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Both plugs are looking the same. Both cylinders are working as I pulled off the spark plug covers when it was running. Smoke still absolutely pouring out of the right hand cylinder exhaust. So it's definitely the one cylinder that's the problem. Going to have to take the cylinder head off. Thanks for all the advice.

Usually parts of my car bumper i am picking out of a pheasant carcass

How big are the trees? I see from your other posts you may have quite a bit to process. Which Dewalt? You should also be wearing protective boots and trousers. If the biggest stems are under 14" then a light 35cc saw will be easier work. If they are upto 20" then a 50-60cc saw would work well and do the smaller stuff no issue. If theres a lot of it above 20" you may want two saws, a small 35cc to do the majority of the smaller cutting and a 70cc for the bigger stuff, or just a 70cc.. it will do small stuff but they are thirsty and heavy, you will feel if it using it all day.

I’ll get through a wheelbarrow to a wheelbarrow and a half of wood per day, if we are here all day and it’s cold. Obviously the wood is free, but we have to put the time in splitting and stacking etc. plus the work of cleaning, sweeping, fetching the wood in the house. Probably a reversible heat pump would make more sense, cleaner, can put it on a timer, can cool the house in summer as well as heat it in winter. Do love the heat of a burner though, we’ll keep one till we leave this house in a few years.

Good point! My battery chainsaw just seems to die quite quick wood i have at the minute is around 2-3 ft in diameter chains always sharpe

The BDB is still my favourite. Why not email Gordon for an envelope full of the spare parts that you need? That's what I've always done.

Don't you worry, one of them would go for me so I would give him a good boot, then collect the eggs, theses buggers would come back at you. The only solution I found was the crock pot.

mate of mine returned home one day from delivering a load of wood and found his wife trapped in the shed by a large black cockerel who was exactly as aggressive as the ones you describe, he asked me to deal with it and he was a fine looking fellow,I didn't want to dispatch him, so I went round late at night when he was roosting and bundled him rather noisily into a hessian sack, and left him in the lorry overnight, in the morning I let him out in my yard with some food and water and left him to it, when I came home later he totally ignored me and actively kept out of my way, we became more friendly after a week and he would often follow me around when I loaded wood and get the worms and grubs I disturbed.he never once went for me, I guess he thought he better behave or he might go back in the sack. I think they are a little like dogs, if you don't establish yourself as pack leader,,, they will.

See the thread below yours (as I am looking it is anyway), first chainsaw. Why do you want to go from battery to petrol? What is the issue with the battery saw? What size of wood are you wanting to cut? If the wood is too large, can you split it before you cut cut it? Do you have a budget? Does your existing chain saw have a sharp chain on it? You could get many answers, a few more details will help us to narrow down what saws might be suitable.

Same things here for me Pete. The older trees appear to deal with all a bit better. I am always very clear to the clients about the 'guarantee' that the tree may/may not survive. In most cases though, my clients have enough disposable income to 'have a go' but the results have actually nearly always been positive for the tree. (So far).

We have around 40 hens in house on wheels, move it every couple of days. We have had several cockerels over the last few years, they allways start off really nice then end up turning aggressive towards my wife and children. Can not work out what is going on as others seem to keep civilised cocks

The Rooster looks good. Barring ferrets/mink he looks like he'll do a good job of keeping everything else in order. Good on you

Hi im not a chainsaw expert i have very little knowledge i have been given alot of cut down trees that i wish to cut up into small sizes for logs to heat the home, this year i have just been useing a battery powered dewalt chainsaw but feel i need to get a petrol one with the size of the wood i have now what chainsaw can anyone recommend its not for everyday use just at home many thanks

yep had one of those rocket launchers, way overkill. The big rocket would drift off course with the slightest breeze, whilst the solid metal one would literally kill someone! Very loud too, you'd definetly want your ear defenders on or you'd get ringing ears. There was the option of adjusting the power by using one of 3 different sized pellets....but also you could reduce the distance you fire by how far you push the rocket down on the launcher. Never used it enough to really get a good feel of it. it was a £200 gimicky impulse buy.

Have you looked at the plugs after the machine stops? Wet or oily plug on one cylinder may lead to a fault one cylinder. Blue smoke is usually oil and white is excessive fuel. It could be one cylinder not firing after a minutes running so dodgy coil....does it have two coils, is the coil to magneto gap nice and close as a large gap may make the coil only work when stone cold....seen this before on chainsaws.

What are you goung to be using it for? DIY around your garden and allotment or clear felling Old Growth?

If you don't know too much about saws and the things some less scrupulous sellers may do to sell them then purchase new. The sort of things I am talking about is using cheap non OEM parts such as carbs, coils and cylinders so they can turn a profit. If you are purchasing from a known contact you trust, perhaps a larger arb company that replace kit every two years then you may get yourself a decent deal. Assuming you are after a single ground saw that can cut the mustard then the 550xp MK2 or MS261 mtronic are both decent saws and have both been around a long time.

Let's see a photo of the Chiappa then? I quite fancy one. Have you looked at the Zulus 2-12x? Looks like a lot of scope for the money

I brought the above when i was young then up graded, thats my personal experiance, If someone wants an easy lightweight, basic , stands upto abuse ,would pass basic training then go for it, Bloke/woman/person 1st saw thats all. Things like certain small stihls have never been "quick" husqvarna yes but not stihl . Husqvarna are ok echo are ok. But nothing to write home about . If times precious why bother cutting your own wood? I find echo neither quick nor slow , husqvarna scream and stihl are just grunt.

I guess you can. https://makerworld.com/en/makerlab/makeMyStatue/

Apta launcher was good , probably the best out of most the alternatives, as long as you had a good pump. my throwing was not great , just practice for 15 mins once a week and it will improve massively over a month or so. big shots are ok , with out sounding like a wet wipe the forces of what you need to propel 12-14oz bags up a tree are potentially lethal , didn’t some one die a year or so back when a pole collapsed or elastic broke ??? , I would just buy the stine one and save yourself the time and have some piece of mind.

Poor little fellers.

hardwood only, such as: Oak Ash Beech Sycamore Birch Apple Cherry What I can take: Rounds up to 10 inches long (25 cm) Unsplit logs / rings 10 inches long (25 cm) Branches at least 3–4 inches thick, 10 inches long (25 cm) Green/unseasoned wood (ideal) Mixed sizes welcome

My aim is great, power great, timing shite, and you need all three for throw bags. I could likely get better if I spent days practising and was using it often, but once a month with an often difficult throw, no chance. I'm thinking I will make up a big shot or air cannon instead.

My mate offered to take them. The bloke declined. Then released them fifty feet from my mate’s chicken run. Distinctly un-neighbourly.