Daniël Bos

Just imagine somebody actually being thick enough to do that! You'd have to be right proper stupid wouldn't you? Firstly you'd qualify as a fool for taking your frustrations out on your kit, very childish tantrum behaviour. And then secondly trying to hide the fact you've been an idiot by doing something stupid like hiding a fault in one of your profession's most important bits of ppe And thirdly for saying you'd done that on here:thumbdown:

Cheers for the info Spud:thumbup1: I know I have a reasonable chance of ruining the saw, but I don't use it at all at the moment as it's too underpowered and not that much lighter than the 346 for most jobs. If I break it, I may have learned something whilst doing it, or at least had some fun. I have no illusions of trying to adjust the squish, I don't even have a clue where to begin on this style of engine:biggrin: I was thinking of not raising the exhaust, just make it a bit wider, to gain a bit more torque rather than top-end power. Same with the inlet, just wider (maybe a touch lower? depending on how it goes). I am saying you are an expert I'd never put an oem p+c on a saw this old (2001 I think, in the shed and too full of food to go out now) so I'd go with an £30-ish aftermarket kit if buggered. I may have a 2nd hand carb sourced (thumbs crossed, people are rifling through sheds for me), should be £10-£15. All your point to dissuade me are valid, but I reckon the worst case scenario, I'll have spend £20 on a carb and put some fun time in! I bet it'll still sell on ebay even if I break it:biggrin: ps, it's a 180

It'll cut ok, I just want it to cut a lot faster. I don't think a bigger sprocket will solve much as it's the saw at it's limit, not the chain. I could cut in stages, I just don't want to. I find it nicest to work along the hedge, putting in stakes only where necessary to maintain minimum stability, then I stake and bind all in one go. I could buy a new saw, but if I did it would be a stihl 192 (to be fettled:biggrin:) or a 200/201:thumbup1: Not that keen on a new saw though, and I do fancy a bit of fun with the dremel to see what it can do.

4-mix!

I'd go for a bit and brace. I've made a fair few holes in green oak for gate-posts etc and b it and brace is most reliable and usually fastest in green wood. It's also a lot easier to find a decent 2" bit, and easy to sharpen with just a flat file. How many holes do you need to make?

True, but how many tree surgeons would go and undercut someone else's quote, then write in the finest print visible by microscope only, in ancient Keltish that: "that price only goes for the first ten saw-cuts and that chipping the brash, clearing the mess, finishing the job, not damaging the conservatory, fuel, oil etc are all optional extra's which will be charged for at the rate of £x squillion/second" I see your point, all companies need to make a profit, but this lot are extracting the urine by making the rates etc so difficult that not even the dedicated comparison sites have a proper answer. I think I heard recently that if you wanted to read though all the tariffs etc you'd need a decade or more, by which time there'll be decades more "light reading material" waiting for you.

Thanks, I got the actual sign from the council yard. It was in their recycling. The black bits on a traffic sign are just black stickers and do easily come off with some boiling water. Then I got one of my four-year olds to trace around the axe and billhook with a permanent marker and we painted it together with standard black gloss.

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Took a few days but...

In the first hedge I ever laid I found my current Mrs Rover:thumbup:

I have an ms210 that was a bit "sooty in the exhaust department" not the port though. Decided to rip it off during a tea-break, filled with petrol and set the blighter on fire. Runs much better now. A friend had borrowed it and swilled the oil tank with some petrol as it was not oiling properly, then put the petrol back in the can! Result> oily, sooty exhaust:thumbdown:. The most issues I've had with similar symptoms to those you describe have been with the tank breather though...

Like I said, it's a "luxury problem" I could get around it like you said, with no money spent etc, but I kinda like the idea of a 180 that snarls at bigger saws... Thanks Megatron, I read similar info on this link I got pm'd http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/74899-11.htm As far as reliability goes, it's not vital. I could just use the 346 and take a few breaks. Not ever ported a saw before, but youtube is my friend, and google my mentor, how wrong could it go? Silky Gomtaro, as I often need to cut tiny branches on long bendy bits and I found a bigger silky just rocks the whole thing rather than cutting.

Far too heavy, far too slow, and it would need a little trailer to carry the power-pack if it were to work at all. Like your thinking though, outside the box and all that As far as an ms200 or similar goes, 'twould be nice but too many pennies.

Surely a ported 192 has a better power/weight ratio? A bit irrelevant really as I have no intention on spending big money on this. Really I just want Spud (or megatron, gardenkit or other suitably informed expert) to pop along and say: "yes, no problem, you'd need to use a 192/200/whatever carb, part number xxxxxx and you'll be sweet":biggrin:

Hadn't thought of that. I fear it would be a very expensive solution for a "luxury issue" though. I could do some first thing, then some at the end of the day for a few days etc, so have no real need to spend big money. I figured all I'd need for the 180 is a different bar, chain and sprocket and perhaps a new carb max cost all in £100? The other issue is that the cuts start 2" above my binding so I'd be worried about accuracy at high working speed (≈1Hz)

That's what I want! The issue... I lay hedges, and trim the tops of my stakes after I'm all done. They get trimmed at about 45°. I have to cut them up rather than down, so as not to damage the binders I have put on. I cut them about four foot tall. There are 2 stakes to a meter of hedge, and the longest hedge I've got this year is a continuous 763m long, that's 1527 (1 extra for the end) stakes. By the time I get to about 100 my arms start to ache, by 150 they hurt by 175 they hurt a lot and I can't physically go much past 200. I know I could just go and work out or get fit or summat:blushing:, but I have no time for that. So.... I'm after the very lightest yet very powerful saw I can get. I have a 346xpg, which is lovely but too heavy for the job. I have an ms210 which is a fair bit lighter but a little underpowered but I've set my hopes on my old ms180! It's had a new p+c lately and runs like new, it's awesome but underpowered. The idea... I'd like to fettle the 180 to the maximum power it can have, without putting a huge exhaust on. I thought I could have a go at porting, and bore the exhaust out a bit. Get a ten inch sprocket-nose bar and a full chisel chain and it should rip! (?) The question... The ms180 however only has a single carb-adjustment screw. Would I still be able to adjust the mixture after the porting? If not, would it be possible to put a different carb on, from say an ms210 (with three screws) I don't mid making a few holes here and there if needed to accommodate parts or screw holes, but would it work? Any advise or suggestion welcome (well, relevant advise and suggestions)

It made my day! I'm not particularly fond of pies, whoever makes them. But the kindness of the driver in question touched me and really brightened up my day. It made me realise how a small random act of kindness can really change someone else's day/week/whatever, and I have vowed to do more good stuff to/for other people for no apparent reason. It's GinKarma you know...

I was laying a hedge near a level crossing this week. In the lovely quaint village of Ashwell, Rutland. A van had to stop as the fences came down, it was a white van. One of those with a separate chiller-box on the back. Upon this van with it's brilliant glare of whiteness in the dull afternoon were shiny red writings, "Ginsters" it read. A bloke hopped out and ran around to the back to secure his back door as it was not properly locked and before I knew what I was doing I shouted: "G'day mate, giss' a Pie!":biggrin: He dissappeared into his van, lined with shelves of goodness and reappeared with a cheese and onion slice, passed it to me with a bow and before I haad overcome my state of baffledness he'd sprinted back to his van, just in time to be back behind the wheel when the fence went up. Hail Ginsters!!

I don't get it. It looks nice, but I don't get it. How is the hare relevant to you and your business?

Ah, the "smug" stage! Comes right after the initial "wow this thing is way slicker and easier than my pc" stage. Unfortunately it's just before the "why in the name of *%^&^ can't they make that program work on a mac!?!" stage:biggrin: Luckily you'll still end up feeling like you own a superior product, but only just:biggrin: Daniel, from the MacBook:001_cool:

I was referring to "busy boy" Tony, as I reckon Kim be a lass:biggrin:

Do you reckon she's looking for one then?

Thank you, thank you! Google taught me the same, should have tried google first:blushing:

Borrow someone else's van and just go and fell it!

What are they?