TimberCutterDartmoor

Here! :-) Echo CS610 Petrol Chainsaw

Have run veg in my 600 from day one - no issues. Very good generous oiler on it; unlike the latest Stihls

The 680 is a dog - best avoided - see the FJ article; hated the 680, loved the 600 (now 610 / 620)...

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Evening classes in common sense.

Gosh, interesting. Did you try the 450 before you bought? I'd have thought the 261 would bury the echo; a more level comparison would have been the now deleted 500P shindaiwa based one; there's a whole kilowatt difference there, on paper...

there is a b&b down the road in postbridge - about a mile, next to the east dart hotel...

what length b&c you running on the 610 ? Cheers

bang on post

are you going jon ?

Dear all, Supplier is on Christmas stutdown so prices effective 2014 not available until mid Jan sorry...

My 600 (pictured page 1!) is still as good as ever. On an 18" it's good but doesn't sparkle; on a 16" it is fantastic and funny! The 610 is deffo better with ally handle and more poke altho in the US the 620 is out and supposed to be ace I asked countax about the 620 - got no answer so you're doing well getting info from them. Must be my charm not I starting importing dolmars last year due to the frustration myself and others on here i.e. shavey had with Mak. It has to be an enthusiasts buy tho as parts and warranty tricky... "who wants an aqua coloured saw" - :thumbup:

Yes, I should have clarified that. I'm talking mechanised harvesting too, not those hours on a saw!

norfolk

I have an original dolmar bar hanging up in the garage from a 133, think it's 24", any good?

Must admit I am suprised by the short days talked about here. Domestic tree works starts at 8 and fiinishes when it finishes so perhaps it's just contracting I'm meaning; never do less than 7 til 7; in the summer it's 6 til 9; both plus evening paperwork. I used to be a late starter, struggle to get going in the morning and all that and surprise surprise never made any money; glad those days are long gone. The lunch time is time, as above where said subby or staff can do what the heck they like; I don't think it's big to control people and say you can't go get chips etc. Mobile 'phoners wind me up proper tho - I could have deducted nearly an hour from someones pay for taking up my time like that recently, talking to there own customers arranging stuff - simply not on.

as per below signature...

very accurate assessment imo

email from FC PHSI today re these trees: Dear *** Your instincts were right and the two trees in Mr & Mrs *** garden tested positive for DNA of P.lateralis, but they could not get a culture to grow from the samples that were taken. I think this is quite common as after the Phytophthora has killed the cells other fungi quickly come in behind and exploit the dead tissue. Bit of a mystery how the trees became infected and I have had a brief look around the area and could not see any obvious sources of infection in the near neighbourhood and the FC did fly over the area in September as well and didn’t pick up any obvious dead trees. The method of spread is poorly understood but is thought to be mainly through soil, associated water and also possibly through the air. A notice has been served on Mr, Mrs *** to the effect that no Chamaecyparis sp.are to be planted within 4 m of the stumps for the next three years and soil disturbance is to be minimised; if trees are to be planted PHSI are to be consulted. Thank you for reporting the trees as it helps to build up a national picture of what is happening (most P.lateralis so far found has been in Northern Ireland, Scotland and north of England) although there was the case in Plymouth. If you come across any other symptomatic trees we would be grateful to hear of them and it highlights the need for good biosecurity as the phytophthtoras are easy to transport on equipment and footwear. I have also attached some links to general information on tree issues that could be of interest. This is a link to the general information on tree health issues Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity This is the link to more specific information on diseases/pests Plant Pests & Diseases This a link to posters for different parts of the plants industry from gardens open to the public, nurseries producing plants to the general public walking in the woods/forestry contractors Biosecurity Posters Lastly this is the link to the Forestry Commission information that is more targeted at trees/forests http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pestsanddiseases If you have any queries don’t hesitate to get in contact and hope you have a good Christmas and New Year. Yours sincerely Alistair Alistair Whybrow Plant Health & Seed Inspector Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) Environment Agency Building Staplake Mount Starcross Exeter Devon EX6 8PE Tel: 01626 899125 Mobile: 07825 820986 Email: [email protected] Web: Plants, Bees & Seeds Please consider the environment before printing this email The information contained in this message may include privileged, proprietary or confidential information. Please treat it with the same respect that you would expect for your own information. If you have received it in error, we apologise and ask that you contact the sender immediately and erase it from your computer. Thank you for your co-operation. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free.

Golly, we had a Phillip Ennis at school and all! There was a Reverend Billl Ankers interviewed on local news recently; W(illiam) Ankers! FCOL! Oh, and a maths teacher called Mr Barass aka Bar Ass and a biology teacher Mr Butcher! My Wife knew a Roland Butter.

Bruunetts are famed for being good on soft ground adequate brash mat :thumbup1:

576 handles better, better on fuel and even smoother but will be in repair shop all the time. 441 handles like mush but will give less downtime.

I can top all those. Went to school with a kid called Stephen Stephens. When you got to 4th year (now year 10?), each boy (all boys grammar school) had to collect the register from the school office at 2pm after the lunch hour, taking it in turns per week. This proved mildly entertaining as you could look up the middle names of your class mates; well I aint joking when I say you can guess what Stephen Stephens middle name was!!! Yes, me and my mate still text each other memories of school days now, one of which will be "Stephen Stephen Stephens". I guess his parents liked the name. His Dad must have been a stephen too and his Mum, Stephanie I reckon. Have stumbled upon a few more in various educational establishments namely: Justin Thyme Ronald Swipe (who had a brother called Richard) thus R Swipe. Gen up.

wow, you did very well; not for firewood I take it?

Absolute crap i.e. wet..