Daniël Bos

You'd end up with negative nose weight once you've got a log or two on board...

Good morning this morning:001_smile: I'm building a shed with some quite big bits of wood, too big to lift by hand with less than ten people... It's a circular building and I'll be placing a very sturdy telegraph pole in the centre for using as a rigging point, then using a tractor on the end of the rope I can hopefully do the lifting with a lot less people. I have a 50m 25mm rope that'll do just fine but not a pulley to match it. I've looked on every single page of the entire internet but even the big DMM blocks and the ISC big blocks and the like stop at 19/20mm... I don't need it to be as strong as the rope (safe weight of 15T I believe) as the biggest bits of wood will only be 400 to 500 kg, and there should be no impact loads... I'm on a budget so I'd be quite happy with an ebay "far east special brand" as the shear size of a 25mm block would surely mean a safe load of at least ten ton? But I cannot find not none of them nowhere? If needed I'd be happy to buy an expensive "proper one" to flog on again after the build is done. Any suggestions?

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Hello and welcome. The above statement would make those doors 5m tall...

I use a "fill partner" which screws straight onto the Aspen can, never leaks or spills and is easily the best made I've ever used (far better than Stihl husky or Oregon ). Means no decanting into combi can, so the cleanest fuel possible. About £15 so doesn't hurt too much.

The inventor is a member here. http:// http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/45502-new-axe-awesomeness-4.html#post704728

I think their online policy and it's new revision reeks peculiarly of Teutonic dictatorship... Further to that I despise attitudes like that of SdiS, dobbing people in to improve your report with the big giant head of Stihl, and by giving intentionally bad service you are surely hurting yourself as well as "the brand" and the customer? I walked in to a Stihl shop once when working far from home, got my saw fixed under warranty there and then (with well known interweb retailer sticker displayed prominently and proudly...) As a result of that service I've been there several times since for items I would have otherwise bought cheaper online. Having said that, I recently needed a new saw for big wood and milling and in my opinion there is only one choice. Unfortunately it's Stihl. My local Dealer was miles out on their best price (not to mention more than half an hour's drive away, ignorant staff and stock no spares for any saw) so I contacted A.N.Other dealer, many miles from me with whom I've dealt with on numerous occasion and without me asking they offered to send it out to my job-site free of charge. If it ever goes wrong, I will post it back to the retailer it came from in the knowledge it'll be back with me in 3-4 days after posting. If I'd take it to my local dealer I may never see it again for my will have grown old by the time they've figured out which way is up... If I'd take it to a dealer like SdiS, well let's say I'd make sure that no-one I knew would not get to hear about your "back of the bench" attitude!

Do you work for the stazi? "Possession of non company issued equipment", really? I suppose there is a lot more to this than the above two lines? (not accusing you of anything but every story has different sides) On first glance it does seem a bit harsh though. Was the deer being nursed by a class of teenage girls when you waded in and gutted it?

Does anyone else think "Stihl dealer in Scotland" is an agent planted by the "better together" campaign....?

I doubt it, look at his other posts:001_smile: I'd say perhaps Mr Brown just isn't so eloquent or otherwise less able to convey his thoughts to text? As to his actual meaning in the above post I too am somewhat baffled...

Your tires may be 20.5x8.0-10, your wheels are 4x100 Pcd... Anyway, it was just to add to the "closing of the stable door" volley of "would have been solutions" that offer you no help at all. They may offer some suggestions should anyone else find themselves in your situation though.

You have 4x100 PCs wheels on your trailer. The same size as: golf mk1,2,3 lupo, polo and their Audi and seat counterparts, mk1 and 2 fiestas, capris and some escorts, Suzuki swift, daihatsu alto, Honda civic, Renault clio. Mazda mx5 and many many more... Flag one down sweet talk them into letting you gave their spare, pay them handsomely, sorted.

If it us leaking from there you have quite a serious issue... Its an AV rubber, the white bit is a cover/locking plug. It can be levered out with a big screwdriver. Its probably just leaking a little after some oil you spilled when filling it ran in there? Clean it up and leave it for a while (overnight) on a newspaper. You'll be able to see if it actually leaks or not. For comparison sake, put a single drop and a teaspoon full of chain oil on the newspaper in a different spot. It will give you an indication of how much oil it has actually lost if it does leak. Its amazing how big an area one single drop can spread to!

Hot air, then a strong solvent to remove any remaining adhesive.

Just guessing here, but as the thread title is "Oswestry Wood" I reckon he's probably near Aberdeen?

Engelbert Strauss do longer leg versions, good value, comfy and cool (well, not cool but as cool as it gets).

Contact Justin Kingwell? He's on here as well: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members/justinkingwell.html

Alec!, John! This is completely unacceptable! You can't discuss a chainsaw driven tool in an open forum without telling the rest of us what is actually is! It is infuriating:blushing: Best guess so far is one of those debarker/planer attachments?

My wife recently bought a "g wiz" which is classed as a "heavy quadricycle". Bought it for £310 in eBay. We were baffled by insurance quotes up to £18K! Cheapest we found was £420 with Admiral in the end. This is for an electric "quad" with a top speed of just over 40mph (faster if you drop it from a helicopter) cannot go further than 20m and is honestly the ugliest vehicle I've ever seen. Though to be honest its quite giggle-inducing to drive and my daughters can both drive it (it helps that we live quite remote as they're just 6...)

I believe if can make your "caps lock" button stick. :)

I knew the Japanese were keen on gardens and bonsai, but I seem to remember reading on here not that long ago about Japans first "proper" climbing arborist? It would be great to compare techniques and maintenance and pruning regimes. No chance of me going though, family and money being the two issues. I envy those that can take this opportunity and wish you all the best.

The traditional choice for a head would be (crab)apple, got any in a hedge? Mine is Crab, just a section of trunk with a branch growing at the right place for a handle. Can't get a more robust tool than that!

I'd check the clutch first with those symptoms. It has an inboard clutch(?). See if it'll start without bar and chain as a quick check. If it does, check the clutch.

No contact at TDC does not mean no contact once the saw I'd starting to warm up, unevenly as they do.... I unintentionally found this out in an expensive way before now. A safe minimum measurement would be .5mm of squish.

No pics of exhaust (it doesn't really muffle...) But I can take some later perhaps. Yes the carb needs adjusting afterwards, mine had limiters on which I bypassed with the ignorant approach. (Turn it against limiter, then turn it some more...then turn it to and fro a few times. Not much finesse but quick and effective) The flappy wheel I've had for eons, and I'm not sure it was a "proper" dremel one, it may well have been a drill attachment, but the shank fits.