TurtleWoods72

Any update on the DCS5121? What do you reckon to the extra oomph, weight and dare I say build quality?

Glad you like it! Wait till you've put a couple of tanks through it, it will free up a bit and be even more pokey.

Sportsmans Bum Centre lol. Good prices on most things but they're very much the Asda of guns. The blokes in the Newport shop knew less about guns than my dog....

I could have bought a mid terrace house in Manchester for £5000 going back twenty years. The problem was, all the houses were damp, derelict slums, boarded up and full of junkies and squatters. More hassle than it's worth to buy a place nobody will ever want to live in. Unless they're fans of Escape From New York and fancy a Snake Pliskin des-res. Buy something nice, or spend 90% of it on chainsaws and waste the rest on property and investment.

Lol, luv ya Spud

In my former life as a happy self employed pauper I tried a combination of the above (for an unrelated industry). Flyers are good, but I wouldn't trust a postie to deliver them 'on the sly' as it's probably a sackable offence so he'll just take your money and bin the lot in the nearest wheelie bin. Although I've used vistaprint with no regrets. Having said that if you can strike up a good relationship with a local print shop with a keen young graphic designer you'll get better looking (unique) results. Negotiate, impress upon them you want to form a working relationship and ask for a competitive price. I've worked for myself and had to resort to knocking doors to get work in the past. Whilst I agree that this is now frowned upon and I HATE people disturbing me at home to offer to buy or sell things, this worked. Maybe it's how you come across. Stand back from the door, smile and look professional. If it's elderly people be even more considerate and perhaps just hand them the leaflet, introduce yourself by name and explain you're available for work should they need it. There are so many scrap collectors, burglars, con artists, ****** etc out there now that I wouldn't want to use this approach nowadays. However done politely at a sociable hour, with a sign written van, company branded clothing and an introduction by name ( supported by driving licence, certificates etc) I think it could be done. If anyone here wants any advice on marketing, I'll happily give free advice, although I can't offer guaranteed results! Mr D, you're fairly local so if you want to rack my minuscule brain, feel free.

About 5 years ago one of our lorry drivers offered me one of their coats. It fitted nicely, was quite well made, but then he blew the deal by telling me it was the 'go to brand' for football hooligans. Not wanting to be associated with such throbbers I declined and bought another Craghoppers jacket

I'm stockpiling saws I feel will be worth a mint in future. Details will follow when they're worth something!

1000th reply. Booyacka!

Lol. Great answer. Perversely I like my blue saws, but I do have a niggling love for ORIGINALITY Dolmar offers. You're right though, prices vary wildly for Makita stuff. My first Makita saw was bought because the salesman gave me a ridiculous discount vs a slightly rubbish one on a lesser Stihl model. Never looked back, love the saws and will probably buy a Dolmar in due course just to scratch the itch. If you have a price list, forward it to me and I'll try to justify another saw I don't need lol.

Just ordered a brand new Dolkita. Much better than the crappy Dolmar and Makita saws apparently.

And all us Blue Saw owners can now breathe easy. Thanks Shavey dude. Very informative. P.s I'd rather have Dolmar stuff but it just seems to work out cheaper to buy Makita.

Can't remeber what model it is since it's about 20 years old lol. Can't vouch for how they're made these days but Uttings have a good selection with reviews from customers too!

There are two vendors of Dolmar active in the site. They are best placed to answer this. TimberCutterDartmoor and Shavey iirc. In my humble opinion the main difference is the colour, however I belive the Dolmars have better carburettors. Wouldn't want to bet my next pay cheque on it though as I've only owned the blue flavour.

Nikko Sterling for me. Just avoid 'Hawke', they're shite.

Only me it seems since it's the wrong colour for these pro guys to be seen cutting about holding. Yes it's a bloody bargain, well made and good value. Chainsawbars.com have bars ranging from 13" to 20" for the Dolmar equivalent. Knock yourself out. Duncan might be along to tell you where he ordered his from in a minute. Mine was from Toolstop where using a promo code (expired now sadly) it was twenty quid less than he paid, delivered.

Lol, you miserable old bugger! love it. Enjoy your ale dude!

Ok, several points: I totally agree with the others who have suggested keeping the little 'un as a reservist saw. Personally I never part with anything 'tooly' as you never know... Plus if you ever stumble across oportunites to take wood (legally of course) on your travels, it might be worth sticking it in the boot of the car as a 'travel saw' rather like those awful 12v shavers that were the rage in the 80's! It's true that the saw is still a new machine in your eyes, the bargain hunting public won't treat it with such doting affection. As for your wife, she will see a nice white cardboard box with some bailing straps round it, and when she asked what's inside you can smugly reply "the key to a warm house and marital bliss my dear, now go and throw away some empty biros and chuck out some of them bloody carriers bags!" Once you're in the Makita fold, the benefit is, anything you buy in future can be passed off for the same machine you bought initially. Therefore you can have a garage full of saws (including an nice DCS9010) which to the casual observer are just 'your chainsaw'. Think about the possibilities (provided they are never seen in the same room together!) go for it!

I have an FS90, great with a Grass Gator/Portek Power Strim type head. (Top tip, cut 13" lengths of your fave line and store in a bucket of water, it softens them, prevents brittle breakages and gives you quick changeovers) Anyway, back on topic, I have used it with a metal blade in various guises and it's not really meaty enough. It's the first Stihl in the range to have a solid drive shaft, and as such is very much 'entry level pro'. I love the 4-mix deep burble and reduced smoke combined with the low down torque. When I've got a real job to do I reach for my Kawasaki engined Kaaz Danarm. The thing is a beast with line on but I've never run it with a blade (not needed to yet). I toyed with the idea of getting a real Brushcutter and think this is direction you need to go. Buy a nice head for the FS90 and keep it 'for best'.

Hi Duncan, As far as I'm aware, my 5121 has dogs but no cats

My own valuation on power tools is that once owned and used even slightly they're generally worth no more than 60% of a new one, for the reasons already stated, (brand spanker, warranty, dealer support, known to be perfect condition/not stolen etc etc). Personally I wouldn't pay more than about £80-90 for it, regardless of your recent expenditure on the new bar. If you've got the receipt for the new parts I'd take them back and sell the MS as is. It's a bit like having a full service and new tyres and brakes put on a car your selling, you won't see that money back in added value, ever. Good luck anyway, might be worth speaking to Harrythecat as I believe he's an ebay purveyor of all things gardeny. P.s you wont be disappointed with the DCs5121, I promise!

Polygamous Mole

So how do you pour half out in the first place without having issues?

"Smooth as a cashmere cod piece" lol Thanks Stubby. I'm having that one! It might even surpass my usual "smoother than snake sh?t."

Avoid avoid avoid. I think the drill (excuse the pun) is a story about him being based overseas, so you pay him the money electronically and then he'll send you to where the goods are being stored. You turn up at 'his barracks' and they tell you to do one as they've never heard of 'flight corporal Wiggins'