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What is so confusing about that? Compared to the pine we were felling on the first couple of days they were about another 20ft taller which is alot to take into consideration when thinking about where the top will land. And we were in the middle of a country park so people were walking about all day long and would just appear from no where...

Height wise not width...

I felt like you after my first day on site, i was absolutely knackered! I was all for telling him i wouldn't be coming back the next day. My feet were killing and it was freezing and raining and the hill side felt like Mount Everest after the first 4 hours! Boy am i glad i didn't. It was one of the best weeks of my life! I had so much fun! Some of the Oaks were huuuge that we got to tackle. Don't be frightened to mark the tree with you saw, roughly a 10% hinge and about 2 inch above the gob and voila... anything that will help you then use it! I've started to bore through just lately so you get the hinge first then cut out to the back of the tree with the pushing chain, if it's still standing then insert your lever and give her the heave ho... (or at least use the lever whilst you're on the course!) set about snedding ensuring you don't cut any supporting branches, get your lever and roll it over then finish snedding and start measuring for your cross cuts with the saw. If required stack the timber and show a bit of neatness and you will be laughing. When i first started i kept getting the bar pinched and the instructor had to keep coming and getting me out but he insisted i was further along than the other students (who seemed to be doing everything perfect!!!) because i knew how to get the saw out and hopefully not get in that position in the first place!! When test day came i had the same assessor that took me for my pa1 and pa6 spraying certs so i knew he was ok. I had to do three tree's for my test as i missed my hung up one. And when i finally did get it into the other tree it was a right ball ache! Did the letterbox, pigs ears and it still wouldn't budge. The assessor knew i could do it so he went for a walk whilst i man handled it a bit more with the walker, down it came just as he turned round! How happy was i to see it hit the deck! Set about it in the same way as the split level straight dropped one and that was that! I was flying high as a kite all the way home! Good luck! When is your test day?

haha... how about my 262 + £££ for your 362...

Not that broke as i see you have been bidding on my 262...

Lol!!

I'm suprised as the 260's normally go for a bomb!! I took loads of detailed pictures, and it had a spare 15" bar and chain with it but that was more or less it, included a couple of files etc. I always list stuff like that to end in the evening. I won my 262xp on boxing day and got it for £160. Obviously people wasn't looking as much over the christmas period.

At least we both agree!! I would definately get them on the bay mate, they are fetching ridiculous amounts of money, as said, some go for 'new' prices!! I sold a 2006 ms260c and it went for £313 with postage... Not bad considering i paid £150 for it and spent about £30 on it for a new b&c.

But it's a stihl so it will probably go... ebay is a marvellous place if you have a few stihl chainsaws to flog on...

Sounds like the tank vent may be blocked... if the tank cannot get rid of the pressure through the vent then this will cause it to build up and make the cap hard to undo...

any particular reason why?

Ive noticed the amount of top handles on ebay in general, seems to be loads all of a sudden.

Cool mate, nice saving for ya there!!

good, glad its behaving a bit better for you now. Seems a shame to get rid of it now you have all that money in it!!!

How much it cost ya? Bet ya can't wait to go.cutting with it...

Nice member!!

Hiya mate, not exactly vintage, but I have got a 20 year old 262xp and have been treating it to 40:1 mix. Not particularly sure why, but feel happier knowing its got a bit more protection in there.

The 346xp is a good saw, but it doesn't have enough power for my liking, i would rather use the 357.

quantity '100'

lol... hardly a suprise!! buy it and see what happens. haha.

Found this on my travels... STIHL MS250 45.4cc 14" / 16" or 18" Petrol Chainsaw - World of Power Nice little saw for some occassional cutting...

Blimey!! I won't be doing it on that kind of scale. It's just money to fund bits and pieces, new tools, saws etc. Not counting on making big money, probably 300-400 pound at the most.

Lol!! I always store it on the bark so that the cut ends are open to the elements. Am I better cutting it when it comes to sell it then? Hoping to sell a bit more next year... just cut/chopped a few bags for sale this year and its gone better than I expected it to so I have started storing it for next year now rather than just letting it go to whoever.

Thanks guys. I will hopefully be storing it under cover for around 9-12 months. If its not under cover it will be stacked on pallets and covered with a tarpauling with the ends open for ventilation. I'm in Kirkby in Ashfield mate.

Got a load of willow and was wondering if it would be ok if seasoned for a year or is it a waste of time? Cheers.