Acer Forestry

Anyone know of a seller of used builder's bags in either Kent or East Sussex? New are a bit steep, particularly if you don't always get them back

Blimey, thats some cool shaving gear. Can't have been cheap? To my mind the move blades there are in these latest fad Gillettes etc., the more skin comes off ya face..not so good

Absolute ballbags, all this about wood smoke levels about to have us keeling over. Why the hell do they have to keep complicating things?? Ah, because we should be using a government endorsed product with heavy taxes entailed..bloody hell

I have Jacks and I know its natural for them to hunt or take rats, but it makes me want to heave watching videos of them doing so- I'd sooner see them shot, its the cleanest method, really.

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Yes, have tried turning manually as said in earlier post. Motor is not just over tight, I need to stress that- it actually stops half way on the pull. Good compression is one thing, but that's obviously not right.

Ok. I'll take the flywheel off when I get chance and see if there is any obvious obstruction. But as either you or Spud said earlier, a. It is not as described and b.if there is any bottom end issues, it is a basket case

The year Matty, I don't know- where on the unit is it? If a saw looks in good shape and not bashed / abused and obviously commercialled to hell, I'll take a chance, within reason. to my mind it's overall hours worked, and not just the YOM

Yes- any reasonable 18 bar and the sprocket, and there's at least 45 quid gone.

Overall stats don't actually reflect regional crime levels. I'm in the south east, where I would imagine statistically it is going to be higher, because of population density. We were in Devon earlier this year, Sidmouth neck of the woods and asked a local what crime levels were like; he suggested that serious theft, (as in, not shoplifting- loss of the kind of stuff we discuss on here) for example was practically nonexistent. Some on here may disagree!? The UK is always going to have quite major issues, I don't know how we are supposed to correct that. Anybody touches my dogs, there will be bloodshed...

I paid 250, the going rate for a second hand, up and running 560 is def that or more, so had it actually been ok and with a bar, it'd be perfectly acceptable at that money. Thing is, we all knock ebay but you can get some cracking stuff at sensible money and some very good saws (going by feedback left) have sold on there recently. But as far as Skyland's post goes, fair comment about the possibility of a minor problem that is easily fixed, but how about the knackered sprocket- how much would you charge to replace that too? It's all time and grief sorting this out when I should be working

Try "560 replacement piston" or similar on the arbtalk search bar, I asked recently i'm sure if replacement parts were economically viable, and they are- you just to need to have a look on here with that search criteria

Yeah the old post suggests that the flywheel can catch the coil, but frankly by the time i have bought a bar and sprocket it will already be owing me more than it should, i reckon the seller should just take it back

Already done, mate. Return case already filed, I'll probably end up with paypal making the decision. Bloody people, insinuating we are are crooked by initially asking "where's the bar it's supposed to come with??", among other issues. If I had the £600 plus for the new unit from Jones, I'd have gone with that, but not right at the moment

Worth noting is a prior post (google "560XP crank bearing failure") about a similar sounding problem, and apparently bearings sit in a plastic casing, as unlikely as that sounds. Plastic casing cracks, and can cause jamming

It's all helpful advice as I am learning something here, so no, not academic- seller conveniently doesn't accept returns, it will only go back if paypal force him to accept it. A bar and sprocket replacement won't be peanuts alone, let alone any more major issue. Yes, we are talking crank bearings. If you take the recoil off, and turn it over there is a distinct area of the stroke that is stiffer, and with the 550 alongside for comparison, it is as you'd expect (my 550 is fine),fairly smooth

Yes, i know. Unfortunately 100% feedback only works if any negs are not older, digging deeper this character has had issues with a prior buyer. However, that isn't really helping with the question?

I had a Mk3 Hilux pickup nicked in broad daylight about 5 years back- same deal, CCTV everywhere but old bill not remotely interested. That was a cracking truck, sorry your mate has lost this. No doubt driven straight to a container at Tilbury, for sure

I have bought a 560 off ebay from some clown who has misdescribed it to a massive degree, as follows..."starts, runs and revs out fine. Comes with bar but no chain." Actually arrived with no bar, pop the chain brake off and it looks like it hasn't been cleaned, or run, for at least six months. My mate is a garden machinery mechanic and has looked it over, and it's evident it will actually run and even sounds ok, but the motor is over-tight on the recoil and quite often you struggle to even get the cord to go half way without it jamming (the biggest concern), and the drive sprocket is knackered. There is some wear to the recoil assembly, but what isn't clear is the jamming / tightening on the pull, the mechanic has suggested it's probably the bearings are knackered. If the recoil was just not working on every pull, surely it would slip, not tighten? Any suggestions here please, internally from what we can see with muffler off it all looks ok. Obviously as it is it has to be returned anyway, but I still need to explain fully to paypal what is wrong- plus I'd like to know what is happening with the jamming issue.

God, what a load of faff all this sounds. The idea that because I passed my driving test in 1987 somehow makes me less of a liability with something on the back of my truck is ridiculous. This whole business of trailer tests is exactly that, another government scheme to rip us off- loads of cash being made on the tuition by more twits in high viz jackets, and a stack more on the tests.

I'd have to agree that as good as Silky are, 50 quid plus is pretty steep. Try a Samurai. Less brand name clout, but basically the same thing and current retail is about low 30's for Zubat equivalent

Blimey, maybe I was wrong??

Put any smart phone in an Otterbox Defender, and I believe it will survive ok if you drop it off a multistorey. I've got an iphone 5 in one, and you'd have to do something pretty stupid to to wreck the phone (run it over?)- just make your existing mobile more durable, don't worry about another

Get a second hand Tesoro or C scope. They needn't be that expensive and ok, we're not looking for buried treasure on here but there's no point in buying cr*p as it's money down the pan, they probably won't work. Plus if you come across any friendly landowners, its a buzz if you can get on plough soil if you get a spare hour- people have come across stuff worth fortunes over the last few decades. Just realised that they apparently have to be calibrated for wood??Maybe no good then

Exactly..he won't have a leg to stand on. Normal procedure would be to get quotes in before proceeding, not just crack on (at the highest rate imaginable) without consulting your father or the insurers. No worries