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Whats the best bench mounted chain sharpener?
burrell_ replied to kentjames's topic in Maintenance help
portek ultra is a good cheep grinder I got one but still use the file a lot more :lol: -
on call out jobs I ask for full payment with in 14days and if they want to involve the insurance company's then they still have to pay in full by 14 days and get the insurance company to refund them not pay me as they will have my invoice and can send it on if they don't agree to the terms then I do the work that's booked in
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some ash I done yesterday ps I did not cut the side someone else started the job and cut the sides as the only had a ms660 with a 36inch bar and had to cut the sides to mill I have a bigger mill the heart wood was so nice I had to post pics
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the conny looked at it at 4 went home to get straps and climbing gear when I got back it was dark such fun climbing in the dark with 2 5ton straps and 3 1ton straps strapped it form top to bottom hope it holds tonight
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3rd call out just got back form strapping a big conny up in the dark hope it still standing in the morning as I don't fancy clearing it up after its bin through a 30ft long green house
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That's normal for stihl chain oil iv always used it Iv just started buying bio oil from clarks same price and its bio so all good I can't moan about Clarks bio oil
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That really nice mate top job
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Looked fun wish I had time to come over even if it was just to have a look at ur SRT set up when u rec climbing again dan
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Not for sale yet
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Just out of interest are u cutting near roads windows car parks or anything like that if so u want rear discharge Not side if u hit a stone or conkers etc u less change of insurance calms lol We went from a ransomes triple. To a grasshopper 320 and 721 great machines strongly recommend looking at the 700 range u will cut long grass and short and it will make a smart job
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Good saw iv got one Biggest problem is finding spares Husq do still stock some parts for the saw but very little Slap a bit bar on it 36inch I used mine with out no chain brake for a while it won't kick in big wood unless ur being stupid with it My 298 on a 36inch bar will out cut a 076 stihl on a 36inch bar Look it up on YouTube there is about 3 vids of my 298 on there even a milling vid Buy it
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That looks dead sexy to me mate
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:thumbup::thumbup: nice one steve well done
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so what is the strength of the new zig zag anyone no the old one was 15kn witch I think is low when u think most the climbing gear/ Karabiners are rated to 22-25kn
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The only ones u can really get away with it is the old pots that have a cast iron sleeve in them If its light on the scoring Read what's on ur bench forum and look at spudulike posts he posted once in great detail how to clean up a scored pot with out doing any damage So u can re use it I would find the link for u but I'm stuck up a willow waiting for my groundy to clean up lol
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Don't hone the pot it's nickel plated u will only fetch the plating off (done it with a steady flex hon) Post pic of the inside of the pot on here and flick through what's on ur bench forum. It will tell u how to deal with ur problem if ur pot ent scrap
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I had a 026 pot set from them and the first clip I put in broke when I was trying to put it in so I used one of the old clips fine 3-4 tanks of fuel later went to the saw would not start so took it to bits (lucky) other Chineses pin had fell out lol I could not be bothered with the hassel of ringing them They would telling me I broke it its not there problem How do u prove that it's the product not the bloke that put the saw back together Fault I won't buy a Chineses pot again As said before u pay for what u get When u look at a OEM pot u can see alot of difference from a machining point of view is miles better the pistons fit in the pot better to
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true iv had bad service form stilh dealers like overs good part about my dealer is if I want parts form the shop the old store bloke is good he will even email stihl for parts that ent on the parts for sale list we had luck doing this before now cant fault that
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now that's why we should all take are stuff back to a stihl dealer SO THEY CAN SELL U A NEW PRODUCT :sneaky2: rather than fix the one u have i no not all dealers are like this i think a big % are good service again spud was it the nice 032 u had
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if im walking a hedge I use a 200t look how I use the ladders matty i lean into the hedge i can reach about 4ft with out leaving the ladder I do most my hedges like is and just scythe the waste off i find this much easier than walking a hedge there was about 300m of conifer i cut out in 2 days on my own ps its the same place u done that willow for me
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this was done with a 441 and a 25inch bar don't look rough IMO
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felco 7 I use to have felco 2 but like the roll grip on the 7 much better
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im sitting here eating marmite on toast :lol:
