doobin
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I'd spend a large chunk on a mini digger, grab and cone splitter if you're wanting to handle that amount yourself. Drop 15k on that and an MS660 and it'd be easy. You'd end up spending at least that amount in labour and your time if doing it manually for just 5 years.
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But 20% Leylandii burns fantastic
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Don't pay £150ish for a second hand MS181. Have a new one for £220. Second hand Stihls are strong money.
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I almost did the same just to see what it was like. Very interested in your report. I just can't see it holding a candle to the equivalent Stihl MS250, even on a smaller bar, but I stand to be corrected. Fingers crossed for you.
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Then it's a bit rich to say no conifer...
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Looking to get a MS150C-E please pro's n con's
doobin replied to Dorset Hedgelayer's topic in Chainsaws
MS181 is dirt cheap at £220 and much more power. Depends how much you value the light weight. It'll be a big drop in power from your MS230 -
Best entry level saw ever in my opinion. Always have one or two about for fencing, gardening and odd jobs. I change every year or so as the residual value on eBay is excellent.
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Depends which way the £100 is going, surely...
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Gotta chime in here. Big difference between the aforementioned 'chancer down the pub' and a bloke who passes you good leads because he's too busy or is taking his business in a different direction. 10% once I've done the job is fine by me. Saves all the hassle of advertising, plus my buddy is pretty good at weeding out timewasters on the phone. In a nutshell, it's high quality leads in the local area that I only give 10% on once I've gotten paid for the job. Works for me, I enjoy paying him. Knowing the work will keep coming in.
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I wouldn't trust Spyrabase either for pulling over trees. I've used both types extensively on high tensile fencing on hills, and they'll hold less than you think. If I can pull them out the ground via a loop of wire and a gripple, you'd want to think twice about relying on them for critical tree felling. Check the load ratings- from memory the large Spyrabases are rated to 400kg. Do you know accurately what it's going to take to pull a leaning tree over? A pickup parked in 4WD has more anchoring force than a Spyrabse anchor. I know because I've tried it
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In my experience it's very hard to judge even when you think you know the ground conditions. I'd never used them for pulling over trees that wouldn't go over just by pushing manually, put it that way. Far better to clean up the (limited) mess from a large anchor than the mess from a failed tree felling.
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I'd be VERY wary of using them for that purpose. Even the large screw in type might not be up to it- better a dig-in spade type. It's all about how much earth you can make the load try to push against. I use anchors a lot, and you'd be surprised how little the type that you can install by hand will actually hold. It would really spoil your day having one fail at the critical point, sending the tree back the way it was leaning and snapping the hinge leaving it to fall the wrong way with no gob.
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I'd skip over the MS362 and go straight to MS461 if you want to run a 20" bar most of the time. If you're constantly ringing big butts then I'd even consider an MS660/661. I love my 036 and 034, but for smaller bars an MS250 is quicker on a thinner kerf, and were I to buy new I would certainly go for a bit more power.
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You could sub it out to a virtual secretary. Plenty of companies offer such services.
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True that, I started with an SJ413 Transit type pickups are indeed no better on fuel, but you just can't beat them for a gardening business. With small, quoted garden jobs the key to profit is the number you can get done in a day, so three blokes in the front and and lots of space in the back for the best tools money can buy (and rubbish removal) is a winning combo for me. LDV has been good. Has the OP even said what line of work he's in??
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That Sanli in the FJ review looks exactly the same as the £50 Chinese saws the author mentions. 'Silver stripe' and everything.... OP, if you cut to the chase and buy an Echo, Husky or Stihl, you'll thank us later. MS 171 will outcut all that Chinese junk. It's just the way it is. I'm not denying that the Chinese can make good stuff. But those saws are not it.
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Then he'll never get ahead in business . If he's walking or bussing to gardens, all he needed to improve his range was a small moped. I started like that when I was 16. Walk before you run springs to mind. He could even skip the moped and go straight to a small car. What does a gardener who currently walks to a job need a pickup for??
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The new 2t bobcat got a great review in this months earthmovers. Looks a nice machine
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1.5 ton and grapple will save you so much time and make you a lot of profit. Buy smart and it won't cost much either, they hold their money well. Start with a grapple and buckets. Other attachments will help later but might not add that much to the bottom line on a small carrier. It's the cheapest man on the job by far .
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Does it snap forward and just not hold? Or does it refuse to snap into the lock position?
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It's no-brainer, the 2-mix engines are also cheaper than the 4-mix.
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Fair point. You'd need your head looking at if you were planning to use it on a ram raid!
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True that. A wise man once said, 'if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life'.
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Don't replace it with 4-mix (FS90, 100 or 130), replace it with 2-mix. FS-70 or FS-94 are the equivalent power. Drop the engine straight on the old kombi shaft. FS-85s were good solid engines. I ran them as kombi tools until the 2-mix engines came out.
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What killed the front end? Kingpins? Mine is rough as **** but costs pennies to run and dents just add character. I'm not in the tree game so the state of the van doesn't really matter. Which is just as well Mind you, the rust in the floor will need looking at soon. Can't hide the key under the mat no more, it just ends up on the ground beneath
