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Thanks for the responses guys so it would seem that it's a good saw but quite thirsty could this be mostly down to it sharing the same castings/fuel tank as are fitted to the smaller 7301 and 6401 models and it just appearing to get through fuel quicker as a result. As the biggest bar/chain I plan to use would be 20" do you think the 7301 would cope, be better on fuel and save me a few £ ?. Also does anyone happen to know if my 15" bar and chain from my husky 353 will fit? Appologys for all the questions but i just don't want to spend out on a saw that is way overkill for my purposes or that is going to be a pain to get usual wearing parts for I.e bar,chain,clutch,sprocket,air filter ect Thanks tractor62
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Hi guys I'm thinking about getting a larger saw to deal with some big ish chunks of oak I have to cut up.I have a husqvarna 353 running a 15" bar but it's not quite big enough and I think trying to run it with a 20" bar would be pushing it a bit. I do like the huskys but I would like to know what others(esecialy if you have experiance of the 7900/7901) opinions are of the makita. If we can avoid the usual just get a sthil/husky type comments I would be grateful. Thanks Tractor62 (Graham)
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I had a husky 435 for around a year it was a great little saw and i have no doubt that it would have carried on working faultlessly for much longer I only replaced/upgraded it (with a 353husky) as I was taking on more work and figured it was better to trade it in while it was still tidy and working spot on rather than kill it then have to find all the money for a replacement. So yes I'd definately recomend the 435 spot on for all the domestic work your ever likely to ask of it and capable of a good days work now and then should you want to. Hope this helps Cheers Tractor62
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While your at the husky dealer I'd have a look at the 353. I have one and so far it keeps up with the 346xps that the guys I work with use. however for logging I'd say it's better as the 346xp seems to have all it's power right at the top of it's revs so it's constantly screaming whereas the 353 appears to have a much wider band of useable power. From what I can make out they are mostly the same saw apart from piston,head and carb but the 353 is cheaper . Hope this helps Tractor62
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I have a fiat scudo (same van different badge) and mine started being a paint to get started I checked glow plugs they were fine, stop solenoid fine and with a jump it would eventualy go so the thought was battery so fitted a new one turned the key and nothing except a warm electrical smell ,it turns out the starter motor had been on the way out for a while and the full voltage from the new battery was enough to finally kill it. So new starter fitted and it now fires up first time every time just be aware if yours is anything like mine 2.0td that changing it yourself is a propper pain of a job I was lucky enough to be able to borrow a garage lift which made the job much easyer but still no fun hope this helps Tractor62
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Unless you are planning on felling and cutting up some fairly large trees I'd deffinately go for the new 353 husky I bought one 3-4 months ago and with a 15" bar it's a great saw for coppicing sweet chestnut and most domestic garden trees it's been spot on even for larger trees with an 18" bar Id think the 353 would be quite up to the job. If a larger saw is what you need it may be worth looking at the Makita (dolmar rebadged) range as they seem to be a much under rated saw over here maybe because of the colour and that they can be bought from machine mart but they seem well priced and speced. I'll be looking at the 7300/7900 makita saws if I need a bigger saw in the future Hope this helps Tractor62
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I have a friend with a fairly old Efco 140 that he had been using to cut up his logs however the pullstart has given up (possibly due to the casing being warped) he has repalaced the efco with a stihl but would like to have the efco working again if it's cost effective to do so. So what are your thoughts is it worth trying to fix or not and if yes where can parts be bought Cheers Tractor62 (Graham)
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Well they're here ordered yesterday morning delivered today thankyou very much to the staff at F R Jones & Sons , top service and the best price I could find on the web. On to the boots and first impressions are very good they have a tread depth that wouldn't be out of place on a 4x4 mud terrain tyre, the leather feels stiff enough and should wear in nicely, the sizing is generous enough to fit even the largest socks to keep feet warm over winter and the lacing system was obviously designed by someone that knows what they are doing very smooth and easy to get the laces just right. I'll update again when I have put them to work and given them a propper test but so far I'd deffinately recommend them Cheers graham
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Thanks for the replies I have been scouring the online reviews of all the boots mentioned and the general consensus seems to be the airstreams are great but out of my price range and I realy don't like the red, the stein gtxs everyone says are massively stiff ok for climbing but I don't do climbing so they too are out that just leaves the 2 hiaxs protector pros and Tibet forests and again as all my work is on the ground I think I'll be going for the Tibet forests. Cheers for the advice and I'll let you know how I get on with them when I get them Thanks tractor62 (Graham)
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cheers had a look but they are a bit more money than i have to spend and i'm not over keen on the lairy colour.what would your choice be from the ones i've listed
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Hi guys i've had a pair of Stein bergsiger chainsaw boots for just on a year and they are begining to get to the point where they will need replacing if i want to keep my feet dry this winter. So far i've narowed my options down to the Hiax protector pro, Hiax tibet forest or Stein quest GTX. i have looked at the likes of the elten hydrofell but dont like them much so what would you guys recomend to go for from my choices or is there something i have missed bearing in mind that they will be worn day in day out for tractor driving and other odd jobs not just chainsaw work and that the hiaxs are at the top of my budget cheers Tractor62 (Graham)
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im going to agree with that i have a fairly new(3 months old) 353 and running side by side with the other guys i work with who all run 346xps my 353 is no slower for chestnut coppicing and is much less trouble to get started especialy when warm. It seems to be happiest with a 15" bar and i run a semi chisel chain. i logged up around 3 tons of silver birch/oak thinings with it the other day and it seemed to cope admirably and was comfortable to use all day
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I had a husqvarna 435 for just on a year to get me started and it worked faultlesly however im in the process of doing my cs30/31 and have just upgraded to a husqvarna 353 (traded the 435 in against the 353 which made the new saw a much less painfull purchase) the rest of the guys I work with have 346xps but there realy isn't any difference when working the two together except my 353 seems to start easier. So far for what I am doing (mostly coppicing and the occasional domestic tree) I realy cant fault the 353 hope this helps
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Just thought I'd ad my 2 pence I drive a ford 7910 and botex euro 560tl combination for a chestnut coppice firm in Kent. in my humble opinion the old ford is only just man enough for the job and on longer trips it is noticeably slow. if it were mine I'd be looking to replace it with a Newholland 8340 with 40k box and the few extra hp. I have heard of swapping a gear and tweaking the fuel pump to get 40k out of the 79/8210 fords but they don't tend to last too long after doing it
