spudulike
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Who is the supplier you purchased from?
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It could be dried fuel oil mix leaving too much oil residue in the bore. Try it with the plug removed and if it spins over fine, spray a bit of WD40 in the bore to wash the oil out. Why does it need a new carb and coil? As others have said, if they are missing, it would be uneconomical to repair. Have you checked for a spark and cleaned and rebuilt the carb yet?
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You lot are so harsh. The fella brought a tool to our attention that he had found useful, that I hadn't come across before (bar the sandblasting booth type) and best of all, it costs bugger all so a worthy tool to hang on the wall for that odd job that needs a good clean up. Mine arrived today and I have a job for it already. It will be interesting to see how it goes and can see it getting a bit of use over the next few years.
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so it was the typical old oil in the bore or a bit of hydro lock. Glad it is fixed and running.
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Now that sounds like a decent offer!
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Same here, for £10, if I use it once, it will be worth it.
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If this woodpecker saw you from day 1 then birds then relate to that person as its parent....sounds weird but we have done a bit of bird of prey flying and that is how the birds view their handlers if they have been reared from an incubator. I think it is known as imprinting and is pretty much impossible to reverse. I hope the little fella makes it out there otherwise you may have a woodpecker to rear for a few years....not sure how long they live for.
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That looks pretty good for a cheapo bit of kit.
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Arboreal Services - Martin Ladd of St Albans
spudulike replied to Silver Back's topic in Stolen Equipment
I do know Martin, had a bit of a fall out a long time ago but don't think he is actually dishonest. I know he goes go away sometimes so perhaps this has happened. How did you deliver and pickup the saws...home address or courier? -
Sometimes you can go through a stressful period and survive it but when the stress is removed....like completion and moving in to the new house, the fact it is over can change your mental status quo which was highly strung and stressed. Try getting some house projects going...new shed, decorating, veggie patch, new kitchen/bathroom and you will find the design, planning and doing will stop your brain from stressing. Other than that, get in to your head the reasons you should be happy with your lot rather than dwelling on the shyte...be a half glass full kind of guy rather than the other type.
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I think you will get a good return on AirBnB and Booking.com, these sites have good coverage so anyone looking for a place to stay in your area will find you and likely to pay a decent amount for the room. Much depends if you are looking for a lodger or many just dipping in and out over a period of time. If you are doing the washing and cleaning etc then the longer weekly rentals are easier than 1-2 nights and a lodger may not pay as much but would probably look after the washing and cleaning a daily or weekly rental wouldn't. Good luck in your venture, it is a good way to reduce your operating costs and shortening the mortgage payback, just make sure your insurance is aware of what you are doing.
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It was the only way to get away from those oily noisy things!! Not done too much networking round my neck of the woods yet but no doubt I can find someone to drop off a load of chip.
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I have use two and three leg cylinder hones. Yo have to be careful not to catch an open transfer or ports but you can get a good finish and one hone will do all chainsaw bore sizes unlike the ball hones although they are probably better but much more expensive. Don't use the hone to remove the transfer, use chemical and localised rubbing and follow through with the hone to break the glaze and give a good rough surface to bed the new piston in.
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Not pigeons or sparrows is it, I have seen the latter shred lettuce....grrr
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I think it is as good...or bad as some of the other crap that appears on this site now. Congratulations on the new home eggs, hope it is going well.
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The grass is working well. Watered a day ago and after another hot day, the soil is still nicely wet under the grass. Will see how this goes.
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That is a kind offer but we aren't anywhere near you now but thanks for the offer.
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Yup, as above, stupidly excessively loud in the name of performance. If you work in deepest forest, fill your boots, if you do domestic/commercial in built up areas, forget it.
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You take the pickup pipe off and de-grease the hole and the pickup pipes, remove the filter, put a suitable O ring on the pipe the filter goes on and push it over the larger round end that usually seals on the crankcase. Use a bit of liquid gasket on the o ring and the case and push it in to place then slide the oil pump in to place etc.
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Makita HTR5600 not reving when pointed downwards.
spudulike replied to Nopedigree's topic in Maintenance help
Sounds like fuel starvation caused in a certain position. Things to check: - 1) The fuel filter is in a position where it can pick up fuel when the trimmer is pointed down. Check the fuel filter is clean whilst doing this. 2) check the fuel line doesn't have a split in it - it is possible when the trimmer is pointed down, the split is out of the fuel. 3) If number 1&2 don't work, you need to check the carb gauze strainer (screen filter on the image) as it could be full of crud. The image below isn't your carb but may help. Check the flaps (reed valves) are not holed whilst in there. 4) If this doesn't work, it is possible it just needs a tune up. I am not familiar with your machine but generally, these type of barrel carbs are adjusted by taking out a bung on top of the carb barrel and winding the carb needle up to richen and down to lean so upwards for you. There may be another adjustment on the carb for idle but it may not have one. The idle may need tweaking afterwards. -
When you run it, run it flat out for short periods of hard running to bed it in.....don't let it idle for long periods or give it less welly than normal. Just avoid long cuts. The oil leak...they do do that. Probably the easiest fix is a new oil pick up pipe but if you have some liquid gasket and a selection of small O rings, you can often get a good seal using both instead of the new part. Best get it fixed, done my one recently after it covered my garage floor with oil...again....but it is the best saw to use...the best of the best but it isn't completely standard!!
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Looks like the crank lobe has been catching the inside of the crankcase as well. I would check the surface where the drum and oil pinion run on the crank shaft VERY carefully. The earlier ones had extremely ropy hardening that broke down very quickly scrapping many a machine. Get a magnifying glass on it and inspect for pitting before rebuilding.
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Seen it on hedge trimmers, blowers and strimmers. Mostly down to the engine not being run on full tilt like a chainsaw does and at lower peak revs than a saw.
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Just mulched the veg with fresh cut grass and watered. Working on the theory the worms will pull it down and in the meantime, it will keep the water in the ground and stop it evaporating. The beans don't look great this year, everything is slow.
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Good question but can't answer it. I have often wondered the same but on the top end. The compression must be phenomenal compared to the start up pull over at 14,000 rpm. I guess if you tried to measure it, all you would get is an average pressure or vacuum as it all happens so quickly.
