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Husqvarna 375?? Is that a 372 or 576.....unless it has the old stone cutter head on it!

Those breathers tend not to leak. Possibly the fuel line is leaking where it pushes in to the tank, the tank has a split along the join or the fuel line has a split in it.

Mmmm, I remember the 372 - what a mess You can sometimes bang the seals in too far and the rubber seal pushes too hard on to the inner race. You need to match how they were originally fitted or just take care to set them correctly. The clutch side needs to be flush with the bearing so it doesn't bend the oil pump and cause issues like I said to you. The flywheel side needs to go in a depth where the seal seals on the shaft and outer case and not impinge on the inner race. You can normally turn the crankshaft with a firm grip on the shaft with thumb and finger - if it is damn tight, the seal is in too far. I am expecting you to send the box of bits in very shortly - I am now packing for a month in hotter climes

The seals do have an impact on how easy the crank is to turn as they grip the crank a little. I take it you greased the shaft a little before fitting them? Looks like I will have an apprentice soon, when are you moving back?

Yes, the disk grinding edge is round and replaces the round file. You typically get two disk thicknesses for the smaller 3/8 LP and 0.325 chains and a thicker one for 3/8 high profile. It is worth getting one with a speed control or factor one in so the grinder doesn't heat the teeth too much otherwise it makes file sharpening impossible. Many don't like them but they are good for well mullered chains!

Ah, it has all come clear now, like a fog has lifted Done a few farmers saws, mostly wrecks and needed serious attention. Nothing against farmers saws but they do use their saws to hell and back

Oh - and a reasonably manufactured aftermarket is better than a badly worn OEM. The Hyway stuff is better than most.

But is it that richer people may be a bit smarter and eat things like fresh veg whereas poorer people may eat a can of beans, chips etc? Is it laziness, education, lack of interest.....no idea. Cost wise, cabbage, cale, carrots, spuds, peas, runners, French beans, cauliflower are not expensive but the kids don't like it and the parents can't be bothered to argue the fact - we didn't get the option, we were lucky if we had a decent cut of meat and were made to eat our veg. I think slimmer people would eat less after a big blow out the day before but more "rotund" people wouldn't and would have no issue in eating the same again the day after. We tend to do more brisk long walks during and after Christmas and are both well in our ideal BMI range. Someone I used to work with ate one of those massive family bars of chocolate one evening, needles to say she was a foot shorter than me and weighed around 25 stone and had health issues.......I personally couldn't do that! Sedentary jobs don't do you much good and people are bad at balancing jobs like that with extra exercise!

I would fit a new sprocket as using a worn one will wear the drivers of the chain, the tension changes as the chain moves from worn to less worn parts of the sprocket and will stretch the chain unevenly. The sprocket is a consumable part and should be changed if worn - when else would you consider changing it - another chain or two and it would resemble a farmers saw! The breather is a small aluminium valve pushed in to the bar mount to the right of the rightmost bar stud. If it is blocked, oil will flow les and less as the saw is used rather than ceasing immediately. Typical oiler issues are the worm stripped or damaged, the oil pump inlet plugged, the tank pickup filter plugged, gloop in the bottom of the tank or wear between the oiler shaft and the oiler body - this usually means oil is slowed rather than not working altogether. Also check the oil channel in the bar mount but is a pretty obvious fault. You can thin the oil with a bit of petrol to flush the system but usually find it quicker to strip out the parts and get them clean and fixed than cocking around the issue for weeks!

The 372 is one of the best saws to port. Just the porting without the muffler mod gives 30%+ improvement in cut speed. Fab on a 20" but at 28" you are pushing it unless your chain looses some teeth!

Glad to be of assistance again, just used past experience and logical diagnosis to hit the old nail on the head

I was personally always glad to do it and help out but guess it is easier when I answer to no one but er indoors

PM Jon@carefell, he had his done, think he was happy with how it turned out!

Shame it has stopped, the last one was a bit flat as we missed the feel good Christmas factor and it is always a bit flat in January after every one has done their £££ Good luck with the male escort business!

The sprocket is worn and should be replaced. If you put the sprocket up against the light, you will be able to see two indentations in the very top of the gear/lobe and at this point, it needs to be replaced. Sure, it isn't as bad as this one as the chain was actually slipping round the spur drum!

Before Christmas will generally be quiet but will pick up in Jan. Get organised, keep your receipts for gear, mobile phone, travel etc, claim for as much as you feasibly can. Ensure you invoice work in a timely manner and in a professional way, chase payments in and be sure to ensure all customers know your payment terms before starting work and your invoices should state this. Keep books monthly and make sure they are accurate! Work hard, get a good reputation with as many firms as possible and go from there. You will need to register as self employed on the Government portal which is no biggie - listen to what others in this line of work recommend - I fix kit and don't do what you do but much of being self employed means not just doing the work but you do also need to bring in the dosh in a timely manner. Always do what you promise to do and leave each job with the companies wishing you were full time employee!

I have often thought that the Mcdonalds door should be one foot wide and it would be hilarious watching many of their customers trying to get in! Don't think it would do their sales figures much good though.

Yes but their policies are fresh and new, so fresh they carry a best before date of mid 1970s......they have just not been experienced by our younger general public!

Well that is about as embarrassing as it can get and the excuse means that if we cut a tree down each day of the week, by the last one, we haven't a clue how we got there, what to cut it down with, what kit we may need and what to do with it if we actually manage to cut it down safely!!! Farcical joke is being polite!

125psi is damn low, not sure about this machine but would have been happier with 150-170psi. The carb settings should be 1+1 and the symptoms sound like an air leak to me especially with it not snapping down to idle properly and revving high even though the idle screw is fully out. The air has to be coming from somewhere. Have you checked the inlet manifold (plastic part) isn't cracked and all the correct gaskets are in place?

Fine if you were a dictator and had control of the local thugs, not so good in a democracy where everyone had an equal say.

Tis a bad thing to open up a muffler on your chainsaw, it may end up in porting your blower, strimmer and hedge trimmer

Shame the location isn't in the Avatar by the side of our posts like it used to be....Stevie B.....how about a tweak?

I guess if my village were building a house using the people within the village, others may think that it was a great community idea and want to be part of it but unfortunately, the village is small and only has limited space to live in and food etc to feed the inhabitants. I think if I were project managing the building of the house or even part of the community, I would assess the skill set of the village and perhaps interview outsiders with the skills the village didn't have and take on the ones that would get the job done faster, better and to budget. Seems logical to me!

No good for me as I am North Hertfordshire, anyone else nearer Glasgow?