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No worries, I think the picco super chain is the dogs danglies, had a few loops knocked up for the smaller husky saws Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Fuel line is only like £1/ft Felix, just take a bit to a dealer and ask them for some more Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

No, 3/8lp is fitted to all non-pro saws under 50cc as standard nowadays, with stihl even doing a rim to fit it to the 261 (241 now has 3/8lp fitted as standard) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

It's called the humboldt cut, it means the butt end hits the floor first, causing less breakage of the tree As for the angle of the gob, that can be adjusted to suit the task, if you need the hinge to break early on the fall, a shallower angled gob will cause this, if you're felling and snedding down a hill, you do a wide angled gob, the stump can then hold the butt in place whilst you sned/limb and convert it to length Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I openly admit I've had problems, ONE warranty repair, which was the rubber oiler channel split, the other fault is when it's a hot day, the carb over-richens the L adjuster, to fix this, I hold the rear handle on WOT, knock the brake off, and pull it over, but I sometimes have to do this on my 150t (more often than not). I also think the engine cools too fast, longer than 5 mins requires a cold start, but its an awesome saw, it'd knock the socks off any saw up to 70cc I would say, as it runs at the same speed as a 390xp, if they weren't fitted with the stupid blue boxes, who knows how good they'd be! I had my reservations when I first heard about A/T, and Tbf I still do, as they can hide severe air leaks, rich and lean mixtures, and god knows what else, but it's the way of progress, it is what will be to make sure we can buy shiny new saws that earn our living, so I bit the bullet, it's better than any other saw I've used, that includes most of husky's pro 3 series range, and a fair few stihl pro series range. But it will be, these new saws have ALL been designed to blitz through a woodland in record time, but not designed for the British climate... The weather for our country is unpredictable, you can go from freezing, to hot, from humid, to arid, all in less than 24 hours, and for a machine that locks at the previous settings, in this way, it was never going to work properly. As for faulty parts, that unfortunately is how it is now, where I work spent £250k on new golf course machinery, in that time, we had one machines throttle cable snap, another sheared the bolt that holds the cable on the engine, one machines drive belts snapped on 4/7 cutting units, another, the drive chains stretched to the point that it slipped teeth, we have a boom sprayer that's more temperamental than any woman I've ever met, the 2 largest mowers needed complete fuel system replacements, the roller has had that many new parts that it's a chassis off a new machine, the ride-on rake and bulldozer had to have a new rear attachment as it kept shearing the pivot bolt every time it was used, oh, and several hydraulic leaks, which on sports turf, completely obliterates the work you've done! Why settle for it? Simple answer is that the opposition's equipment is equally as flimsy and crap. The older stuff is built to last longer, but the new stuff is designed to get more work done before it goes for warranty work. As for safety features, it's only a chainbrake, it's a few quid to fix, how ever did the fallers get on before chainbrakes were around? People have a tendency to offset good technique and common sense with safety features too much, but that's a whole different rant. All in all, each to their own, but don't slate it unless you've used said saw, and that it was faulty, if you're gonna say that they're all full of faults Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Much nicer in heavy snow too, unless it's front only, then the back of your legs get cold Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

7t is 21.3m/s 8t would be 24.4m/s And you can get 24m/s trousers Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Yeah, but I have no problem, apart from hot days, where it seems to flood, but I have a remedy for that, as for poor design, once again, no problems there, which is amazing as I try to wreck them whilst under warranty Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I have both, although I'm still waiting for the muffler back off a welder for the 357 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

There is Friday saws of every model from every manufacturer, if people worried about them, nobody would buy any saws! Wiseco, you are sounding a bit broken record... Again! Seriously, try one, as the saying goes, don't knock it till you try it! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

560XP!!!!!!! 8t sprocket, and you'll wonder where all your trees went Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Yup, faster engine = higher output = higher voltage, which will trip the damn thing every time Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

The 241 is 40cc, and will be a little small for felling the poplars, as whilst it can be done, you're inexperienced at using a saw and I wouldn't recommend doing double bar length trees, the 555 is a 60cc husky, and whilst having a bigger engine, still doesn't have the power to pull a bigger bar, I would say the limitations are 20", where as the husky 365 will be perfect, it's 70cc with a max length of 24", the saw is bomb proof, and isn't too heavy to use all day Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I don't worry bout it, until I catch my hands on sharp edges... Then it's usually a lot of bad language and a flying saw, and it'll always happen Don't over tighten the chain, it'll stretch, you'll wear the crank seals, and it'll eat chainbrakes Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

It's chain damage, mine has it, in fact most of my saws have it! When running at full tilt, a chain behaves very strange, and even the slightest amount of slack lets the chain leave the bar a good distance, these gouges are where the chain is a tiny bit slack, the clutch case is minorly over-tightened, and it has risen a few mm (1-2) and the chain can tilt slightly, so it catches the casing, but not enough to blunt the chain noticeably Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Cost of my contra was £200, everything else was fitted after, it probably cost £6-700 to get it where it is now, but the saw did need a new clutch, I chose to fit AV handles and re-paint the saw. To break down the costs New cylinder and piston (AM) £65 Muffler and top cover (AM) £50 Clutch (OEM) £40 AV handles (OEM) £300 Carburettor elbow €16, had to order specially from Germany, online, stihl uk is useless Please note, the 090 can only be done with a super crank case, otherwise it has to be an 070 There's a couple of 070's on the bay ATM jon Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Iconic saw definitely has to be the 1106/1109 series from stihl Rob d milling with an 090: And that's what my contra turned into! Getting an 051 next, that will eventually turn into an 075/6 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Was going to say the same Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I find aspen burns cooler than pump fuel, mostly due to the lack of short hydrocarbons providing energy to break the longer hydrocarbon bonds to allow combustion. Aspen has a limited hydrocarbon structure, which whilst combusting at a higher rate, means a reduced rate of after-burn in the muffler. I can neither light a cigarette nor warm my hands as well with a saw using aspen, and it doesn't work as well in a petrol burner or zippo! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

The ms390 is a pig to repair though, and so restricted, you may as well look at the 440/441 for what it's worth Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Prune a plum in winter to the height you want, but be warned, taking off last years growth means no fruit, prune in summer for increased fruit growth Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

You could put up 'Achtung! Minen!' or 'Danger! Land-mines!' and people will still walk straight across, was on a job once, huge limbs falling on the pavement, an old lady stopped by the tape, I yelled 'hang on, wait there' and tried to signal the boss in the tree, she just put an umbrella up and walked straight under the tree, and past a running chipper Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

372, 576 or 390, take your pick, the 372 is the cheapest, and will do the job, but you're limited with the mill, poplar is soft, but if you move onto oak, you'll need bigger and more power Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Why I wonder? Do husky make a stelite tipped bar with .058 gauge, or do any of the others (dolmar, homelite, mcculouch, etc)? Seems a strange choice Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Is shropshire too far to travel for a saw? If not, I'll find out what big saws the bloke has left next weekend and let you know Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App