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Okay I had changed all the hoses for tight fitting ones and fired it up but it died of fuel starvation. I didn't get more done as a small medical mishap set me back for a while plus I was disinclined to do much other than loaf around as summer went past. Getting back into the swing I tested the carburetor and the inlet needle held pressure. When the purge bulb was used it mostly pulled air. I think this is another case of the main jet check valve failing, either by previous use of compressed air or a needle being poked through it. This strimmer is worthless, and I deprecate their use anyway, it's only a challenge to me. Back in the day my saws had no purge bulbs, small hedgecutters and strimmers did, and AFAIK no check valves. I wondered were check valves used before bulbs so I chacked a carb from a 254 and they were. Now back in my thread about the walbro carb in an einhell https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/133943-walbro-carb-problem/page/8/#findComment-2030690 @bmp01 said he deleted purge systems successfully. Is it possible to also delete/block the main jet check valve so it is only fed from the H screw?? I can see the two idles jet holes in the throttle body would need blocking.

are you.... refusing to divulge your personal information there? Not wanting to tell us where you served, what tours you did, years you were in certain countries, which native you shot at and so on? Of all the people on here, and in the interests of your credibility I thought you would be popping that all on an arb forum for the world to know all your background... much like the information you demand from others... go on, fess up. Lesson over for today in internet personal security. Now back to the arb work you have been doing this week, pop up a photo Johnson D'Senior Dating.

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I'd just thought that we can't be the only ones with the batteries getting a bit weak over time and that someone else might have had a go by now. and might share what they'd found. Just doesn't sit right with me that they are deemed to be destined for the bin after a relatively short time.

PM'd you.

Obviously if you saw the log with a bandsaw and box the heart in you'll end up with three slabs that are quarter sawn and then some rift sawn either side of this then the upper and lower slabs will be plain sawn. If you're getting a lot of oak passing through this is by far the best option timewise.

not sure about the heads, but it had a single inch and a 1/16th amal instead of the usual 7/8", and yes it was Golden and I had a go on it, the brakes were feckin' crap, far too small and ineffective for the performance. as it happens I have a new amal inch and 1/16th carb in the shed, never been on a bike, 300 odd quid now.

Goat Willow / Grey Willow ? Goat/Grey hybrid ?

And giant octopus 🙂

Was it a twin carb " Goldie " with the higher comp heads ?

Different kind of spikes... I've been doing some hedging today, next to an oak, wearing my hedging trainers, they are great for being up a ladder. Every time I stood on an acorn in just the right place, one of these sods was poking through then retracting back into the foam. Three attempts to clean inside before I suspected something in the foam. Pulled about 20 from the right shoe and 3 from the left !

@Steven P@Youngstu This is not rocket science guys. You’ve both been asked a simple question. Stop the diversion BS and let’s have the evidence. You both jumped in on a post not directed at either of you, you both made incorrect assumptions and then posted it as though it were fact. Now the pair of you are struggling big time to provide the evidence because there isn’t any. Prove me wrong

"Never a giant octopus around when ya feckin' need one"

Afternoon, We're looking for a climber to fill in a few days here and there. We have a team of 8-10 climbers/groundies, but one of our lead climbers is off travelling for 6 months. We're based in Acton, so not far from Hounslow. What kind of day rate are you looking for? In terms of tickets, do you have your rigging (CS41)? Look forward to hearing from you. Regards, John Barker Operations Manager Treecare Ltd.

What the old saying about buying quality footwear and beds? ‘If you’re not in one you’re in the other’ Ditto for spikes.

Looks like you're gonna get a good amount of nice timber out of those logs. When I've quarter sawn large logs I've found a different pattern to be more efficient. I'm not sure it results in more true quarter sawn boards but it's certainly quicker and less hassle for me. I've done a quick sketch but only have a small scrap of paper and a pencil on me so hopefully you can see it. Cuts 1 and 2 depends on the extent of the pith and any check, and a multiple of target board thickness. Then cuts 3 and 4 box out the heart and can either form a post or make firewood. In each "semi circle" shaped can't I tend to cut a rift cut post from each corner and then boards which are pretty well quarter sawn. The boards cut from the remainder two sections are also good quarter sawn. A few of the boards will end up quarter sawn towards the pith and rift sawn towards the bark side. Speaking in terms of how a woodworker would look at the boards, not a true quarter sawn process. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the boards you end up with.

Seems no one is clever enough...

I have titanium Buckinghams with the off set uppers. The titanium is erralavant, they are heavy relative to new carbon ones. The angle of the spike though is far superior to the distel type as they point forwards aswell as downwards. But leather foot straps.. no bother to me. I have some guchi distel ones for a bit with webbing straps, the straps did seem better. But not the overall spikes.

It looks like goat willow to me

OK you first then, on your overseas tours, what camps were you in, when did you serve there? (Please DO NOT answer question, your usual BS is sufficient - however I am sure in many of the countries you visited will have people interested to know that JohnsonD, living in Scotland (probs not hard to work out where exactly from your previous obsessions either) was there shooting at them... perhaps make it relevant to your situation is the only way to make you understand online security?)

I asked for nothing more than what ships he sailed on. i answered his question when he asked why nothing more or less, I never said my mate might have been on the same boat at all. . At no point did I ever ask for any personal information. Unless you can provide evidence to the contrary. So as I said either one of you show me where I asked for any personal information, I’ll leave the useful to terrorist bit out as it’s just laughable. Never mind SP and his reluctance to disclose his employment status I’m talking about right here and now.

As Steven said, look back at your posts and his responses. It was blatantly obvious from an outside perspective that he didn't want to give you information that would identify himself to you, but if your colleague was in the same crew he could have done, so he was trying to appease your apparent need for proof that he was in the services without going further. Maybe your level of persistence and inability to read between the lines is the problem.

I recall racing one belonging to a mate, his was the "super sports" version, as I had a Tribsa with a tiger 110 motor I thought it would be a walkover, I got quite the surprise when he took off from the line, and seemed quicker than I anticipated, he kept with me to just over 80 and then I left him behind in the distance. the ariel was bog standard, they did have a bit of a following back then, but most had c15,s ss80,s, tiger cubs,royal enfields, ajs/matchless, even a few francis barnets. I saw a few tuned versions later and they were even quicker. IIRC they were good in the twisties, the low center of gravity helped no doubt.

I’ll ask again show me where I asked BQ for any personal information. Here we go again down the well worn diversion won’t answer a question road. Keep it on topic in relation to the post you quoted. Either you or the other individual back up what you posted 🤷‍♂️it’s very very simple.