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Now saying 72DL.

Same as past two days - dry but muggy.

From what I can find on the 5121 as shipped from new. The chain is 3/8", well the know this already and the chain-bar gauge is .050" 1.3mm. I don't know how many links you need. Full chisel will be faster cutting but semi chisel will be more forgiving, if your sharpening technique is a little off; and is good in a variety of woods, (hard - soft). Oregon's 'Multicut' chain cuts slower but will last longer between sharpening if you're cutting dirty wood.

Also perhaps, reaching over logs with left arm-hand during snedding, to clear arisings and not applying the chain-brake. While leaning forward and over the bar, all the operator needs to do is accidentally blip the throttle. And voila, a bad day on the woods. I'm not saying you need to apply the brake when moving along the log. Providing the bar is on the other side of the log to that of your body. But if you're going to reach across it, you need the brake on.

Used both the S'460 and H'365 in similar wood with good chains & 20". And the 460 has far worse vibs. Like the 365, hate the 460; not just because of the vibes but the H felt balanced, whereas the S was powerhead heavy. I know the 460 is a good saw but to me, it just has too little going for it when compared to the 365.

Have a gander

Normally I buy 5L at around £18inc.. But at show last year, I got 25L for £39inc. Sold 5L on for £18 and gave brother-in-law about 3L. But that still just works out around £1.23 per Ltr. or £7.60 per 5L. So providing I don't spill too much, that's quite a saving. Seemingly, too long.

Thank you, the Aeroflow looks worth a punt. I don't need 10x but Amz have a single at £4.19inc. (I'll look at FRJ when I get back.

Tried that - was just as messy as putting a funnel in the smaller container.

Getting it from a 25L container into either a combi or 5L container, is proving to be both messy and time consuming. Tried siphoning with a poly tube and that didn't work. Though chain oil is surprisingly light on the pallet, (taken in minute amounts). And tipping from container-container via a funnel messy. So, are there better (less messy, less wasteful) methods? Anything like a screw-on cap with built-in flexible tube or small inexpensive pump? By the way, it's to fit an Oregon container, just in case their thread is different to others.

That's neat and 10 days of good weather. I wonder what'll happen to it in the longterm. Is it planned that it should be maintained in its present form or left to return to the background?

Dry and bright but right cold.

Can't comment on tree climbing krabs but DMM, Wild Country, Petzl & Marmot - never had a problem with any of these.

Oh goody. EE virtually no customer service and BT the same. You know what they say, "Two wrongs don't make a right."

Got a friend who's just bought a Husky 365 Special and wants to run it on Aspen. Will it need a slight tune or should it be ok? Sounds like he got it from a dealer but don't know if it's new or a reconditioned saw.

Nice vid, Nice music, nice saw.

Aye, he's not wrong. There's precious few sub 50cc Huskies that are not AT and not homeowner. Getting a secondhand 346 and getting it Spudized is probably the way forward. Or you could get an old Husky 353 and send it to Spud.

MS231 is supplied with a carbide tipped chain and can't be file sharpened. Sure it lasts longer before needing a sharpen but then the chain needs a grinder. Older version of MS261 is the MS260. Get a good one and it'll last you years of reliable cutting. But they're discontinued, so would have to be bought secondhand. You've got a 4' length of ash - what diameter would that be. I know leylandi all seem to be large but about how large, (height, diameter)? And is the felled ash and leylandi the only trees/wood you have to contend with or are there others. Little point buying a big saw, if it'll only be used for five trees in total. Might be worth putting up with a slower cut and saving some money, than spending out and having a saw you'll only be using very ocassionally. So the MS261 could well be the saw for you.

As well as those sleeping in.

Make Treesnatcher an offer and send it off to Spud. If he doesn't do it himself.

Bit like a forward control but not as nice looking as the 101.

Not a price tag you might like and it's back to Stihl but the 241 might suit. As mentioned the 445 is equivalent or maybe the 450. The 545 is an 'Autotune' too. I've not had a problem with it but if you're more the tried 'n' tested sort. You might want to leave it off your list.

Worked in a place, where the resident thug, once filled my boots with barrier cream. But it turned out, he could dish it out but like so many bullies, he couldn't take it. Not long after the barrier cream incident, he picked on someone who was quiet. But had no sense of humour and a vengeful mean streak. The bully had a couple of like minded thugs help him, to pin down and then nick this guy's rigger boot, which were then filled with concrete. Ruined the boots and put the quiet guy in vengeful mode. A day or so later, the bully accidentally' got locked in the windowless lime-store. Turned out he was claustrophobic. When the light was switched off, he went nuts and started tearing open bags, which was the worst thing he could have done. Some time later, when another person went to get some lime, he was greeted by a ghostly figure among piles of lime. The bully was passive and somewhat choked. It was suggested, that be taken to hospital. But he deemed this to be uncool and just sat outside for the rest of the day. In the ongoing months, whenever he threatened or tried to bully someone. There were always enough people around to remind him of the lime-store. When he left, everyone rejoiced. Some months later, he got done for GBH. Shortly after that, he was done again for GBH, only this time to a copper and went down for a stretch. He went in a thug and came out a thug. Didn't hear much of him in the next few years but when there was news. It was always him either bullying or beating on others and serving time. It wouldn't surprise me, if he was inside now.

Well we'll be into spring soon, just the season for an open-top bus. And then there's their advertising of, "Smart searches whilst on the move". Much easier searching without all those pesky pillars in the way. I just hope, some bright spark won't have a knee jerk reaction and put forward the idea that all the trees need felling.

Not me because I never worked there but the then biggest local employer had a number of rituals for new recruits, depending on the trade. A young boiler maker would be sealed in a pressure vessel and rolled up & down the shop floor or sealed inside and anyone passing by, would be given a hammer and invited to pound on the vessel. Engineers would be bound and totally submerged in a 50gal drum of heavy oil. Crane operators were winched upside-down by the tallest available crane and left there until they needed the crane. Painters would be sent to paint the inside of a high voltage box with the electricity still running, etc., etc.