Chris Sheppard
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Bear with me - have a feeling my gs/dr 125 manual covers the GZ too EDIT: Cyl head cover bolts 7ft/lb head nut 8mm - 19.5 ft/lb head nut 6mm - 7 ft/lb barrel retaining nuts 6mm - 7 ft/lb Timing marks, one on flywheel under threaded plug next to barrel and the cam timing marks are on the end of the cam - a thin line, put it in line with the top of the casting the cam sits in and have the sprocket locating pin to the top (hope that makes sense).
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I've a pair of 2005's that have/had the auto decomp - one came to me with a split in the pipe and the other will get blanked off as soon as I get round to it (the bits have only been sat there a year or more.....)
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Does it have a manual decompressor or one of the auto ones?
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Good call 550 on a 13" is about closest I've found to that though At least three of those points aren't exactly saw specific though and could have happened with any saw.
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Helped out at something kinda similar a few years ago and they'd set it up in such a way to show the whole process from a standing tree into an end product of some sort. This event was for mainly inner city schools and many of the kids had never made the link between trees and what's made from them (cutting some thin boards on the mill, one yelled out something like "look - they're making laminate flooring" ) Main thing is to keep it simple and interesting - make some noise and mess and you're half way there
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Handling and power wise, there's no comparison between the 346 and the 550, the 550 is in a different league. I've had my 550 for 2 and a bit years now and so far it's been faultless, though it's not a saw I use every day. As good to use as the autotune saws are, I'm not entirely sure they're going to have the longevity of the older saws though - a bit like modern cars.
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No pics, but the Dad of a mate of mine made one out of an old domestic LPG tank. He cut a flap on one side for loading, fitted a chimney at one end, but most importantly, fitted a small electric fan onto a duct at the opposite end. It would burn without the fan, but very smokily - flick the fan on and very quickly it would burn almost smokeless and shortly after the whole thing would be glowing! Meant it all burnt down a lot quicker too. Reckon using a blower instead would do the same job. For emptying, he just used to tip it over with the forklift.
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Can't disagree - it was a bit of a revelation when that one arrived, but the old transit was more comfier (but loud) - like driving a big, yellow (and rusty) sofa Only real negative I remember with the Iveco's were that they were really harsh ride when empty.
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I'm going with Alder too.
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One place I worked, the guy in charge would hook them on the buttplate every single time, without fail and made us do that too. One site we worked had a ditch to cross and meant the tractor (2wd) would get stuck every snig and trying to wrestle the chains out of the slots was a right pig to do, as well as time consuming. He was off site one afternoon and couldn't beleive how much we got out while he was away.......
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It took til Sunday night for me to finally get round to making the mahoosive 15 minute trip to Mum and Dad's to pick it up Run about 20 litres or so through it now and I just can't put it down - it really is that good Buzzsurgeon ran a tank through it yesterday and I didn't think I was going to get it back
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Funny you should say that - fitted a fresh loop of 3/8 LPX on Monday and one cutter the file just would not touch, no way no how, and a few of the others took a bit of work but were fine. I'd never encounterd it before now - plan was if I couldn't get it to file was just dremel the cutter right off and be done with it, but finally managed to break through the chrome today Have tried a bit of all sorts - used to run nothing but Oregon and nevr had a problem with them, but have run a few stihl chains in 3/8 in the woods and really like it as it's agressive right out of the box. Don't mind the Husky chain either - looks like oregon but stamped husky. Have run a few 325 carlton and windsor chains and really don't mind them, especially for the price they are. Carlton chains always seemed to stretch quick and needed a lot of the raker removing to make it cut well - Windsor similar but not quite so bad.
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That's what I keep trying to tell another member on here Pete and he's having none of it (you know who you are ) Forgot to say before - the scary thing was that mine was a "good" one on the road too, as the axle swivel pivots were all recently done before I got it. If they're a bit worn they're even worse
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My old 1164 had a sticker in the cab that looked original giving sppeds at certain rvs in each gear and I think it said something similar - maybe just over 20, but I don't for a minute think anyone would have been brave enough to do that down the road in mine - it used to get a bounce on and take up most of the road fairly well before getting flat out in top.
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Finally got round to letting the Spudderised 372 rip today and within seconds was wishing I'd got my arse in gear months earlier Not that the 372 was ever a slug, but I found that i used it more or bigger softwood with a shorter bar and big sprocket and that it was always bit lacking for bigger hardwood thinnings, usually meaning dropping back to a 7 tooth rim. Spent today in some big toed, late Ash and Sycamore thinnings and it really was a joy to use, running full chisel on an 18" bar with an 8 tooth rim and just burying it bar length and it just pulled and pulled and pulled I'd go as far as saying it felt not far off as fast in the cut as the stock 066 running 18" bar that was on site too. Thanks Steve, can see the 357 making it's way south before too long too
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still working out how arbtrader works 288 - is that the girly one with the decompressor? Does look a nice saw
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I've a 181se on arbtrader that got treated to a NOS genuine pot and piston not that long ago. Predecessor to the 281/288
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Flexibility.
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Hopefully one of the more tecchy ones will be along shortly for you but in the meantime, with the front of the piston looking clean and unscored, the compression feeling same as when it did before it conked, it coughing when first pulled (pointing to at least some fuel getting through), and a new plug not solving it, I'd be heading towards the ignition coil next and checking the gap is fairly tight and that it's not moving about on it's screws, and there's no visible dmage to the HT lead.
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Dunno, I can't see any real reason for wanting it to hold onto the hinge for long once it's on it's way over, especially when knocking big racks out in the woods. I read the comments under the photo too - I might be miles off the mark but it read to me as though the guy hadn't been doing it very long.
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It might be that the two things are completely unrelated, but just happened to have manifested at the same time. Out of curiosity have you tried a fresh spark plug?
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Chances are you'll be able to buy a cheap dremel copy for less than the covers would cost and then you've still got a dremel for other jobs after pretty sure I've seen them in our local Wilko or similar for about a tenner.
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need a new groundsaw again, 560xp letting me down :-/
Chris Sheppard replied to jnoon's topic in Chainsaws
We never ran a standard 560 and standard 372 back to back, but did use them both on the same site doing the same stuff and I think the 372 (old type) still just had the edge when buried into the back cut, but probably only just. It would be interesting to see how Stubby's 560 would compare though Just waiting on going and picking up my recently spudded 372 -
I'd be surprised if the size of the bar was the problem as my 372's spent pretty much it's whole life running 15" and 8 tooth rim (so the chain was running even faster) and it's not caused any problems. Can't really help on the other bits though sorry.
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Mini charcoal retort - Mk2
Chris Sheppard replied to Chris Sheppard's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Holy thread revival Batman I'm OK for the mo thanks, I've not had chance to have another go for a year or so - though do want to have another go eventually.
