Daniël Bos

Not an entirely fair comparison though, should have got a 550?

Cheers, just wondered. It would have made purchasing said app a little easier, or at least deciding to do so.

With it being a paid app, and apparently the only one that will work with arbtalk, do you get any sort of revenue from tapatalk Steve, or even just a percentage to make up for the cost of making arbtalk suitable for tapatalk?

The appropriate answer would have been: "no Rover, I don't have one, nor have I used one":001_tt2: But no, it's an entirely different beastie I believe, it comes with "m-tronic engine management", stihl's version of "autotune":001_smile:

It'll do the exact opposite. Concreting in posts tends to form a pocket of moisture, that never dries up. The interaction of the alkaline concrete with the tannins in wood also lead to accelerated decay as the concrete's alkaline's neutralise the acid that protects the wood from decay. There's a whole load of science behind that what I don't understand, like. But that's the bottom line. Concreting in is not usually a good idea.

Nonsense. Cementing in posts of just about any material other than concrete shortens it's lifespan.

This is the only review I've been able to find, after a fair few pages of googling. The reviewer is raving about it though, and it does look very good on paper... http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/182995.htm May well have to wait until the wife is on holiday and get me one to have a go with:sneaky2:

Doubling up your winch cable makes it twice as slow, and (nearly) twice as strong. Often useful for electric winches, but surely not needed for a tirfor T35?

It's probably just because those in that age group are too infirm and/or tired to go out and do fun stuff, and too arthritic to be able to sleep so they lurk on here, a lot.:001_tt2:

They feel like they were not on tight when loosening them somehow. Not had them come loose but they don't feel like they get tight enough somehow:confused1:

where in east anglia?

So, does anyone in this world own or use a 241?

Mister Solutions, but preferably your local Husky dealer....

A bit like a land-rover then? It'll run ok, as long as you keep fiddling with it and are prepared to keep jumping through hoops and can afford loads of down-time:lol:

clutch, clutch-bearing, chainbreak?

Did I mention I could really do with a new ms660? Good on ya Predator, hope you get on well with your new kit and life in general:thumbup1: As far as your generous benefactors go, words fail... :thumbup:

I wear these. The yellow lenses take a bit of getting used to, but they somehow increase contrast and brighten up gloomy days:biggrin: They have adjustable legs, so they fit really well. They're cheap, but they've lasted me for a bit over a year now, so last quite well. Excellent value:001_cool:

Had it the other way around recently. One of my saws broke so I borrowed an ms180 from my neighbour who is a sheep farmer. Took it to work without looking at it first. It had one of those oregon chains with the added bumper plates, horrible chain and horribly blunt. The airfilter was dirtier than my doormat (foam/fibre pad filter) it was also not in properly, leaking air past it. The fuel was nice and brown-ish. The sealing ring on the fuel-cap was split so it dribbled fuel. There was only one bar nut. I sorted through the thing, put a new filter, nut and chain on, and gave it a quick clean before I took it back, he hardly believed it was the same saw. :biggrin:Now I have a neighbour who is happy to lend me his stuff when needed and has a saw worth borrowing.

On paper it looks really good, lowest vibes, nice and light etc. I've considered one, but bought a 346xpg (with primer bulb, which i'd not have cosen but does come in handy, esp when you've run the tank dry, it'll start first pull after re-fuelling. And if you want, it's very easy to take off.) As there were no reviews on the 241 then (spring). Last week I needed another small saw again and again, I considered it again but again, nobody seems to have any experience of them and as the 346 is so much better than the equivalent stihl (imo) I went and got a 550xp. It also comes with an electrically controlled carb system, but I figured husky had got it sooo right with the 560 (after initial niggles got sorted) it would be ok, and it's pretty awesome! Have stihl got any other saws selling well with an electrically controlled carb, similar or same as the 241? perhaps you could look into reviews for that then? Or... get one and review it for the rest of us!

None of those are any good really.... What you could do though, is use the elm. Cut it into posts, point them then stack them so the points are all together held about a foot off the ground. Then make a sharp blazing fire underneath the points, enough to just start burning the posts, it'll lengthen their lifespan in contact with the soil a huge amount.

Not sure on the pruning, but replanting another apple is a no go I think. In the orchards I've worked in in the Netherlands they reckoned they could not plant apples unless there was a 100 year gap if there had been apples there before.

Mine idles fine, when it's run for a few minutes. It's just that when I'm hedgelaying, I'll sometimes use it for a minute, then not for 10, then for half an hour straight etc. It means that often the saw does not get hot, so when I start it I need to use the fast Idle. I don't like to, so I let my saw idle just a tad fast normally. It's mainly when I start it, then cut for just a few seconds.

Could you give us all a rough estimate for the amount you'd be likely to charge for porting, exhaust modding, adjusting squish and fine-tuning a 346? Let's assume the saw is in perfect working order when it gets to you. I reckon quite a few people would like to do theirs/ have theirs done, a rough estimate of the costs involved would really help, thanks:thumbup1:

Got mine today, woohooo! Took it out to work after lunch, and I like it! It sounds better than a 346, a bit darker, a little more grumble. Feels better than a 346, slightly narrower and the stop/go button/lever feels a lot more solid. It has a different action as well. Pull out and up puts the choke on, down again for fast idle. A really nice feature (well I like it anyway) is that the stop position is on a spring. So you stop the saw by pushing the lever down, and it comes back up ready for more straight away. I find the 346 a little awkward with thick (hedging) gloves on to flick the lever back up to go, big improvement. It has captive bar nuts, clever idea, wonder how they came up with that? The chain tensioner is all in the clutch cover which makes it easier to put a chain/bar on. It has a little window in the fuel tank to check the level. It revs a little higher than the 346. It seems to be finished slightly better, my 346 came with (slight but noticeably) different colour bits of plastic, unnecessary imperfections imo. But... It only comes as an "autotune" which may or may not be great. I felt it was idling a little slow but there is sweet fa I can do about it? I'd have also liked to set it slightly rich to run it in. It did run right proper on Aspen straight away though, no adjustment needed. The purge bulb is a little more sunk in the cover and the edges of the plastic surrounding it are quite sharp, easily fixed with the file though. I did buy it to have less need for spares, being the same engine size etc as the 346 I thought it would be ok, but airfilter and spark plug are different so only bar and chain are interchangeable. It still likes to fall over like the 346. Overall it's a really nice bit of kit and a great performer right out of the box! It feels great, sounds great, cuts as well as the 346 so may get a bit better with time?