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Well if I had had more time I probably would have, just never occurred to me that it would come across that way.

I don't know, I bet its not Germany anymore.

Simply copied from a trade publication, I have no vested interest. Just thought Dolmar fans would be interested. Ok?

DOLMAR CHAINSAWS AVAILABLE For the British market Dolmar chainsaws built a fine reputation for rugged reliability and performance in the British market in the 70s and 80s. Founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1927, Dolmar became part of Makita in 1991 and has received substantial investment to become the geographical hub of Makita's chainsaw development and production. In certain countries, the Dolmar brand has continued to lead the market, whilst in the UK for instance, the blue Makita branding has been adopted to benefit from the Company's power tool market leadership. The technical specifications and performance are identical and now the orange Dolmar saws will be available through certain dedicated Makita garden machinery distributors. Seven Dolmar saws are available including the 31cc top-handle PS310TH with 30cm bar; the PS32CTLC 35cm bar lightweight, entry level saw; the PS350SC and the 34.7cc and PS420SC, 42.4cc semi-professional specification saws with 35cm and 45cm bar lengths respectively. The 50cc PS500C model is known as the "farmers" saw, an economic model with full professional specification. The Dolmar inventory for the UK market is completed with the PS6100 saw which does the job of a felling saw and debranching saw in just one machine. This rugged 61cc saw weighs just 6kg, delivers 4.5hp and runs up to 13,800rpm. The full specification includes a 45cm bar, the easy-change, long life air-filter system for extended working time between services with low fuel consumption and ultra-low emissions. The top of the Dolmar range is the 78.5cc PS7910 saw with 5.7hp, SLR exhaust system for fuel efficiency and low emissions. All Dolmar chainsaws feature effortless starting either with spring assisted pull cord or decompression valve, vibration damping system of sprung fulcrums which effectively separate the machine motor and drive from the operator grip handles, catalytic or other exhaust systems for low emissions and fuel efficiency, simple lateral or tool-less chain tension adjustment, automatic oil pumps and quick acting inertia and manual chain brake for safe operation.

Most open minded and rational comment i've heard on this thread! The saw must be standard though.

In our industry really I suppose. I've not been on arbtalk for a good while so I can't comment on that.

Oh, you know just the usual, pens, keyrings, hats, teeshirts.................and so on.

I should add both held in high regard:thumbup1:

Well I've worked out who 2 of them are today!

Yes I heard it wasn't encouraged and not official. Some are for it some aren't.

Do Husky have representatives on Arbtalk now?

Look its only what I was told by someone who works for Husqvarna at the time. I was offered a job at Newton Aycliffe but didn't want to move up north as it would appear no one from Stonehouse did either.

Where is Andy White based now then?

I agree! If it did force air in the winter running flap that you open to draw warm air over the exhaust and cylinder simply wouldn't work, air would go the other way.

The main reason for air injection if thats what you mean was to remove the heavier particles before they got to the filter.

Yeah but the air is drawn through the filter or pushed through by atmospheric pressure to be precise, the engine only pulls in so much volume.

I thought about putting a sign up 'Get your Ebay chainsaws repaired here', thought it might get the message across.

As for fitting the 562 filter i doubt much deference would be noticed, apart from the fact that you are replacing an old filter with a new one.

Husky was based at Stonehouse but were pushed for space. First they farmed out the spares distribution to distri part at the flymo factory site. Then after a wordwide review of operations it was decided in England it was more efficient to have everything in one place so operations at Stonehouse were moved to the flymo factory. Construction are still at Stonehouse though.

The traffic wardens round our way must be on piece work! The other week a ticket was put on a wedding car outside the church!

I thought the 0-90 gears were cheaper, about £70 +vat. There's a circlip in there, take that out warm the casing and they drop out.

If stihl is anything like husky warranty it isn't really a money maker. You don't make any money on the spares used and filling in warranty claims all takes up time. As a guy who works for husky said "its more about looking after your customer". So if people keep buying elsewhere and expecting you to sort out the problems it does rub you up the wrong way believe me!

No you never can see the wear on the clutch. It would be daft now you've got it apart to not replace at least the sliding dog (clutch bit that slides) and don't forget about the 2 speed selector, make sure the plunger is free and springs back out all the way.

I always found the 4 wheel gearbox to be quite reliable the roller type seems to give more problems. Make sure the clutch lever on the gearbox is not cracked and that the 2 speed mechanism is working (not partially seized) sometimes they get stuck between gears.

When I started I used to wind them up as best I could, stick em in the case so the rest stuck out the slot in the case and then wound it in by rotating the whole spring in the case with some pliers. Now I just use my thumbs, can't see what all the fuss is about!