Lidl 53cc saw

[Stubby]

23 hours ago, kram said:

Unknown causes easy to narrow down. Likely carb related. Same could happen to any saw if you leave stale fuel on it ?

 

My slightly less cheap McCulloch, also from Lidl, has a carb issue preventing the primer from sucking fuel through.. sucking air from the carb. It doesnt have enough power to really be worth the time reassembling. I will eventually.

Yea but I thought with these B+Q/Home base stuff you just take it back just before the warranty  date and they give you another one if its working or not ?

Edited October 17, 2024 by Stubby

[AHPP]

Abuse of statutory consumer rights aside, all this disposable shit does is waste your money and condemn some black kid off an Oxfam advert to wade around a nickel mine for another season.

[pleasant]

Landfill.....

[Stere]

 

 

[kram]

This saw is still running very well. Had very good compression when I checked, always starts easily 

 

Last week we didnt have a chipper and a load of connifer had to be rashed up small the fit the van, 

Yesterday a fair amount of use chopping this stump. Slived the rounds with the g372 and noodled into manageable lumps with this.

 

 £20 more than my one.

Edited April 29 by kram

[kram]

Chain adjuster is shite. The bevel gear of the side adjuster is only held by the thin wear plate.

 

I may repair it myself. However I think its the same or shares parts with every other generic chinese ground saw, so should be easy to find another.

[Mick Dempsey]

It’s not all about money.

Part of the pleasure of this job is using quality equipment made by engineers with the pro in mind.

I love using my saws, chippers, loaders whatever, because I can feel the effort that’s been made by these guys to make these things work well.

 

I couldn’t put a pile of junk like that on my truck.

One day you’ll understand.

 

 

[AHPP]

What Mick said. I’ve just had the most boring, peaceful and happy day of tree work you can imagine. I did everything right with great kit and looked really professional and handsome all day. 

Edited June 25 by AHPP

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s not all about money.

Part of the pleasure of this job is using quality equipment made by engineers with the pro in mind.

I love using my saws, chippers, loaders whatever, because I can feel the effort that’s been made by these guys to make these things work well.

 

I couldn’t put a pile of junk like that on my truck.

One day you’ll understand.

 

 

 

Les’s laughing reaction speaks volumes. I bet his chisels have overmoulded rubbed handles and he buys new ones when they’re blunt.

[Mick Dempsey]

Not sure if Les is just laughing at my refusal to have it on the truck.