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They jumped my monthly from about £80 to nearly £800! said no, had already agreed a slight increase with the salesman the month before (who conveniently had now left). Settled on something like £90 pcm. Next thing i know they closed my account! Had to reopen a new one and subsequently lost about 7 years worth of positive feedback. Now they estimate i should get a certain amount of lead per month, dont think i get anywhere near that and definitely doesnt translate into actual jobs! Be leaving when my current contract is up as just not worth it. As others said i used to get loads of work through it, now barely anything. and the apple on the cake is the login in is meant to be better, its worse! Having to get codes sent every time . its not the bank of England!

cheers guys will look to adjust the valves later today if i can get hold of a feeler gauge. If not ill order a kit with one. still lost the love for stihl at this time. As said i think ill start moving over to Husky .

Anyone else find these to be junk? my second one in 2 years is already on its way out. first one not much over a year, took to my local dealer who stripped it to the bone, tbh cant remember the reason exactly but the basic advice was it wasnt worth fixing. I guess i dont remember as i was in shock over a £800 machine dying so quick. thought must be a one off but no stupidly tried a second and its going the same way. Harder and harder to start. new plug filter and air filter makes no difference. given previous experience i reckon ive got a few weeks at best before it wont start at all. now i am just done with Stihl got a couple of HS 86(?) hedge cutters. Holds a tune for about a month then bogs down constantly. My local dealer cant get them to run right. my 201 run ok for about a year and then goes wrong. pole saw. well basically fell apart, went back to stihl HQ who rebuilt / replaced about 80% of it. now i dont want to sound like some old winger but back in the day the BR600 would go for yours, barely show it a spark plug, filter clean about every 3 yrs and it wouldn't miss a beat! best thing is you could chuck it on ebay afterwards and get a fair price as a second hand unit. HSA 86 (extendable hedge cutters) ive gone though soooooo many, if i get a season out of one im lucky. MSA 220 T. randomly just cuts out for no reason. have to remove battery or change and it starts again (swap between a 300S and 500). Thats back at the shop looking into why one of the batteries just stopped charging for no reason , now just a paperweight. SO what to go for blower wise? Never had great success with Echo, every tool seems either very heavy or the balance on the top handle was just not right. but surely they cant get it that wrong with a backpack blower? Husky blower any good? Many thanks

my stihl battery hedge trimmers last about 6 months! But do have staff so dont expect too much. Their old petrol hedge trimmers never died, blades would be like hitting 2 hammers together they got so blunt and it would still work. New stuff just isn't built to last .

5 yrs!!!????? I am lucky if my hedge trimmers last 5 months! Love the HLA long reach ones but they dont last a season with my guys. Will go through 4 per summer easy. Just die for no apparent reason. Incidentally i just had one die a couple of weeks ago and when i opened it up the bearings were half gone (dont know where as didnt look to hard).

call Richard Hall. Maybe able to sort something out.

fsi b22. got it at the arb sow in Wilts. I forget the company that was a dealer but they no longer are in operation. Cracking little machine, in comparison its built so much stronger and also though the engine is smaller its not a problem. Bigger i went sg40 from Global machinery ( change name now slightly if i remember). Speak to Dean wouldnt go back to a predator because they didnt update/upgrade the crappy wire lever system thats nothing but trouble!

i had 2 smaller machines and felt they needed to improve but didnt so ended up moving to FSI. Max was nice but the guy that owned it was , well wont say what i think of him but cant say im sad about that!

ive had loads since they came out (15-20?) Brilliant when working, then they die. I have staff who lets be honest dont take it as easy as a owner tends to. If i get 1 season out of them thats about as much as i expect. I do love em, they are better when first came out and the lack of fumes is great (and i love petrol normally). But pick up a petrol one which used to last for years btw and the grunt difference is very evident. Dont expect to push through tough stuff like a hs86 for example. But i do keep buying them! Other thing is you need the battery and charger. which adds to the initial start up cost. I still run the original batteries from when they first came out (4-6years or however long they been out) and still great and with 3 batteries you can go all day. I love the 100 bat as its light (getting old) but put the 500 in if you want a workout! Also got the pole saw and thats great. got battery saws and tbh i think they are all rubbish. need the big batteries which brings the weight back up and runs low quick. whats the point? petrol saws are much better in my opinion.

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ive got a new Fuso canter and a cabstar. traded in a vauxhall movano. Movano carried the same but so much more comfortable. personally fail to see the advantages of the type you are looking at over the longer nosed one. Only positive is its easier to get up close on the front. Turning circle is really not that relevant as its not a boat, if you cant quite make it just back up a little. had a landrover once now that was terrible turning circle. Put oil tankers to shame. Also i find that front tyres get eaten at a ridicules rate! dont think they carry weight any better. And lets face it in a 3.5 tonner its all over weight with almost a empty truck! and bouncy is a understatement! my cabstar literally throws things out the window!

its coming anyway! thats why Khan is so keen on all the cameras. I believe its also in there actual plans for like 2030!

jokes aside a good gypsy wand as i know it as is a great tool! can save a crappy climb or stretch many a time.

had to google that one! do you not worry about it coming undone?

powered. I use the stihl battery one hta 135if i remember right so quite long. We do put it in the rear onto the chip but staff arent as carful and the bar oftern gets put under pressure. My last one actually ended up cracking the aluminium casting of the inner head, i assume from metal fatigue. Cheers

Can i ask how you transport your pole saws? Ours goes on the back but i alway see the bar getting bent slightly. One of the guys wants to strap it to the ladder bars on the roof but i dont really like that idea for fear it may come loose and slide off. Anyone come up with a alternative and a pic to show would be ideal. Cheers

not got any further with this garage job (waiting to hear back from the crane operator i use). The tree looks to be in good health ironically but when i went to the root ball it was like sponge! no wonder it came down, the roots were shot. This is a lot bigger in the flesh, a very mature birch it estimate 80+ yrs. it was worked on, crown cleaned and given the thumbs up by another firm just 2 years prior (not myself). ironically following on from other comments the 2 home owners (tree belongs to the house on the left out of the picture) want 2 prices as insurance will only cover up to the fence line even though the garage owner property doesnt own the tree. its a easy job with a crane or a platform (to strip first) and then a timber grab on say a grab loader lorry but a must for something that can lift a heavy lump.

yes sorry i meant more for getting the written confirmation from the insurance. Normal procedure is the client pays and claims back from the insurance later on. Appreciate your advice.

Thats a good idea. do you just put them off until they produce said paperwork then? Everyone i encounter is desperate to get it done asap. Just seen one today, chap says dont break the garage. Its walls are bowing! roof gone!

Evening all. To start i havent done any but the thought did occur to me as we were removing fallen trees. If as one of the jobs we had today the tree didnt cause any damage the house but in the removal process damage was caused what is the situation? Todays tree lay itself down on the corner of a roof, fair bit of weight but zero damage! We got it off with zero damage but i did wonder what would be the case if damage occurred? We were able to rope it and lower it off a nearby tree but if that wasnt there god knows! a crane wasnt a option due to no access and a platform wouldnt work as it needed to be held up once cut from the roof and again no access. Its a insurance job but would the insurance company turn around and say the damage needs to be claimed on my insurance? here is the beauty, got too dark to get more pictures so will finish off in the morning. Cheers

Oasis always thought they were very monotone and strummed basic cords on a guitar. poplar mainly cause they gave the finger to the rest of the music industry at the time (not that they were the first to do this). The fact that they made a successful career and lots of money aside but then there are always useless people that somehow make a fortune. Take a look at the vast "influencers " today. need i say any more?

feel hungry now!

Sorry i dont have the Cscs cards. Plus flat out tbh. But thanks for the nudge! Cheers Jose

sure ive seen the mountaineering guys use this from like the 1900!

Or more likely you set it all up and they call at 6am with a bad belly! (nothing to do with the pub the night before honest gov!) Then you are left in the position to let down the customer at the last minute or give up your day and then your family loses out. Trust me weekend work relying on others sucks!