18 stoner
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The comparison is closer than it used to be. If the 576 was up against the older 372 there'd be no question to answer, but the newer 372 (or 365:sneaky2:) is a softer saw. Having heard of a few carb issues on the autotune 576, I think I'd still be swayed to the 372.
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Yep, I wondered. Hence why I bought the TW for little over half the money.
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I think the later ones had option of either Johnny:confused1: Edit, Bob beat me to it! So why aren't you buying a Jenny off Al? He definitely has them. .
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Yeh cheers Ian, turned out to be the starter didn't like being fully engaged for half an hour, due to a sticky ignition switch being left in start position! All sorted now, running like a beast but I still have yet to find any machine that will keep up with the American stuff:001_rolleyes:
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Beaver Plant definitely have them in, you tried them? Failing that, get a TW.
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Do Oregon not make all Husky Bars anyhow?
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Depending on your dealer, you may get that on warranty. It's worth asking. If its out of warranty there are a few mods that can be done. I've not been on many of the American sites recently, but they're the guys who can mod stuff like this. A bit of searching may help you do a more permanent solution as unfortunately a new belly on that thing is likely to break again.
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Interesting. Do you have examples of this to share?
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Darned iPhone!
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Well, been back onto site today, almost 3 growing seasons on from the start of this thread. Yes, the tree is still alive, yes it's caused some conversation on site, but the client is still happy to see the old girl still there. Is this good justification for doing what we did? I'm thinking more so now than back then. For those who are just reading this for the first time, there's a few pages of comments before this, but sure worth the read.
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The bumper has fallen off already!!!
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That only happens in my dreams these days Rich, if I were a young buck like you it would still of been possible😜👍
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I'm a big fan of it, makes very good sense on big bars of any saw really. The theory being there are less cutters so less swarf in the cut so won't big the saw. In turn this keeps chain speed up, therefore isn't much slower cutting than complete chain. I think here the most common skip is semi skip but in parts of the U.S. where bars upto 5, 6 and even 7 feet long are used, the full skip is more common. This chain has only half the amount of cutters per loop that a complete chain has.
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Jon, the 880 has become renown as the beast of the saw world. It's the saw that all who are "in trees" want to tell stories about, it's the saw all the young bucks dream of using and want to brag about using, in the pub, on the Internet and to impress lesser mortals who can't cut the mustard. In reality, it has a limited market, with the exception of milling there are few times in this country that this saw is essential. It's heavy, it's actually quite slow and it's an absolute pig to use. It costs a mortgage to buy and in the real world doesn't get used all that much relatively to cost. So, in short, I'm old, grumpy and knackered so the 660 will do for me nicely thanks😎
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I think you maybe misreading some of the replies here. Some of the guys were talking of skip chain, yet the above reply leads me to think you're not familiar with this chain? As Pete says, a 660 is capable of running a 3 foot bar, but I've found the skip helps dramatically with preventing the saw bogging. As for the comments about 880's, very overrated IMO!
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Don't go by Nene prices Tom. Yours looks spot on. After having a couple built and inspecting one of theirs I know what I'd prefer. I have one that cost almost £5,500 to convert, ALL the bells & whistles, the other more budget at £2500. A guy I know got a Nene one built at one of the prices above but with quality of the other price above. Looks spot on, but I reckon you could still overload that back axle without being updated.
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Agricultural Vehicle Registration - any advantages ?
18 stoner replied to Catweazle's topic in General chat
So what's it say then? -
Silver Birch:party:
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Very much so Eddie. Every time I see a suggestion it seems to come back to the fuelwood bagga. If only I could accept the 400 + vat price tag. I think I need a visit to the steel supplier and get the mig out!
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Just bought a 6x3 meter polytunnel off ebay to store softwood nets
18 stoner replied to kindlett's topic in Firewood forum
As said, just hope you get them dry and sell them before the nets fall apart. Very cheap and efficient way of kilning though. -
No idea about Makita's, sorry. BUT, I'd love to know where your mate got his 660 as I'll be having a few of them?
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Any idea how much that is Paul? Can find plenty of links but no prices on there.
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It does get a bit predictable after about the 157th time Johnny😒 Cheers Mick, I've had a price for the correct tension checking thingy, it's near as damn it £100 with the vat! I've got 5 sets of knives with the machine and all are sharpened flat. Guess a bit of a trial for a few weeks should tell me the answer to that one.
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Couple of bits of info from you TW owners if you can please, as I am a first time owner of titled machine. Is it necessary to use the belt tension gauge when tensioning belts, or is there another accurate way of doing it? Is the concave cutting face of blades essential? Any other wee pointers would be useful if anything comes to mind:thumbup1: Cheers, Pete.
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Not bad. There's a slight slope on the back cut, the hinge is a tad thick on the near side and it appears you needed more than one go to set your face cut. You could of left the ivy on, I'm sure it would of helped maintain direction of fell. All that said, and the fact you never cut any toes off, the tree looks like it went the right way. Well done.
