Little Al

53 minutes ago, spudulike said:

You should see some of the uneconomical repair saws I have had in......damn, they are still out there working

One came in a box of bits....strange thing is, all I did was rebuild it as I didn't find too much wrong with it and it is still running over a year later - couldn't understand that one Guess the dealer got inside it, got confused at all the bits and gave them back.

I did hear from a customer that his local agent told him his piston ring had broken and showed him the gap in it. The customer told him that the ring should look like that, the gap allows the ring to go on and off the piston and closes up once on the cylinder......WTF

The joys of brand dealers training/franchise courses

On 03/12/2018 at 13:04, Stubby said:

The manufactures true intention is to make money ...

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

On 22/11/2018 at 10:09, Aspen@AAOIL said:

Hi Al,

 

The Aspen bio-chain oil (new version came out this year) is designed to provide optimum lubrication to the chain and oil pump. compared to many bio chain oils (including the previously available Aspen version) Aspen bio chain oil can be left in machines for a much longer period without hardening or causing blockages within the oil pump. Previously, domestic customers in particular have been put of from using bio chain oils from this reason and this product allows them to use it instead of mineral oils (we all know why they are bad). 

 

I do admit that the benefits of the Aspen chain oil compared to something else on the market are not as big as the difference between Aspen fuel and regular petrol however, which is a night and day improvement in terms of emissions and ease of handling.

 

Aspen being too expensive to use commercially however, i would strongly disagree with. You can't put a price on health and most companies end up surprising themselves on how much fuel they actually use when they switch to Aspen. More often than not, it is far less than they thought in the first place, making it not as expensive as they first thought.

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

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

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

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

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.

13 hours ago, EricBradley said:

Still wont make any difference but it is actually 30 thou difference not 3 thou

I think your maths is skewed  the difference twixt 22/25 is three thou

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

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.

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

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

On 06/09/2018 at 20:55, Haironyourchest said:

Stubby, I can't find him on eBay, any chance you could post a link to his page? I've put the saw on the back burner for the time being, twill be a winter project.

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

The Greek guy on Ebay is reliaable & usuall has good stock goes under the name Dandikorp or Dandrikorp

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

6 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

These were still in use for threshing long straw for thatching well into the 70s

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

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

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

On 10/06/2018 at 11:46, openspaceman said:

Al you are a gentle person ?

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

On 11/06/2018 at 22:35, Sambo said:

I fitted a 3/8 picco bar and chain on my ms261 an 25" bar on my MS461 and the 20" doesn't get used! 3/8 picco is so good for me on the 261 that I use that pretty much for everything!

 

So let me know if you can use a bar?! 

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

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

A used/not abused Pro saw would be a better bang for your buck

On 25/05/2018 at 20:33, Rough Hewn said:

Have you got photos of the chain where it broke?

i haven't had a chain break in nearly ten years now.

As said never had a chain break been involved with saws for over 40years

On 06/06/2018 at 19:16, Tony Rogers said:

Thanks. I went in to B&Q and although they sell replacement chains, they said they'd never been asked for a sprocket. Coming from a motorcycle background, I know never to change a chain without renewing the sprockets!

I've  emailed garden hire spares, thanks for the tip.

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

17 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

As per title.  I have all terrains on currently and they are like a death trap in this weather, having serious handling problems.  Seems a lot of expense to change them over for a few months but if we get much more of this weather I will have to seriously consider it.  Anyone here changed over for the winter?

Bring up on your computer Pneus 123 they also have a UK outlet feed in the relevant size etc & it gives all the info