Jackofsome

Fair enough, can't say I had ever heard of Milwaukee before 2002-2003 but I knew they were linked because they were identical to the ac ones. And I know it was pre 2005 because I stopped going to the ag. Dealer where I saw them pre 2005.

It happened before 2005 and they were identical to the atlas copco models and they stopped selling the atlas copco version at the same time, I know because I had the ac version.

That's what I mean, that is why I would find cruise control nice, because running flat out is not what I want. In my car I have automatic and cruise control so don't bother asking me, and anyway a car is not a strimmer. Generally when strimming you have a fairly consistent sort of material to strim then perhaps encounter anothe rpatch of something different, like the field I had the other day was 1 acre of gras and about 0.25 acres of bramble, the brambles were all one end. I only said I thought the cruise on the husky was a good idea I have never used one and didn't say I had.

I didn't think it was anything to do with vibes, I thought it was more to maintain consistent revs as anyone knows from using big machines especially it ia all to easy to struggle to maintain consistent revs manually.

Milwaukee are rebranded atlas copco, happened in about 2002-2003 or rather the new name for them one of the two.

I am going to destroy this thread by saying I have Festool and would never go back to anything else, the quality of build is terrific and you really do get what you pay for, I got mine about 6 years ago it is the D handle one but not the new cheapie version! I think it is the c12 or something and it outperforms 14+v other drills. I know they are quite pricey but I like tools

I have had such bad experiences with local Stihl dealers, some even quoting 20-30% more than rrp for strimmers and such that I found a dealer some many many miles from me somewhere else who not only is willing to do discounts because I am trade but also posts the stuff out to me for free...I even got a Stihl saucy calender for Christmas He has even discussed with me the possibility of doing carriage back and forth for servicing once a year, or I might just just drive there in the winter stay over a night and get the stuff done all at once.

+1 fs460 I got mine 2 years ago and have never looked back it is a beast of a machine starts great runs better and chews through undergrowth like nobody's business, used it with the shredder again yesterday and love it, I now have secured a third job on the same property to clear >1 acre of bramble filled field! A slightly smaller fs would probably do you, but I love my fs 460 (although I have 2 other machines of different sizes for different jobs!) I believe the Husky machines do or certainly used to have "cruise control" which meant you could set the revs lower and just plough on, I wish I had it on the stihl but the lack of it doesn't bother me enough to change. And yes I use my strimmers on a regular basis as that is my business, I do gardening/grasscuting rather than tree work.

Just an update for you all. I got my saw back from my man today and it is singing beautifully, it was an intermittent ignition coil apparently. He fitted a secondhand one from a spares machine he had and it is going great, he charged me €40 in total for the job, personally I don't think I was robbed? Thanks guys for all your help.

I have a stihl fs460 and have the optional shredding kit, I used it for the first time last week on some brambles and it is amazing! I don't know why people don't like the 4mix engines, I have found mine to be very good but I suppose time will tell? Low speed power is fine on my machine.

We have a non boiler Charnwood, they are very well built stoves and I can't fault our one at all, 25kw will go through a lot of timber though, although I'm sure you already knew that. Other good makes to look at are clearview and Jotul.

I don't use saws at work but use 2 stroke, I do as the other chaps have said I use the measuring bottles and pour the right amount of 2 stroke in then top up with exactly 5 litres of petrol, I use hp ultra and hp (red) because I got a gallon of the pink stuff some years ago, so the stihl kit that requires the hp ultra gets it and all the other strimmers, hedgetrimmers etc. get the hp. Where in Munster are you sandworks? Aspen is available here and available in bulk I believe.

I would have to second Park Hill Training, I did non chainsaw training there a couple of years ago and they were terriffic, even tailor made a 1-1 plan for me to fit multiple courses into an intensive week and their prices were very reasonable I thought.

Hi David, Do you know which engine it has, I am assuming it is the overhead cam one?

Thanks spudulike, jomo et al, I will have a go at those suggestions over the coming days.