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As per the title really, seems to me that a whoopie sling would make a decent cambium saver and/or anchor point by chocking it around a crotch or round a stem and running a crab for your rope to slide thorough, possibly even a mini pully on that crab. It is adjustable in length so more versatile. I'm wanting to make an anchor point in a nastily pollarded willow where there is nothing substantial to anchor to other than one of the 3 main 'stubs' that have tons of regrowth coming out of. Good idea or bad idea?

Just tried that, still won't fire. I'm going to strip and clean the carb again and double check everything in there.

Yea it builds up a strong vacuum with fuel in the tank. Can anyone suggest away of pressure testing the fuel tank without buying expensive test kit, I assume emptying the tank and sucking on the filler hole will tell me if the tank vent is blocked?

Yea spark is fine, I'll check the fuel pump side of the carb for fuel as you suggest when I strip it. Thanks for the reply

Afternoon, I've been playing around with a non-runner saw lately and this Husky 41 has me stumped. Some history; I fitted a new cylinder and piston (circlip had come free from the gudgeon and wrecked them) and new carb diaphragms. Its got good compression at 160psi. The fuel lines are leak free and fuel passes through the fuel line under gravity on its own no bother. I'm going to strip and rebuild the carb again and blast it clean with proper carb cleaner this time rather than just blowing the jets out with air. One thing that I would like advice on is is it normal for a fuel tank on a saw to build up pressure in such a way that it makes the fuel cap difficult to remove, I think a vacuum is being created in the tank which I assume means it's not breathing and so stopping the saw running. Is there a sure fire way of testing the tank breather, which incidentally seems to be a simple non-removable, pressed in the plastic, brass membrane on these saws...... Hope this makes sense, and I look forward to ideas and advice.

I'll think on and ask the lads that won them at the APF if they are any good, mind you theirs are pre production saws apparently.

My understanding is that it doesn't matter what the brand of oil is as long as it carries the JASO FB specification it will be sound for a 50:1 mix and be as good as if not better than Stihls red stuff.

Are you confident you are using the right bar for your saw? Its the only thing I can think of to rule out as you have said everything is clean, and working otherwise with the bars off. Regards Ash

Thanks for that Angus, I will cast an eye over the saw I have and see what it needs and drop you a message in the near future.

Evening, Does anybody know if parts are still available for the 011av, particulary a carb service kit and air filter. Many thanks Ash

Anyone notice the exposed primer bulb on it, a good colleague of mine noticed it looks likely to be perforated while dangling off a tool strop, The Husky blokie reckoned its fine but I'd be wary of it.

Good videos mate, well done.

Working in a call center environment. Office politics is like watching Big Brother - boring and pointless with loads of backstabbing.

Re: Carving bars, like the bloke above said its normally quite a short bar 12 - 14" with a small radius to the tip, they don't have a nose sprocket so I understand you have to run your chain a touch slacker than normal. You will need a new chain and sprocket for most saws as I think its a 3/8 P Micro chain they run on and the bar will have a smaller overall circumference than a normal bar I imagine = shorter chain. Stihl do their own carving bars and even a carving saw (small light and quite powerful), there are other bars out there, look on google.

Checked the crankcase screws and they were tight, fired it up today with Aspen in and its working fine again. For the benefit of others I did the following.... Blew out the breather hose and filter on the tank Blew out the fuel filter and hose Dismantled and cleaned the carb Removed the exhaust and cleaned the mating surfaces and re attached it I have a feeling it will stop working again as per previous posts I think the diaphragms, certainly on the fuel pump, side may need replacing. Whatever I have done it seems to be grafting again!

Forgot to check this, will do in the morning.

I checked the breather on mine, I took it off and tried blowing in the top of it and seemed like a bit of fuel popped out, possibly a bit of crud. Is the breather only supposed to work one way as blowing from the tank end there is no through flow but sucking from the tank end it seems ok. I assume this is correct as the carb draws fuel in the breather will have to draw air in so as not to create a vacuum in the fuel tank. Andy - thanks for the advice. I stripped the carb and I don't know if I contaminated it when I stripped it but there was the smallest trace of grit on the fuel pump side of the carb, I give it a clean out and blew through the fuel holes and checked the mesh, all seemed good. I hope the grit/muck was me and not ingress over time = possible piston etc damage! Incidentally the fuel pump diaphragm was quite plasticy, shiny and stiff, i.e not a soft flexible material like the metering diaphragm, I guess this is not good? I'm new to carbs so I suppose this is turning into a 'how does this work?' topic, sorry. Ash

As per the title, it's an MS210, not sure on age. Starts up perfect, idles fine when cold but if left to idle from cold starts hesitating a bit as it warms up and will cut out after approx 1 min of idling. Once the motor is warm will get harder and harder to start, but will always start and idle for a period. If it's started from cold or warm and the throttle opened it bog down and dies before the chain even starts to move, if I'm super tentative with the throttle I can sometimes get the chain moving but it will bog and die before it even gets half revs. With the chain and bar removed it will bog down all the same. Saw is second hand, looks in very good order, new bar and chain, sprocket bearing is lubed, sprocket rotates freely, spark plug gapped correctly and filters are clean. The saw and everything I can see without stripping it down completely is clean and damage free. The saw ran fine over the last two tanks (I've only had these two tanks through it myself) before trouble started - not a hitch. Changed to Aspen for the last tank before trouble started, ran fine through the whole tank of Aspen. Tried going back to petrol and 2 stroke, same problems. Checked carb settings, both needles were already set to factory settings, tried running it more rich - no improvement. Any advice greatly appreciated before I go bald from pulling my hair out! Ash

Doug, thanks for the follow up. I have been looking at the National Trust, Wildlife trust, Natural England and have give thought to TilHill. Our lecturer says not to worry as the collage has lots of contacts and they will always find placements for people no matter what but it's obviously advisable to pursue your preferred 'employeer' under ones own steam - which I am trying to do. Scuff - thanks as well. I was looking for pointers and tips to help me be more successful or at least set me up better for future employment with aforementioned businesses. The point you make about building a rapport is a good one, I was keeping an eye out for voluntary work with the FC but even that is a rare opportunity! No need to apologise for your first response, it's difficult to gauge someones tone in writing anyway so I never jump to conclusions. I'll let you know how I get on.

I've also got a Skylotec but find the posher Petzel harnesses pretty comfortable as well along with the Tree Austria 2. Try as may as you can and have a good sit and play around in them - find a good supplier.

Doug, thanks for the advice, I have also used a cover letter with CV so the art of using them has not gone yet but possibly as Arbgirl says face to face could give better results. Also Doug I appreciate your point regarding Woodland trust etc, I will look into this.

Evening, A quick intro to my good self. My name is Ash, I'm 25 and I'm nearing the end of my first year at Houghall college doing the ND in forestry and arb. I love the course and love the practical work. I hope to work for the Forestry Commission and am trying to get work experience placement with them over this summer holiday. Ive got me CS38 and PA1 and PA6, should have me CS30 and 31 by the end of this month. I hope to get involved in any meetings going on, meet new folk and learn new things. I would like to get good carving with a chainsaw so if anyone fancies showing me their skills I'm willing to learn! Ash

Try using Rain-X anti fog, works well on motorbike lid visors and paintball masks. About £6 a bottle but lasts a lot of applications.

I don't think you'll see another ash tray like that, did you use a carving bar or a normal bar?

Yea there is a lot of us on the course this year like, nobody (of the 3 people who have tried so far) has had any success with the Forestry Commission and I understand getting a foot in the door is extremely hard, I've looked at volunteering with them in the past but they never had any openings at our local sites.