sandspider
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It's normally the Texaco hi octane stuff I use. I've started adding b & s fuel fit to it, not had problems so far, though nothing has sat for too long yet.
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Using green wood for outdoor structures (like wood shelters)
sandspider replied to carbs for arbs's topic in General chat
Though the saddle stones above are nicer, but pricier... -
Using green wood for outdoor structures (like wood shelters)
sandspider replied to carbs for arbs's topic in General chat
My cunning plan is to one day build a log store resting on these: Concrete Decking Blocks | Buy Decking Blocks Online from the Experts at UK Timber WWW.UK-TIMBER.CO.UK Decking Blocks are stocked by UK Timber, one of the leading suppliers of Decking Components. We stock a wide range... Hopefully should reduce pole rot and I can just level my paddock, plonk them down and lay boards / posts on top. Maybe! -
That twunt made me late for work this morning, and is making my drive home take an hour longer than normal. Nob jockey.
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I use a Truncator to saw my kindling into short lengths. I don't tie them, I dump them into hessian sacks to hopefully dry - but you could possibly put a tie in each cup before putting the sticks in? Not sure they'd pack that tightly.
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You could make a sort of vice thing (pimp clamp?) with two long sticks, tied together at the bottom - shove the loose sticks in, pack them down, pull the free ends of the long sticks to tighten it up, repeat... Or maybe use a ratchet strap to tighten, then secure with twine, take the strap off and use it on the next?
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Thanks, but you're a fair way away.
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3600 seems to be actually out of stock on that Italian site. Nice low vibes as you say though. In theory fr Jones are going to send me their display 3500!
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Also good to know. And thanks for the offer - where are you?!
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Good to know, thanks. I didn't know Makita had stopped making petrol saws, but I did see various sites selling their battery / mains saws and nothing else. The EA3500 seems to be out of stock in quite a lot of places, though the smaller, weaker, lighter (and fractionally less vibratey) EA3201 is still fairly common, so the latter might have to do.
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I don't have carpal tunnel, no one seems to know what is wrong so far - but it seems to be similar to tendonitis or CT. I don't work with saws every day, but do do a good bit of logging for personal use - nothing like as much as a tree surgeon though.
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I take your point, but to get much lower vibes, assuming I avoid the smaller Husky saws (which my local garden tool shop agrees with too, he won't stock them any more) I'm looking at MS181 or MS211 (3 / 3.5 ish), both of which are £70 / £100 more than the Makita. I hope that even the Makita would be a step above my old S & J - which had vibes of 7 or 8 I think!
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Back on this again, and have ended up looking at the Makita EA3500S40B. https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products/makita-ea3500s40b-petrol-chainsaw-35cc-16-bar-chain/ Seems to be an older saw (but still made, so can't be too bad), not too heavy @ 4.4kg (power head only), reasonable power 1.7kw, not too bad vibrations 4.9/ 5.0 and only £230 ish. (£210 at Radmore & Tucker but out of stock). Makita, so not a top make, but decent I think (do they own Dolmar, or vice versa?) Saw seems to be well reviewed generally. I know it's not a pro machine, but for my needs and budget it looks quite good. Anyone want to rain on my parade and tell me it's wank?
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I'm pretty good at sharpening, or at least, my chains throw clean chip not dust. My old petrol saw I sharpened, replaced the odd spark plug, and one fuel line. In 15 years. Hopefully a quality saw will need even less maintenance! (I did clean the wood chip out of it occasionally, store it empty of fuel, knock the crap out of the air filter and rotate the bar every so often as well)
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Thanks chaps. Ok, the pro stuff is definitely out of budget new. MS211 is probably top of extended budget - but where does it score on the wank scale?
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Would the MS211 count as pro? More than my budget, but looks to be a better class of saw...
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Cheers. Can't really justify a new pro saw, and don't need one really. But a decent secondhand one would be worth it- if I can find a good one. What's the bottom of the range pro saw for Stihl, husky and echo? I've googled, but am not sure.
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Thanks, makes sense. The 261 is out of budget by a good margin, and a lot more saw than I need. Impressively low vibes for the power though. If I win the lottery! Will look at the MS181, try and find a shop that stocks a few options.
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@Joe NewtonI would actually like to know what you think is wrong with the husky 135 though.
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Cheers Joe! What's wrong with it? Besides being wank. And vibratey.
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I downloaded the manual to look something up, saw the vibe levels were wrong. Luckily I've not ordered it yet.
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Got the 120 manual, and discovered the vibe levels are 3x as high as the husky website says! Seems they're wrong, and husky will update them. Arse.
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Thanks for all the input 👍
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Husky 120 is looking quite tempting, unless anyone has bad things to say about it? Cheap and low vibration, seems powerful enough... Not professional I know, but nor am I!
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I'd not looked at the 120 as I thought it was less powerful / smaller than the 135. Seems it's not! Low vibe figures still too. Possibly no easy start. Just waiting for Joe to say it's wank, now! 😀
