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No, only Stihl can access. I think it only really stores run and start times for warranty purposes.

Well I've bought it now so kind of stuck with it. I have the luxury of being able to choose between it or the MS241- I would like to use the 241 sometimes but I'm scared the crank will wear out with under 100 hours of use again? Everything about the 241 is better ergonomically. Everything. Vibes, tank caps, felling lines, bar tensioner. But it's no good if the mechanicals of the saw can't stick the pace. The Echo is plucky. I like it for now. Bit of an underdog and does pull well..

They are OK, and people have used worse for many years. But it's behind the times.

No such thing as using the brake too much. However, I'd take a slightly weak chain brake mechanism over a slightly weak crankshaft any day. One is a ten minute fix, the other writes the saw off near enough. OP- here are some relevant threads to browse:

I've gone from Airstreams as a daily boot to Oregon Yukon and I'm very please with them. I wear them for everything, and it didnt make sense to use the Airstreams for stuff like concreting yet I still would as I'm a prima donna with workboots- very little seems to fit me comfortably. I'll be the first to admit that I'm hard on boots- despite regular waxing I only got a year at the most out of Airstreams. I tend to get four months out of the Yukon before I say bugger it, I'll have a new pair. At £70 rather than £240 it's working out cheaper per year for me and I find them very comfortable indeed. They'd be my first recommendation for the OP for comfort, price is a bonus. The one thing I do change straight away with a new pair is the laces- the origional laces only last a couple of weeks for me. Decent waxed laces then the only other issue I sometimes have is an eylet snapping. No soles parting company- Meindl take note! I wouldn't recommend them for a climber as they are hard to lace tight enough for support.

Logic is not the educational establishment's strong point. More's the pity.

Bloody hell. A proactive and responsive dealer. We should have him stuffed!

There’s a thread on here about the merits and problems on all three. Fairly recent.

I did pick up an 8t last time I was in the shop, not tried it yet.

MS462 is exceptionally well balanced with a 20" bar, but mine is happy pulling more if required.

I burn yew branches like that in site clearance often round here.

With the shambles that is testing I bet the bus tests positive!

You’re in wisborough???? Sounds like we need a Sussex meet-up.

Funnily enough everyone here knows how it works and does it day in day out. An introduction before such shameless self promotion and backlink building wouldn't go amiss IMHO.

Jesus that’s the one with the leaky ram? You’re mad ?

How much was that loader then?

You’re a gent. Did you get a call about a mulching job down Hayling island?

Fair point. I have a pair of 30l/min packs and they were cheap to buy and have been reliable.

Anyone?

So, when I can get my hands on an MS881, I want to get a mill to go alongside it. We have a lot of timber in posh gardens, conservations sites etc that would be great to mill. I want maximum bang for my buck, but also maximum efficiency and a shallow learning curve ? Price not so much of an issue. What should I go for? I see panther and low pro bars mentioned a lot- how wide a trunk could one process with that? Will be used for everything from small stuff up to as large as I can go, so I presume best to buy a shorter bar also? I also plan to cut posts (vertical cuts), can one mill do all or do I need two setups?

I'll preface this by saying that I've never had a brand new trailer before, but I've just bought an Ifor Williams GH1054BT. Build quality remains to be seen but the residuals will be sky high so I plan to keep for three years and change when it needs brakes and tyres. The design however is superb. Everything is simply perfect for moving plant- all I did was cut the eye bolts that hold the tailgate down a little as there was no need for them to be so long and unweildy. The tiedown rings are so easy to get to, the spring assisted ramp is bliss compared to a pair of drop down ramps and the beavertail makes a big difference to loading. You step straight from the cab onto a strong chequerplated step, and the trailer itself is just wide enough for my 2.7t but noticeably compact for a 3.5t plant trailer behind the pickup. There will eb isues no doubt, and despite a factory PDI I've already had to tighten up the brake studding and lock it off properly as it was about to part company. Monkeybusiness is right- if the prop stands don't touch whilst loading to maximum payload then something is very wrong. Even if they did touch the ground, the leverage of the tailgate means it's easy to close it and pull them back up- I've done this on many a trailer, especially with pairs of ramps where a cross slope puts all the pressure on one ramp. The Ifor is spot on in this respect, the prop spacing is perfect. I'd say this lack of prop support when loading would be a major contributory factor to any cracking- the other factor is that we have a perfect storm- digger manufacturers building as heavy as they dare, and trailer manufacturers building as light as they dare! Another reason I don't plan to keep my new Ifor many years.

I rotate the grab and use that open.

If it’s static you’d find it much easier to fit a skid unit. If you have three phase on site that’s a simple way to do it depending upon power required.

Stihl warranty expires after a year anyway. I think you should turn this thread into an open bidding thread- it'll find a good home on here. If I didn't have a 462 that I was very happy with I'd offer £600 posted. Come on lads, who'll give the man £620?? Actually, eBay might be a better place for it- plenty of non VAT registered smallholders would jump at teh chance to save just the VAT on an as new saw. Pictures will show that it's not been used, and an original receipt with matching serials will show that it's genuine and not stolen.

Let's see how many of you are all saying 1.5x when the shit hits the fan next year.. We may not be far away from a return to the days of cut throat undercutting and scrabbling for a work. Market forces will determine. Do you think McDonalds staff get double for working Sundays?