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Hi all, I am after buying a few loads of cordwood, not over fussed on what it is, hardwood, softwood, or mixed. Doesn't need to be processor friendly either, big or twisty stuff will do. Cash waiting, give me a call on 07970142220 or pm me cheers:001_huh:

Gearboxes are not the best, handbrakes usually don't work, electrics can be troublesome, alternators don't seem to last over long. Reliable perkins engines though:thumbup1:

I thought the transfer boxes were the same.... every chance I'm wrong though...

Diffs are quicker in a Disco / RR, that's an easy swap...

If it's a Range Rover, Defender or Discovery diff then it will be 3.54:1 (13 teeth on the pinion and 46 on the crownwheel), series vehicles were 4.7:1 (10 teeth on the pinion and 47 on the crownwheel) but the diff was weaker than the 3.54 having less contact area between the teeth.

Basically;

anything coil sprung is 3.54:1

anything leaf sprung is 4.7:1

With a couple of exceptions - Stage 1 V8's and 101 Forward Control's.

Transfer box ratios are different between defender and discovery or larger wheels/taller profile tyres will help, but check for fouling and put spacers between the bump stops and reduce the steering angle if the tyres are to close to anything

In the same boat at the mo, I recently applied for a job and got turned down as I passed my driving test about six months to late meaning no trailer and no 7.5t. The test fee is £115 plus 4x4 and trailer hire/borrowing plus training:sneaky2:

Oak would be my first choice but as already said the tannins may contaminate the water on a sealed small pond, probably ok on canals and lakes where there is a vast volume of water to dilute it if it does have any effect. We once made a small pier out of Iroko. It's used a lot for hardwood decking boards. Very expensive wood but good stuff - apparantly they used to make boats out of it

I have looked at the parts list but all is listed is;

1135 020 9400 1 Decompression valve

I can't find a stihl part number for a blanking plug Not sure if stihl make them? Any ideas

Has anyone got the part number (if available) for a Stihl ms361 decompressor blanking plug (not valve) as mine has black oily stuff around the never used decomp valve:thumbdown:

If not does anyone know if they are the same thread and length as the husky ones as husky do the genuine blanking plugs as fitted to all my other saws

I've had 52mpg out of my 05 astra

Had it over 3 years only had an alternator on it and one rear spring. The only thing if swapping from a pickup is you may miss the off road ability and towability

My 357's warm enough to just keep hold of without wearing gloves. Ideal for them cold rainy days

I'd personally get them on any new saw, roughly £50 extra on the price but well worth it imo

To retro fit you will need a different flywheel, the generator that goes behind it, the front and rear handles with the heating elements and the switch built in.

I converted one of my 357xp's to heated handles using a seized up 357xpg as a donor for all the parts. I swapped the complete fuel tank/rear handle as it all seems to be one part, swapped the front handle, the threaded holes are already there to bolt the generator on behind the flywheel, the flywheels are different as the heated handle models generate the electricity off the back of the flywheel. It's a simple unbolt, bolt on job but finding a donor saw for the right price will be the problem

Try these Manufacturers of Poles, Sleepers and Pressure Treated Timber | Calders & Grandidge. They can supply timber pressure treated with creosote, not the usual water based crap which rots off in less than five years

If not creosote then use a decent wood instead - oak, chestnut, larch etc.

Not sure what they eat and don't eat but wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to control the rabbits - shooting, trapping, ferreting, gassing etc

I tend to find a nice big oak log if I'm going out and want the log burner to stay in for a couple of hours until I get back. You do need a good base of glowing embers first though. I tend to mix all my logs together - oak, ash, sycamore, chestnut, thorn, any softwood, I even burn willow and poplar - anything really, just felled, cut, split straight away and dry stored for a while. I wouldn't fancy burning oak on its own if it's not seasoned for at least a couple of years after winter felling

I think some heater construction is about to start

Last winter I had my screen wash pipe chewed completely through on the van, and it was a right b@$7ard to replace

I have also had plastic 2 stroke oil bottles in the shed chewed up to leave virtually nothing, they must like the taste of the oil

Stick it on ebay, it should fetch a lot more for spares or repair than it would as scrap

Ok maybe not a caravan but looks dodgy to me

He is also selling a 4x4 cherry picker (which is towing a caravan) enough said

Husqvarna 346xp. New or used, depending on budget.

Seconded wouldn't fancy felling or logging much with a ms181

The price is deffinately the biggest trouble, especially if it can't be passed on to customers. Unleaded around here is £1.30 a litre so £6.50 for 5 litres and Stihl hp oil is £7.16 a litre which at 50:1 mix does ten 5 litre mixes 72p a mix, totalling £7.22 for 5 litres of mixed fuel compared to £17.60 for aspen. If aspen was only a couple of quid dearer a gallon then I'm certain we'd all be using it

Check out this site, a bloke has kept a note of petrol prices in his area from 1983:biggrin:

Petrol Prices

Just wandering what percentage of people on here use aspen in their saws? The only thing that puts me off is that at £17.60 it's 2.5 to 3 times the price of unleaded.

Don't know if the poll will work but here goes

1. Never use aspen

2. Always use aspen

3. Occasional use eg. hedgecutting where the fumes linger around more

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Kubota do it for me, they just seem to keep going. Takeuchi also seem good - most of the small one's we have hired in are Takeuchi machines. Not so keen on jcb or case minidiggers though

Better done twice than not at all:thumbup1:

Efficiency is key (price too of course)

I think it is asking the impossible to get a good cheap stove, you basically get what you pay for. Decent second hand ones don't seem to come about too often either and if they do they fetch damn near as much as a new one! Invest in one of these Clearview Woodburning Stoves- UK, wood burning stoves, multi fuel stoves and smoke control stoves you won't regret it:thumbup1:

Model wise if you are considering a 16kw stove then it's the clearview 750. Bite the bullet and spend the extra money and you'll have years of trouble free heating, don't buy cheap chinese makes, false economy, they don't last and the seals are rubbish