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Pretty sure that was @GardenKit
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I know I can recycle, which effectively means landfill as I understand it. Either way, this is where pump petrol, where you reuse the container rather than recycle, has the only advantage as I see it. If I could buy Aspen without throwing away containers, I'd switch over completely today.
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I buy Aspen from Stihl dealers
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What do you all do with the empty containers? That's pretty much the only thing stopping me using it in my ground- and climbing saw. Hedgetrimmer, big saw, blower etc all get used less and are Aspen only from new.
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The Schultz effect is very good if you're keen to learn more about SRT.
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We use ours in the wet no problem.
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Yes, three HSA86 with AP300 batteries.
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We run the battery trimmers too, and wouldn't go back to petrol ones. So much lighter, no fumes, and can handle pretty much the same stuff. There is the odd occasion where a petrol trimmer will be a bit quicker for really dense or thick stuff. Not that I would ever do this ?, but they are much more controllable one-handed than our petrol ones.
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Been climbing SRT for about a year. Learned from Lawrence Schultz's videos and other Youtube vids.
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Me three.
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I had the opposite experience. With a 36" bar, then yes, the 661 is heavier and more unwieldy, but with the same 25" bar I noticed less difference in real life between my old 441 and new 661 than I was expecting. I use the 661 regularly with 20", 25" and 36".
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When I was in your position ten years ago, I bought a 441. I don't know about the latest ones, but mine didn't comfortably pull a 25", but was very happy on a 20". I've now upgraded to a 661. If I were you, for what you describe, I'd get a 461/462. And I would also look at upgrading your small saw. 10 years ago, I had a 251 as my small saw and upgraded that 4 years ago to a 261. On paper, not much difference, in practice, a world apart. Part of the reason to upgrade the 441 was that there just wasn't that much difference in power, but a lot of difference in weight. If I were you I'd look at getting something like the 241 for your small saw, that would work really well as a combo with a 461/462. I'm not saying you should buy Stihl over Husky, Stihl is just what I have and what I know.
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Maybe. Subbing in would mean sorting out my own insurance. I don't get enough jobs in (yet) for that to make financial sense. I've thought about it, and this is what suits my situation best at the moment. The team we have work together extremely well. Working with people I know, like and rate is attractive.
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I'm at the subbie end of this. If I bring in a job, I get a bonus which is roughly around the 10% mark. Part of the deal is that I do the leg work: look at the job and quote for it. If I'm not sure, I'll get the guy I work for to have a look too. I would not expect a bonus if there's no profit on the job. I have not significantly got it wrong (yet). We can generally borrow work stuff for our own purposes, but not the expensive kit like the chipper or stumpgrinder. The understanding is that I break it, I fix it. Again, this works both ways. I have some kit that the guy I work for doesn't, and that occasionally gets used at work. I bring a fairly comprehensive set of rigging kit and range of saws to every job anyway, so I like to think that this is a win-win, you scratch my back, I scratch yours type of situation.
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Another happy MSA200 (and MSA160T) owner here.
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I have a 661 and rate it. Faster, lighter and all round nicer to use than work's 660. Can't compare with 395 as never even seen one in the flesh.
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The Schultz effect for me too. The guy is on another level.
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Well, that wasn’t so bad. Went at it carefully, cleaned out the round orange plastic switch thing and the two flat springs which presumably get connected to each other via the metal rod in the orange thing for the engine to switch off. There was greasy dust there anyway which was a plausible explanation. All went together allright, saw started up and stopped at the times. Took a few pics which i might as well post, it might help someone out. Thanks all for the advice, my own is to go very careful and you’ll be allright [emoji106]? And also, no need to take the ignition module off. That was a bit of a fiddle to adjust correctly (I think?!?)
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Thanks. Anything to watch out for when taking the handle apart?
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The off switch on my Stihl 201 tcm has started playing up. Intermittently, it just doesn't switch off. When it doesn't, revving it up while pushing switch forward seems to work sometimes. Pretty annoying. Any ideas where to look for causes/fixes?
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Nope, no problems so far.
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I use Drenaline with a rope wrench for SRT, and tachyon with a zigzag. I like both ropes, and both are much cheaper than Blue Tongue.
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Agreed. I'm in the new saws camp. I had a 10 year old 441, and recently replaced with a 661. It feels about the same in weight and in use, but cuts much faster. I use it all the time. Similarly, I like my 261c-m. Feels like a much nicer saw than the 260s I've used.
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Check the needle bearing for the clutch drum. If that's shafted it causes the same issues as it won't be able to idle properly.
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What's the longest you've spent throwing a throw bag?
Blah replied to billpierce's topic in Climbers talk
Recently it’s not getting the throwbag over a branch that’s been the problem, it’s getting it back down again...
