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Some oaf did that to mine, but as I recall it took less than ten minutes to fit a new one. I remember having to pull a wire with a nipple on the end with a pair of needle nose pliers, but I don't think it was too tricky. Best advice I can give is to do as I've done today- sell your two year old MS181 on eBay for £145 and buy a brand new one for £200. What's really crappy about them is the throttle linkage and choke selector mecanism. The plastic wears in no time and you end up either living with just a choke position and a run position, or spending ten minutes every time you use it putting everything back in place. From now on, mine will be reaplaced every year.
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Or change to vented bulk bags, much cheaper.
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It'll be the little valves inside. Not worth the fix as it'll only happen again. Hang on till next year if you can in the hope that they bring out a 2-mix version- these engines are amazing.
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That'll be per week, not per day...
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...but by God, they were three HARD hours! Stihl MS181 Chainsaw - Only 3 Hrs of work in Total - Still under Warranty | eBay
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They're useless. A fresh file cuts quicker. The stones wear unevenly or glaze up leading to even worse performance. If the chain takes a heavy knock and you only have files, simply restore the top plate angle with a FLAT file, then bore down and in with a suitable round file to get the required hook.
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Until they bring out a 2-mix version then the idea is dead in the water as far as I'm concerned. Does anyone know if an FS240 will take attachments? Outer shaft diameter is the same but not sure if the internal shaft is different- it's the sort of sneaky thing Stihl would do...
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£60. My two Polish lads would zip that off in half an hour between them on the way back from another job, and do a proper nice cut. Anything over £100 is daylight robbery.
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Your all missing the point. If he has that many machines to renew then he will need A LOT. As the OP says, 20 gallon not 20 litres! If he's lucky they will all run HV46, and he can just get a good price on a barrel of that. However, be careful with the tractor as they will usually use 'back end oil' to do the transmission and hydraulics, and HV here is a no no.
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Very popular on the continent I believe. In the Uk however I can't see much of a market for it as people won't appreciate the reduction in moisture that billeting provides and therefore if they've a mind to cut their own then they will just buy a bit of cord and get the axe out.
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How much log do you anticipate having? We're a bit further (10 miles) but if theres a lot of logs I will give you a drink for your trouble. 07765776454
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Even closer: The Woodhorn Group | Waste Management
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Ms 880 hire or free hire in return for hard wood
doobin replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
You're nuts mate. Honest. -
WALNUT TREE, TIMBER, TURNING, BOARDS, WOOD. GUNSTOCK BLANKS GUN STOCKS | eBay They'll cut it down- wonder if they'll help dig the stump out too? Or just cut through it at the base?
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Recently acquired woodlands - advice appreciated
doobin replied to KevinParker's topic in General chat
Forget the splitter, get a processor for that lot. -
Just get an Apple laptop and dongle. All the ease of use, twice the functionality and not too pricey second hand. I tried using an iPod with docs to go et al, and quickly gave up. Proper keyboard for me every time. My other big tip is to get a phone with voice memo functionality. Even my £10 Samsung jobby has it.
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Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Simply leave your compact tractor unattended anywhere in rural England. Pop back the next day and Bobs your uncle, some enterprising traveller will have got it to Wales and on a ferry to Ireland before you've even had your brekkie. Job done.
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Chipper, Pole saw & Hedge Trimmer Courses needed
doobin replied to BenC's topic in Training & education
What Huck said. Having said that, when you put it like than Andy, I'm inclined to agree!!! -
Another reason why I will ALWAYS buy an iPhone.
doobin replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in General chat
Which won't be worth the paper it's written on.... I have a £10 phone for phone calls, and a laptop with broadband dongle (Mac) in the truck for anything else. Had an iPod, good kit, but I just find a laptop simpler and easier. Marketing and hype is for morons. I'm immune to it as my brain is incapable of processing anything other than work stuff I've always used Apple kit because it's the best. I have a laptop because I need it for the business. I don't have an iPhone because I don't need one. Simples. -
And don't forget a bridleway needs to the three times as wide as a footpath- 3m across AND the same in height!
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Down here in Sussex I subbed with my lads for the bloke with the winning tender- it was approx 13p/m soft soft clearance (strimming) and the same again for hard clearance (polesawing and hedgecutting). I subbed for him on a day rate of £120 a lad pus fuel. By year three he made some serious profit, as we knew the paths and landowners well so could really fly through. I know he made good money because I knew the path lengths from the spec sheet. If you ring me on 07765 776454 I'll tell you what gear you need to really be efficient. Serious offer. We don't do it any more since it became a national park.
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Not strictly tree related but countryside related
doobin replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in Picture Forum
That's ample. Backhoe would be overkill. Save the council some dough and use the 3 tonner. -
Farmers delivering firewood using tractor and trailer
doobin replied to WFWales's topic in Firewood forum
Keep it local and if caught plead thick yokel. Then just make sure you're not caught again. Nothing to stop non farmers buying an old tractor and running on red. That's what we do. -
Is that £8 or £26 per man hour? If the latter, then with councils paying their monkeys £200/day then there's no way they could compete if they weren't already heavily subsidised by the taxpayer. I hope (and I'm pretty sure) that by x you mean = ?
