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I'm still running that 461, what you're describing doesn't sound like yours is really running right. Maybe it hasn't done enough work to really wake up, but start with basics - air filter needs cleaning quite often, clean drum/clutch area. Maybe you've had oil leak around the pump so clutch slipping? Last thing would be carb but could need a tune. The 572 came out later but shouldn't embarrass a 461

These are new classic landrovers , as a limited run, that look similar to the sv 90 realised in the early 90s , from the factory. Not some cheq built freelander crap . If i had the money then id order one

Decent hard working parents are struggling enough to pay their way in the current situation. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to have one parent at home constantly as in times gone by. Uni is not for everyone, vocational skills training is sadly lacking as are apprenticeships with the level of deindustrialising ( due in no small part to our astronomical energy costs) we see in the UK. I’ve told the facts of what happened with the change in demographics and make up of the teams post Brexit to the firm whom mobs up and does the welding etc for us on vessels. Pre Brexit zero apprentices post Brexit numerous. Primary reason was a lack of cheap agency Eastern European labour. But that’s me being racist apparently.

I hired a 13/75, to be fair it was blunt but straight poplar not too bad to chip, Scots pine absolute pain. Getting everything down the square chute a real pain. My current chipper is M500, which has 20" blade width so you can get quite big Y pieces in especially with a bit of bend. I'd go drum for sure.

I have a green mech quad trac 160 that the feed roller stopped working,so I changed the solenoid,still nothing, swapped the plugs and will work off the out plug, I’m not getting 12v to the plug , any idea what to check next ?.

Everybody needs love. Here is some love for Valentine's day: My courses are discounted today and for the next few days: Urban Tree Planting & Establishment for Healthy Trees. Tree Risk Inspection Basics: Assessing for health and safety. They have been made to inspire and to enable people practically but to improve them I need your constructive feedback and ratings.

I rate my Jo-Beau M300 highly. Not my main chipper, but as said by many great fro rear garden access problems. The feed aperture is wide and is easy to get awkward curved stuff through. Takes a little while to learn what it will take, and how to hold it back when the blades are newly sharp and "greedy". Build quality is excellent, and Honda engine. Worth paying the extra for rotating discharge spout.

In principle I totally agree. What they teach at school is such a small aspect of what could be taught. And yes of course parents could work together to educate kids. As long as kids get good English and good numeracy they could then study a million things that will never lead to a GCSE. Of course if they do ever want to do a degree they will need to work towards that at some point. Of course A levels are not the only thing that count towards Uni. My youngest got his first batch of UCAS points when he was eleven due to his guitar playing. Mind you I doubt I will encourage my youngest to go to Uni. Apprenticeship yes, Uni maybe not.

It’s whatever you want it to be. The important bit is you’d not be abandoning your children to be indoctrinated in useless shit and harmful shit by government čunts.

Wouldn't that be just 'school' then with different teachers..... However point to note, get them all home schooled, take control to teach them what you want and with the values you want - there is no minimum criteria of what to teach, no minimum standards so long as they are getting 'an education'*... and once a week get them all together in a church hall or something to socialise and do group work * If you think it would be in their interests 'an education' could be business management such as learning how to do a small business admin side of things (yours....), practical skills such as mechanical skills (saw maintenance...), add in some English (or Welsh) and maths exams, and some practical skills (ground work, tree climbing...).. it is an education

Tip on gravel part of drive if vehicle on it knock ring door bell

I was going to say similar but phrase it "have you ever been in a room full of teenagers for a day, would drive me mad"

Please tip whatever you have underneath the old ashtree by the gate on the left when you come in. We don’t want to block the gate, so if possible dump it as close to the apple orchard as possible without damaging the apple trees.

Didn’t realise 441 and 461 were any more or less square. I was between a 461 and a 500i. Got the 500i. Occasionally worry I’ll one day not be able to repair it like a 461 but to be honest I’ve had my money out of it now anyway and it’s been broadly fine.

Nobody sane IMHO would pay £250k for a 16 year old (minimum) preowned Defender that cost 1/10th of that amount new. The fact that they can make these and be oversubscribed tells me that all is not well with the human race.

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Shouldn’t those basics be a given with good parenting. Id much rather my kids were taught the core subjects and or additional practical skills that will help in life. Not the absolute shite that that the SNP and sexual deviants like SP/TA condone and actively promote up here in Scotland ie a male double rapist can identify as a woman and that’s ok, put him in a female prison 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ffs it’s just sheer lunacy. All the while as an example of what happens when the lunacy is allowed Scotlands education system is sliding down the rankings big time under SNP stewardship.

Ah right I see. Mmmmm Not sure I could cope with my own boy all day, never mind his mates as well... Actually it might not be so bad, they would egg each other on.

Both the 461 and 441 were pro saws. Attached is a screenshot from a thread in 2020. A lot of fans of the 461 including Steve Bullman on that thread. The comment below from spuddog0507 sums it up for me. After swinging my 441 around, and then having a go on a MS 462 or 500i you realise what a heavy lump it is in comparison. Add on the extra power of the 500i and it shows how much saws have moved on.

The 461 is a proper saw. The owner is a farmer. That’s the gag. Never saw the point of the 441. It’s basically the same as a 461.

You are utterly shameless SP/TA, read the room lad.

I bet it's carb - if you have had period where you've left mix in for months at a time and not used it. My 441 I always tip the fuel out with it still running then rev till it stops. If it's a saw you use each month without fail, shouldnt matter. Farmer or no, my 441 is good for ringing up 2ft diameter stuff, revs so high I wonder how they do it. Pro forestry saw is how I like to think of mine - boosts my self esteem more than thinking I own a 'farmer's saw'

572 is a pretty sweet saw. But I was always under the impression the 461 was a bit of a legend. You reckon the poor starting and the underwhelming performance are indicative of an issue?

Farmer’s saw doesn’t run well. I’ll have to pick myself up off the floor before I can offer any advice.

I have a 461 from new, always takes about 6-10 pulls to get it to fire initially, my friend has one the same. Out on a job the other day and my friend hit a nail, when slabbing down a stem, with his 572xp so I passed up my ms461 with a brand new 25inch bar and chain. He was not very complimentary about it. It does take some feathering to so it doesn't bog down, we were in some Conny so not exactly oak or elm. Anyone had a similar experience or is it just that the husky is a much better saw of that class?