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When I read the thread title I imagined for a brief second that they were looking at reintroducing wolves to a National Trust property in the area. I then spent a further ten seconds fantasizing about the scenes of carnage in the visitors centre, should such a scheme occur. To misquote Warren Zevon, "Little old lady got mutilated last night, Werewolves of Wrexham again..."

Dead right there. Installs a sense of teamwork and need to complete the job for the mutual benefit of both parties.

It was my idea first with an FS-70 and copyright Seriously, will the FS-240 just drop on (ie. is it inch tube)? I did consider it but it looked slightly different plus it was a lot[/b more expensive. FS-70 is plenty of power for me so far, particularly as I can have two for the price of one FS-240. The engine swap is a cheap fix for all those suffering 4-mix problems.

I can't see those planers working on all but perfectly round stumps exactly the right size. Otherwise they will be in the dirt half the time, and blunt very quickly?

Sussex/Surrey border.

Specifically, digger mounted ones. I may need to hire one to fit a 7.5 ton digger- any ideas where I can find one? The stumps are between 12-24" across. Any idea how long it will take to get rid of this sort of size would be appreciated.

Update- the butt can stay for a bit longer, but after the end of this week the forklift will no longer be on site. It could probably be brought down from the yard to load at a cost of £40 for the hour. Any offers?

Go for it mate. Nothing wrong with cutting straight through a thick hedge with a larger bar. I was doing it myself from a mancrate on the loader the other day, 24" bar on 034. As an aside, it pulled it surprisingly well. I had it buried entirely in the oak pictured in this thread, and it didn't bog. Standard chain, not skip, and solid nose bar as well There was barely sufficient oil however, not something I'd do regularly but for the one off odd cuts it's handy to know. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/milling-forum/63113-oak-butt-milling-sussex-surrey-area.html Work smarter, not harder. OP sounds clued up to me, willing to spend on decent kit. Why tell him to 'stick to gardening'? Folk have to start somewhere. So what if he has no tickets? So long as he sticks to stuff he's capable of where no damage can occur then he's fine. Your customers will stick to you because you're qualified. He will be happy working for the slightly cheaper customers on a lesser rate. That's how a free market works. I sometimes think certain members on here are somewhat protectionist.

That's almost what I'm suggesting, but with a 2-mix engine (FS-70) And if your current 4-mix model has a solid shaft, then drop the new engine onto that rather than use a polesaw or hedgecutter with a flexi shaft as per FS56. 2 mix is proven technology that works well.

Simply replace your engine with a new two mix one. FS-70 available now, next year will probably see the release of higher CC 2-mix engine. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/62516-heads-up-good-replacement-engine-stihl-polesaws-pole-hedgcutters-combi-units.html?highlight=heads+replacement+engine

I disagree. The only thing you need more power for is strimming, and if you do lots of strimming you need a proper clearing saw. I've run an FS-85, and now an FS-70 (both 27cc) on a 12" polesaw, bed tiller and hedgecutter and it is plenty of power.

Have a dozen 2 1/4" thick yew planks here, milled in spring. West Sussex. Let me know if any good.

No worries, thanks bud!

I'll cut it up and extract it to roadside!

Anyone?

As above. Experienced farm worker type ideal. Five to seven days starting Monday 30th. Telehandler experience more important than chainsaw ability- this is a tricky job site.

What's it worth then? Here's the deal- access is rubbish, but if you want to take your chainsaw mill too it then I will extract and load the boards onto your transport with the telehandler. Located near Fernhurst, West Sussex. Dimensions are approx 20ft in length, and about three feet diameter tapering to two feet. Saw for scale is an 036 with 13" bar. Oh, and one more thing- it needs to be done in the next week or so! PM me your offers, or post here.

Because you bought it by the cubic meter you bloody retard. You asked him how big it was, he said 0.7m3. And it was indeed 0.7m3 of loose logs. He couldn't have been more specific. You've changed your argument from 'i feel cheated because the reference to cubic meterage was loose wood, not stacked' -despite cubic metres of loose wood being the industry standard- to 'people shouldn't sell in bulk bags because it's misleading' all the while whilst recommending an eBay advert for a bulk bag with no mention of a specific volume. I think you're trolling.

OP- are you either a wind up merchant or a simpleton?

As above. Flail mowing job in heather on steep valley sides. Not sure an alpine without duals would do it to be honest, but you'll know your machine better than me. PM me if you can help. Cheers

That's fair enough. Texas chainsaw massacre style! :thumbup:

I'd restore it into the nearest skip if I were you...

Nice one mate, well done.

It's not just the saws though. Think of all the other threads we have on a weekly basis. "What strimmer line is best for X?" "What blade should I use for Y" "Thinking of getting a tracked skidsteer, are they any good?" "Where do I get a grab for my digger, are they worth it?"

I love shooting them. If you're using an air rifle you'd better knock them over with a head shot first time, else they'll come at you! Vicious little bastards.