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@kimtree I'm probably off the mark here but when the blades of my Jo Beau are worn down to the max the heads of the blade retaining bolts rattle against the anvil. Could your mate's issue be end of life blades rather than the blades themselves hitting something?

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Willow's usually nice easy chipping, too. Not like you fed it yew or something with a bit of bite.

Looks like you could unscrew the nipple from the top of that and put it back in. Get the old bit out first with a file tang/old screwdriver/stud extractor/torx bit/whatever is lying around, obviously. I didn't know these tubes were a thing, guess the one on mine was long gone before the machine got to me.

My narrow gauge bars are only up to 10" long so not been fragile particularly, more likely a problem as they get longer I guess. Sharpening is fine and not really depending on gauge, that's more a problem with the smaller 1/4 pitch. Only other thing to keep an eye on is that both 3/8 and 3/8 LP exist (low profile). It's most likely that both 1.1 and 1.3 chains you have are actually 3/8LP as on smaller saws, and if you stick with manufacturer parts it'll be fine. If you start buying chain on eBay for example it's possible to be caught out though, as you can buy 3/8 chain in 1.3 (0.050) . More popular in the US though, the vast majority of 3/8 1.3 in Europe is going to be LP. Each manufacturer has their own way of describing, so Oregon LP is type 90 or 91, Stihl is Picco etc.

Had a ms462 nicked from a site in South Herts less than a year old serial number 196432288 in case anyone gets offered it.

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Storm !

Morning all . Hard frost this morning . Hope you all have a pleasant day . 🙂

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Ah not all cars had seatbelts, tho most will have been retrofitted if they are still on the road, except vintage cars.. Where as near enough every car has a 5v1 threaded schrader valve, except some fancy airless run flat tyres.

this morning there was at least 7 British boats picking them up in the middle of the channel and about 5 French boats escorting them out of there waters

Its so much worser than enough. There is only 240 wanks left until Christmas and now this!

Sycamore Gap and now this. Enough's enough.

Wankers. Men arrested after Shotton Colliery Christmas tree cut down in Durham WWW.BBC.CO.UK Police say they are in the process of charging a man with criminal damage after the tree was felled.

Not sure of any Heacksler or Scarpur dealers in Manchester/NW, so no experience, sorry. But -we did have a Christmas cracker of an 'educational day' using a Forest master Professional 14hp chipper this week. Read on.. My Review/comments are moderated (for legal reasons!).. and based on a couple of decades of owning/using 4-8'' chippers for our work. We had also previously repaired and used a customer's (new) Forest master 6 hp chipper, which was ok-ish (considering it's size and for 'home use'). So after some consideration, we bought a 14hp direct drive 'Professional' unit (with less than 5 hours use), for one VERY awkward-access back garden job. My plan was to make/fabricate some obvious improvements to the input and output shutes -something that Forest Master's Tech director wouldn't agree to consider, on a potential new 18hp machine. Once on site, mostly chipping up weeping willow, the machine (almost) lasted for just 4 hours of use. In that time, we noted : A serious LOT of machine vibration -and noise too. We (partially) bent/broke one blade. Multiple engine fixings and lock-nuts rattled off/sheared off. Multiple broken welds on the output Shute -it was unusable and destroyed in the 4 hours work. 3 broken welds on input hopper flange welds -it actually fell apart, preventing any further safe use on our site. So then, short and sweet ! And, in fair defence of this unit: It has a VERY low centre of gravity -so is very stable. Light enough at 120 kg, for 2 men to just get it up and down a big 45° slope. Narrow enough to take through the customer's house doorway. It also chipped up willow at an impressive rate, though I'd be nervous about feeding it much over 3'' diameter, in hindsight. I liked that strangely familiar very shiny orange paintwork.. 🫢 It appears customer reviews of their machines must be invited by Forest Master -so I'm unable to submit one, anyway.. Would I recommend/buy another one: Sadly, er, not really.

An emergency pallet of Peroni under where the chipper lives.

Probably more like a six quid shiraz in a big King James.

I doubt that he has cans of perry stashed in his fridge!

JAG63- I’ve had the same issue- it’s snapped off today. Did you unscrew the tap lock and put a grease nipple directly into it? Cheers

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I was going to ask for a close-up to check that. Knowing about medullary rays is pretty much the most efficient way to look like you know about trees.

The apparent lack of medullary rays ( from the photos ) reinforces my guess that it is Turkey oak ...