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Got you, I didn't see that. Thanks.

Where's the film of that bit then ? Interesting video even without it though

In the original is there any reason why you would not hang the rope on the thick end and let the weight take it down on a job like that ? It wouldn't kick back at you and there looked like plenty of room to lie it down when it reached the ground. Not being a climber or actually a tree surgeon I wonder about these things.

It's spelt LEET there's no apostrophe in OWD.

Not the chain brake but the full throttle is the only way a saw should cut.

Percussive maintenance, never fails Spring might need retensioning. Have a look on youtube fixing a slack recoil spring.

I'm a home user and my saw is kept sharp and I use the brake when I put the saw down running in case a branch or something catches the trigger. In your other post about slowing the saw down by putting it in the tree, why would I want to do that ? I've been using a saw for over 30 years but as you are using it in a professional capacity I will listen to your explanation then carry on as I was, blissfully ignorant

Could you patent a battery top handle saw with so many already being made and sold ?

Mine came with an Oregon 12" bar and Oregon 91VG chain (I believe is now 91PX) according to the handbook which is written in quite good Chinglish

It's a generic Chinese made saw, lots of firms badge them and sell them at varying prices on ebay. Cheapest I've seen is £69.99. I bought one on ebay a couple of years ago to cut some off a Birch in the back garden and it does the job. The brake handle is a bit flimsy and the plastic is plasticky but it works. I didn't get a free bag and spare chains and mine has a 12" bar, it says 25:1 mix but it runs ok on Aspen or 40:1 with decent oil and it doesn't smoke as much Mine fired up out of the box and throttle stuck wide open but a fiddle with the linkage and the H & L screws soon had it running nicely but anyone of a nervous disposition may have panicked a bit. It's a Walbro carb, not looked for numbers but they are decent and spares are easy to get. The rear hanger is a bit flimsy held on with a self tapper I put a strop round the handle I wouldn't call it a professional tool by any stretch of the imagination but I've cut 8" branches with mine. It might be a cheap alternative to a 150T but it's never going to be a MS200 or a 540T replacement. It did surprise me when I went to it after it had been stood in the shed for months and it fired up second pull with a few pumps on the primer and idled away nicely. Mine's badged as a JTL, don't know what it stands for but it's like these.

Snowing here, slushy wet horrible stuff. Not bad here in the living room though.

Where does it say 2 stroke R/C helicopter ? I assumed he meant the little battery things with 4 rotors that people fasten cameras to.

From their website "Still headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Blount manufactures in the United States, Canada, Brazil and China. Its operations employ more than 3,000 employees worldwide and products are sold in more than 100 countries." Not much isn't made in China these days and if it's got components in it there will be some part of most things made in China.

That's not how I do it. With my small saw it the chain slows down the clutch disengages and then it gets stuck and you have to lift up and put the power back on or it pinches and you have to open up the cut to move the saw. The brake is there for safety in kickback situations isn't it ?

No it's knot

Must have own tackle (bigger the better) I like watching the videos however long or short as I can fast forward through the long ones to the interesting bits. Music is sometimes a bit overpowering as is the noise of saws when the volume has been set to listen to someone talking.

Servos don't give brakes more power they just make the pedal easier to press. If it's still a good pedal with the engine off after two or three presses to exhaust the servo it sounds like it could be a servo fault. Check for split pipes.

How big were they though I used my Dynamac yesterday to cut some wood that was too big for the splitter. I sharpened the chain with the £20 Lidl sharpener as it was very blunt and uneven and then it was noodling really well. I tuned it and ran it on Aspen instead of the old 25:1 mix and with the carb kit and sorting done it was really running well. It's back in retirement now and the 135 will be out again tomorrow.

I download library books to my Nook tablet and read magazines online. The books stay on for 30 days. You still need to go to the library for a warm though

What kind of van is it, how much will it pull and how much are you going to put in a tipper trailer to make it worthwhile ?

Plastic cages are specified in a lot of applications nowadays with the plastic able to absorb lubricant to preserve the bearings. This is part of the specification, I had it explained to me at great length when I asked specifically for some metal caged ones at the local bearing supplier. The cage is only there to position the bearings in the race and with the advances in plastic technology they can withstand much higher temperatures.

My Dynamac DY41 does that as well and there's no adjustment on the pump like the later ones. I bought it about 18 years ago, just put a carb kit in it and it runs again.

How long would the gaffs have to be to get through the ivy ? Couldn't you do like Zorro and climb up the ivy ?

Can you wear 3 pairs of class 1 trousers or a 2 and a 1 ? You'd be plenty warm

Is the chain running on tick over and does the saw stall when you put the brake on ?