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Reckon Stubby is correct. It's been nicked from an honest soul and then accidentally lost. They'll just nick another in its place, from another honest soul.
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First off, the handle-Unimog is funny. Secondly, send it to Spud'. Might as well get the best of what's left.
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Ah the Stanley knife. When someone invented that and later tweaked it, (the retractable blade). Did they really imagine the device would save many from injury? Or was it just a ploy by some sadistic mind, that was thinking, "This will fool the idiots"? On the idiot theme. A few days ago, I got in to be told a favoured kitchen utensil had had its day. It was to be recycled. With emphasis on 'recycle'. Not see if you can shave a bit off the end, so it can be used for something else. So naturally I attempted the latter. It's at these times, one really gets to know the strength of thumb based keratin. It helps prevent the blade removing the entire top portion. Why is it always the way, when you know you've got sterie-strips and super glue? But crucially can't find either. And... you have to own up to ignoring good advice.
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Another case of who the hell would go to that much trouble? Back in the early to mid '70s, a local solicitor had a break-in; their safe got nicked. Now this thing was the size of a Mini. You know, those cars that were mini, not one of those average size car you get these days. Anyway, I digress. The safe was a big and somewhat heavy beastie. Now the building like a great many, was built into a slope and the ground behind was higher. So the swagmen just nicked a mobile crane, smashed through the roof & 1st floor ceiling and winched the thing out. Found it unbreeched in a local quarry days later. Looked like they'd dropped it, drilled it and attempted to blow it. In the end, as said, if they want to get in or think there's something of value inside, then they'll find a way. You can only deter them, delay their progress or disguise/mislead as to the contents.
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Place not far from here, had a ram-raid a few years back. The truck got stuck but the shutter held. So they reversed through the adjoining brick & block wall. Closed the place for months while they made the building safe and rebuilt the wall and installed anti ram bollards.
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The precision grinder is great, as long as it's on a long chain... 36" bar. Or if the chain got really mashed on metal in wood. Other than these two, it's too much of a faff to set up. At least, that's my experience.
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Agree, the Stihl 261 is a good saw but it doesn't sound like you need that sort of power and it's out of budget. If you can stretch to the 241, I'm guessing that would do for you. For what you get and for what you need. I'd strike the 181 off the list. Ok for small stuff. Pruning small trees, topping posts, etc. But if it's upto 12" on a regular basis, you'll be replacing the 181, (and Husky equivalent) soon. The oil pumps are twaddle on the 171/181 - cheap but twaddle. And like the 171 & 211, they leak oil almost from new; it's wear on the pick-up pipe. Stay clear of the easy chain tensioners. They have plastic cogs that wear quick.
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And possibly dehydration. Along with other organs, the brain needs plenty of free flowing blood to function properly. Note. I'm not saying water thins the blood. Blood doesn't quite work like that. But only a small % drop in bodily fluid, can and does have a detrimental effect on the way certain organs function.
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From what little I understand of the problem, I was under the impression, that it stemmed from keeping the same bearing as the 260, when they made the 261, (presumably to save money). But they increased the power and the existing beating wasn't up to it. If the 241 does share the same bearing and I don't know that it does, then since the 241's power is lower, I assume the bearing is up to it. Has the 2017 incarnation of the 261 at 3kW, got the same problematic bearing?
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Yep! That's as good as the one, where the root plate springs back into the watery bog and drenches a groundie.
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27" min x 6"+ c 1.25" make lovely touring canoe paddles.
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Interesting thread. I've wondered for a while about getting an Echo and while I wouldn't be in a pickle if a part couldn't be got within a couple of weeks, I'd still be wondering why I'd bought a saw, where spares had an unknown availability .
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I know two people who use them mainly for hedging and topping fence posts. I came really close to buying one myself; and frequently wonder why I did not. Light, pretty frugal on juice and easy to handle. Seems to have plenty of grunt for its size.
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Builder left friend's garage open while moving tool. And while there were a number of homeowner garden tools to hand, the tool that was stolen, was a 9" stone-cutter and several new grinding discs.
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I can't see that being said of the Evoque in years to come. £30k+ and you get a boot big enough for two small suit cases and maybe a wafer thin mint.
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That must be horrendous for the family. Especially when it comes to the funeral, knowing that there's not a body in the coffin but a bag of shredded meat.
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Now that's funny
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I find the Pfanner Stretchflex to be a great allrounder. And whereas most gloves go on the fingertips first, these don't. My only slight critisium and I freely admit it's an unfare one. Is that they're not that great at protecting against bees. The palms give great protection, but the sting go straight through the back. The one saving grace here though, is having disturbed a wild colony and sustained a couple of dozen+ stings to each hand, when you remove the gloves, all the stings get removed too. Took high prescribed dosage of antihistamines a few other things and nine days to get over that. But I thought a letter of complaint to Pfanner would be pushing it a bit.
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This one only works, if you read it aloud or tell it to someone else. Q. What are bears without 'Rs'? A. Beas.
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If you want something a little lighter on the pocket than a 201. How about a 241? Light, capable and great for hedging and small fells.
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Same as any other day with a saw. If it's cold enough to freeze a certain part of anatomy off a brass monkey, I sometimes swap to long sleeved HH Lifa top. Very occasionally, feel like I could do with thicker socks, but they'd never fit inside the Meindls. Sometimes pack two pairs of gloves, just in case first pair get sodden/over slippery.
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Nice vid, not too long and plenty of the final cut. Without all the technical stuff that some would not appreciate.
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Looked through the video and it's mainly, (40mins) monotone PowerPoint presentation. Seems there's a XP572, which is talked about endlessly without saying much. Then later a XP565, which is mentioned once and then not at all. Followed by other un-named saws sometime later than 2018. It rather looks like Husky are going all out with X-Torq across all the pro saws.
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Good for the bees.
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I thought that was 10.
