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What would they be worth, 12’ long? How thick should I do then? Logs are 3’ diameter tapering very slowly. Im thinking good excuse for a 3’ low pro setup.

How many other people get to mess around with machinery and massive trees each day and get paid good money for it? We really do have great jobs.

I've only ever run 3/8p and 3/8. Most 'light but pokey' mid range saws - MS241/261, CS501SX etc have sprocket and bar mount options for either. I'd only switch down- up woudl sap way too much power, whereas down you will notice a small increase with like for like chain angles. I do like 3/8p for general work- it's fast enough, very forgiving of less than perfect sharpening and cheap to buy. Stihl do a full chisel variant too should you want it.

Hate to piss on your chips but they will warp like you wouldn't believe!

Good post- but real men take the guards off 🤣 Always, always pay the extra for the anti vibe.

Sounds low on compression.

What’s on your shortlist?

The only differences seem to be things like stop bars (which are redundant) and better finished chutes. What did you notice about it having seen one in the flesh?

The MacBook Air will do all she needs, tick the ‘cool’ factor and hold it’s money well. I use one on the odd occasion I need a laptop on a job.

They look very overpriced. I fear you may be falling for the marketing trick of a website image of a smiling, ‘quintessentially German mechanic’ 🤣 They are the same Chinese base unit as all the others. Rock machinery will do you it for £2k with a Briggs. Hyundai only £1600 with skinnier wheels etc.

I’ve not managed to rear end anyone yet 🤣

Great job. I like to think that my response to the consultation helped in some small way.

I won’t touch it without a digger 🤣

There's really not a lot to go wrong with these little loaders.

I demo'd both, and prefered the Sherpa. Easier controls (although you'd just need a couple of longer levers on the Quad). It handled the same load (60kg forks and 9 bags of 20kg postmix) much better than the Quad, which was very tippy like that and also very twitchy on the steering levers, The Sherpa was on skinny tyres, yet felt more stable than the Quad on wide wheels. I demo'd the yellow Sherpa, which has a slightly bigger pump and better drive motors. It easily spun all four (slightly flat) wheels offroad whilst pushing into a pile of crushed concrete, without really loading the engine down! That was the decider for me. Everything was effortless with the Sherpa, the Quad would do it but was harder work to operate and more tippy. Pricewise the yellow Sherpa is around 12k, the red one 11k. The basic petrol Quad was 13k, maybe 13.5. I went into this without any intention whatsoever of buying on price, which is why I demoed both. The Quad is a more modern design, and looks well built. The hitch is better- the same design as a Multione or Avant. Both have auto levelling. The Sherpa by comparison is a much more dated design, but plenty of steel where it counts. I decided I'd have to live with 760 width rather than 740.

I have a madcap plan in my head for a loader/excavator mounted grinder, powered by an auxillary Loncin 30hp petrol engine. Should give a relatively cheap and capable grinder that you can run on a loader and then of course you can also remove the grindings with the grab bucket. Extra ££

Noticeable increase in power on my MS462. There's a video somewhere comparing with and without.

Actually a good bit of kit!

And it's still not as good as a Loncin engine!

I feel for you mate. House prices need to crash. The error is yours then I’m afraid if you didn’t enquire as to the feasibility of a drop kerb at the searches stage

Yeah, but wasn’t that reflected in the price you paid for the house? sue your surveyor.

It wants to be for more than a CS100!!

Could well be. That’s a cheap model, you can see by the casing. ive not found any of my Milwaukee top end stuff shit, and at £250 bare for the angle grinder I just bought I’d expect quality. if you search, you can find any tool sold at a big store considerably cheaper from an online power tool specialist, so no reason to buy from screwfix at all.

Test the water as I did with a makita to Milwaukee battery adaptor 👍🏻 ive almost entirely switched over, and hand on heart, Milwaukee is better in every way. I always buy the top of the range so it’s a like for like comparison. I did buy a Makita rebar tying gun the other day though, as Milwaukee don’t make one.

The Chinese chippers are all the same drum unit and engine. Go for the style that suits you best- either narrow and long for tight gateways, or wider with engine above drum and towable. Try to get one with a swivel spout, although you can add it later