billpierce

also anchor supplies do army surplus and have some reet hardcore tarps

great! is the bar wearing any more than normal? i got the tip to open a bit pretty soon with mine on a ms170 - but was doing more carving/nose abuse than you would up a tree. no snapped chains?

get sheets of tin, stick it on top with a nice overhang, weigh it down. lets the wood dry much better! and it won't just get shredded by the wind.

so i have a 345 and a jonny 2152 on the "bench" today... 345, starts, runs and cuts fine but seems to have a slightly irratic idle sometimes 4000 rpm sometimes 2800, after revving up it takes a while to get revs down to normal idle speed (but the chain does stop spinning ok.). other symptom is that it pretty much always has to be started on half throttle (even on hot start.) and it wont ever rev over 11000 whatever the H screw is set to. i don;t think its tuning related as i have spend a good while tweeking both the idle and L screw and as soon as i think its sorted i start the saw later and its idling high again......carb has been cleaned and pressure checked. whats next? 2152 a friends saw - he changed the piston and pot for cheap one after seizure, now it runs but trigger response is terrible like you could have a cuppa while waiting for the chain to get up to speed, and again slow to slow down.....doesn;t seem to have any power in the cut neither.....i've just boiled the carb up but suspect this isn;t going to sort it. suggestions? thanks

agree you woud have thought that would do it! especially if beech is doing fine. i do mine outside stacked with a sheet of tin on top in a windy spot

right well i'm obviously doing something wrong. look up the jotul 404 yourself if your interested!

oh, well that didn't work. here is jotul 602 and the 404 cooker

i flat top for me too. lots of stoves have a special hot plate on the top with fins on the bottom like the legendary jotul 602 personally i have a waterford erin (sp?) which is good. we also have a rayburn like the esse's which does our hot water, rads and cooking - great but we prob do a wheel barrow or there abouts o f wood per day (peak winter)......so beware if your looking at an esse/ironheart you'll be fair tanning the wood if you try to do something which will do rads, baths, cook and heat the room this look mint jotul 404 and only cook and space heat which is probably a good thing... and i have one of these which is an amazing space heater and cooker

be interesting to know what moisture content they are? can usually burn oak fine after a year and a half, sometimes 2 .....don;t spose you have a meter? i take it all other wood in your poly tunnel seasons good?

absolute bargain here ps32 for £155

pal of mine had a tranny with rear diff lock. much better than standard!

also before you buy any saw check availability of 1/4 sprockets if thats what you are using (personally i cant recommend it enough.)...certain saws are harder to source 1/4 sprockets for.

i'd check out whatever tyres 4x4 sprinters have as they will be at least AT's and rated for vans

looks good, it all new? let me know how it fairs. heres by latest 3410

typically stihls ms200/201 is popular as its light, powerfull and relatively nails. ms 150 worth a look too.....if your just getting going something like a ps32 or little echo will do you. if you look at most catalogues/websites they usually make a point of telling you if its a professional saw or homeowner. however a less than 40cc saw which is pro is fairly rare- i don't know if husky do one? lots of folk won't use pro saws for carving,but if your going to be doing alot i reckon in the long term its a money saver. i reckon you shouldn;t be looking for most power, but wieght is pretty key as i find you hold it at stupid angles all day and it knacks the wrists. if you need to block big bits out then it sounds like your already sorted with a larger saw.

the potatoes do good if you file your barrel sharp sort of like a a apple corer you know same principle as those old spud guns like this but yeah reckon oranges would be pretty hot too

yeah as said burn any wood as long as properly seasoned. i think the fuss is about some folk thinking you get more for your money buying seasoned hard wood than soft etc

never tried a sugi bar, but will next time i have one needing replacement. an ms170 bought seconf hand years ago lasted me well, but i have just bought a dolmar 3410(adjustable oiler so the tip can stay very cool.) which is basically a dolmars back handle ms200. light, powerfull, pro saw. just the job so far and a good bit cheaper. but i haven't had it for ages so who knows how it will stand the test of time. if i were to get robbed (touch wood.) i think i would be seriously lloking at replacing with makita dolmar echo.......shavey on here was on about ps32 dolamr carving saws which come with 1/4 oregon carving bars etc. people seem to rate echos, never had one yet. have fun! and def get a dime tip bar rather than one you can run on 3/8 picco. big differenc in terms of getting into tight spots..... oh i assume you buying new? if not i also used an old stihl 010 av for a good while which was a cracking saw and cost about 65 quid. still got it, still runs, oils loads. if you can afford it i would suggest buying a pro carving saw, but not totally essential

also you may have seasoning issues if your leave unsplit and just split to order. i know you can get away with it with some wood mind

really sorry to ask but its def the right chain for the bar yeah?

don't know if anyone has made before. they are class, and would def take a drone out. also these are amazing and the range is incredible! sorry to hear of drone trouble!

i had to keep super busy until i was knackered in the evenings to give up...think if things you can do - i started whittling/carving little sticks in the evenings, drinking lots of tea, more coffee etc -----keeping your mind busy for the first week or so helped alot i think.

a hilux chainsaw combo would have been good. kind of like a transformer

LOL! you never know what people might have made out of a sack full of bits

he asked for pictures!