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  1. Chris Sheppard
    There's already a 242G, an old grey top 42, a blown up 42 special and a 181SE that's nearly as old as me in the collection. Not to mention all the mid 2000's stuff too. I think the appetite's already been fed That 246 does look quite appealing though
  2. Chris Sheppard
    Wonder if it's a bit like the difference between the 346 and 353 - Pretty much the same saws with different P&C?
  3. Chris Sheppard
    Fill the fuel, fill the oil - every time. The oil tank is designed to pretty much empty at a similar rate to the fuel tank - not filling it up when you refuel is jsut waiting for a disaster at somepoint. Reckon you're chain/bar on leccy one will be fine - if there was no smoke it can't have got that dry!
  4. Chris Sheppard
    That's lovely. know it's a bit rarer but shame it's not an actual 242. Were the 246 as much of a screamer as the 242 or were they toned down a bit?
  5. Chris Sheppard
    There's been ons for 4" grinders for a few years, though they're meant to be really snatchy to use.
  6. Chris Sheppard
    Either I've missed something or that's mega spooky as that's exactly what I bought on the way home tonight
  7. Chris Sheppard
    I didn't read the Ad, just went off the pic (am feeling lazy - been to warm here today) I'm 99% sure they are PRC, but they don't actually look too bad in the flesh for the money. I've heard that the hydraulic components can be a bit fragile but there's no reason they can't be uprgraded as need be. They aren't right big though.
  8. Chris Sheppard
    I'll be getting one berfore too long, we had one on trial and I went straight out an pre-ordered a 550 off the back of the 560. Seems to be a marmite saw (some love them some hate them) but performance was incredible. It really will knock the socks off anything else that size at the moment. It'll be a bit heavier to use than your 353 - I replaced my 353 with a 550 and it's got more go and handles better - it would do anything your 353 or 254 does but better!
  9. Chris Sheppard
    That looks very much like a timber dragon to me - used to be brought over by Atkinson Vos. Whilst it has brakes, does it have suspension? Also be interesting to see what the nose weight is when empty
  10. Chris Sheppard
    At the risk of looking daft, for .325 do I want 3/16ths? I always jsut ask for a box of .325, 3/8th etc files
  11. Chris Sheppard
    Nearly everything under 15", otherwise it's oversize and would probably get separated out if there was enough (or a slightly lower price). Regarding the small stuff, how longs a piece of string? Every tree is going to have small bits on and it all needs cutting - ultimately the more wood left behind in the wood, the higher the price is going to be as you need to fell more trees to get the same weight. We had one guy say he wanted all his wood between 12" and 6" diameter - told him yep no prob but it'll cost more and he couldn't understand why! All those buying it in that are quick to complain want to spend some time the other side of the fence and then they'll learn
  12. Chris Sheppard
    If you had plenty to go at, try Jon at Fencing, Wood Chip, Mulching, East Yorkshire They work all round the UK so might be able to tie it in with something else.
  13. Chris Sheppard
    That was pretty much my thinking too. It wasn't very slick and I cringed a few times but on the whole it looked like it was coming down fairly qucik and without drama. If anything the guy on the ground looked like he might have been trying to play for the camera a bit.
  14. Chris Sheppard
    For a first ground saw, based on only having one saw and therefore needing it to be pretty bombproof too, I'd have a look at something like a 365. It's heavier than anything else mentioned but it's not particularly lively and will if need be pull a biggish bar for an odd occasion. I'd shove a 15" on it for most stuff and have an 18/20" sat there for when needed. You can always upgrade later and the 365 would make a good all rounder spare saw (you can never have too many saws!) I'd have thought a 50cc saw would soon get tiresome unless you're only on smaller garden trees, and you can still cut small stuff with a bigger saw. 550/560 are great though
  15. Chris Sheppard
    Think it might still be on AC price website with the skidder.
  16. Chris Sheppard
    Round us it's mid £40's for decent processor grade @ roadside Even with the warm winter last year we can't fell it fast enough to keep up with the demand (@ Roadside, not logs)
  17. Chris Sheppard
    Even with the vat that one was still around half of what it would have been new and can't have been more than two years old as the first WP36 was brought across for the last APF (and I left shortly after).
  18. Chris Sheppard
    Stan's old Patruuna one might still be for sale. That was set up for a rockinger hitch and went behind his little mog nicely.
  19. Chris Sheppard
    Any second hand processor is going to be good money, especially this time of year. There was a bargain Farmi trailed one went on ebay a week or so back but it was stil £5k plus vat.
  20. Chris Sheppard
    I got a bowl adze made by a member on here (Cracker) out of an old damaged hammer head I gathered up out of Grandad's garage when we cleared it. Felt quite good to be able to put something like that t good use rather than hoying it out. Not had chance to give t a proper whirl yet but it has a good edge and was a good price
  21. Chris Sheppard

    560 xp

    Chris Sheppard replied to Hodge's topic in General chat

    Come on, where's the vid
  22. Chris Sheppard
    Our local Ag merchants sells it off the shelf, no questions asked (or did fairly recently), but only in 25l drums.
  23. Chris Sheppard
    Last CBT I did was when I was 16, so 14 years ago now - until recently I'd not even sat on bike but knew if i didn't crack on now I never would. I could do DA but don't know if I'm ready for it. Fancying either an XR250 or a DR350 for a couple of years and then maybe something like a DR650. Using a local guy who handily lives about 100m from my house On topic though - nowt interesting here, eating crisps, drinking beer and watching telly (with a bit of arbtalk thrown in for good measure)
  24. Chris Sheppard
    Agreed, the Makita 4 stroke one isn't bad and is pretty cheap. We just put 2 stroke through it and it runs fine. Just sound odd when you're used to hearing two strokes. Current one is getting on for two years old now I think and as far as I can remember has never been touched with a spanner.
  25. Chris Sheppard
    Good Luck Ed Got my CBT next Sat. Hoping to get A2 in this year before it all changes.

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