Bob The Dog

I’ve been using it for quite some time now and it seems good. A decent price when buying 25 litre barrels.

Rebuilt my 346xp (2013 with grey clutch cover) a couple of years ago using a Meteor cylinder and piston. Ordered from Garden Hire Spares online as L&S Engineers only had genuine items at a fair bit more money. It’s done a fair bit of work on the Meteor kit and runs really well. Good luck 👍

That’s a good suggestion. Sticking sliders will cause a squeal, but those should’ve been noticeable when changing the pads? Interestingly, Brembo advise against copper grease on the backing plates and suggest squealing could be down to misalignment of the pads. Copper grease needs to be kept away from rubber seals and slide boots and it can cause them to deteriorate.

Copper grease on the backing plate? I fitted brembo brakes to my L200 and they squeal at slow speed. Brother in law also fitted Brembo to his Mini and they squeal too.

Not really. They’re doing the job of trying to keep people safe on the roads. They’ve done the right thing, have established no likelihood of driving during the process and let him go. And taken him home too! Drink drivers cause misery all over the country, and I’m glad the police are out there taking positive action.

.177 for me too. I have a Weirauch HW100KT which is spot on as far as accuracy goes. I’ve found it a nicer feel than the AA S410. It takes a 14 round mag which is enough for an evenings shooting. Never had any issues with stopping power as the accuracy allows consistent head shots. Like most things, calibre will be a personal choice through personal experiences.

Worth considering other makes of trailer too, unless you’re a die hard IW fan. I have a GD105 caged and it’s great, but it rattles like crazy when unladen, as IW’s seem to. I also have a Nugent flatbed and it’s quiet as a mouse. Build quality is very good too. Definitely worth considering if you can find one at the right price.

Another for X27. Far outperforms the heavier old fashioned maul

This is my HRX476. Hope the photos help!

It’s nothing to do with a licence to sell logs. It’s about vehicle insurance. If you’re selling firewood and transporting it in / on a vehicle, you’ll need business use insurance. Selling of logs and all those legal requirements are not something police have any involvement in. Insecure loads cause accidents, and it’s good that police are dealing with these matters, and in a sensible way too.

I had a wood burning stove installed some years ago, with a flexi stainless steel liner. The fitter backfilled the void with Vermiculite loose fill insulation. He suggested that it would help to prevent condensation and tar / creosote build up. Seemed worth the extra and certainly hasn’t caused any issues in having it done.

I’ve rebuilt a couple of Husqvarna saws following seizures. My 346xp had a meteor pot and piston and has done a lot of work in the 2 years since, with no issue. The second was a mates 435 which he put neat fuel through. He was about to scrap it as he’d bought another, but allowed me to try a cheapo £27 Chinese pot and piston from Amazon. More than a year on and it’s still running well, having done a fair bit of work. I will admit that the feel and quality isn’t what the meteor was, but for the money, and if it was a saw to be thrown out anyway, why spend loads, and just have it as a back up saw?

And there should be a fine gauze filter that fits into the fuel tank filler which helps to reduce crap entering the system

From memory, and it’s been a while since I’ve had to get into the carb on mine……the mount that holds the air filter in place has a couple of bolts (10mm ish) securing it. Pop those out and the mount will lift off. There is a gasket underneath so be careful when it comes out. This will then allow access to the top of the carb. You should then see a jet (at least that’s what I think it is) that can be removed by unscrewing and lifting out. Once out you may well see some of the ports are blocked. This is the issue mine had, and a good clean sorted the issue. Like I say, this is from a few years back, so I may have forgotten a stage or two of the process, but I do recall it being fairly obvious once I’d removed the air filter mount. Nice one with removing the blockage 👍

Does the engine run smoothly when not under load? Only running issues I have had were due to a blocked jet in the carb, which resulted in the engine hunting. It’s a relatively straightforward fix once the air filter and fuel tank are removed. I do blow the air filter and pre-filter out quite regularly, so worth checking that the filter is clean too. Check the fuel tank and lines for debris. I’ve removed the fuel pipe from the pump to the carb before to check on flow rate, that may give an idea whether enough fuel is pumping through to the carb. Re the blockage……a couple of options…..you can remove the belt cover and push a bar or spanner open end into the hole in the end of the cutter block shaft and rotate it backward to release the item. Also tip it onto the feed chute and crawl inside to remove the blockage by hand (making sure the key is out and the red kill switch is depressed), or if that doesn’t work, drop the cutter block out, as if you were changing the blades, and you’ll have full access to it then. Hope that helps in some way!