sandspider
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Although, it seems the 352es has been replaced by the 3510es. For a few quid more is it a bit better?
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That does look a good contender. Thanks folks. Any more suggestions to confuse me more?!
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I do have a small battery saw, the Aldi 40v. It's surprisingly good for logs up to 7" ish - I used it for coppicing and small to medium logging and it's quite impressive for cost and ease of use. I also have a mains Titan electric saw, which again does a surprisingly good job on bigger stuff, as long as there's a plug in reach. I need (want maybe) another petrol saw, bigger but not too big. Did consider the einhell 36v saw, but don't think it's quite up to the job.
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Huh, that does have surprisingly low vibe figures for the spec. It is also rather pricey and probably overkill. Nice though. Budget £250 ish? Ideally less, of course! I wouldn't rule out second hand, but don't really know enough to pick a good second hand saw over a bad one.
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Good point. All the options I'm looking at seem to be around the 1.1 - 1.5kw mark, so maybe not that much in it. I'd be looking to run a 14" bar, but could settle for 12" and wouldn't mind 16" if necessary - my old saw was a 16" bar and it was occasionally used to cut the full length. What's wrong with the 135?! (Mark II if that makes a difference). Bearing in mind I'm not professional at all, domestic use only, mainly logging and a bit of small ish felling...
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Thanks Paul. I'm getting more confused, too much choice!
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Thanks folks, more food for thought. Hmm.
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Thanks. I did see the vibe data on the 3510 somewhere, it was around 2m/s2 higher than the Stihl & Husky equivalents. I think that ES is echo's spring assisted starter mechanism, and AC seems to relate to an auto choke, stopping the user from flooding the engine. Might help I suppose. I can't find the chain speed either. Also, I see the prices are similar to (or even more than) the Husky & Stihl equivalents, despite Echo being a less known name... Shame.
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Does look good, but seems to be available in Europe only. Hadn't thought about Makita, will have a look at their UK range.
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Hmm, nice and light but not too powerful, and no felling dogs. I see the vibration figures are actually higher than for the ms181! Which doesn't seem likely. Neat little thing.
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Hi all Need a new petrol chainsaw (domestic use only, but I log and burn around 10m3 per year), and due to a wrist injury I'm looking for something smallish, lightish and low vibration. Looking at the husky 135 mk 2, but the chainspeed at 17m/s is a bit slower than I'd like. Or there's the ms181, similar vibe levels and weight, can't seem to find the chain speed. Or there's the echo CS-310ES, which is a bit more vibratey and again I can't seem to find a chain speed. Also the echo is not much cheaper than the two better known brands. I had an old spear and Jackson in the past, which was cheap, heavy and vibratey, but worked well for a long time and cut a lot of wood! Chain speed 20m/s ish, so I'd like the replacement to not be slower. Anything else I should be looking at? Thanks.
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Never had a Titan grinder but their mains chainsaw is good, and their garden shredders are supposed to be... I've got a cheapy grinder from Wickes if I remember right, and it's served me well for decades. I don't use it that much though.
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Ah, that's not too far away.thanks. Might try some when I get a new, decent chainsaw
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Will keep an eye out for it, thanks In theory though, fuel stabilisers contain detergents and other things to clean and nourish fuel systems, not just things to eliminate ethanol?
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Thanks, all. I have ordered some B&S fuel fit and will see how it goes. Nowhere round me seems to sell Aspen, but everywhere sells petrol - even the E5 goodness. I might consider Aspen in future new kit, but don't want the faff of converting existing stuff (long coniditioned to petrol) to use Aspen and suffering broken fuel lines etc.
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Hi folks I run a mixture of 2t and pure petrol tools (none expensive!), and I run them all on super unleaded petrol (E5). Sometimes they sit for a while unusued (weeks or months), so I drain them down and run them empty before storing them. But it's a bit of a faff - if I put fuel stabiliser in the petrol, can they sit unused for as long as I need then fire straight up? Does fuel stabiliser work on 2 stroke and 4 stroke fuels, without affecting mix ratios or anything? Is it still needed if I'm not using E10 petrol? The petrol can sit around for a while too, months - I'm not a heavy user (domestic only). And what's a good one to try if so? Plenty on ebay & Amazon, but if anyone can recommend a decent (not overly expensive) one that would be good. Briggs and Stratton, as I have at least one of their engines? Thanks.
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One of our burners was installed with the wrong sealant in that flue to stove join. Melted every time the stove got hot and seeped out like that, and it smelt horrible when it burned on the stove. Installer came back out and replaced it, blamed it on a bad batch of sealant and it was fine after that. But it melted and smelt grim every time, not just occasionally.
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I season wood in a polytunnel, which has mesh covered windows. Usually it seasons well, but I often get drips / damp patches by the windows, especially on the upwind side. Depends on if your mesh is under some sort of roof I suppose, to keep direct rain from falling on the mesh?
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I like the Titan electric chainsaw, but have never used their splitters. 4 ton wouldn't be enough for my gnarly logs, a 7 ton forest master does a much better job.
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Splitting Logs - Bad Wrists - Fiskars X25
sandspider replied to Witterings's topic in Firewood forum
And the paint comes off them easily. But good splitters! -
-6 this morning, 13 on Sunday apparently!
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Where Do You Chuck Your Stove Ash?
sandspider replied to Witterings's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I put a bit on the compost heap, fill holes in the drive with it, top up low patches in the paddock... Having said that, my Burley stove is very efficient, so doesn't produce too much ash for the amount we use it. -
Splitting Logs - Bad Wrists - Fiskars X25
sandspider replied to Witterings's topic in Firewood forum
I knackered my right wrist a couple of years ago, still not healing. I used to use an X27, but the occasional go with it after wrist injury made it flair up again. (Mind you, so do most things - including hammering, so don't think it's the fibreglass shaft). I got a smaller X10 which I use left handed (feels odd but works OK), or sometimes borrow a Forest Master 7 ton duocut electric splitter. The latter is good and powerful - slower than the X27 and tyre when splitting straight ash, but it will munch through things I couldn't split with the axe even when my wrist was normal. And it's generally easier on the body, especially the wrist. -
That would make sense. Some of the nicely split parts are damp, while some of the smaller branch pieces I should have split or striped but couldn't be arsed to are pretty dry.
