Silverhooker
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Oops my bad, still looks a bit dodgy tho !
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That looks like a disaster waiting to happen, I was always a bit sceptical about a 4 stroke super saw and do think that all the clever electronics it must have will be its weakness, but that amount of stuff in a filter in 1 cut doesn't bode well.
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Will ask my mate, who has a repair business to keep an eye out for anyone trying to flog kit like that. Appleby fair was supposed to be 3 weeks ago so loads of dodgy gear being offered round Cumbria.
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Usually if it looks too good to be true then it is. I don't trust ebay at all now so much crap on it .
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Cost of living there is astronomical so you need the big tax free wage to maintain a basic standard of living. A colleague of mine went there a few years ago and was earning mega bucks, but his wife couldn’t work and they came back after 5 years and managed to find a good accountant who got there savings back minimally taxed. They were mortgage free but didn’t rate it as life experience!!
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My local butcher installed a hot counter just before lock down, his wife is doing sausage rolls and pies by the dozen. He tells me it’s the most profitable Part of the business now, But he’s shitting it about Greggs reopening!
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Those little rollers are very good for keeping your angles, the depth gauge is a bit fiddly tho, I use the Oregon depth gauge for my rakers, it’s sits nice and steady.
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Big plastic wheel barrow, I’ve moved mountains with it ! Also good yard brush and shovel for tidying up.
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Maybe, it was from recollection a Stihl rescue saw. Had a funny guard thing on it too. Was a new bit of kit that the local firefighters had.
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Carbide chains, as said, are for cutting up buildings not timber, I had a go with one years ago and it was very poor in timber but torn thru a concrete lintel like butter, dirty wood needs cheap semi-chisel that you are prepared, and able, to sharpen quickly and can be chucked when they get really knackered. Like others have said i keep a sacraficial cheap rotatech chain for such situations as I don't mind puttting them in the recycling bin.
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I had to look “woke” up, I thought it was a way of saying Wanker without upsetting the moderator! I’m very last century !
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Buying a used Arb chainsaw - swimming with the sharks?
Silverhooker replied to little_p's topic in Chainsaws
365 all day long if you can find a new one. Can also be fettled in to a 372 if you know how or know someone who can do it for you. -
Me neither, I find him a bit creepy to be honest.
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As I've posted on here a few times, just get someone local to give you a 2 minute "tutorial" on sharpening and it isn't that hard. The guy who services my saws exlained it to me in 2 minutes which is better than 100 hours of youtube videos. Experience and 1:1 instruction beats youtube in my mind. Just get on and work with the tools and over time you get the feel for when they are going blunt and need to be sharpened. Always buy quality chains and files, cos as a rule you get what you pay for, and you won't go far wrong, although i do keep a cheap rotatech chain in the van for jobs that trash the chain as they are almost disposable. The 3 golden rules to my mind are full PPE every time, fresh fuel every time and a sharp chain.
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I also burn old fence posts with no obvious ill effects to the stove or chimmny, just make sure you get the nails out before you cut it up as chains don't like nails !
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Stihl and Rotatec 3/8" pitch - different file sizes
Silverhooker replied to arboriculturist's topic in Chainsaws
I use rotatech chains for cutting dirty wood, roots and stuff that might have nails and crap in it. Basically I use them as single use disposable cheap chains where I don’t want to damage good ones. they also stretch like rubber bands. -
Is this a type of Darwinian evolution, where stupid people kill themselves off so strengthening the herd intelligence ?
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Local paper has anounced that an osprey was killed the other day on the M6. ☹️
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Had a little mittox just like that for 6-7 years, light firewood saw, was cheap as and ran great, even after I dropped it in the river (twice!). When it died my mate took it for spares. It owed me nothing. It was great for snedding up as it’s very light. Paid around £90 for it new good little home owner saw.
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That’s exactly my practice too, I’ll sometimes knock a couple of logs together and listen to the note as dry wood gives a distinct higher note than wet wood. Lost my moisture meter ages ago and don’t miss it.
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Cleared my dads stuff 18 months ago when he died, found a cupboard full of re-wrapped presents that he was “keeping good “ . Fortunately we were the same size so I inherited a few nice jumpers! Also found his old airforce uniform which I’ve kept, he was a Korean veteran, he sold his medals years ago for charity. Got the 3rd degree from the guy at the tip, as I didn’t live in the area, nearly gave him the full benefit of my opinion of him.
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Using a chainsaw in a public place
Silverhooker replied to NorfolknGood's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
That pic looks awfully like the toe rag that watchdog did a piece on a few months back. A travelling gent perhaps ? -
The BSC (braying ski Cnut ) was out doing his recycling in his Lycra, nearly lost my shit with laughter. He was still wearing his £200 cycling shoes too, they match his £3000 carbon fibre bike don’t you know, well yes I do cos the BSC never stops fucking telling me . I will never be able to look at him again without laughing. Cheers Kriss you’ve made my week !
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Love the description "braying ski cunt". Do I need your permission to use this term or have you donated it to the benefit of humanity. It's the perfect description of a neighbour of mine. You are a genius of Fryesque proprtions with this.
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Nice, i inherited my late fathers whisky collection, some of which we sold as they were too valuable to drink, the rest i'm slowly working my way thru, although the pace has picked up quite a bit in the last 7-8 weeks. I wonder why ??
