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  1. cornish wood burner
    FS130. 4.4/3.7 (blade is higher) against your 4.1. I think you can smile anyway.
  2. cornish wood burner
    If you don't mind damaging the barbed wire or fence posts then no problem with 4 mm diamond edge. Seriously though If you can keep the speed up it often survives contact with sheep net or barbed wire
  3. cornish wood burner
    Lemons are yellow. Won't start when its cold. Won't start when its hot. When we do start it we need a lie down to recover. We do not use the decomp before anyone suggests that. Never start it otherwise.
  4. cornish wood burner
    Our almost new 365 is still at the dealers. Get a Dolmar, Makita Stihl Echo or even a Chinese saw all better than our yellow 365.
  5. cornish wood burner
    If the oil is too thick surely it wouldn't be leaking badly. Thinner oil will leak worse I would think.
  6. cornish wood burner
    Evening turtle. If there is oil in the feed slot but running out the bottom of the saw then it sounds like you have a leak between bar and slot. Might be worth giving the slot a close look under a magnifying glass. A crack or low spot might allow the oil out rather than into the bar. Check where the bar sits as well, straight edge across the mating surfaces of bar and saw.
  7. cornish wood burner
    As it should be. Some dealers are obviously more thorough than others. As we know Husky dealers are not tied to face to face but some assemble run and tune but others supply still boxed which suggests to me its not been run. Am I correct and if so is it worth a bit extra for them to inspect and run.
  8. cornish wood burner
    Others might disagree but I always charge as near to the battery as possible to minimize any poor connection problems, stray current paths and voltage spikes. I always turn the charger off at the mains (as we all should) before disconnecting. A good habit to get into as no choice if you are charging on the bench. Jump starting I use a different point for the reason openspaceman has explained. Spark when disconnecting and a better connection are two reasons for the negative jump lead on the block or similar. High current can still be flowing when both engines are running. I suspect even with the welder supply off a current path exists through the windings. I too had a welder/charger and it certainly would make the batteries bubble. Effective though especially with those 4 cylinders. Across the water is the best place for them.
  9. cornish wood burner
    Pre delivery inspection but not well known in the chainsaw world?
  10. cornish wood burner
    Just been reading about turtlewoods MS391 not oiling. That has reminded me about one of my pet hates which is the lack of PDI with saws etc. Surely if Stihl insist on a face to face handover for safety reasons they should PDI and run it to make sure everything works. Bought a Stihl a couple of years ago and it was almost here's the box off you go. Who knows if the chain brake or stop switch worked. All was fine but that's not the point. Bought a Husky last year and it came with bar attached, had a PDI, run and dealer tuned. Long chat even including the virtues of different oils. Absolutely no trouble and worth the extra imo for not having the agro we had with boxed huskys recently. PDI obviously costs but do you guys think its worth the extra.
  11. cornish wood burner
    Battery charger on the battery terminals should be fine. Negative jump lead on starter/ engine may be an advantage. If you had a dead flat battery then you only put in 10 ah so probably only 10% charged assuming 100ah capacity. Charging current would depend on your charger and battery being heathy. Alternators put in more than most chargers. He was right about the bump though, eng management etc.
  12. cornish wood burner
    8'x4' 24 g galv steel weighs 37lb a sheet if you are interested. Not sure how big your trailer is but total probably less than an extra person.
  13. cornish wood burner
    You need to decide how tidy you want it, how much you you want to spend and how much of a weight penalty you can except. My suggestion is thin galvanised tin riveted to existing frame if you can except the extra weight. Strong and not so heavy as you might think if thin gauge. I have seen plastic coated which looks good but more money than plain galvanised I expect.
  14. cornish wood burner
    Some hope there IME. Charging is what BT are good at. Charged me for not finding a fault causing a crackily line. Would have charged again except when they phoned to say the line was fine they found it difficult to hear because of the crackles. One engineer thought it might be water ingress somewhere, no idea how that could happen though.
  15. cornish wood burner
    Not arb related but your 3.5 t swing and dumper on a plant trailer pulled by your NH might get you a bit of work if you can work the levers OK.
  16. cornish wood burner
    Never had one apart but it just changes over the ratchet direction like the lever. Little raised ridge that slides 90 deg to the spanner stem. Just a bit harder to use than a lever, especially with oil on your hands or gloves.
  17. cornish wood burner
    Personal taste but I think everyone in our workshop ditched the swivels for fixed cranked ones. I agree fixed have limits but we find them so much easier to use one handed for 99% of what we do. Sounds like you might have more awkward jobs.
  18. cornish wood burner
    Wouldn't recommend the swivel heads. Too fiddle to use
  19. cornish wood burner
    A set would work out much cheaper than buying individually. Your way could easily double the cost, possibly more. Lever turning a shaft seems to work better than a slider like on the teng. Teng fan but not so impressed with their ratchet spanners. I have Palmera but only I need them for light work. They change direction nicely but not sure how long they would last for heavy use. Great bits of kit though. Even with a good name I would never use them for hi-torque applications if you want them to last. Try before you buy and pick a style you like.
  20. cornish wood burner
    Lots of choices have been mentioned here but out of the three I know, two stand out from the crowd regarding cost of ownership. Matitou is great to drive but as our local contractor found out they breakdown too often. Merlo not so nice to drive but only had a day on one. When they do let go ( and they will) expect big bills. JCB may not be the best to drive but probably the best for your pocket. No doubt there are a few yellow lemons around but more will be painted red or green IME.
  21. cornish wood burner
    The jcbs hold their value for good reason. Our 530 has been worked very hard for most of its 13 years and 6000 hours. We service it now and then but it has almost been trouble free. Battery, joystick micro switches, and injector pump diaphragm. 524 has been good so far but only a few years old never cold but does the easier work. How old is your 525 and how many hours?
  22. cornish wood burner
    Your not alone there. No way would I use that, and thats from someone who has spent a fair bit of time on glass house roofs.
  23. cornish wood burner
    If you can get up the other side go over the top and down a roof ladder the side we can see. Tie some cross pieces to the ladders if the roof is weak and tie the ladders together to prevent slipping down the roof. Cross piece to space the ladder off the offending gutter and have the ladder past the gutter to give you a foot hold so you can reach.
  24. cornish wood burner
    Or a lift from someone who really is from Penzance. Remember the pasty thread? VI if you hadn't tried to help him out you probably would have gone home feeling bad about your self anyway. Its scum like him that degrade human nature Tough luck.
  25. cornish wood burner
    Best wishes treequip, hope you make a full and as quick a recovery as possible. Joe As you say we always think we are too young to have health problems. Friend of mine very similar to you, fit and active but had a genetic blood disorder died at 35, totally preventable. Not his particular problem but something like diabeties could affect blood sugar levels and presumably energy levels. Always best to have regular checkups.

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