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Your machines will be fine in mostly any weather.. but I wait for the right day to mow or strim👍

There was a thread years ago that dealt with this exact thing, I think the conclusion was to use a wood screw to pull off the limiters 👍

Totally in agreement with that👍

I thought this thread would be a good place to post this explanation of green fuel production, this video taken at the annual ICCC conference, a distinctly skewed and unreported platform for a mostly ancient, mouldy and defunct collection of retired independent folk of free thought who once worked with clever stuff before ' the science ' was a thing. I found this presentation on the subject of all Biofuels worth watching.. not to mention all the rest of the speakers👍

Isn't it just bonkers how the efficient running of all sorts of engines { or every engine } is being bastardised by the fake delusional cult of the imaginary climate emergency citing excess CO2 in the atmosphere as some kind of tipping point when at around 400 ppm it's currently at the lowest level ever recorded in the ice core data going back a very long way... { real science } or the inconvenient truth knows this. I mean ' fossil fuels ' are the devils work so let's make every engine as inefficient as possible... it just doesn't make sense.. like most everything else in this world full of arseholes. Apologies for the derail, hope you get your answer👍

That was my thought👍

Interestingly enough today I was looking into the minefield of buying a new battery for my Passat without needing a mortgage or upsetting the cars delicate electronic sensibilities. The battery I was offered by my local motor factors was a very wrong Yuasa EFG at £140 and as I looked into that the first advice was that these were susceptible to damage by vibration... curious, as I spent a whole other life repairing motorcycles and only ever fitted gel filled batteries on jet ski's and motocross bikes, so it would seem that things have become a bit more 'precious' recently The battery 'original I think' that's in the car is an AGM Varta and luckily I've managed to find one at a decent price, but I guess the lesson is that stuff moves on with you noticing, and a battery is no longer just a battery. Anyway if you suspect vibration to be the reason for your repeated battery failure try sitting it on an inch pad of high density foam, nearly all batteries that I've fitted have had an insulating tray. The main other reason for battery failure in my experience would be faulty voltage regulation of the charging system or some kind of short causing a drain even when everything is off which is quite easy to check.... the easiest thing to do to avoid a drainage is simply to disconnect the battery [ pull the fuse ] when not in use.. good luck👍

While I tip my hat to your experience and have only ever milled Syc a couple of times and I just followed the advice given on a previous thread on the subject from quite a few years ago and all went well.👍

Check out ' anti fog spray ' on ebay... It's been a while but there were various solutions for this problem with glasses / helmet visors back when I was using a bike.

Not just Argyll, it's a menace that creates a sterile environment in Scotland's FC Sitka environmental vandalism, thankfully the shyte around me was removed a few years ago and now we need to root out the self seeders that are trying to make a return in the ground that's been left to return to nature. As for Sycamore, I'd go with what others have said and add that 'sticker stain' is the reason standing upright for a while, but also just making sure that any milled lumber is free of dust before it's stacked is really important.. ok, a few stained / or spalted boards can be interesting, but I personally like clean seasoned stuff to work with that has no signs of rot or staining and with some species this can be frustrating to achieve due to the time it lies stacked for before you even get a chance to evaluate it. Having said all that I'm just an amateur that learns with every cut I make👍

Hi. they might both fit, the 1st one is what I'd think of as normal and the second looks like it might clip onto the bar, or maybe different depending on front or side adjustment, I've not seen one like that before but for a 97 saw I'd gamble on the first one... here's a better view. You could could phone L&S your serial number and ask. Inner Side Plate 0.5 mm for Stihl 032, MS360C - 1122 664 1000 | L&S Engineers WWW.LSENGINEERS.CO.UK Inner side plate 0.5 mm Genuine Stihl Part OEM Part No. 1122 664 1000 Suitable for the following Stihl Machines: 032, MS 360 C, MS 340, MS 362, MS 362 C, 026, MS 360, 024, 056, MS... Inner Side Plate for Stihl MS260, MS260C - 1122 664 1001 | L&S Engineers WWW.LSENGINEERS.CO.UK Inner side plate Genuine Stihl Part OEM Part No. 1122 664 1001 Suitable for the following Stihl Machines: MS 260, MS 260 C, 036 QS, 024, MS 360, 026, MS 240, MS 360 C, 028, 036

I'm not bothered they don't know my phone number🙄

Well I like it for the right job, it's a unique thing that lets you use a saw on small stuff that's too big for a normal hedge cutter... it's basically a chainsaw hedge cutter.. The biggest and only negative thing I can say about this attachment is that if you fit it to a big saw you're arms very quickly get tired flailing it about due to the weight. Anyway it's as cheap as chips and on the right job it's just the thingie 👍

I don't disagree any of the comments re tractor and flail, but this underrated simple chainsaw attachment is much better than anyone would expect when dealing with this sort of job if it's just in a garden where a hedge has got out of out of hand. Ideally from personal experience it works best with the longest bar on the smallest, lightest saw and when used properly it reduces the arisings to not much more than a mulch but easily rakeable and compact enough to be collected without handling the cuttings. If I remember correctly mine is 14" but if I were buying it again I'd go for the longest one at 20"... in my case I've mostly used it for controlling Goat Willow which is very fast growing and invasive, also Rhodies.. but it's a great tool to have at your disposal when you need to get through a thicket of overgrown shyte, so I just have a dedicated drilled bar with the 'clip and trim' fitted for my smallest lightest saw... it's an ideal tool for stuff that's just too big for a hedge cutter👍 If you don't have a tractor. You searched for clip+and+trim+ - Chainsawbars WWW.CHAINSAWBARS.CO.UK

I've found this stuff to be very good and it's oil based unlike most of the other options today, in fact all the Barrettine Premium range are my go to treatments these days for outside wood. It claims to be fade resistant but as I've always used one or other of their coloured wood preservers as a base coat I can't vouch for how much UV protection it provides in reality. Anyway free delivery over £60 and a very quick service👍 They also do just about every other brand available should something else be preferred. Barrettine Log Cabin Treatment | Oil Based Log Cabin Wood Treatment WWW.WOOD-FINISHES-DIRECT.COM Barrettine Log Cabin Treatment at Wood Finishes Direct. A high-quality treatment that offers excellent protection against water ingress for summer-houses, sheds and more.

All of your pics are great, thanks.

I take your point and agree with you for anyone who runs just a couple of saws, but there will be a lot of folk like myself who have many 2 and 4 stroke engines and using Alkylate for the whole fleet would not be financially viable just as draining down fuel systems after every use would be totally impractical. I need to go to a machine that's not been used in a while [ often a long while ] and know that it will run as it did when last put away... I'm talking about everything that has an IC engine, cement mixer / whacker / quadbike / outboard /. winch / motor bike that doesn't get much use, and on and on.. I'd say that after using fuel stabiliser for at least 10 years that it definitely works, at least the 2 that I've used, Ethanol shield and Briggs and Stratton Fuel fit both of which I'd have to say exceed the claims made on the bottle in respect of how long they keep the fuel usable. Diesel engines also need protected from their fuel if not used regularly as was discussed on another thread recently. What I think is frankly insane is that fuels now seem to be deliberately designed to harm engines, which was never the case before. And from the point of view of someone who's made a lot of money repairing these machines I could only imagine the immense cost of Ethanol damage on a global scale. Anyway I'll be pulling out my rotovator in a few weeks and I'm confident that it'll start with the fuel that's in it after being not used for a couple of years. Cheers.

Hi, Stihl HP super has fuel stabiliser as part of it.. but I add the recommended amount of ' Ethanol Shield ' as I have done for years just to be sure, I've never had any probs. In particular where I am many of the engines I work on are outboard motors rather than saws so moisture related Ethanol problems are more prevalent / severe / catastrophic, so I just never trust pump fuel regardless what is claimed by the supplier.

me too..

My long since gone canine friend ' Cherry ' used to love going out for a bike ride just like that👍

Aye, I watched that myself a while back.. Great to see how it should be done👍

Ok, so you don't think that the divisive agenda that seems to be getting worse every day is in any way being pushed.. fair enough. And you don't think that the stated aims of would be globalists are a thing at all, and find it comical that anyone should in any way question anything that their government might try to foist upon them. In my defence of ' shoehorned mathematics ' I have used that number sequence in a few instances as a reference to the common sense of working in harmony nature as opposed to ignoring it. Obviously you know this as you did start the ' veggies ' thread. You're likely just having a go at me as you have done before because of my differing views to yours over the last few years of nonsense that puts us on different sides of a very high fence.... but all the same I don't remember ever throwing any personal insults at you.... life's too feckin short. Like I said, cheers anyway.

So what's ridiculous about how nature functions, and why would you even question this basic knowledge ? Unless of course you have a different explanation...

These look like a good solution, up here in the wet North West I like all wooden things to be at least a foot or even better 18" off the ground, and as you say an over hanging roof really helps👍

Hey, I get it that you really like to ridicule anyone that you can.. good for you... keep it up, but I've got no interest in arguing the toss with you about long established scientific fact. Isn't it curious that in your everyday job you're nose to nose with nature and yet you don't seem to understand the most elementary aspect of all around you... and yes the Broccoli posted by someone else is a perfect visual demonstration of Phi, or the Golden ratio, as is a pine cone. This is not new, it certainly isn't anything that I came up with, it's how all of life is designed and has been known for millennia as the sacred geometry that perfectly describes ALL of nature, but for some reason🙄 it's not taught today so is forgotten by most. Slagging off myself or anyone else who may try to communicate the true nature of nature doesn't really show you in a good light, but I guess you think you can get a cheap laugh out of it. This wee 10 minute video is a good introduction to seeing all of what's around you in a different way... if you can be bothered to watch it, cheers anyway.