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Have you given it a little spray though? I find that absolutely squeaky clean doesn't work well, makes the motion sticky.

I'd buy a GreenMech!

I wouldn't blame either of these, rather a combination of cutting back too far in the past and branches being shaded by the tree that was removed. What is dead, is dead. Conifer like that has no buds on old wood, it won't sprout back from the bottom so they will always grow like lollipops. I'd take them out, surprised whoever took the other tree out didn't recommend it. As above laurels not a bad shout, otherwise Thuja, maybe yew. There's no magic, fast growing to cover the windows sooner means more work maintaining in future.

If you can find a TW 150 that's been looked after would be my choice, but if need machine to move around easy would go for 125 but needs to have braked chassis, not fun being dragged down a slope by one. Everything is so easy to maintain and blade change is quick. The major question is how much tree work do you do and how much are you going to do in years to come, then buy best and biggest you can.

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That would be my choice for a small tow behind , would not go back to Timberwolf… I dragged out our old tw 150 the other week that we kept as a back up , we have owned since new in 2002… would let it go for £2800 very tough paint wise but had a new chassis in 2016, no stress works but clocks stopped , it had 1200 hours on before I leant it to an ex employer to get on his feet for a year with his new business … clock came back broken but I doubt he put more than 400hrs on it and it had just had a full rebuild before it went by one of the best TW mechanics in the north east .. saying that I would say 150’s need new bearings every 400-600 hrs.

doing well, considering its been so dry

Fubar'd, well at least that is a definitive position. Thanks guys. I do want to cover that window (it's a commercial premise) so I guess I can buy something and let it grow. I'll have a look at these laurels you mentioned 👍🏽

Probably in part by me. How are you getting on with the switching?

I believe the technical term for those pictured is "fubar"

Six months. I was advised on here not to buy it, and I can fully understand why. However, I got two spare batteries free under the BOGOF scheme, which means that with five, the run time can be reasonable. The saw? Numbest piece of kit I have ever picked up. I can understand why one chap said he had one sitting near the chipper, and nobody ever used it! It does however have two saving graces. When using it in the yard at home for firewood, I'm often on my own, and I now don't have a cable to trip over. Secondly, it has in my very humble opinion, comparable power to a petrol. It is serving my purposes well, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone. The funniest part of the handbook is where it recommends using the lowest power setting for light pruning. I'd pick up either a bow saw or my 36v Makita before I attempted to prune anything with the 300. Now here we may disagree. I love .325 on my 261, and think it turns the saw into an absolute animal. Others may disagree.

How is that you get to leave chip onsite, is it working commercial jobs in woodlands/railways etc? Can't imagine domestic customer would take it much?

Looking at taking a jump into Arb/Forestry work. I’ve been out the Royal Engineers for 3.5 years now and work in manufacturing. I'm looking at someone taking a punt on me to train me up and take me on. I understand this is a risk and a hefty investment. But I thought I’d try anyway. If you know anyone in the County Durham area willing to take me on or you are that person wanting to take someone on then please let me know. Thanks

Leylandii are a law unto themselves. They can turn their toes up on a whim, or return to greenery over a long, long period. I agree with you about those ones, I wouldn't rate their chances, and even if they did recover , they're not particularly impressive things anyway. I can think of a lot better replacements, Laurel would work if you just wanted evergreen cover that can be controlled.

Well, given it a bloody good clean, and I think it's mechanical. Weird, as never had an issue with Ali crabs

How long have you had the 300 and how do you like it?

Personally, I would set up a Paypal account. I use Paypal regularly to buy and sell things. I would be reticient to use it as a soul source of payment, but it has its moments. Just add on any merchant fees to your fee.

I for some reason had it in my head that the 400 came on 325 as standard. I appear to be wrong. Good. .325 is annoying. Always grated that my 261 was on it. Glad to see you're living life on your terms.

I've had someone pay me through PayPal, and the money was done through there wallet version...it pissed me off as id invoiced him and id not known what what he paid me ... thankfully his fkd off back to London now

Fairly sure it's the standard 3/8. Its little sister, the amazing 261 is running on 3/8, as is my MSA 300. I know there's a trend to fit smaller gauge chains, usually on the smaller saws.

.325 or 3/8?

Hush now, he is only knarky that this government has gone behind the Brexiteers backs and actually talked nice to the EU, and the French

On the rare occasion I was forced into railway stuff cos I had no other work, the ability to roll a decent joint was always considered a desirable skill. I know guys who do it, I know they wouldn’t be doing it for the minimum wage that’s for sure.