tree_beard

my first port of call would be a stihl dealer....

stihl originally made tractors... but they werent great... but ol' andreas stihl loved his tractors, and even when most of their revenue was coming from their chainsaws he tried to keep the tractors going, his sons werent keen tho, and they are a rarity these days

according to pete... more torque for running long bars, but not nearly as quick in the little stuff

i dare say there were alot of people bidding... 166's dont come up very often. wouldnt surprise me if it went home to germany, or even headed across to the colonies... not a bad price for a clean 166 either

petzl do a range of kids climbing harnesses mate... i got jonesie to order me one about a week ago for my mates 7yr old daughter:thumbup1:

hows about this fella i found on m'doorstep yesterday? a stihl sponsored garden spider perhaps...

lol, that is one of lifes biggest challenges... lots of things aren't orange! ...including the husky boot dryers (blue)

well, obviously they wont be as quick and smooth as the husky... but they'll still get your boots dry:biggrin:

there are plenty of boot dryers on the market tho mate... if you dont mind them not saying husky on them:001_tongue: Boot Warmer 230V by Therm-ic for £25.00

dont think they are available over here... but the item no. is 544 96 40-01 ask a husky dealer if they can order em

...the good bloke in wadebridge

i fully agree with your assessment of both parties... but i did my cs38 at saltram house and the instructor seemed to think both of em could sort loler. good luck in the search mate, if youre really stuck (and passing this neck of the woods) there is a good bloke in wadebridge...

i'm pretty sure abbey can sort you out jon, if not dougie b should be able to, not the most local place, but not too far away...

ahh, i wouldnt want to disturb a personal visit... i'll be up in your neck of the woods before long anyways... have a good one fella, the tavistock area is very pretty:thumbup1:

what are you up to in tavistock mate? business or pleasure... might have to nip up for a 'professional hand-over' as i might be in the market for some stihl equipment in the future, and your prices are excellent....

cool trick, this guy has yet to get the 'knack'... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA5uqsG0sTk]YouTube - Simon har fastnat med traktorn[/ame]

a little 1-3ton yanmar tracked dumper perhaps... cheap and easy to get hold of anyways

it works fine... until it breaks a saw beyond economical repair... to be fair its usually cheapo home-owner saws that get ruined by impact drivers... i've seen a ms180 with a bent rod, and ive seen a husky 345 with the clutch side of the crankshaft sheared off flush with the crank-case... psiton stop and impact driver combination:thumbdown:

i have a 'thing' for collecting workshop manuals... so i'll have one of them, cheers steve:thumbup1:

rev-limited coils, carbs with no h needle, and cat-mufflers, all really annoy me:thumbdown:

piston stops are a bad idea... ive seen pics of a saw piston with a hole punched in the crown by a plastic piston stop! rope isnt a great idea... ive heard of transfer damage by shoving rope too far into the plug-hole, and seen a bent con-rod from a saw piston stopped by rope while a flywheel was removed! (not mentioned here, but...) impact drivers, terrible idea... countless horror stories of sheared cranks! clutch removal... depending on the style, scrench and hammer tap, or socket and breaking bar, no piston stop... compression is your friend:thumbup1:

dont know anything specific about partner cut-off saws... but i know more and more husky saws are coming with rev-limited coils these days... they are usually blue and more often than not a black non-limited version is also available... rev-limiting a coil is a 'safety measure' so that people dont toast their top-ends by revving the tats off an engine while it is not under load... in the cut it makes no real difference, because under a load the revs drop way below the limit anyway. with an un-limited coil, the only way to toast an engine by 'over-revving' is if you are waving it around in the air with the throttle wide open for a good minute or more. or if the carb is tuned too lean and the rpm's under load are too high.... but then, this will toast a saw with a rev-limited coil as well... so in the case of the partner saw in question... either operator error, incorrectly tuned carb or a problem unrelated to the carb/coil (air leak at crank seals etc) hope that helps:001_rolleyes:

under warranty? back to the dealers...

The oil pump can be adjusted to give four different oil flow rates. To adjust the flow rate, first remove the chain, bar, clutch cover, centrifugal clutch and the clutch drum. Using a screwdriver, adjust the oil flow rate by turning the adjuster screw one way or the other. The projection on the screw should point towards the chosen setting. (cut and pasted from the operators manual found here->http://weborder.husqvarna.com/order_static/doc/HOEN/HOEN2001/HOEN2001_1019196-26.pdf)