Johnleddo

Thanks for the replys and infornation. Weights not a huge issue as I've got a smaller chipper so could use that when traveling a long way or in tight spaces. Only one feed roller might be a problem though as I have used tw150 and simular and quite like the way they can crush arkwardly shaped branches. Which I'm not sure a single roller will be able to do?

Thanks for the info I'll take the carb off when i get chance and see if anything has come adrift or damaged.

Had a better look at the carb this morning and the throttle butterfly is fully closed and seems to be opening correctly when the throttle is operated. The saw started to idle fast immediately after the drop and has done since. Ive not touched the carb settings i figured they might be the last thing to suspect as they were all good before the drop. The choke butterfly is fully open with the choke off. Thanks for all the input

Thanks for the replys. They look like a solid machine so the weight makes sense. Does anyone know what they do weigh? the one I'm looking at has a 35hp perkins engine.

Ok will do thanks, I've had the air filter off and the carb cover &all the linkages seem ok and are operating. Didnt check the throttle butterfly tho so will have a look at that tomorrow.

So my ms 200t got dropped from the tree last week about 10ft. Checked it over and it'll start up no problem but once its started it reving at about 30% of full revs. I've had a look in the handle and all the linkages seem to be ok. Has anyone got any ideas what might be causing it to hold higher revs like this. Could the carb need re tuned? As always any help greatly appreciated. Thanks John

Does anyone have any experience working with a Bandit 65 chipper? Any good or bad points or things to look out for? I considering investing in a road tow and one of these has come up but i have no experience with them. Thanks in advance John

I've been running a cs100 for about 3years now. Its a good chipper and I've dffinately used it on some jobs where its been david v goliath. It has however got these jobs done but in the back of my mind the time is money argument has been sounding pretty loud. I think the best advice about owning one is know its strengths. Mine has saved me some horrible brash drags and been in some really tight spots. Its been lowered into gardens and pulled out on 6:1's where anyone with 6" road tows would have been dragging brash 60m uphill. As for customers keeping chip its a bit of an art selling the virtues of wood chip. But it supprising how many customers havent considered the uses for it until they are pointed out to them. That said i still end up carting quite a bit away I probably leave the chip on about 30%of jobs . As for the extra logs I've got a few people locally with trailers who I just give an address to and they come an collect the firewood so they more of that i leave the better. All that said they're a great machine but I am currently on the look out for a 6" machine for those bigger jobs. I'll not part with the cs100 though mostly because of its versatility.

Sounds like you've got a good test lined up for it, I'd be interested to hear how it gets on? Although I suspect that most of my work will be carried out in easier enviroments.....with the exception of the clothes lines!

Great info, thanks Pete I'll deffinately do that.

Thanks Pete for the reply, Do you know of any re occouring problems that i should look out for? The machine im looking at is 2003 with approx 1500hrs on but thats not confirmed as the hours clock is broke.

Thanks Pete for the reply, Do you know of any re occouring problems that i should look out for? The machine im looking at is 2003 with approx 1500hrs on but thats not confirmed as the hours clock is broke.

I'm on the lookout for a 6" chipper and found a Greenmech eco safetrack for sale so was just wondering if anyone has exerience òf these machines and if so what are they like? I've got a Greenmech cs100 now and have dealt with greenmech for technical help etc and found them to be very good. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks. John

Well as someone quite rightly pointed out the picture was from an advert on gumtree, a bloke down in the south was selling 3 for £550 each at a year old. I agree with Spud that if people are going to take the time and effort to copy a saw to such high detail you would think they would produce a much more popular model. I have just been on gumtree to find the advert to paste a link but funnily enough it seems to have gone from on there, so maybe someone has snapped up a good deal or been ripped off for a fake. Either way for me unless it was from a very trusted seller (which from what i understand there's no way of knowing on gumtree) or I could go and see the item I'd prefer to save my money so I'm sure I'm getting the genuine saw. As a general note on copies i guess its only to be expected that they'll look more and more like the real thing as time goes on. I sure if its down to the location of stickers and the colour of plastics these irregularities may not be existent on the next batch that comes into the country. Cheers John

I haven't worked with any 3120xp's so have nothing to compare it too, but that makes sense, Husqvarna always seem to use their quick release clips for the top cover.

All good info thanks very much. What do you think of this then?

I'm sure this will have been discussed here before but a bloke stopped out side my house the other day trying to sell me a Stihl chainsaw, it was all wrapped up in cellophane but even through the packaging it was obvious it was a copy, so I'm wondering if anyone has had experience of husqvarna copies and are they as easy to spot as the Stihl ones?

I assumed we all had that as well as painkillers! does it have to be islay?

vitamin I occasionally if the pain is bad, but only used co codamol once & didn't like the drowsy ness .... unless its a good nights sleep you need?!

Not quite the same but I've got a 460 with 20" bar and its a very very good saw (not sure what the differences are between the 460&461?), when it needs replaced I'll look for a good 460 replacement, if i cant find one I'll get a 461....... easy decision. thanks John

Thanks for the replies to this, I have got sorted with a large Alaskan mill off eBay and a partner p100 also off eBay and a 40 inch bar and a couple of ripping chains from Rob D. I have an elm log to test it all on, although I haves feelin from memory that the log is going to be bigger than my bar, so I think I'll take something for leverage and level the top then roll the log so the flat edge is vertical and hopefully it'll slab up Nicely then. Once again thanks for the replies John

Thanks for all the information on this. I've checked the mount against the d009 pattern and it dosent exactly match, the slot is 9.5mm but the small holes are directly above the bigger ones unlike the d009 where the smaller holes are above and forward. The hole that is up and forward of the big hole in the picture is only on one side. I have attached a picture of the bar thats on the saw now if anyone can shed any more light that'd be great because I'm confused!?

Great thanks for that, I'll check the d009 pattern with the bar on the saw. Rob assuming it would fit could you get hold of a d009 bigger than 36"? And have you any idea of cost? Many thanks John