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Bob_z_l

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  1. 3 hours ago, GarethM said:

    Or eBay, I tend to buy Gator at £51.39 Inc vat & delivery.

     

    I had priced a barrel a few years back and the price per litre never stacks up against eBay, even buying direct is vastly more expensive.

    This...direct via website is no cheaper but different grades are available. 
    Rye oil are good but these chaps deliver (to me) within 2 days when ordered Mon- Sat

    Works out around £10 a gallon and ticks and flings just as good as the Stihl oil I used to use. 

  2. 9 hours ago, openspaceman said:

    When orange was chosen as the Hiviz for working on the railway one of the reasons given was that the yellow attracted insects.

    Sorry to interrupt, I'm not sure that is all true.

    I was told of a number of reasons for Orange.

    1 it wasn't a naturally produced colour. Or as much as the yellow in daff's and daisy's,  gorse whatever.

    2 it didn't disappear as readily under sodium street lighting. This was the biggie.

    3 to set it apart from road workers...who did use yellow back in the day. Police H-Vi being one.

    4  lastly the scotchlite strips on "yellow" hi vi were similar to some of the old telegraph signalling. Rail HiVi scotchlite is/was in a different setup to not be confused with signalling. double bands round arms legs.

     

    Also I believe insects see in a different spectrum, so our "yellow" is their shocking pink or whatever. 

     

     

    Sorry do de-rail. No pun intended

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  3. @Vigen Tigen

    Can't offer much guidance on sections.

    I've listed in the Timber -construction materials   and also diy - / crafts wood.

    I'd have a look at what is being advertised of a similar style and go from there. using

    Unless you are very lucky I think you'll have a bit of a wait.


    I did have stuff go quickly but think it was because I was almost giving the stuff away.. 

     

    It's a "how long is a piece of string"  thing. 

    IF you have someone who knows what they want and what is a good / respectful price, you are made. 
    I've had this.....and I've had the mushrooms that want to "build" magnificent furniture from what I have clearly stated is freshly milled ( and therefore cheap) wood, that requires drying and further work. 

    I feel that I could almost write a book on the experience.
    I'm sure some of the other chaps will be along to offer their advice too.

     

    As before, all the best of British Luck to you.

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  4. I have sold a few boards....not as many as you have.

     

    Ebay - can take a while. Plenty of idiots asking questions with no real desire to purchase. Difficult to place in the correct section unless you pay more for multiple inserts.


    Gumtree - Same except no fees and limited audience.

     

    TIMBERMARKET.CO.UK

     Tried these but not a lot of takeup yet.

     

    Don't do facebook and so no comment. 

     

    Comes back to ebay. It's a nuisance and yet a global go-to for stuff. Just need to put it in the right section. Get your title right so you get maximum exposure on any search, good pictures and an accurate description and wait...

     

    Best of luck. 

  5. Certainly had elements of Mixy rabbit.

     

    I suppose the only good news would be that if it did have it, it won't be dragging itself back into a warren and killing the whole lot. 

    Sadly, in a week or so you might find it flat in it's scrape.  

  6. 7 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

    I’ve had it both barrel’s of a good mate today, he doesn’t mince his words. It was short and sweet, it went like this, you need to cheer up and shake this nonsense off you miserable bastard. Probably not the best medical advice but he put a smile on my face.

    Good mates and family are the best tonic. Keep on the up.

  7. 12 minutes ago, AHPP said:

    Further musing:

     

    The 441 is pointless when the 461 exists.

    Farmer saws like the 291 and 391 will feel dead if you're used to a good pro saw like the 261. The farmer/landscaper/prosumer 230 should by that logic be shit too but their power:weight ratio is particularly good.

    My 230 is fine, when I had a few issues a few years ago (2000 model) the chap in the workshop winced when I said how much I was using it. He said prosaw and 261 was the way. In truth they are similar except the 261 has mag/alloy cases and feels more robust. 
    Hence my question....without getting my mitts on the model, how do I tell? 
    The engine construction is different. 261 has a separate pot like a 661  
    Can I assume Pro saws have this? 

    I wondered if there was an easy way... 23x 25x 27x prosumer 24x 26x pro? Odds not pro Evens Pro?

    Sorry If I'm asking a silly question.

     

  8. 14 hours ago, MattyF said:

    Keep an eye on the big dealers websites for trade ins , they will need a bit of work but I picked mine up from carsbilington, spent what it needed on brakes ect and don’t think I’ve lost anything in 8 years looking at current prices. 
    Definitely get 4x4 for crawling out of forest ditch’s you’ll probably unintentionally find ! 

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    Too dear for me. 

     

     

    Sorry, I'll get my coat.

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  9. 1 minute ago, Muddy42 said:

     

    Richard Flagg has quite a few other videos about the problems with Ultra, if you are interested. Plenty of other people online seem to have issues.

     

    I think I was as surprised as anyone to find out there had been concerns, particularly given Ultra has been sold for at least 10 years.  Id be interested if anyone in the UK had had problems?

    Good point.   The US have their own mixes of fuel. ... 

    Reaching out in the hope that  @Crocky has some comment....only based on the fact that he'll be looking at the insides of my 261 that has almost exclusively run on E5 pump fuel and Ultra 50:1 or as near as dammit. 

  10. 25 minutes ago, wyk said:

    Whilst I haven't seen it quite as bad as Richard has, I have seen a few saws in front of me on Ultra that had loads of carbon everywhere. I suspect he sees stuff run in much hotter climes than we have here. Still, I was not impressed with what I saw. Not much lube, loads of carbon. Usually I would suggest 40:1, but with how much carbon I see, I just say go with something else. Like, anything else from a different brand.

     

    Sorry, not having a pop, but....

     

    It was the way he was quick to whip the pot off, when a view through both the inlet and exhaust ports would have shown the same. Yes?

    Also, cynical me says, there was no indication of how old the saw was. 

     

    I run Motomix (50:1 Ultra) in a milling saw and Ultra /E5 mix in all the rest.  Milling flat out just about through every pass. The implied lack of lube is quite a big concern. Plus....it's the first time it's been brought up.

    I've seen/followed all the pump fuel vs alkalyte threads and Aspen vs Motomix and nothing about excess carbon and poor lube. 

  11. I always split when wet. 
    Some wood goes like iron when it dries (Holly? Hawthorn?)

     

    As said above...there are a lot of factors, including when the wood was felled. I have had some winter felled oak nearly (squeaks below 20%) in a year. 
    Whereas now that the sap is rising the wood splashes and splatters as there is so much moisture.. The oak I split recently - last weekend - I expect will take at least 2 years i.e  two summers before it's ready. 12" long logs cut into bars almost. 

  12. Agreed to all above..

     

    Had my old (1999) 023 out yesterday to clear a blown over tree in the garden. Doesn't get as much use as it did after being superseded by 2015 MS261. 
    I've said to friends if Stihl (or Husky) made cars....I'd have one. Straightforward to service/maintain and with care they last. 
     

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  13. Did mine a few years back. I thought it was quite straightforward. From memory when you  unclipped the wiring it left a small (fiddly) screw to remove and this held a small retaining plate. 

     

    Keep everything spotless and oil up the new solenoid o-rings before refitting. 

     

    Again from memory only 30 mins work end to end.

     

     

     

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