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  1. Little Al
    The joys of brand dealers training/franchise courses
  2. Little Al
    Totally agree the ever more restrictive emissions forced manufactures to use more & more minute oil amounts in the "brew"to pass so this in turn if slavishly followed by Joe Public brings the failure point to nearer the end of warranty "the repairs are going to cost you £400 sir a replacement saw would be more economical way out "oh Mr saw maker another pile of spares or new saw in shorter time period more £ $ € yippee
  3. Little Al
    Thanks for your reply The boss man abucussed the numbers & found the price difference was sufficient of a no go we get our fuel mix & bar oil from an independent company of blenders (Ex ELF Guys) so the the "Brew is tailored to suit conditions Our fuel is E free so that's one less problem
  4. Little Al
    What are the perceived advantages of Aspen bar oil & its use I can understand the possible advantages of the fuel ( never used it as commercially we use to much & within the time frame of pump fuel )Aspen fuel price would be prohibitive but even bog std reclaimed oil works with tacifier & the passed sell by date is a long time hence
  5. Little Al
    Try adding diesel 3/4 parts oil 1 of diesel to aroud a gallons worth of oil& try see what happens we get our oil from an independent blender (Ex Elf guys)we get 2 grades of oil &separate taccifier & brew to suit ,weather, job, etc. modern saws tend to be stingy on oil delivery
  6. Little Al
    The saws being produced by Efco are "home owner " enthusiastic amateur" models not 'big boys " toys apart from the big 2 Dolmar & it's blue/grey step brother are the only saws to be classed in the Pro range models some of the older mg saws could hold their own but not on a full time basis I have a soft spot for "Alpina Prof Range" but the spares situation is a "Rocking horse poo" set up now
  7. Little Al
    Not sure on the Final outcome but there was a Dolmar " wankel" for sale on Ebay .fr a couple of months back after a slow start the bidding got to a bit of a frenzy & with a half a day or so to go had reached €1700 's just over £1500 no idea if this is within the ballpark price wise.
  8. Little Al
    I think your maths is skewed the difference twixt 22/25 is three thou
  9. Little Al
    Have you checked if the oil hole & bar groove are clean of wood crap also the oil hole s lining up with the oil slot run the saw set up & then take the chain off & see if oil flows a long the bar grove OK try flipping the bar make sure the nose sprocket less chain spins free & doesn't have a tight spot
  10. Little Al
    Following on with the regional thing or even country wise not even a mention for one of the worlds best selling brands GODIN & they've been at it long enough to know what's what.
  11. Little Al
    The saws our fallers use in a commercial set up often get around 2000 hrs before consideration is given to trading in, regular servicing, mix ratio of 32/1,with muffler mod ,& swap of limited rev coil,+a careful eye/ear on tuning seems to keep them up together
  12. Little Al
    Get a couple of 5MM Time Serts Find them superior to Helicoils if you are handy you can dill the fastener heads & wire lock suggest you us new M5 bolts
  13. Little Al
    The easiest way I have of finding him is bring up E bay.com, Bring up Oleo Mac chainsaws scroll down until From Greece comes up on listing that's the one you want Goes under the name Dandrikop
  14. Little Al
    The Greek guy on Ebay is reliaable & usuall has good stock goes under the name Dandikorp or Dandrikorp
  15. Little Al
    My neighbor bought his elderly dad one from Lidl as far as I know he used it around 15 mins & then tossed it in a container he keeps his "Maybe useful junk" in don't know the problem
  16. Little Al
    They were indeed he had a heart attack in 66/67 & the gear was sold on not sure how long it continued as I left the area
  17. Little Al
    It's an early 20th century Stationary Threshing machine usually driven by a long flat belt from traction engine/tractor to the flat pulley in the last photo have no idea if it has some form of drive from being towed ( Fred Flintstone)mobile thresher or if the sheaves are tossed in with it stationary ,it possibly takes2 sacks to catch the grain had to be swapped when full & the straw /waste was ejected from the drooping down part at the right hand end in photo 2 My uncle used to do contract threshing after WW2 till around the mid 60's The belts were always exposed not much ("Elfin safety) in those days he towed thresher /baler /& living van around with a horizontal single cylinder semi diesel Field Marshall tractor His father did the same before & during WW2 with steam traction engine power he also had a 2 steam engine wire rope pulled ploughing set up,I went with my uncle on occasions when in my teens The dust is wghat i remember as the pain in the butt
  18. Little Al

    SAW king

    Little Al replied to willshearer's topic in Chainsaws

    Cannot comment on the quality of his modding /tuning as I v'e never handled a worked on by him saw If it's anything like the bike/kart tuners most of the "real ones" advertising comes by way of word of mouth you have just been stuffed by a bike /kart & ask the rider who did your motor & mostly you get a name mentioned
  19. Little Al
    Not really but as I service saws for a hopefully money making logging company I like to keep chains sharper than new from the box So the chain does the graft you don't have to lay on it ,Less stress as it cuts rather than bludgeons it's way through the timber Usually tell the chains health by the size & number of chips thrown
  20. Little Al
    When you changed to Lo Pro You didn't mention swapping the Drive Rim/Sprocket did you do this along with bar /chain? Just curious
  21. Little Al
    Don't have nasal problems but Stihl & Bel Ray 2smoke oil usage give me a head ache +i hate the smell of the exhaust using either I now use Ipone Samurai with the sweet smell of (Fraise) strawberries
  22. Little Al
    A used/not abused Pro saw would be a better bang for your buck
  23. Little Al
    As said never had a chain break been involved with saws for over 40years
  24. Little Al
    Saws differ from bike in the chain/sprocket dept as you can usually replace the chain around3 times before it becomes a requirement to replace the sprocket ( it's dependent on tooth wear)if you are super rich or super fussy replace both at same time it's your money & choice your saw is a Chicom & spares could be difficult
  25. Little Al
    Bring up on your computer Pneus 123 they also have a UK outlet feed in the relevant size etc & it gives all the info

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