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I started off with a Stihl ms 290, great saw, bit heavy for starters I know think. Try one that feels the best in your hands, something nice and light so you will find it easier to stick it where you want to! ms 241 ms 201 rear handle, or something which maybe cheaper, one of the entry husky saws 40cc+. If I started again I wouldn't go with an all rounder as when you get more into it you start picking up saws for the specific jobs you get. Enjoy good luck

:thumbup:Thanks Andrew, fired it up just before it went dark. It has a bark and once warm its response is good, spinning up quickly. It seems light at the back sending its weight forward but balance is good and doesn't feel as nose heavy as my mates 660 with a similar bar size on. Side covers are metal, not what I am used to, gives a Tonka toy aspect to it like its going to last!!! Roll on happy days:biggrin: Big thanks again to Andrew for all you did in sorting this for me and Rob D/Lawrence for sorting the bar chain combo. I would recommend them to all here:thumbup:

Spud,I hope this is the best place to ask? Ive just been reading about the work done on a ms150 in another thread and the thought crossed my mind to ask you if you can do something similar to my t435? All the best Nathan

Hi Jon, Im sorry got no idea but griff at tyseley 4x4 will tell you if you give him a ring! cheers

yes your right, I can see now its light, solid rears groved and drilled:thumbup1:

lol no, the last owners never really changed the discs for years just pads so when Griff came to take the discs off with the hammer the disc sheared off the middle bit!!!!! They were changed as I kept on moaning that I was having to stand on the brakes to stop, especially with the trailer on at 6-7 tonne

Drilled and vented all round Jon:thumbup:

Hi Jon, Ive just had vented discs all round, Don't ask me what make they are, as wejust wanted "uprated brakes". Griff at Tyseley 4x4 in birmingham sorts my truck out as and when. Very accommodating, give him a bell on 0121 7067362. If you give him my name he will be able to let you know what he did. All the best Nathan

Try Ian Morgan Arb. On their website is a live diary with courses and how many are booked on it. Give them a call, they are good guys there. Good luck

Sorry to read of your recent poorly health. Glad your back on the mend to welcome in the spring

I was just finishing a little job in someones front garden on Friday and a chap I know comes out and says , Have I seen whats going on, a few doors down? I listened for a while and the sounds of a small floor saw rings out, so I took a look. The rope looks like the blue nylon sort from a hardware store blowing around in the breeze. The scaff looks like its been done by someone whos been up them before. Not too sure what the plan is but Im going for a walk later to be amazed...:confused1:

Cheers Jon

We have to fish it out of the pond(windblown willows) take down mature pops, plus others and drag out with tractors onto headlands, then I hope it will be burnt, just keeping the cord wood.

this is fab thanks guys

Cheers Stubby, How do you feel about the vibes on the 395? Is it just a case of, they are there so just get on with it, as they are relative to the power size cc of the 395 or is the 390 significantly smoother in its use? Is the 390 faster cutting than the 395? I can go with a 28", 30 isn't set in stone Many thanks:thumbup:

I am trying to get my head into making a decision about a big saw for 28/30" work, so either a husky 395xp stihl 661 dolly or Makita 90cc as an alternative? not sure these two are in the same league as above?? but as an all day lighter option? I have read loads of previous threads, the take home comments being the husky is faster in the cut, the husky has less vibes. The 661 on paper, however, should be better the 395. that's it. So the confusion? Well I don't believe the paper figures, entirely, however but would love to be proven by anyone who uses said saws. last week I used my buddies 660, cutting pops and willow on a 30"bar. I found it heavy but balanced and really felt the vibes. it did keep on cutting through though. Impressive. So If I find that vibey what am I to make of the 395, should I be looking at the 390,/ dol/ Makita??? The 661 has half the vibes on paper as a 395 but folk are saying the 395 feels less than a 660. I am going to need a 28/30" bar for all day working soon on a big contract so, big wood, big saw needed. Its Pop, Willow, Birch Alder in difficult wet woodlands. Loads of standards and windblown to deal with, very excited and apprehensive at the same time. My local dealer is good for stihl and husky, says that Makita parts are slow to come through. They also said that older saws can become more difficult to service with parts. To add into the mix, the latest "edition" of the 661, is it ok now??? Its a lot of dosh to outlay, I have found that the husky 550 and 576 have made me some money, bettering my 290 and 261, so I am trying to say that, its important the saw works not wanting to start touch paper... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your thoughts

Well done to you both and the best of luck to you and your new family!

:001_smile:LOL, went to look at a Navara this weekend, my wife was supposed to be the main driver as a family car ( shes deputy nursery nurse) aand I drive a 110. Only point is the landys costing a fortune to put right

Hi ChunksBigBro, I run a garden maintenance business and Tree Surgery Operations. I feel that to make a direct black and white comparison between what you have spent on wonderful kit to how much you charge for a days work is missing the point when it comes to the wonderful world of the Tree Surgeon. Respectfully, I am not asking you to suck eggs but a Tree Surgeon has had to pass many long and expensive courses, have an understanding of so many areas in which have been gleaned off the back of others, vastly more experienced than themselves. This cannot be bought, read from a book and involves life and limb and ultimately the bottom line. Further more Tree Surgery is a profession, so is grass cutting and maintenance but not quite in the same respect, no ones going to tell me how to cut grass, however, the degree of difficulty in Tree Surgery is completely different, so, maybe that's why you may struggle to justify not being able to charge more for slinging the mower, stimmer around against a climber dismantling ,rigging down a mature specimen from 65-80ft up top. And as with your bottom line too, you will have known what you can achieve before investing in all this kit and what you can push to, so keep pushing until you reach your ceiling(what people will pay for) Im not trying to patronise, you can spend millions and still not earn any more than a crew who do the basics cleanly and efficiently Hope that explains a little Good luck

I use a length of 2x1" cut diagonally at the end. hardwoods best. If its stuck, wont turn on start up, lay it down so infeed is on the floor, crawl up the shoot a little and push pointy end I then twist and the cartridge has always turned then knock the piece out, off you go! Good blow out when finished chipping each time sees this doesn't happen again.... Hope this helps all the best Nathan

Fantastic, I wonder how much?

lol abs! not in mine, sound like good figures though on your old one, will remember them. I will ask at the garage to see if he can test the box to see if he can read what its up to

yes it is Jon, I will have to check the name of the box under the drivers seat. A mate of mine who used to work at Solihull landrover recognised the name but I don't and I don't know what its up to. Will check it out tomorrow to find the name. How about yours? Mega powered up with rads and intercooler?