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  1. Ty Korrigan
    A rake, a lovely wide plastic rake with a varnished wood handle. I really wanted a 7.5t Isuzu tipper but Mrs Lee vetoed that as she wants a house instead.
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    Ah nuts, I found the source of the carb problem. Dust infiltration. The new air filter isn't seated tight enough.
  3. Ty Korrigan
    Is it worth getting a compression test before dismantling it?
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    No idea as to the cause, I just change the oil and air filter. As a fresh engine is just a day's turnover, it seems tempting to go for one rather than fecking around fettling or handing it over to the local mower shop. Moteur HONDA GX390 SXQ4 13 CV 3600 tr/min avec démarrage à lanceur - Regelav SHOP.REGELAV.COM - Moteur à essence monocylindre 4 temps- Moteur à essence OHV- Arbre de prise de force horizontal- Cylindrée du...
  5. Ty Korrigan
    Now then, This engine is on my wee FSI B20 stumpgrinder and has done 200 hours. The head gasket is failing. I can also smell oil being burnt. A kit containing all the gaskets and seals can be had for just a few Euros. Is it likely I will need a new head though? I could buy a new engine for under €800 Meanwhile, It will have to hang on a little longer before my long Summer break as only then will I have the time to fettle.
  6. Ty Korrigan
    Arbtalk be talking about Skinny... https://youtu.be/CHR5Ly3TrwM?si=JfmCmhqZOD4CZYxb
  7. Ty Korrigan
    Who are you with your 15K posts and wot do you know about chainsaws anyway...?
  8. Ty Korrigan
    Hello all, Well, that was 'fun'... As suggested by a forum sage, I took the exhaust off and used the airline to push the broken piston blocker towards the port, time and time again until I could winkle it free using a bent chainsaw file (handle end) I never once lost my temper, just kept winkling away until it came free. Put the saw back together to find it now won't start...FFS! What might I have done during my winkling session that has affected the saw so it won't start? Stuart
  9. Ty Korrigan
    I was seriously questioning my competence after this. Now to figure out if the Sugi bars are a dodgy run or not.
  10. Ty Korrigan
    Ah, thanks for the advice. It is the entire head.
  11. Ty Korrigan
    Yes, that design makes sense.
  12. Ty Korrigan
    FFS! I've been using starter cord since Merrist Wood but recently got told I should be using this tool instead. So I did only to find it snapped off inside the cylinder. So far I've not managed to winkle it out and am probably looking at removing the head of an Echo 2511 This come on top of losing two Sugihara bars to the same fault within days on the same saw, the noses blowing on each. Now it would be easy to say that I over tightened the chains blah blah blah but I fully well know that is not the case. The piston blocker broke off as I was trying to replace the sprocket to install the Oregon Nano Speedcut system to replace the failed Sugihara bars. Before I delve into the school of YouTube, anyone removed an Echo head? Stuart
  13. Ty Korrigan
    Neither do Lombardi's really, they might have done better but for the lazy cuts made by earlier pruners...
  14. Ty Korrigan
    Street Lombardi's and Planes in a park we prune on a 2 year cycle. Rennes area Brittany Stuart
  15. Ty Korrigan
    Could I ask, what wheelbase is that and how long is the chip box?
  16. Ty Korrigan
    Would 150hp be sufficient for a 7.5t? I could get it remapped of course. The 5.2 being 190hp...
  17. Ty Korrigan
    Anyone an opinion?
  18. Ty Korrigan
    I've asked a question about tacho use on Arborist Grimpeur if you visit that group.
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    France is quite relaxed compared to the UK in that you can run a 7.5t 'van' sized truck and park it at home. You don't need to justify your finances, have a dedicated yard or obtain an O licence. Checks are yearly at a dedicated MOT (C.T) garage for heavy goods. For a country so wrapped up in administrative procedure this is quite liberating and I intend to take full advantage of it. Though the use of the tacho under 50km from base is a grey area. Here we fall between Forestry, Agricultural and Horticulture, the three areas in which an exemption applies though no Gendarme seems able to give a give a concrete answer. It may rest upon the businesses exact category of registration. I'll visit my local Gendarmerie to ask. It's not realyan issue as I'm applying for a driver's tacho card.
  20. Ty Korrigan
    For my future chip box, my calculations come out at 11m3 volume with 10/9m3 useable in reality based on a box 3.5m x 2m x 1.6m I recently weighed a level 3m3 of conifer (thuya) and got 280kg per m3 I know hardwood with no leaf to be around 350kg/400kg I've a conifer job in September which requires two 3.5t running overweight or one 7.5t with a legal payload. OR... One 3.5t truck possibly running mildly overweight towing an Ifor tipper maxed out in volume but completely legal in weight. Tip site for this job is a 90min round trip though most of my work is local so a 15/20min tip off time. Stuart
  21. Ty Korrigan
    Does anyone run of have an opinion on the Izusu 7.5t 5.2litre 190hp with auto box? I have quotes for this and a Mitsubishi Canter 7.5t 150hp 3litre 5spd. Stuart
  22. Ty Korrigan
    It's France's equivalent of being able to buy a handgun in Walmart... ..
  23. Ty Korrigan
    When in France... Tronçonneuse d'élagage à essence PBBPS 700 A2, 700 W WWW.LIDL.FR Tronçonneuse d'élagage à essence PBBPS 700 A2, 700 W Acheter dans la boutique en ligne LIDL ✓ Droit de retour...
  24. Ty Korrigan
    We often read of arb trucks being stolen. A quick Google advises keeping the keys of newer models in a box immune to thieves scanners. Steering wheel, pedal, gear stick locks. Cameras, alarms, trackers but does anyone simply pull a cable under the bonnet each night? Stuart
  25. Ty Korrigan
    Bet the climber part is a moody bastard and the groundy only took quick to accept offers of clients coffee...

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