DCS6800i
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Everything posted by DCS6800i
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Oil rigs, refineries, and all else you've posted there are still needed even with electric cars and saws... How else will you make the plastic?!
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Where did I say it will pollute more? I'm saying it isn't any greener. It just has a greener image. The pollution is still happening
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You're not taking into account of the manufacturing of the components of the motors, the batteries etc... the energy and emissions put into making the product. The energy and emissions put into making old saws obsolete and melting them down to be replaced by these new ones. It's the same glaring omission made in the car industry when we are told petrol/diesel will be gone by 2040! You're also ignoring the huge burden and strain charging all these batteries will put on the national grid which is already feeling the load. Those power stations also need to produce electricity constantly, even if nobody is using it... all releasing c02 into the atmosphere at ever higher levels Batteries do not keep c02 out of the air better - they shift where it's produced... Like I said, all it's doing is shifting the dust on the floor - it isn't 'solving' the problem.
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I live local and it's common knowledge. As far as I'm aware it runs on wood/biomass as much as possible. But still has the ability when the wood moisture content is too high EDIT; how often they have to give it a 'help' is anyone's guess
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But it isn't... Is it. The largest biomass power station is at Lockerbie. The plan was farmers would grow willow... didn't happen. They dig out the tree stumps in clearfell and also take a lot of the scrap (it's where a lot of the Larch here is going)... But most of the time it's far too wet. What do they do? They blast a coal dust and oil mixture into the chamber to burn the wood, so that it's still classed as biomass power station ?
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Where does wood sit in that chart?
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All this is doing is shifting the dust around the floor... There is nothing 'green' about battery chainsaws - or cars or anything else... instead of burning the fuel only as you need it, you have to burn sh*t loads of fossil fuels to generate a constant supply of electricity (the grid) just so it's always there for you to charge the battery when you click the switch.. It is a total con, but sadly one we are all being pushed towards
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I'm just joking, don't worry about it. You bet me to it fair! I'm glad it's gone to someone who knows/will appreciate what it is and I don't mind losing out to you. There's another 2 on eBay currently. 1 looks to be in complete working order. I'm surprised about the brake band though...
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You bugger!! I was watching it... It ended and i decided to get it bought when I saw it had been relisted. Went to make an offer that night but it was gone. Brake band and air filter were all that it needed? Plus bar & chain
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Is that the one which was on eBay about 10 days ago?!
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I'm just a farmer doing my own maintenance and firewood. Got the dcs6800i in my name/avatar, and 2 dcs520i's. All bought 2nd hand and I've fully stripped then rebuilt all 3 - both 520's were bought as non runners. Did the same with a '86 Dolly 115 so it's no fear from me working on them - but I concede it's not for everyone. I've also a dcs6401 which was bought new 6yr ago and have been bulletproof so far. I've a ms210 and brother has a 036. He likes the Stihls but I really prefer my blue beasts. Can't deny parts for Husky and Stihl are 10 a penny Actually gave the 6401 with 28" bar a lend to a semi retired tree cutter (Husky man) who's big saw let him down during lockdown in April time. He had a few big oaks to bring down... he had never used a Makita/Dolmar before but loved it and was reluctant to give me it back
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Well... If it is the end, properly, at least the saws are robust, reliable lumps with no electrics. Parts aren't too big an issue so I'll keep my ones going. Get any desirable model you see snapped up, they will go up in value!
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Aye, apologies. Another look this morning it could be worldwide. @shavey will have an idea what's going on? I still don't see Dolmar dropping petrol saws quite so quickly, makes sense with the Makita brand as they are associated with cordless power tools...
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That's in the US... California is a bitch state for emissions so I wouldn't be surprised they are withdrawing from the USA market. There's also no mention of Dolmar - just Makita. Makita group obviously encompasses Dolmar but the brand is identified separately. I'd reckon over here it's business as usual
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Surprised you say that... The 6100 is/was supposed to be the class leader when it was introduced. The 7900/7901 is/was its class leader - it had the best power:weight of any saw but it has been around a little while now. As for those saws you mention being "market leaders" I was of course referring to the professional forestry industry - not what trash sells in volume from Homebase or the likes to homeowners. But I think you knew that, though...
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Dolmar is now... as you've already said - they are still basic mechanical saws. There's no Auto tune or electric gizmos (except the ignition coil). Solid, reliable work horses. They are long stroke engines which don't run as fast as Husky, but they have a reserve of torque not much can match
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Ignorance is bliss as they say. Makita are Dolmar... which are German. Infact, they are the #1 selling chainsaw in Germany!
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Makita EA7300P45E petrol chainsaw (73cc) (18″ bar & chain) – FR Jones and Son Ltd | Warehouse Operating As Normal WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK USER BENEFITS: Environmentally friendly 2-stroke engine with Scavenging Losses... Big step up from an ms180 but with a bigger bar (come standard 18inch) it'll eat a 4ft oak. And it is in budget. Or @shavey could price you up an orange version
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As Spud says, sounds like the H screw needs a little turn just to fettle it
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It sounds daft, but... What is your "start sequence" with the saw? (what do you do, and in what order, as you try to start it)
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I'm a farmer... I do nearly all the maintenance on the trees (we are tenants - some of this stuff is in our lease, other parts is just due to a good relationship with the laird and estate manager). I've no fears buying 2nd hand... but I stick to make/model I know well and have confidence working on. We have 4 ebay buys here - 3 work faultlessly (1 is a complete rebuild but I knew that before I bought it)... the 4th was bought as a donor saw and it laying in bits. But if I fell on with the parts it needs, I would rebuild it. But you've got to like working on them and fixing them to go down that road... if you want one that just works, buy new. As Harvey says, the Dolmar/Makita would be a great shout (lots of torque so great running big bars cutting firewood). I've no experience of the 6100 but I have a 6401 (and a 6800i hance the name) and it's a beaut! They don't sell it anymore though so you'd have to step up to the 7301
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@shavey
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I had a look round last night, after I posted. Seems my leak isn't the common issue. It appears to usually leak from the suction pipe you posted (from tank to pump). Threads on other forums suggest fitting a new pipe, and seating it in a sealant where it passes through into the tank. Feedback suggests this solves the leak. Don't give up on that saw just yet. I'm going to have a look at my leak now, too, as I had always assumed I just had to put up with it.
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Do you mean after running, you stop the saw, and sit it down... it pees itself (oil) all over the floor? Very common. The problem is, the pipe does not attach onto the oil pump. The 2 just sits flush against each other and the oil passes from pump to pipe. I'm not sure if a new pipe would cure it. I have 2 Makita DCS520 (same saw painted blue) - 1 does this quite badly, the other doesn't at all. I've never looked to cure the issue. @shavey will be the man to know about this.
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Stihl are making a lot of stuff in China themselves these days. Your Apple i-Whatevers are all made there... Alot of old UK toolings are out there making the stuff we used to before govt saw fit to run this country down. I agree the Quality Control can be a bit hit or miss. But, hell, it was next to non-existent here sometimes! China will make whatever the customer wants - and more importantly they will make it to whatever standard the customer wants, too. I've got a Chinese chainsaw - I was beyond careful with it at the start for fear it'd fall to bits and be junk. But I'm over that and now I treat it like all my other kit. Its great.
