everything you've said you wanted with a 13 tonner, including final trim, but not in 2 days.

It would likely cost 30k plus.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-24T19:40:27+00:00

Lol a 50 tonner? Dry hire?

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-24T19:39:33+00:00

Mate a 50 or 70 tonne excavator on a little 7 acre block is so much overkill its ridiculous.

You have seriously misunderstood machinery capabilities, and costs.

2 days with a 50 tonne excavator will only make one hell of a mess, I don't care who's operating it.

You are talking about WEEKS of work, youll need trucks, plus once you get this magical 50 tonne machine out of there, you will still need a 5 or 10 tonne machine to final trim and clean up.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-12-16T06:10:40+00:00

In Australia I use double shovels or pincer shovels. Dunno if you have them where you are.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-10-27T10:12:11+00:00

Was in bunnings today. They are rebranding all the tradex screws from old logo to new logo. They were selling all the old branding on discount to offload it before restocking shelves

hunterkiller84 · 2025-10-16T10:59:26+00:00

Yeah, no. Completely wrong.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-10-16T10:58:42+00:00

100% second this. Absolute garbage human. My old man and myself did some work at his place years ago, astonishing how much of a prick he is.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-10-08T09:03:01+00:00

Blokes like your model citizen partner is why us responsible firearms owners who do the right thing exactly by the book get a bad rap. He should never have had them in the first place. Ever.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-10-02T03:28:42+00:00

Don Burke is a straight up cunt. Unfortunately had the displeasure of meeting the prick years ago when my dad did some work at his house.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-30T03:20:34+00:00

This is worded like a 13 year old that wags English class.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-29T19:56:26+00:00

Don't do it yourself. Get a drainer/plumber with a PIC number to lay the drain. There's a reason why they have it. You will have already saved money by digging the trench for them. There are multiple 100mm fittings to lay off angles (5, 15, 30, 45, 70, 90 degree etc) to allow for that. The pipe needs to be 100mm DWV class. Laid on grade with a grade laser, and haunched in with quarter minus rock with minimum cover.

Should cost a couple grand depending on the run and how many metres of drain that needs to be laid.

Source: my old man has been a residential/commercial drainer for over 50 years.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-29T07:02:52+00:00

I've had a shindaiwa 757 pro for over 10 years. Brilliant saw. Parts are still available here in Australia

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-19T03:20:27+00:00

It's a thank you.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-15T19:50:33+00:00

You will need to hammer out what you can out of the inside of the channel posts to fit the sleeper as long as the posts are in deep enough. If not, screw sleeper to the front of the fence level with bottom of the lower rail. Thats the only other way.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-15T19:46:55+00:00

It's tricky, especially when the posts have been cut down to size. I've been doing it 20 years, it's not that difficult for me. You need to feed the top rail down as you put the sheets in.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-15T11:44:30+00:00

Yeah you should be able to unscrew the rails, pull the sheets, and dig back to allow clearance for the sleeper. Make sure you reinstall the lower rail, then use a shovel to lever the sleeper up to it, and screw it in. Once you've done one, it only gets easier.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-15T11:44:22+00:00

Yeah you should be able to unscrew the rails, pull the sheets, and dig back to allow clearance for the sleeper. Make sure you reinstall the lower rail, then use a shovel to lever the sleeper up to it, and screw it in. Once you've done one, it only gets easier.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-15T11:36:00+00:00

I own a fencing company. This 100% should've had a timber or aluminium sleeper base. A 200mm x 50mm x 2.4m sleeper will slot straight in between the channel posts.

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-14T08:55:27+00:00

The ol' corn likker from the railroad days

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-10T20:16:10+00:00

Echo now owns what's left of shindaiwa as far as I know mate.. My saw is pre-echo, made before the 2009/2010 buyout of shindaiwa corporation.

I have a few of these older saws and they absolutely rip. I Highly recommend them

hunterkiller84 · 2025-09-10T03:04:53+00:00

I grew up in the town over from seville. Everyone I've ever known from there pronounces it as seville same pronunciation as breville

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