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I have a couple of chains that have hit nails though so I was hoping someone could advise on the current options to make the chain uniform again? Thanks for the suggestion, I've ordered some diamond files to go with my power driver.

Resurrecting an old thread I know.......................................... So of the current crop of bench sharpener options on ebay or similar can anyone advise on which are worth buying or at least which are best to avoid? Thanks.

Make sure you aren't combining metric and imperial fittings. It will fit a certain way round but is not safe! Probably better to buy new fittings rather than collect what is handed from mates etc. I think it was 3/8" male into 10 x 1.0mm ports but please check.

Ah, is that why its called a splitter!

I have a lightweight goretex new pattern jacket that is ideal as a "cagoule" but beware the sizes are very small and I had to go up two. about £30 i think.

My answer for; item 2/ is a Fiskar x27. I've had good results with mine and would recommend it. item 3/ Fiskar X11 Again performed well for me and I'm satisfied with both products.

Good find, thanks.

Good result and I'm sure we all learnt something.

Put a trail camera up and then you can permanently resolve the issue correctly!!!

Toby, Hard to say from that angle, take a picture from the right hand side of this picture looking from the bar back into the sprocket viewing down the edge of the bolts shoulders. If they are wind in studs from the outside, I'm not sure if they are or not on this model but they are on 241's, then the studs have both a left hand thread for location and a right hand thread for bolt clamping if memory serves me right. The coarse thread holding the stud on was only wound into the plastic, a real rubbish design.

Toby, with the chain removed are the shoulders (that the bar sits back against as its datum) on the two clamping studs aligned? I had a single bolt 241 previously and the chain got tight on that one. It turned out after a bit that the stud was slowly screwing itself (moving the shoulder) out and so when you tightened the clamp nut the locked up position was not in line with the sprocket and blade. Just a thought and worth a look.

And yes mine is a 261 not a 260 but I assume they have some similarities.

As Pileswasp said, I may have got that the wrong way round but can't remember. I did it as a precaution in order to avoid the symptoms later that his post goes onto in detail. My thought was if the sprocket was off centre then the chain tension will not be uniform but not so apparent. OP, has the chain tension been checked for a full lap of the chain?

I changed my 260 to a rim sprocket from nearly new as there were a few issues with your type sprocket being manufactured off centre and damaging the needle bearing. Buy a new bearing and rim sprocket from a dealer who will advise on part numbers etc. and let us know how it performs?

I have a 1600 tirfor and have used it for all sorts of tasks, very versatile. For 80 trees as has been said it would be far too slow. I used to have a pto winch on a landrover and that did a number of tree pulling out jobs no problem. With it being gearbox driven you could run it all day if you had the fuel (V8!!!!!). If I still had it then I reckon with a decent tree behind for an anchor and a few snatch blocks I could have done at least most of what you need in one day but unfortunately I don't still have it. Would it be worth contacting your local landrover club (or similar) to see if there was a member with a pto or hydraulic (electric is not up to this job) winch willing to help out for a day?