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You can get fully synthetic brands in the uk, which are 100-1. Prosint is one can obtain if requested.

Agree, but a lot of tradespeople aren't used to communicating face to face it's either text or email which tends to be either back or white. Its not until you actually talk to a customer to get to the bottom of things and negotiate so all parties are satisfied. Regretfully this seems to be a dying art

Quote: 'Is it any wonder that people are using incorrect fuel ratios if the dealerships (which I think you are, but am happy to be corrected) can't get the sums right?' Well, with less alcohol inside me and a bit more time than I had last night, the exact figure to convert a 50-1 mix oil to 45-1 in 5 litres is 111.111ml, so yes you are correct to state 110ml to the nearest 5ml. My mitigating circumstances for quickly suggesting it would be 105ml are as follows; I was supping neat jack on a regular basis. It was a quick, rough fag packet calculation...albeit 5/6ml out. In 23 years of selling oils as a main dealer, no one has asked the original question, and if they had, I wouldn't have worked it out for them anyway, as I would have advised against it. So, no it shouldn't come as a surprise that I and no one else in my dealership would 'know the sums to get them right' as the question wouldn't and shouldn't arise.....we advise the correct, and not the incorrect fuel ratio as per the manufacturers instructions. Advising a customer as to how to 'incorrectly' alter the recommended ratio is opening a whole can of dealership worms as to liability, and we all know that customers never make mistakes and are happy to blame everyone but themselves nowadays The correct answer from my point of view, should be to always dilute it the way the manufacturer intended. That is correct in the first instance

Guy brings in a Stihl saw 'Do you service Stihl?' 'Yes we do. Is it an annual service, and is it running fine with no current issues?' 'Well, I lent it to my neighbour and now it won't start' 'Well, a service is normally for a working machine, and is designed to keep it that way. A service will cost you XXX, but if you have a pre-existing problem, such as non starting, then you could be looking at more on top of that figure' 'Well, don't service it then. Just get it going.........oh, and can you check the recoil coz it's squeaking, and stick a new plug in it- might as well while you have it, and sharpen the chain...and give it a bit of a clean up' (but DOESN'T want a service!!! 🤣) Get that all the time.

some say tomarto, some say tomayto

To be fair you are not wrong, but as most peoples measures are in 5ml increments, I thought I would try and keep things relatively simple and easy to remember- even though I disagree with using a dilution ratio of 45:1 for a 50:1 oil

If using the stihl stuff which is diluted at 100ml per 5l to give you a ratio of 50-1, you will require 105ml of the stuff per 5l can to give you your 45-1

The same- if it's Stihl, then 50:1

Probably been said on here already, but I can't be r'sd to read every post. Here we have social media doing the normal bonkers stuff, like he should be reinstated, freedom of speech, censorship, big brother etc etc MSM last night was full of talking heads saying much the same. However, would social media sheeple and the same talking heads be saying the same had Lineker said ' I think the government are doing the right thing. It's about time something was done about these illegal immigrants and the over population of our country' I would hazzard a guess, the answer would be a big fat no. Most likely those same people would be calling for him to be sacked, strung up with piano wire etc etc. This is the problem in this country now....yes, you can have freedom of speech as long as yoiu agree with the very vocal. Freedom of speech when it suits the narrative. Now THAT really is big brother....and this is how these bigots are slowly taking us. You only need to go to your local newspaper website and i guarantee there will be several news articles on certain subjects that the newspaper will not open to comments. We all know what they are, and we let it carry on....the silent majority need to be more vocal

Blimey Mick....bet you're fun at parties! 😅

According to the operators manual, parts and service agents in the UK can be contacted on 0800 4047657. Not sure how much help that will be. We get a load of the 'supermarket' cheapie chainsaws in for repair, and people think we are being awkward when we can tell them what's wrong with them, but we can't source parts to repair them, but there will still be a charge for us to look at it, so we would rather not touch them in the first place. Would be better off in the long run buying a spares or repair one of them on ebay and keeping it as a long term source of parts.

Rough Hewn Veteran Member 6.2k Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire Posted January 4, 2021 I read somewhere (probably on here) that in the case of serious injury or death, A mech will take the saw away for examination. First on the list is depth gauges. Remember you’re only insured if you follow their rules. Any chainsaw which is badly maintained will be hazardous at best. My insurance company asked me 3 times if I’ve modded my engine on my vehicle. They even asked if I had any shelving in the back as that could invalidate my insurance. My understanding of chainsaws is, If you mod it in any way, your insurance is useless. It takes years of R&D not to mention ce marks Bs certification etc Not worth the risk in a professional environment. At home... yeah get the spudded saws out and cut discos or firewood. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

I suspect 'modding' a saw or fitting bar lengths above and beyond what the manufacturer recommends may well affect the validity of any insurance you may have....if they can apply it to vehicles, then rest assured they would find a way out of paying a claim for a modded or non standard piece of machinery that the insurer has not been informed of prior. I am happy to be corrected by an insurance company if this isn't the case.

10 or so years ago Milwaukee tools were always a low rent budget brand. Sold in America, made in the far east. Spent shed loads on marketing in the Europe and the UK trying to raise the profile and now promoted as a 'quality' product. They are not.....same stuff, just higher prices. Awful stuff..on par with Black & Decker, but at least B&D don't pretend to be anything other than B&Q quality. Milwaukee Tool is rated "Poor" with 1.8 / 5 on Trustpilot UK.TRUSTPILOT.COM Do you agree with Milwaukee Tool's TrustScore? Voice your opinion today and hear what 156 customers have already said.

Steve....if yiu are giving them away, may I have a new member....preferably a large one. Mines a bit old and worn. Thanks. 😚

'Reading books'....there's a novelty nowadays. Welcome to you.

Seems to be eating at the moment.

Barkboxes and the like would fail noise and exhaust emissions...that why they dont come as stock....and the usa and in particular california are far more tougher on them than europe.....and emissions in europe are tough. Every two in 10 2 strokes we sell will need the fuel mix 'tweaking' during the pdi process...thats why we simply refuse to sell machines in a box anymore

Yup..I would go with that. The TS760 was based on the 076 hence similarities, but the air filter cover looks more like the standard TS760 one.

Why I read the title, I though this is someone who's quite kinky.

Stihl 075 or maybe the later 076 with the hot regions extended air filter casing for a larger air filter to be fitted.. Cover design changed depending where in the world it was going to be sold.. Here's one with the tall cover removed. Uk and europe had a flatter filter and cover

Deffo not a contra , 070 or 090. Very similar to the 075 and later 076....except the engine cover is higher in that pic. Will check my old catalogues and get back

Avoid Bosch green plastic products though...they are the domestic range. Go for bosch blue.

Recommended bar length given power and performance is a 16" bar on an 024. The bigger brother, 026 is fine with an 18"

Reminds me of a joke from my school days. Why have elephants got big ears? ..............because Noddy wouldn't pay the ransom.