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I did consider getting one of these until I made a mock- up of the unit to test manoeuvrability. (I had concerns already at this point) . Anyway total length including drawbar was 8.2 m with axles placed just beyond centre, as you're also in west Cork you know what the small farm roads gateways and farmyards are like for 90° turns and tight accesses. The mockup couldn't get up my twisty lane without riding up into the fuschia hedges and stone ditches and grounded out frequently. All in all it was just too long for this area and couldn't be shortened without major engineering. - I didn't buy one !! Shaun

Took my bad one last year limb walking and cutting side branches as I went out. Limb suddenly snapped out from underneath me, saw reaching out front pulled me upside down , unbelievably disorientated , hoped to grab a branch or kick off trunk but just not enough time . A 30 foot tended rope was a great swing straight into the trunk - smashed ribs on one side and thigh muscle, you cant believe how debilitating being badly winded is in a harness !!. Luckily could just still reach the prussik to get down as my heavy groundy would probably have busted even more branches getting up to me. God it happens fast and you really don't know which way is up. The confusion is something I don't think you can prepare for. Shaun

Thanks for that, TurtleWoods. It complements the german and bulgarian ones I've already downloaded ! However its still not the parts diagrams/manual that I'm really looking for. Anyone ?

Have only ever used bump heads but take off the blade from the guard. Try not pay out too much at once. I can tell from engine load sound what is good. Any overload I blow off against a post or stone ,if im not cutting hard woody growth, when it happens naturally. Just curious as to what mqkes other heads better before I buy

Sorry to hijack this thread, but does anyone know of an open access place to get parts diagrams for a honda um616 roughcut? The only one of found was in Polish and has now closed me out? Apologies again, carry on

By using this type of head are you not wasting a lot of cord- namely the length crossing the head every time you snap or wear out? Surely the bump heads allow a more constant control of cord length to optimum speed/load and only waste the central area once. Also as long as cords don't break at the eyelet there's no time lost in paying out more cord.

The list of sizes excludes .404 . Can this be done wirh this grinder somehow? Always sharpen my chainsaws by hand , but the lucas mill with 190 links gives me blisters every time. !!

Bloody sensative phone - I hadn't finished ! Anyway flywheel picked up water from lake as hoped but instead of spraying it all round engine just powered the lot down air injection tube !! One day she'll be reborn I hope

I've still got the sad bones of my 262xp. Beaut of a saw, what speed /power/ no weight but appalling reputation for seizures. This was good till doing some lakeside clearance work it caught fire (grass debris). My immediate reaction to use the flywheel of still running saw to put out flames

Another great quote from helpful Mr Eggs

Isn't that always the way with the revenue. Win one way and lose it again elsewhere. Evil robbing dogs !!

I'm not 100% on this but if you reclassify this as a crane carrier does it not then exclude you from pulling a trailer?. A guy I bought land rover parts from years back, put a digger on the chassis of his 90, but the flexing and twisting at reach split the chassis rails. Rover chassis's arent that great. - would need a subframe for the crane , therefore more weight

Garden shredder !! Whata cowboy. The mrs's kitchen blender does just as good a job , is more reliable and cheaper too so more profit for me. - I think it has a longer lead. With a nail for a fuse its just as powerful. Its good for mixing sand and cement for patios too..

Ain't predictive text great. Should be lucas Miller

Sorry can't help you out beyond what's already been given. I'm a luv as Miller but got prices for Peters instance this year . May have to look at Atkinson a myself. My doc charges €41 to re tip the blades. I usually re tip before they need it. As the kerf width reduces minutely with each sharpen and you start to get cutting issues esp with hairy grained wood. Good luck. Really fancied the WPF but couldn't raise the capital. Shaun

£364 plus the tax man bounty for the 10". Each. When you get them look after them and always keep them sharp. Only takes 5 mind if you've not trashed the teeth. Find yourself a good saw doc. Almost as important as good customers. Without the doc ya fookd

Log logic . Devon

Sorry, cutting notches that is? Obviously steaming would do either direction

Would this work if you wanted the curve outwards as well?

Seems like abuse of kit to me, eventually somethings gonna get bent or busted

My eyes have been opened a little wider now. Thanks

However that also creates a need to keep procuring a ready supply of animals for entertainment doesn't it

Thanks for that. That side of the story definitely never makes the headlines

I know the stakes are big, one of the operators I looked at was asking $49000 for a 10 day trip with guaranteed lion kill. Interesting to read Delta airlines are now refusing to allow these guys from bringing their trophies home. Good...Make them eat the whole bloody thing

I don't consider myself to be an extreme animal lover. I even kill turkeys for christmas, and take my sheep to the abbatoir. I do however try to give all creatures respect and dignity. So I find it both saddening and disturbing to read the current exposure being given to (Americans) hunting big "game" in Africa. Why Game? Do the animals involved enjoy playing it? Then trying to expand my mind a bit, I googled hunting tours, only to find that there are many more companies offering this service than I could ever have imagined. I believed this industry/occupation/hobby was consigned to the history books. Shoot an animal dead, then that's it. Its over. No one else can ever see it. Selfish ! Photograph and enjoy and let others do the same, and it promotes spending tourists for these cash strapped countries, and preserves and maintains an ecological balance. We really are a truly shameful race on this planet. Or am I misguided?