mikecotterill

I've been asked to quote some work on some conifers, there in a front garden which is about 10' above street level. The thing is the road outside is a busy road that leads into the town centre about half a mile away, it's two lanes wide and it's just after quite a busy set of lights. I'm thinking of parking half on the pavement half on road and put some signs cones out etc. to try and make it look half organised

What do people think? I'm worried about getting ticketed or police troubles. There's no where else to park in reasonable dragging distance and there's double yellows too. Any advice as always much appreciated.

I've just got a quote with arbinsure, which includes 5k of tools of which no single one is over 2k. 5million pli

Quote was for 635 but that was based on 10k turnover, if I did more id have to pay more!

Isn't the 9000i the one with a light in it for showing uts overheating or somethin? Try goodwinch for one, I'm sure there all similar after all it's only a switch

U can buy the point off eBay for 100 quid and I'd thought of just buying a hydraulic motor to drive it, easy

Sorry to bring up another splitter thread but can't find the answer to this. Basically want to know what screw splitters are like compared to ram type ones. I'm gonna be building a splitter soon and it'd be a lot easier and cheaper to build a hydraulic powered screw type. Opinions please. Cheers mike

I got mine from goodwinch the elcheapo 20£ one. Works ok but obviously probably won't last fir years, definately been worth the money tho

How much were they? (the dogs not the sweets!)

So it must be the breather, I'll try and get a new one so I can figure out how to get the old one without damaging, the tank. Cheers

If you get stuck, PM me - just fixed up a stihl 028 for another member, now runs like a train - sheared flywheel key!

Spud

Ok cheers I'll bear it in mind.

If its reving high like that its normally an indication of a lean mixture.As you said previously, fuel starvation. Is your fuel filter gunked up or the line pinched at all?

I've nit checked the filter properly, but would it be improved by taking the fuel cap off?

Ok just had a try and it runs ok with the fuel cap off, so I've blown of the outside of the vent, popped the top of the vent off but cant seem to get the rest out, does it just pop out? It still won't run proper with the fuel cap on and the top part of the vent off. Cheers mike

Just had another look and it's revving to high on half choke too.

Just wondering if anyone can help diagnose this problem. Was using the saw a while back when it stopped, the same as if it had run out of fuel. Filled it and tried to start it again and it will fire on cold start, then it will run on half choke but as soon as I press the trigger it stops, I was thinking fuel filter but after going into a dealer and describing it he reckoned it was the diagrahm, what do people reckon? It seems to me it's fuel starvation somewhere? Cheers mike.

The minimum age for Class1 and class 2 has been lowered from 21 to 18 recently!

If that's true it's ridicullous!

I was trying to think that, it didn't have many hours on it an it's gotta be £30k+ new

Ok so who went? Interests to know what the greenmech went for?

If you mean my other post, sort of, the rest of the tree is coming down. Cheers mike

I may need someone on Saturday to do a job with me. It's near the Trafford centre manchester. It's a bit of a long story but I've hurt my back so if your a climber pm me your day rate and a contact number, but theres a fence directly below and a few caravans about so you need to be ok! OR if your a groundy I may end up having to do the climbing so same goes send me a pm. I'll know more tomos and will get back to people tomos. Cheers mike

Yeah 466 was too much £400 was about my limit for 2nd hand. Oh well back to the drawing board!

Mike you wouldn't know what to do with a saw that size, you are better off sticking with an ms180 mate

Never you mind about me just make sure your on time Saturday!

also this 2004 for £500 looks genuine

 

STIHL chainsaw ms660 on eBay (end time 19-Jan-11 17:24:33 GMT)

Seen that one but it's too far away.

Cheers guys, basically it's a saw that won't get used very much, but when it's needed it'll save killing my 044. I'll see what it goes for I've checked the new prices out so know roughly what to bid. I always said I wouldn't buy another 2nd hand saw too, tho the one I did was a good'un! But it's hard to justify paying double for a new one. £400 saving is a lot.

looking at the following saw on ebay, loks like its ok to me but as theres lots of fakes etc. would like second opinion before i have a bid. also when did the 066 get replaced by the 660? cheers mike

Stihl chainsaw 066 on eBay (end time 17-Jan-11 20:11:25 GMT)

That looks better than the caravan on the wales job...

P.i.k.e.y!

And there was no curry stains on the table!

Doing it is the easy part tie it off back to the tree, clear all non load bearing limbs and brush and reverse the action it fell in is one of many ways. The hard part is covering yourself so you dont get a phone call saying that it was you and not the tree that dented, scratched of damaged in any way the caravans

That's pretty much what I did, the thing was there was nothing directly above to anchor to, so when it was tied off there was the chance it could have swung back towards the tree, dragging itself along the roofs.So I tied off the other end to.

It's a storage place where I keep my trailer.