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I generally use Oregon bar oil but have 5L of Stihl to run on really cold days. As its viscosity is that of melted honey. On the few occasions when I've swapped over, I've merely refilled with the other oil. Didn't both emptying the tank; just ran it down as normal.
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I ring ahead to make sure the supplier has A. got it is stock and B. will keep required cans for me. I have to travel some way to either of my nearest two dealers. So try to couple it with doing something else and buy 5-6 5L cans at a time. Ring said dealer when I've a single can left, as this gives me some leeway and the dealer to restock if they're out when I first call.
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No speed ramps around your area?
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... and you can feed your panda on it.
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Spud 'The Man that Can' and does. Not heard/read a poor word about his mechanical abilities.
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Chain's a tad loose on that pink beauty.
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Just had another look at the specs. on the Stihl & Husky. Something to bear in mind - the vibration of the H'236 is far lower than that of the S'181. 236 = Left 2.1, Right 2.7 181 = Left 4.0, Right 3.7 Echo - I can't find any ref. to either vibration or level of db on the Echos.
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If you choose the 181, stay clear of the 'quick chain tensioning' model. As they're ok when new but seem to wear quickly, leading to a self slackening. Also, Stihl "recommend" a 12" or 14" or 16" bar. Reckon it was be sluggish on 16". If you have no worries about doing your own maintenance, then a s'hand saw is not a problem. I'd go for the Echo and its extra oomph. But a 40cc saw on 18" is pushing the bounds of reality. I'd say 13" to be quick and 15" at a reasonable max. Though Husky might be the cheapest initial price.
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Not entirely news to me. But still amazed by the sheer waste of final product, fuel, growers'/manufacturers' time and selfishness of the national stores.
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I like Autotune saws; not a had a problem with mine. However, I think there's more than a little of the tech for tech's sake and marketing ploy going on. It's like convincing the customer that they need something, gizmo even if they don't need it. And then making the customer pay a bit more for that tech/gizmo.
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If it's not one it's the other. But when they're together, it makes for a dreary day.
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That's the ticket.
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At least you can see the nearest fell today... well you can 60% of the time. Supposed to be "... clearing leaves in a woodland" tomorrow. Bugger that for a games of soldiers. Forecasted wind will be moving leaves me thinks.
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Protein.
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Kwai Chang Kane
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Wind 25-35mph, gusting 47mph. A tad damp on ground. Somewhat wet in air, due to the copious amount of rain moving sideways.
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Skip the first 30-50 seconds to minimise the waffling Comparison vid between Dewalt battery nailer and a Paslode gas nailer.
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Gas Paslode - expensive but medium weight for what you're getting. Do yourself a favour and get a tool belt with a metal ringed hammer holder. The nail gun can hang from it, as you're position boards. Get a spare battery - they last ages, as does the gas canister. But where the nearest tool store or the like, will maybe have a canister. They'll not have a battery on the shelf. Tip. Bit of tape over the battery eject, saves said battery dropping out whenever it wants. Used an elec. Bosch but that was for tacking indoors.
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Well, that's one less thing to go wrong.
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It was almost painful to watch. But to be fair, I've little or no knowledge of how to safely remove a trapped passenger from a mangled vehicle. I couldn't extinguish a burning building. I've never stood on a mountain for a day and or night, surrounded by flames & smoke, after some idiot with a match thought a fire would be fun. They cant train for every eventuality. And while they wasted energy and time on a simple fell. The person who decided that the time of a highly trained fire crew, would be best utilised in such an endeavour, instead of contacting a local tree firm, is the real plonker.
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Got a Granberg for its portable nature, (I run it off a jump pack) and being able to sharpen on the bar. Prefer to file sharpen and only use the grinder if the cutters get trashed on buried wire, stones, etc.
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Lemon curd - no butter or the like. Egg & cress with spread but not butter. Chinese vegetarian pork fluff with spread. Chinese fried seaweed, (which is really just very finely sliced green cabbage or lettuce leaves, fried with salt & sugar) and a little sweet sauce such as hoisin. Or a well stuffed & vinegared chip butty with tomato purée.
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Dense fog yesterday, which cleared for a few hours so people could enjoy the fireworks and burn a year's supply of firewood, together with old mattresses, discarded furniture and 10L of fuel. Doubt it was a very busy time for the local fire crews though, due to the rain, which starting to pour from around 22:00. Somewhat soggy out now...
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Is that the one you got at the show year before last?
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Just had someone ring mum dad up asking about there laptop
TGB replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Ditto.
