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That would be great - thanks. I'm Derbyshire but sure they could ship if they had something.

First link didn't work for me and second seems out of stock sadly but that sort of price would be great!

The ones on my TRX520 are plastic unfortunately and the front ones are only held on with a single M6ish bolt. Would love to find something in metal 😞

Has anyone come across some reasonably priced underbody protection / skid plates for Honda quads? I use a new TRX520 in woodland / forestry and have already removed an A-arm plastic guard on a stump or branch and don't really want to knacker the thing but the only options I can find seem to be about £600-700! Loads of options in the US of course...

Ditto - lots of “what not to use” posts but what’s a decent oil that’s easily available please? I don’t use huge quantities so cost isn’t the biggest driver and rather not scrimp on a couple of quid here and there when talking about thousands worth of kit.

Coincidentally, ditched the oregon blade and gone back to Stihl one for the new machine... Sounds like it's a wise move!

ordered 😄

Next question - what’s the difference between “performance” in kW and “Power Output” in kW. Stihl specs have me baffled. 411 is 41cc vs 361 at 37cc. They have 2kW and 1.7kW “performance” respectively. Makes sense so far - bigger engine has more output. But then the smaller 361 has a higher “power output” at 2kW versus 1.7kW for the 441. what the heck is the difference? Clearing saws | STIHL GB WWW.STIHL.CO.UK

Thanks - currently looking at the FS361 and FS411 and I’m sure both would do the job fine.

Actually not quite as bad - seem to start about £800 😬😬

Yikes, £1200! Was thinking I could prob stretch to £500-600 but may need to think again…

‘Cos this old FS85 isn’t going to do it any more. Technically domestic use but used for clearing some pretty rough woodland, brambles and saplings. I’ve got an FS55 that has line head for normal duties but how burly do I need to go to reliably run a mulching blade? This one buried itself in the undergrowth in front of me thankfully and not my shin. It did give me a moment of “reflection”!! 😳😳

Thanks all - will try the various suggestions and see how it goes

I guess an hour or so of work. It won't rev even without load so "bogging down" is probably a little bit misleading. It will initially bog down when cutting (revs drop, chain slows) and then won't even rev without any load. Generally needs leaving 10-20 mins then it's fine again for a while. It's the inconsistency that I'm struggling to get my head around

Older 023 which starts and runs fine for a while but after bogs down only after being used for a good while. Any thoughts on where to start looking for the issue? If it was bogging down straightaway I'd have more of an idea! Cheers 🙂