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Yes, Probably weakened by the strong winds last week, it was a cold sunny day with the odd gust of wind but nothing strong.

Wednesdays job, at a regular clients on Wednesday doing some gardening when I heard a loud bang ! I thought it was the barn door blowing shut or one of the horses kicking the stable door. I went to get a rake from my van and found this. My van was parked alongside the Amarok and was missed by inches

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Just as an aside ...When you say a horse shoe lasts about 6 weeks its because the horses hoof has grown to the point of it needing trimming  back which usually results in new shoes being fitted . If the hoof did not grow I think they would last longer ( dependent on road work or grass ) 

(33 years as a farrier) 

I was just looking for some feedback from any users of the Echo rotary blade head.

 

It looks like a really good bit of kit although it is going to cost around £250 so I was just wondering if there is a market to start stocking them. Looks fairly unique to me.

 

Any feedback will be much appreciated.

Not unique. This Maruyama landscape blade has been around for a while. Not got one yet. But have tried one and they work well.

http://www.maruyama.co.uk/products/multi-cutter-tools/landscape-blade/

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Same here on the iPad, videos crash the app down.

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A 1960's Foden two stroke diesel truck engine.

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Old railway embankment cleared this week, Oregon mulching blade on a Kawasaki 48 cc, guard off.

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How do you find the 3/8 on there??

 

Where did you get the sprocket

Only had a brief play with it at the weekend but very impressed so far,

I got the sprocket from Sawbits on eBay, item number. 271279344987 or direct from Sawbits.co.uk

Yes very snappy 🙂 good fun to use. Studlands is a bit further down the coast from me ( Bridport ) Never been there yet !

12" Oregon bar, 3/8 7 pin sprocket & Oregon 91VXL 3/8 LP chain. 👍

i havent looked yet but if i have its yours mate,and if you can wait till the end of february, im staying at wast bay for the weekend, ill bring it down with me

Hi,That would be great, I'm not in any hurry for it,

Send me a pm when your coming this way & we can meet up.

Cheers Mark.

ill have a look, think i might have rear handle complete, not sure about coil

Hi Mike, I am after a rear handle/fuel tank for a 181/281 if you have got one.

Mark

Beat me to it,

Hi, Thanks for the replies, Stripped the saw today, bottom end, crank & mains are all good so i will just change the seals & leave the mains. I have ordered a Meteor cylinder & piston kit today, was tempted by the Hyway 52mm kit but have used Meteor pistons before and know they are good quality parts.

Jim372xp & Eddt_t what size bars do your saws run with the kits on ?

cheers Mark

Meteor make good pistons but don't think they do a pot . Highway arnt bad by all accounts . Don't go the Chinese route though . Do you know the cause of the failure ? Best fix that first if you haven't done so .

Hi, Cheers for the reply, The saw is a runner, but is an ebay special :thumb down:

which i brought to rebuild, (only had 60psi compression but still ran ok ish !

Going to do a full rebuild, bearings & seals, a Hyway 372 big bore cylinder 52mm,

with a meteor piston. Looking for the best top end to use & where to buy from.

Are there any uk suppliers of the Meteor kits ? i have found one on ebay us for about £113.+ any import charges !

Hi, I have got a 365 special which needs a new top end ( only got 60 psi compression ) I am going to use a 372 big bore (52mm) kit & wondered if anyone can recommend a good quality one to buy.