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good answer, hopefully the police are too busy to waste time discussing trailers, I assume as they are too busy to do anything about the drunk prick who vandalised my car, or the scumbag who tried to break into my van, or the thug who...... In saying that our wonderful government does put more effort into getting its money than public safety. Round here police cars are fitted with cameras that automatically detect if your vehicle isn't taxed, but not if it isn't mot'd. Its not important if someone is driving around in a death trap, only that they have paid for the privilege!

That's ok i'm used to saws packing up that's why I carry so many, currently in the van are a 560xp, 029, 038av, 028av x2, ms250, husky 50 rancher, 017, husky136 and three husky 36's. Strength in numbers! Not the greatest or most expensive collection of saws but they do what I need and they can all be stripped down and rebuilt with some basic tools without having to leave site. I have a transit mwb van so plenty of space for them but if space was a factor then i'd probably take the 560xp, the 028av woodboss, and one of the 36's

brilliant! my money's on the husky

not for shooting balls!

yeah if I walked into Tesco in adidas trainers and a nike t shirt would he have noticed?

if its just a case of defending what you own because you paid a hefty wad of cash for it and need to rubbish the opposition to justify the price then that's ok, but some people take it a bit too far, and would be buyers don't get the best advice if its coming from a diehard. Don't want this to degenerate into a debate over what saw is better as both seem to be able to create crap, then claim they are for the "domestic market". Just curious as to why people get all pissy about it? On another note say a mid sized pro grade saw costs £600 new, and a similar cc machine from the same manufacturer for the domestic market costs half that, does it cost half as much to make, is that not like saying "we could have made this saw into a good reliable machine, but thought stuff it lets bake a turd!

Walked into Tesco the other day on my way back from a job. Was wearing a Husqvarna jacket I bought for safety reasons, it was in a sale at the dealership, and a Stihl cap I got free with some new chains. Some guy asked me why I was wearing stihl and husky? He told me I was confused??? Personally I don't care what the label says, and don't get the whole diehard attitude to one or the other. I have both makes of saw, some are great and I have total faith in them, others are over priced unreliable and only good to keep as backups. I do most of my own servicing and rebuilds and reckon both makes are even with regards to design and build quality, I also think both makes are heading towards being over engineered. There is no doubt in my mind that both firms older saws were better, heavier, thirstier, less powerful, but more reliable when kept right, and much easier to fix with some basic tools out in the field. I have seen modern saws play up and need weeks at the dealers to put right, no good if your flat out. Anyway back to the point, i'm sure some of you guys have paid big money for a saw and had bad luck with it. And maybe you had shity service from a certain dealer. Is this a good excuse to rubbish the entire brand? Is it as much a case of people just like to have something to run down? Only asking as some w**ker thought it important enough to voice his opinion to a stranger, that and I see folk posting on here asking for advice on what saw to buy and a lot of guys go straight to the "only one saw mate" answer!

We used to play this game when I was a student only everyone had a drink in hand and you had to drink while you think, and if you came up with a surname and first name combo that started with the same letter ie. Stephen Spielberg, the game changed direction back the other way. You couldn't use a name that had already been used, cartoon names, fictional characters etc, great way to get pissed

thanks for the info guys, I reckon its a bit like a USAF bombing run, drop enough bombs you'll hit something. Hopefully it will bring in some work between now the spring hedge cutting run starts. That's a good idea about the postcards Ian, will have to look into that in more detail. cheers

true, I live in a rural area and the three closest police stations have been closed down, little shits know the nearest coppers are miles away and don't even respond to "minor crime". Have had both my car and van damaged in the past year, even caught them trying to break in to it in broad daylight police not interested, so bought a spare pickaxe handle last time I was at the builders yard.

on one hand justifying gunning down burglars is one step away from US gun laws and look how that turned out for them, high school massacres on a regular basis. On the other hand our PC Oh **** what will Brussels say! government needs to grow a set and stop protecting criminals! sorry, rant over:blushing:

never thought of that, chain looks fairly fresh but i'll try it on a different bar and see what happens.

thanks for the advice folks, hopefully a letter tailored to the property is a bit more professional as it shows you have studied the situation and focused on the issue in hand, not offering everything from tarmacing to painting and decorating. Also if the occupant sees you deliver it in all your gear and van complete with graphics which they can check up on (yell.com and website) hopefully they won't think your some handyman jack of all trades!

I know it doesn't work for a lot of you guys, but has anyone had much success initiating contact with would be customers? I printed off a letter offering to top/trim conifers, basically said "working in your area, see your conifer hedge is getting quite large, would you like me to sort it out?" So far I've dropped a couple of dozen copies through peoples letterboxes and landed a couple of decent jobs. We don't have a problem with junk mail/cold callers in my area which probably helps. I'm thinking of writing similar letters, one angled more towards basic tree work, and the other regarding trees, hedges coming into contact with overhead wires, has anyone done this and how successful was it? bear in mind i'm a young business with plenty of blank pages still in the diary so am happy to spend a day here and there letter dropping! thanks

not that many trees down where I live but roughest tides I have ever seen, part of the coastal road washed away two years ago, road service said it was a fluke tide/storm combo and would never happen again, two sections of the coastal road were washed away over the last couple of days, and a fleet of jcb's are clearing beach wreckage from the road at a number of locations, took a drive along it yesterday and had to stop as the sea had thrown up boulders the size of beer kegs! crazy.

no its definitely a standard 18" 325" 058" bar, i'll try the bar on one of my older huskys later and see what happens.

all sorted now guys, the saw came with a few bars so I tried on the older bar and the saw worked perfectly, the first bar I had on was exactly the same but newer, nose sprocket turned freely, chain groove was clear and un damaged, bar wasn't bent, total mystery why the chain wouldn't turn but runs great with the older bar, checked the markings and both are the same bar, genuine husky:confused1: anyway all good now. thanks for the advice.

That's double dutch to me buddy:blushing:

cheers guys i'll have another look at it tomorrow when this storm blows over, it won't be anything serious, maybe there is just a knack to it.

Hey folks I bought a 560xp off a fellow arbtalker and fired it up for the first time today. Took a bit of time to get it running but we'll put it down to not being started for a while. Anyway when I tried to engage the chain nothing happened. The brake mechanism works fine, but the chain won't spin. loosened off the bar nuts slightly and chain adjuster screw until the chain was sagging below the bar and tried to move the chain but it still wouldn't move, loosened the bar nuts even more then the chain moved freely. Adjusted the tensioner back up and nipped up the bar nuts and the chain locked again. I don't have any experience on the more modern Husqvarna's, but it looks like the sprocket casing is pressing against the clutch drum when tightened up stopping it from spinning. Any idea whats caused this and how to resolve it as I have thirty conifers to drop next week? Thanks

pollard it and see what happens, you can fell a pollard tree but you can't pollard a felled tree.

thanks for the advice guys, its definitely a Honda, i'll try the bigger hose and lance off my HDS501, if that doesn't help I'll take it to Coates as they're only fifteen minutes away, cheers Gareth.

very interesting food for thought, will chew on it over the holidays, it wouldn't cost as much to make a tipping trailer than I thought. cheers guys.

Why does it need to be a ranger or mitzi? This may be controversial but what about a defender? has a few cons but plenty of pro's and very diverse?

merry Christmas folks!