TurtleWoods72

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'

Has it really come to this? Lol

COD wood, are you battered again Jon?

Buy a Superjaws from Toolstation £80. Buy the log jaws £20 odd and you will never look back. Videos online on YouTube and no I'm not affiliated with the company, I just bought one, awesome dude.

A meal without wine is like a day without sunrise.

Take a shot of whiskey and a long hot bath Richie. It's all ok dude

TCD, which would you plump for of pushed to choose one, the Dol 9010, equivalent Makita or the Echo?

So what ever came of the demo saw, the ebay sale and the mass ordering? You can't leave me hanging like this 4 years later....

Morning mate! Surprised you haven't sent the Mrs to do it !!

Well you're a charmer aren't you!

42....is that too early?

lol

Other interesting 'wazz facts'; A hangover pee is the exact same Dulux colour chart shade as Peter Andre's face Sinks are generally at the correct height for gentlemen to avoid 'spillage' and therefore are the preferred receptacle for a late night wazz. (Also benefit from the choice of hot or cold flush and en suite hand washing facilities). Eating vast quantities of beetroot (ideal if you can't afford asparagus) will result in Crimson coloured pee, initially causing a bladder cancer scare and some frantic googling. 96% of older men don't wash their hands after taking a tinkle (why I never partake of free nibbles/bar snacks) As one ages, the body learns to save a small quantity of wee after a piddle which is used to warm the front of ones underpants as one steps out of the warm conveniences back into the cold.

This is just getting weird

I need to boil my head. I'll send you all a PM when I'm done.

Whatever dude, have a nice weekend.