Rich2484

Bent bar. Cutters short or blunt on one side. Depth gauges not right. Missing cutters on one side.

Would have suggested doing it in two. But without seeing rest of garden it may have been able to go other way in two easy.

I really can't believe this..... Sit down spud... Husky 550xpg all the way.

Wooops. Don't know how it managed to fall that way. It was on a very steep slope......

:lol: Sorry. No, you get a length of cord from a reel. Or an old pull cord assembly and remove the cord. Then you need to wind the piston up on the flywheel or pull cord on the saw. I find a screwdriver carefully in the plug hole to show me where the piston is helps. When it at it's nearest high point or just before tdc I take the cord and shove as much of it into the plug hole as I can, it then fills the gap between the piston and the top of the cylinder. Then either turn the clutch or flywheel depending on what one you want off and the piston will push against the cord. Squashing it and stopping the piston. Now remember the clutch is opposite thread so the piston will move the wrong way. This is important to get right, read below. The most important thing to remember is DO NOT insert any cord until the piston is up past the exhaust port. This could jam the cord between the piston and cupylinder wall causing damage to the rings. Remember the threads to undo the clutch are left to tighten and right to loosen, this means if you wind the clutch to the left and insert the cord you will then have to rotate the clutch back the other way, dropping the piston and if cord is still in there a high chance the cord will drop into the exhaust port and when piston returns to top it will trap the cord. Causing damage. Hope that all helps. P.s double the cord rather than just shoving one end in. By doubling it up there is less chance of getting the end of it trapped between piston and wall also.

Yeah me too. Some hob knob came in the workshop once and started saying about it. Told him to turn around and look at the nice bench on the other side of the workshop while I just do this..... :lol:

Same for me. But it is actually illegal to use a cutting disc as a grinding disc. So don't be tempted.

Yes I now own four, two pairs. Good for cars but nothing big. A hyd press does a much easier job. Will give the jubilee clip a go tho. thanks.

I used to have real problems with grease guns. Brought loads and all where crap. Then I brought a cheap and nasty one. Has worked faultlessly for about 2yrs. And it always gets used. Of course now in the workshop I use the air compressor one. Perfect for 360 tracks and the thousand and one points on the 360. But off site I use my cheap hand held one. It's lovely. Don't know the make as it doesn't say.

I have and it isn't Not Justin's fault I know. Just the only show I can really get to with everything that's going on. Can't get to any other shows further away.

Flat head screws... A British invention by the way....

Suspension spring compressors. They will always slip sideways and when the spring is all bent over they will let go. Duck and cover....

Now just hold on one darn cotton picking minute here......... What was that post about the f r jones show??? Someone please tell me it's happening??

Coded welders are more for pressure tanks. Like steam tanks. They are specialist welders and have the training and certs to say so.

Not sure on the type of splitter you have or the way it's hoses are set up on the tank. But. There should be a vent on it somewhere I have found them in various places. Some are on the control boxes on the top of them. On the return pipe. Others are on the end of the tank. As said check it is from the seem, give it a damn good clean and look carefully while it's running. Follow the leak before it starts. If it's on the tank seem then yes get a good welder, the tank will need draining and under the high temp of the welding it will make the oil smoke and start to burn. Or you will have a fire in the tank. The seem will also need a good clean up with a grinder shiny metal will weld lovely. The other thing to find out is why the weld cracked in the first place. Is it under a lot of stress on the metal form it's use? Is there fatigue in the tank metals? Is it going to go elsewhere. Some you fill from the return hose into the tank aswell.

Yet another cat up a tree thread that now needs closing....... Misterbahn your avatar pic of lying in a gob cut could easily be seen by a few h and s people aswell by the way. Very pro I must say. In the time I've been a member there has been countless threads about cats in trees and they have all bee closed due to comments getting very out of hand. This is just another one.

Hahaha it's really stupid questions. But they do throw a few curve balls in there. I had a couple that threw me a bit. £100 quid? When I done mine, that's expired now, it was around £40 quid....

This is true. They will find there own way down in the end. They are far from stupid. I'm not a cat fan either. Once all the fussing by people has gone they will come down.

Peteb is green mech.

Well generally no. I pull the wires through and not had one disappear on me yet.

Yes CSCS cards are needed for labourers on any site. Your cs cards will allow the use of a saw. Depends on the company running the site. Some never ask to see them, others are very strict. And you can even get into needing for the chippers. Do a site visit and see what's said. If you are not allowed on without the CSCS then you will know. If the area can be cordoned off from the building site then you are not on a building site but your own site.

Tie some small string or wire to the end of it. Then the new wire to the string, then pull the whole lot through. Easy. Don't worry about the rubber gromits.

Is it wrong that I'm looking at the machinery instead of the views???

Pull cord hear aswell. Main thing with pull cord is to not get it stuck in the exhaust port. That's about it. Never really like piston stops to be honest, heard too much about them breaking and taking forever to get out the cylinder. I have never liked the metal ones either. They do damage the top of the piston. And when metal is dented it has to push it somewhere. If that makes sense. Make a dent in metal plate and you end up with a rise in the bottom. So dent a piston and it has to push the ally somewhere. Plus it only takes a small bit of broken metal to cause serious damage.

+1:thumbup1: Being a machine driver and using grabs it's the best IMO. Then the driver just gives it a wiggle with the grab and off it comes. Also means you can cut and get clear of it with ease. An operator will do his job with the grab, but I would never trust a machine they are always a weak point with any operation. Just need a hose to burst just at the wrong time. Or the tree to be too heavy and over it goes.