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Said yard to be owned and operated by the navigation authority. This could also allow S8 to operate correctly ie vessels to be removed and stored locally rather than trucking them for hundreds of miles to a remote farm owned by a 3rd party contractor.

3.1 Pram hoods shall be banned then burned on pyres.

I've got a Makita DUC254 and it is brilliant. 18v battery. It is a light top handle saw with a 10 inch bar and direct drive so very high chain speed. It will bog down if pushed and the battery does not last long. Last winter full time residential ( I only go out for shopping and short walks) with no other heating I only burnt 5 bags of coal mostly because of the Makita. It's great. If you want to do larger stuff the Makita DUC357 may be better. Reduction gear and a 14 inch bar give it a lot more torque. The little top handle saw is not for people who want to push. I have done 15 inch cuts with it but only two per battery (5Ah) and you have to let the weight of the machine do the work plus the chain must be well sharpened. It will not forgive a dull chain. THE 36V Makita saws get good reviews. Not cheap but at the end of the day Makita do know how to make cordless power tools they have been doing it well for a long time. I would be cautious about assuming you are authorised to cut live vegetation on the towpath. You may think it is causing a problem but it's not your land therefore you are unlikely to be authorised to do this. Also operating a chainsaw on public access land may be complicated by insurance requirements. Canal towpaths are public access land.

Part of the drop-in battery sales technique. Make it look as similar as possible to that which it is replacing.

Its going to be nasty if a beam falls into an empty lock with a Boat in there. A few years ago one of the composite tail gate balance beams at Denham deep fell into the lock chamber. Steel beam with wooden joints? I don't think anyone was in the lock but it does rather reinforce my view that being on the lockside and bow hauling the Boat in may be wise.

Yes I did edit my post but also if you actually try to interact with the website you will find they are not a supplier of engines. A search did reveal they may have used Mitsubishi engines so the gearbox does remain a question. Thornycroft T50 seems to be a 0.92L 3 cylinder unit. The Vetus equivalent seems to be 950cc and uses a TMC40 geaebox.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13447307 Edit to remove incorrect information. It is related to the original company but has changed hands as a brand several times. https://www.thornycroftengines.com/engines I think it's a Chinese ripoff of a Hurth gearbox. Possibly a Hino engine.

That is interesting.. I am pretty sure the Thornycroft name was taken by someone who was supplying far East engines using a previously well known and reputable English brand. So maybe this is not in fact a Hurth but a very similar looking copy. That could also be why it has failed...

Also slightly curious if there are no identifying markings. I was idly wondering if there may be a Chinese version which appears identical.

There is a very similar feature on both units To the right at the top there is a blank part of the casting which is round and sticks out a bit and does not appear to be there for any reason.

The transverse bolts holding the two halves together should help ID the unit. What engine is it attached to ? Hurth HBW50 is my guess. Like this. 3 transverse bolts.

I admit I did think that the abandoned concrete underground carpark with a burnt out Boat moored outside it and a boarded up building was an unusually romantic location.