openspaceman

Sounds ominous, looking for pastures new,? Good luck either way.

Yes it's what Husqvarna call sweep around ( or something like), with the inclusion of the letterbox bore.

Bad schooling leading to poor aesthetics and lack of appreciation of the natural world I suppose 🙂

Philistine

I think so, the Raynards is to do with poor blood supply to the hand and the carpal tunnel compressing the nerve is related to the pain I think I have both.

Yes I think so. My mother had both carpal tunnels operated on

Probably exacerbated by it though. I first noted white finger when I was 16 and riding motorbikes but it got worse from harvesting timber.

I am only commenting on what I can see in your picture; you could make yours act like a regenerative ram with a diverter, I think it would need to be a "make before break" type so as the flow from the rod side is never shut off (which would cause over pressure in the hose). Also you would need an extra short length of hose. The output from the rod side goes to the diverter, the flow from the diverter feeds to the piston side of the pump. When the ram slows or stops the diverter manually operated dumps back to the existing spool. When the ram reaches the end of stroke the diverter has to be connected to the existing spool, else a one way valve will be needed around the diverter. The splitter I operated with a regenerative spool was a bit disconcerting as it "kicked" when the pressure in the system increased before the regeneration stopped and direct pressure was exerted, this cycled a few time as the ram jerked forward. For my part, and only for my own use, my ideal firewood is a 2" to 4" round piece of hardwood ( birch in profusion on the heath is ideal) 9" long. I wish there was a small machine to cut to that.

As the full force is not often needed anyone else tempted to try a new spool could fit a regenerative one . This increases the flow by diverting the output on the rod side to the piston side. If more force is required at a knot the flow from the rod side is diverted back to tank and the full force is applied to the piston side. It does nothing for the return speed though. I am doddery enough to appreciate safety features and generally in no hurry.

and @adw as some Homelite were same as Husqvarna models

Yes, one of our GM1928s had the same. Because of some small air leak the fuel drained back into the tank, which effectively meant you had to bleed it each time it had been left for a while. It was under warranty and I think dealer fitted a check valve in the fuel line or pick up to keep the line full..

Lucky it didn't get propelled up the chute. A good reason not to stand in front of it and to keep the truck rear window protected.

At my age I can't stand up, let alone stand on, when I've had a few.

So true 😉

That's something I'm still wondering about any of the stand on machines , regarding licensing.