doobin
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Make your own helmet. Spec it how you want. 'Forestry helmets' are simply helmets with a mesh visor and ear defenders, and a high price tag. You need to work out what slots your chosen helmet has. Euro slots are the most common. Then you choose the ear defenders you want, with a helmet mount for that slot. Then you can add visors etc. Tell me exactly what you want and I'll tell you how to do it. Bin the helmet and start over- a brand new shiny vented reduced peak helmet is only a tenner, and much lighter than the Husky.
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This can happen if the clamp holding the outer shaft to the clutch housing becomes loose- it simply means the inner shaft will not be engaging properly with the output female shaft. You won't notice it's loose as the anti vibe will stop the outer shaft from rotating and mask the extra half inch of length.
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Sstick the outer shaft into the clutch housing (all the way), and then insert the inner shaft. You can leave the antivibe and handlebars off for now. Ideally clamp the shaft in a vice with the head end pointing slightly up, then start the engine. If the shaft turns when you rev it, turn it off, stick the gearhead on and test it again under load. I'd do all that (about 5 mins work) before messing around with the clutch.
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Tsk, I don't know, students these days...
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As above, £10 says it's the bar at fault. Post a pic of the bar and we can advise.
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Hope this helps.
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Yeah, you don't need a huge amount of horsepower. 540RPM is the PTO speed you need, it's the basic speed for all tractors so no worries there. Other PTO speeds are higher geared for economy so so long as the revs are set right you could run it on a 540E, 1000 or even 1000E PTO, From my limited experience of winching, the bigger the tractor the easier it is to position the winch without doing a wheelie....
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If you have a large amount, hire a small mobile screener for a day. That will give you your required grades without rehandling everything twice and shaking the hell out of your machine. Riddle buckets have a place, they're great on site and for small amounts. But for a large stockpile that you want multiple grades from, a days screener hire is far more cost effective. If it's something you think you would use a lot, I'd go with a rotary screener bucket with changeable mesh rather than a riddle bucket. If your stockpile is only a couple of wagon loads (and from the sounds of it a right mix up), it would probably be even cheaper to have it taken away (free if it's clean) and the required grades of screened material brought to you when you need them.
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I hope they had the sense to add some rebar to that too...
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Stihl have finally come to their senses re delivery
doobin replied to Kev Stephenson's topic in General chat
You should be able to buy saws and tophandles without tickets. Darwins law. -
I'm sure this is a sincere gesture that you feel is generous, so thanks for the offer . But I'm sorry to tell you that a 5" branch is tiny, everyone on here will think you're taking the piss... Best to post on Gumtree?
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Is it your tractor or the landowners? Wait until you break something on it- unless it's forestry spec it will happen very soon. On jobs like this I work on day rate, with written agreements as to who is responsible for what. Otherwise it can quickly turn sour.
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What do we reckon the price of seasoned cord will be in January? I have about three arctics worth, and I'm fed up with it.
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Where the rear seats were I'd recommend quality filing cabinets that can be locked during transit. Keep all your gear organised.
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True that. Yesterday was brilliant, we worked all day in the yard with the log burner roaring. Rewired the yard properly, put in a compressor circuit, a 32a machine circuit, a kitchen circuit, and put the whole lot on separate breakers rather than one 40amp and one line of 6mm as before A productive day. Tomorrow is due to be awful so we're cashing in outside today and will finish sorting the yard tomorrow.
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For a learning curve, you might as well start with upping the (undergeared in my opinion) sprocket on the bar and chain combo you already have. A lot cheaper to start with
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The easiest thing would be to replicate it in your own words. If you're solely worried about loosing your access to it, then simply download a backup copy to your hard disc. It's also highly unlikely it would go missing, we're not talking about illegal cracks, warez and serialz here.... We should help each other out in public, or there's no point in a forum for discussion. There was another member on here once who was full of self aggrandising shite. 'PM me for this, PM me for that. Amazing document of timber values or some such, PM me'. Then he'd fill the thread with 'PM sent' so everyone could see what an awesome guy he was It's just childish. A forum is for sharing
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The purpose of a forum is to share information. Post it here. I'd keep the head for spares. I have three in bits and two that keep limping along
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Filters cleaned, not replaced?
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If you'll pass up an 044 in good nick for £100 just to go on holiday instead, then you're probably not in the best position to negotiate on a swap... I'll give you a Maculloch Double Eagle 50 for both of them. Them bars look proper abused.
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Sure the cutting gear and clutch is OK? I'd flog it on eBay for £100 and get a new MS181. 017 is a horrible little saw.
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If the digger didn't run it was more than 'a bit'
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Petrol in a diesel engine will do far more damage than diesel in a petrol engine. It will ruin the injectors, pre-ignite under compression and then trash the rest of the engine.
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Glad it's working for you, but root veg and sweetcord are not Paleo.
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Get some two stroke oil mixed in with fresh diesel. Petrol wrecks injector pumps, make sure there's plenty of lube for your pump to try to limit the damage.
