john432
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Husqvarna 281XP Chainsaw | eBay seller got stropy with me when I asked if it was stolen! Where do stolen saws end up? E-bay or car boot sales! no thief is going to loose sweat using a chainsaw!
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I'd buy a new one as cheap as possible, Black Friday deals still available? keep the old one ,when you have a bit of spare time in the evening fix the old one ,with copy parts etc. You'll get a great sense of achievement when that saw runs again
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See so many Husqvarna chainsaws on e-bay missing the metal serial number plate on the oil resevoir. 266,272 ,281's etc. Some of them have such tidy paintwork/condition that I doubt very much that they've gone missing through work. So my question is why? have thesev saws been stolen at some time? would you buy one? or is it a case of rewarding thieves!
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more like a happy Monday I'd say.. 395 xp with 28" bar for 687 quid, 824 including the Vat.Is this a good price? I've been looking for a while for a large saw second hand, not much cheaper than this.
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In London ,no feedback. these saws havent been sold for 10+ years? smells fishy!
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thanks for the info,just ordered one.
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Do they work without connecting the cable? risky to tune under load without the top cover.
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If your going to do heavy work, check out the max Gross Train Weight. usually very low for Kubota. and the engines did have a drink problem as tested by DLG in Germany.
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FR Jones 100 quid cheaper.
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If your Vat registered you might as well buy new. I've been looking at a large chainsaw for a while MS660 ,390xp, or 395 xp etc. A Stihl MS660 needing a piston and maybe cylinder made allmost 500 on ebay yesterday! think a lot of the bigger saws have been on mills, that's hard continuous work I would guess.Have a good google,see if there are better prices out there. Dealers arn't meant to post out Syihl chainsaws,but you can use the price to negotiate.
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Mind you ,if all the rural garages close at the present rate, might have to get my fuel through the post!
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Aspen might be wonderfull stuff, but on principal I will not pay 4X the money for a petrol substitute ! Margins are tight and it's a competitive world out there. Plus never had much if any problems with normal petrol.
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I'm glad that I bought a Peterson. For a part time mill on a limited budjet arn't swing blade mills hard to beat? more so for large trunks that need a telehandler to move. Milled 15"x 5" x 20' beams for a barn a few days ago.they were heavy enough to slide onto the pallet forks once milled ,never mind trying to turn the whole trunk 90 degrees.
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Looking for a debarker, the ad is still visable,but didn't get a reply. Anyone have any experience on using the belt driven chainsaw debarkers? and who sells them? tia John
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Looking to buy a new chainsaw in the 90-100cc size to run up to 40" bar. What's the choice available? Stihl ms661, Husqvarna 395, and the Makita /Dolmar 9010. is there any other make of saw to consider? and is the Makita good, as they can be bought for about 700 quid inc the Vat. TIA john
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Ad has dissapeared! Thought it was a bargain,no one bidding on it up to last night and I paid twice that for the one I bought! often listed on London Craig's List. never had any sense from the sellers! do they manage to con many people?
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Are you allowed to sell Track Met machines all over the UK? as they have an agent in the west midlands. personally I'd buy with the most competitive price.
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Are there many out there replacing the tungsten teeth themselves? I'm about to give it a go, need to fabricate a bit of a jig to hold the tooth in the correct position and angle. The teeth cab be bought for about 20pence! in large numbers. Found a very helpfull company online, who supplied me with 25 teeth for about 70p plus silver brazing and flux. Tungsten Carbide Solutions | Carbide Wear Parts, Saw Tips, Horse Cleaning the blade is the biggest job I would think, and not excessivly heating the carbide. any thoughts. John
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The older 61's top cover needs a tiny hole cut in it for the spark plug boot, about an inch square. Newer ones ,fit OK. Seem to go well with the original 61 carbs, a big improvement in power.
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Thanks Skc, are the original Peterson worth the extra? Been quoted less than £100 for a new blade from Atkinson Walker of Sheffield. Who also do doctoring at a reasonable rate.anyone used them?
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Just bought a second hand 10" cut Wpf saw. But I need a pair of new blades to get me started. Any recommendations on a supplier/manufacturer, tia John
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Chain saw parts on line.co.UK do the Meteor kits, you'll need the 52mm bore kit to get a 72cc saw. Also the intake bolts need changing on some of the older 61's if I remember. Mike at Sawbits supplies a full Hyway kit . have a search on eBay, might find a better price for a Meteor kit.
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Husqvarna 61 is a good old chainsaw, but has an open port intake cylinder and was a lower powered semi pro. Buy a Hyway or Meteor big bore kit, takes the saw up to 72cc ,I've done two saws with these barrels ,excellent performance, but I always used a 20" bar on the original 61's .so 24-28 should be OK.
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Peterson mills also listed on Craig's list London, same ads keep appearing, impossible to do a deal on them! Scam I think.
