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Is it right to say that pollarding helps to contain the roots as well?

I was thinking that too R Mac. Does anybody know if there I'd an 80cc + new echo saw in the pipeline for the UK?

Hmmm ok, so what stihl saw would you compare the 620sx to....a ms362?

I'm after a new larger saw would anyone recommend the cs8002? Is it in any way comparable to the ms660/661 or will I be very disappointed? Also, what does the 620sx run like on a 24" bar?

Cheers for the replies. I haven't claimed and I didn't call the insurance to ask anything. If it happens again I'll be making full use of it but I'll be doing everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Yeah I had £500 in my head for some reason. Maybe I'm to honesty for my own good for not "adding" other saws to the list of those stolen but then maybe karma will be kind to me (and cause horrific injuries to the cretins).

New for old even!

Yeah old for new and on tools cover with arborisk. I can't remember the excess, and no idea about ncb%. I'll Call them 2mo and find it all out.

So I got robbed at the weekend. Brought 2 saws home to do some proper maintenance on them over the weekend. Van broken into and both obviously gone. It was an old 200t and a 362 and I've got a police ref number but I can't decide if it's worth the insurance claim with an excess to pay and then rise in premiums next time no doubt. Any thoughts?

I got robbed in maidenhead over the weekend too. Van Broken into and two saws nicked stihl 362 and a 200t. Thieving cretins.

Yeah you'd have to keep moving the device but it needn't be too heavy only big enough for both wheels to sit on. I don't do heaps of stump grinding so I don't want to spend the extra bucks on a machine that swivels. I was thinking of getting a cheap little rock machinery grinder which is only 125kgs so it needn't be a really heavy duty platform and I figure it's just an extra board to carry onto site along with the guards. Just wanted to know if anyone had tried our thought it may work?

Just wondered if anyone had ever tried to build a swivelling platform for a pedestrian stump grinder to make life easier. I think I read on here that someone always sat it on a plywood board to reduce friction but what about mounting a swivelling platform onto the plywood to swing the machine side to side easier? Just a thought....

View from my window this morning

What are the insurance implications of all your diy chip boxes? When I got insured on my truck they needed to look into the coachworks company who built it before saying that it was ok to be insured. I would assume that diy boxes need to be checked off somewhere for people's insurance to be valid?

I'm defo moving over to echo now but would urge caution over the 360wes. I bought it without looking to much into it thinking it was just the back handled version but it's got a lot less power and I've twice had issues with the exhaust guard melting and even catching fire. Doesn't put me off echo tho.

Can you adjust the roller speed on these machines? Also, how much are replacement blades and how long are people getting between sharpens. Obviously depends who is feeding it and what is being fed into it but people must have pretty fair comparisons with other make machines that they have previously had. Cheers

I'll second the echo 360tes, great little saw. I've got 3 200t's and the echo and I'd happily either. If I lost them all now I'd buy the echo again.

Any recommendations for what to use for echo saws where the filler holes are too small to fit the stihl spouts. I was going to buy the new husky one but probably not now after reading this thread.

I think it's an ok saw but kinda wish I'd paid the extra and got a 46. Saying that if I was to buy another saw of that size now it'd be the echo 620sx

It's a good little set up mate. I've got the cs100 and use it as my only copper atm. I also use a primastar panel van with a remote electric winch and ramps for easy self loading unloading. I can fit in all my kit, the chipper and 3 full size wheelie bins and its great turning up in one vehicle into narrow access drives or very busy roads with cars parked everywhere. It's also great to have it all hidden from sight so no one knows what's in the van. I am seeking the van soon as I now have a tower and can't justify it anymore but it will be reluctantly. Ultimately, i'll never sell the wee chipper but do need a bigger one now and find that having the tipper van makes life easier as you can't always chip on site and it was a real pain hiring a van in. The towing weight of my van is 2t I think and you won't find much more than that without a much larger van which kind of defeats the object. I'm in Berkshire and not free on Monday but if you are my side of herts then I could possibly do next thurs or Friday. Otherwise just get a demo in from you're local dealer. Cheers

Wow, they aren't cheap but I bet it looks great.

What sort of price pc?

So I've used the Wes with a 14" bar and it still doesn't really compare to the tes. I still feel feel that it could give more and needs a little tuning tweeking and more time (its still quite new). I think it's a good little saw for its size and weight but the top handle is a little beauty.