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Exactly what I thought. Good van otherwise, but these little details! I'll tape it over at some stage.

Chim-chimnny-chim-chimnny Chim-chim-cheroo....Or send em down pit....what's the first world coming to? Incidentally, the sweeps were the first identified victims of occupational cancer, identified in 1775 in british sweeps. They used to develop cancer of the scrotum from all the soot dust. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_sweeps%27_carcinoma

Topped up the oil in my kangoo this morning and dropped the oil cap into a hole in the framework of the car body, just next to the engine mount. There's a nice big hole there, perfectly placed to catch the oil cap. Inside the hole is a cave of sorts, weirdly shaped so you cannot get the cap out with anything. I tried hoovering it out, blowing it out from beneath with compressed air, various pliers and wires, doubled over tape and all sorts. I know its in there because I took a picture with my phone. So the only option was to go to Aldi and buy the €79 inspection endescope camera, but to get there I needed a temporary cap. So I grabbed the first plastic cap I saw in the shed - the oil cap off of a broken Lidl chainsaw - and it fit perfectly! Checked after a few miles and no oil getting past it. Got to aldi and decided not to by the overpriced gadget - I'll just keep going with the chainsaw cap till next time I visit friends with small children then I'll get a kid to retrieve it for me. So those Lidl saw are good for certain jobs.....

Well, you have a higher stress-threshold than me then! That kind of thing does my head in..... Rather have a straight up confrontation any day with a known bollocks than be in a quandary with a friend....

True, that would be bad as well....but if somebody did (heaven forbid) get maimed/killed, it would not be because of a defect in Flatyre's home made trailer, as he is a competent guy and wouldn't do something as reckless as take a shonkey trailer on the road...Would you, Flatyre? Any trailer can degenerate to a dangerous condition regardless who made it and with the non existence of mot type test for small trailers (?) they often do.... But yes, I agree completely, if, as you say, the IVA is simple and cheap - and even if it were not cheap - it is absolutely the way to go, no question.

Sorry to hear that. Stress........ hope it all comes right soon.

Not impossible. If you have a fully equipped machine shop and a phd in electrical engineering. But most probably not worth the time and effort.

Just rip the plate off a scrapped similar trailer of the same weight - preferably from a european brand that wouldn't be recognisable in the uk. As long as the thing looks kosher (galvanised, breaks, everything in good nick) they hardly lightly to question it. Statistical probability of detection very small, I should think. Of course, if there was an accident, and someone was seriously injured or killed, the insurance companies will tear the thing apart looking for a get-out. That might be bad. Or you could do that test thing..... if your pal is a proper mechanic he should be able to swing it....

I put full tank o diesel in a petrol car twice. First was a 91' peugot 205 and the other was a 95' opal corsa. Drove both away from the pump before they chugged and died. Both times, sucked or drained the diesel out, refilled with petrol and run the starter for a while, loads of white smoke, and away you go! Don't know if that works on "modern" petrols though.....

Or don't bother to fix the old one and keep it as a sacrificial decoy to distract thieves.... could rig it to explode when started.

Gotta agree this guy had talent, right. Right everybody?..? Zappa? [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li7FZ6E8HOo[/ame]

Why not have a go at rebuilding it yourself? Buy a clone pot and piston and bearings on eBay and cheap whatever else you need (bearing pullers etc) all the Husqvarna workshop manuals are available online, I believe (unlike Stihl) and the manual will show you step by step what and how to go about it. You could post pics of videos of you progress here - make for an interesting thread. I did an engine rebuild on a Husq strimmer recently, never attempted anything like it before, but it went off without a hitch, strimmer runs beautifully. YouTube tutorials were invaluable.....worst could happen is you end up with a few more bits in your box-o-bits!

I prefer it thusly: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDClgRElouk[/ame]

I prefer it thusly: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDClgRElouk[/ame]

Welcome. All the ones I know seem to be happy people. It's not something everyone can do, climbing trees and cutting bits off. I cant. Take my hat off to those who can. Seems to give a high level of satisfaction, best of luck.

Like your avatar - Isis Load. Took me a few moments!

I mean harum...procol harum. Lies...Actually spent this afternoon listing to zappa playing in my van while filming myself killing chickens humanely whilst waring a policeman's hat. Then the rest of the afternoon plucking and pulling them on the steps and trying not to track gore through the house on trips to the stove for hot water. Will upload video this eve on my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrHpSgjWVa1rm3aEYd5Ffvw

Being entertained by my harem....

Nobody's a good judge of character when it comes to that kind of thing. That's why they get away with it for so long. Makes you feel dirty having associated with that monster? Don't beat youself up about it. Whole communities, often close knit little communities which know everything about everone, are fooled by these people for years. I could tell you stories..... Were talking about a professional liar here....very sad, all the same.

The 180 is very much part of their "homeowner" series, and a different animal from the professional linup, just the same with husqvarna and echo. You will be looking at double the price for the equivalent "pro" modal, i.e, weight and cc. Any two stroke will burn up if its dogged. I would have thought your 180 could well handle that kind of work, provided: Perfectly filed chain all the time Perfectly fresh petrol with the right amount of 2-stroke for your type of cutting I would venture 40:1 (opinions vary, but whatever ratio you use it must be Stihl HP Ultra or similar top-shelf oil) Drive and nose sprocket in good nick. Clean bar at all times, oiler oiling etc. Tuned properly. Maybe tuned a little on the rich side. Clean air filter. No running the saw till its empty - you know when it revs up for a few seconds, indicating the petrol tank empty - big no-no according to most the folks on here. It causes a lean condition, too little fuel and oil, and repeatedly doing this can knacker the engine. And don't overstrain the saw. Let it cut at the speed it want to, no pressure. But then you'd be wanting to do all of those things with a pro saw as well.

Also bare in mind that you will have to sharpen the chain and file the rakers. Its a pain to get the rakers the right depth, but Stihl have a new file-holder system that works flawlessly and does the rakers every time you edge the chain. I don't know if the same or similar systems are available for oregon chain, maybe the sthil system will also work of oregon stuff, I don't know. My preference for Stihl has as much to do with their bars and chains as the saws....but then, there are also adapter kits to fit still bars to husky saws...or is it the other way around? Don't be seduced by the oregon "self-sharpening" chain system though. Bad juju....

I was always told its not the hours but regular servicing that counts. Laying idle can be just as damaging as operator abuse...

Just had a thought. What about mesh hordings but with two box profile "feet" maybe four feet long, perpendicular to the length of the hoarding, one at each end. On each "foot" - a pair of heavy duty trolly wheels. Think cheap-rubbish wheelie clothes-racks on steroids. You could make em up fairly easily, link them with chain or whatever, and wheel them around quickly. Slower than cones and tape - certainly, but maybe a trade off?

Yes, I can see that's a tricky one. No easy solution really....

Sorry I forgot my manners Arnold - welcome to the forum. Im relatively new here myself, its a really sound community, you'll love it here. I had a Ms250 too. Bought used but in new condition, sold recently to help fund a bigger saw. It was ok. Good power for the weight, vibes not to bad, pretty rugged. Hard to start, easy to flood (for me anyway) savage compression. All depends what size, and how much wood you be cutting on a regular basis. Hard to find the optimum saw, but I reckon you can get close with enough research.....