moorhead

I bought a pair of trousers when I lived in Vermont - everybody, almost without exception, laughed at me for buying them (except the missus, who made me wear them). Anyway, I forgot to pack them when I moved back to the UK. I was cutting a hung-up ash one day, made a stupid mistake and pinched the bar. The chain broke and came off at full throttle. Luckily the chain catcher did its job but it still wrapped itself around my jean-clad legs. No blood, nothing. But... I went and bought a pair of Class As straight away. Never cut a thing without them since.

This happened to me a while back and it was the sprocket.

Gransfors maul is a lovely bit of kit for big rounds - it is heavy, though. I'm looking to supplement mine with a lighter splitting axe: ideally another Gransfors but the Husky one is less than half the price and still Swedish steel...

Yeah, the decomp button is a pain in the ***e. Looks like pretty much every saw over 55cc has them these days, though. Why is that?

Just been lucky that I've always had saws that started cold with the brake on, I suppose! As you say, it makes sense regarding the clutch.

Decided against forking out an extra £200... ...Regretting it, of course!

Cold. My 346xp starts with the brake on (I had it drummed into me as well) but when really cold I'll take the brake off before starting. Just a question of adjusting my habits, I suppose. I have a feeling I'll be the owner of a 560xp within a year. Just a feeling...

Well, got a new one, so I'm good to go. Question, though: do 365s only start with the chain brake OFF?

Picked up the replacement 365 this afternoon. Haven't cut anything yet but it starts!

Hi Jon, They're getting me a brand new one first thing tomorrow, so it isn't a big hassle in the grand scheme of things. Sod's Law in full effect, though!

First thing I thought. No, it's Aspen 2. At least, it's in the Aspen 2 bottle...

I know! No compression...

They're going to strip it down to find out. Bad mix would have been my first thought if it hadn't been brand new and only ever run on Aspen. The engine turns over (they freed the starter eventually) but won't fire. As they said, it's like the plug isn't fitted.

Well, I got my new 365 on Friday. It was a pig to start straight off. When I finally got it going, it cut four 12" rounds before stalling. Started again, eventually, with a buzzing from the muffler. Loss of power, bogged, stalled. When I went to start it again, the starter was seized solid. Took it back to the dealer first thing this morning. They managed to free the starter but the thing's dead as a doornail. Replacement on the way...

Well, Husky 365 it is. Going to pick it up tomorrow morning. Thanks to everybody for their advice.