Joe Newton
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Anyway, the poor bloke only wanted us to recommend a saw for him! Look where we've led him! I'll shut up now. Put the chain on the right way round and all is well
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My word certainly isn't gospel, but my understanding regarding ethanol degradation to the rubber pipes is that the ethanol softens the rubber, which isn't such a problem when the pipes are wet, but once dried out and exposed to the sir they can harden and crack. A bit like methylated spirits on skin.
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Don't run the saw dry! If you haven't used the saw for a while just empty the tank and put in fresh fuel before you use it! The pipes will degrade much quicker if they have been softened by ethanol and then left to go dry. This is how they split. It's better to leave fuel in the tank and pipes then just refresh it when you need to use it again. Or do as a Stubby says, and use Aspen.
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Hope you like it mate. Use non supermarket petrol and decent 2 stroke and you won't go far wrong.
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You're not kidding anyone mate :biggrin
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Last one was kind of deliberate. Couldn't be bothered to walk back in from an ash limb. Swans in and past the trunk, then backwards into the stem. Sorted out a really annoying crick I'd had in my spine, could do with happening again really.
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038 was around 60cc Super around 66cc Magnum around 70cc
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Or start selling fishing supplies!
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Crap. You do it so that the watching homeowner thinks it looks complicated and doesn't think: "it's only three cuts, why am I paying out the arse for this northern monkey to do what I could!?"
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I'm not biased at all mate. There are a few Stihl saws that I reckon are better than their orange counterparts. I prefer the 211 over the 135. I've found the Husqy to be a pig to start and the bar that comes with it is crap. Power wise they're about the same regardless of the higher displacement on the 135
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Not Leylandii then.
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My first saw was a ms211. It's a good light weight saw. It's fine on a 14" bar. No need for you to spend double the amount on a pro saw unless you'll be cutting 20" logs regularly. Learn to sharpen a chain well. If you don't, it doesn't matter what saw you buy!
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Could climbing trees help boost your brain power?
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
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My gobs are small cos the trees I cut are tiny compared to you arb Heros over the pond! Which of my gobs do you mean? I usually prefer a deep gob over a small one as you get a larger area of hinge wood. Typically I cut about 40% in for a gob.
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A lot of it is for show. So the photos you take look prettier. Also the more cuts you make the more it looks like you're a pro, after all, any twonk can do a gob and back cut. The only time I've ever found it necessary is felling a tree over 3x bar length.
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What do you reckon your capacity is compared to a single cab Tranny, Hodge? We run them as they're a pretty safe bet, but I'd love to have a Landy like that! It's not until you see your climber in the tree that you realise the scale of it. Subby or employed?
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Bet it takes all of five minutes to fill your Landy up with the new chipper mate! Pretty jealous of your set up!
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Why dont you post on ARBTALK so much any more ?
Joe Newton replied to eggsarascal's topic in The Lounge
And the only time you've sent me money it was wrapped in something so foul I could never get to it! -
Why dont you post on ARBTALK so much any more ?
Joe Newton replied to eggsarascal's topic in The Lounge
I don't post so much because now Bolam's admitted he's my bitch there's not so much fun in it. Think I might need a new chew toy. -
Could climbing trees help boost your brain power?
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I don't get it. -
Could climbing trees help boost your brain power?
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
It's done naff all for me. -
What's the good thing to kill tooth ache thanks
Joe Newton replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Ibruprofen and Clove oil, from the chemist, Jon. -
Could be a bowline with a Yosemite tie off. Otherwise the tail end should be exiting towards the loop.
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The picture didn't come out too well, for some reason the lens is smudged.
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Well since you mentioned it I did take a selfie... You can receive picture messages, right?
