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I did wonder myself, thought it was just me! Probably best to send the saw in whilst it is still working well

Sure, the kits give you the components and with a bit of luck, you can assemble them in to a working saw for not too many £££ but it won't give you the full picture. I have already pointed out a couple of key points that Dan (no disrespect to him) would have missed and possibly caused a reasonable amount of issues. If you fit a carb, it doesn't mean you fully understand how they work and how they can play up but does give you some confidence in changing carbs! The kits appear to give good value and will give the builder some extra knowledge even if it is somewhat limited but please don't kid yourself these are as good as their OEM counterparts.

I would be keener to see five years of use out of the saw. The 372 clone I worked on a while ago was like an old friend that had had some sort of stroke, it was all there but wasn't quite right. It was the stress cracks around the main bearings I didn't like and the cheap rubber tubing...and the very harsh recoil starter but there you go, don't expect to get OEM quality at this price but as a back up saw......possibly!

What a bastard of the biggest order, puts most of our life niggles in to insignificance, hope you dust yourself off and get your lives back on track though how I am not sure as it must have been an awful loss but you still have each other and your inner strength and wish you all the luck in the world!

What would concern me is that if the housing market collapses, if you buy to let or own property, you still have the property and it will most likely grow in the future as history has proven. If you invest in stocks and shares and the market collapses, you still get dividends coming in (or being invested at the lower share price) and the companies you invest in still have asset and residual values plus history has proven that most share prices recover over a period of time. In Bitcoin and other Crypto currencies, it is all new, no history, no real way of saying if one Bitcoin should be worth £1 or £1M. it would seem that many are getting rich from this since 2008 but at some time in the future, the market must take a hit and that correction may be significant. The advice to treat your investment in Bitcoin as disposable income and be ready to lose it is probably the best thing said on this thread. I am sure if you invested now and kept them for a few months, you would make money but the growth will only go up whilst new investors are willing to pay more for the currency than the current owner. If there is a big correction then it may take years to get back to where you purchased at. The same could be said for purchasing any sort of investment but you need to make sure it isn't your only investment and have confidence that the currency is here to stay and that a major knock won't permanently devalue it to lower than you paid - I would say it is worth a short time dabble to make a few £££ but wouldn't look at it like I would a Pension, ISAS, Bonds etc! Time will tell on this but it is an interesting subject, am watching the price and looks like the press have hooked in to the phenomena in a big way!

The tapers should be a close fit, some AM ones can be a bit poor!

You don't need to Loctite the nut on, the tapers on the crank and flywheel need to be clean and the nut torqued to the correct torque! Don't know who told you different?

Perhaps someone on here has a decent MS260 or 346XP and wants to sell it. I would avoid eBay as you are very likely to get a saw with a Chinese top end. I would avoid the MS261 as most seem to have clutch drum issues and it is very possible you will buy one with a shot crank.

It is a very valid point, believe me - you will only not do it once!!!

There is a firmware upgrade to help earlier saws which richens the low speed setting but you can't just change the idle as on a conventional saw. I have had a few in like this and sorted them so just drop me a line if you want a bit of help.

Damn correct, Luke warm water doesn't cut it!

Don't want to piss on the fireworks but you did de-stress the bearings after assembling the crank didn't you??? If you didn't, belt each end of the crank with a copper mallet 3-5 times to take the stress out of the mains. If you don't. it is very possible to cock the main bearings very quickly! You have been told!

Perhaps he wants to invite you round for Christmas or for a meeting in a layby for a bit of "Hows ya Father" Aren't you the lucky one

If that is the case, Husqvarna are using it as a marketing tool so products come up on google etc. That is the only way a manufacturer should run an online shop - just as a marketing tool and not as a sales vehicle to undercut/undermine the agents!

I was in the PC industry and Dell had the strategy of a direct model of supply........ manufacturer direct to the end user and most others had the more common strategy of ........manufacturer to distributor to reseller to end user. The direct strategy is usually taken to reduce the levels of supply and therefore handing the manufacturer a larger margin and usually undermines the added value a good distributor or reseller can add to the sale. Dell eventually rescinded after taking a beating from tablet sales and took the more typical distribution model rather than the direct supply route and have since invested in acquisitions at a tangent from PC system building. Interesting times, it will be interesting to see what happens in the next six months but would have thought strengthening their supply channel and ensuring a decent spare parts channel would be better then unsettling their agents as I would think this would do!

I guess if the bank you have your money with pisses you off then shift your money. Eventually they will understand that the customer is king and without them, they won't have a business! Seems pretty obvious that the customer may want to shift some money or purchase something once in a while and it is sometimes pretty bizarre the lengths they go to to stop you withdrawing your own hard earnt!!!!

Seems to have gone quiet on this one. You usually get the true opinion from the guys at the sharp edge selling the kit and trying to make a living.

Edge of tomorrow - interesting concept, very funny and entertaining. Any Mad Max film before beyond the Thunderdome. The Good Bad and Ugly That'll be the day Qaudrophenia Italian Job Layer Cake

Air leak, holed fuel line, blocked gauze strainer - take your pick!

Plastic roller retainers go to the outside otherwise they impinge the crank!

Depends on overall condition - ebay - £120-180, private sale £100 if it looks OK in semi reasonable condition.

Damn that's subtle!

Yup, explain how it will benefit your resellers, agents, dealers etc

It is bad....or good depending on your marital arrangements

Seen it before in a completely different industry and is generally when a manufacturer thinks that they can do better than or disrespects the distribution network (The Chanel). Generally the distribution network gets pissed off, the local support and knowledge base for that manufacturer goes in to free fall and it benefits only the competition as the distribution network sell more lucrative products that make them money. I had similar in my previous job, we used Ebay as a marketing tool, advertising product at the RRP, expecting to sell nothing but helping interest/marketing for the product - that is how it should be done, using online content to drive interest. Unfortunately, the issues arrive when someone in authority thinks the company should be selling so lowers the price and your distribution network find you selling kit on ebay at the same price they are purchasing at!!!! Of course, this may be different....time will tell.