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  1. stihlmadasever
    Hi arnold,welcome to the forum.Ive got some experience with the stihl 251,it wasnt the cbe but the predecessor to it. I ran a 16"bar on it for a day cutting down some spruce on a farmers land for him.Its the top end of the homeowners saws and as such its an ok little saw. If your using it for logs and the odd small job id say yeah fine with a 14 or 16 bar.It pulls about 3bhp so its not the gruntiest saw but there are some other saws probably cheaper that will give you more power. Check out some threads on here for echo saws,ive no personal experience with them but ive heard good things. Good luck
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    Try whole shallots in the stew jon its deeeilsh!
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    Being verbally abused aint and never will be part of my job description bud,the sad thing is -for you and probably many others on this forum-you've taken abuse so long you think it comes part and parcel with the job. Why should i be abused for putting safety measures into place to prevent people who are otherwise too lazy or stupid from being injured. Although im relativley new to tree work im 43,so im too long in the tooth for the 'joe public will take a giant crap on you'mantra,i know this full well,being a council worker i know how badly the public can behave when confronted with a coned off work area and a perfectly polite banksman directing them around the danger zone. Personally i couldnt give a toss what the person on the street or in there car thinks of me,im just the guy who's tryin to keep them safe,if only they would recognise that. I appreciate your thoughts and views on this,after all thats why i started this thread. Too each his own and all that
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    Ahhhh...a moment of clarity.thanks :thumbup1:joe
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    If the ART positioner has a swivel,why would you need a swivel on the biner? Ive never used the ART so maybe im being as dumb as a bag of hammers-can someone explain it to me...
  6. stihlmadasever
    Maybe just get new bars mate
  7. stihlmadasever
    Sounds to me like theyre jamming when the metal heats up and expands,then cooling off and freeing up again.Might be a lubrication problem.Have you checked if the bar is getting oil?
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    Thats one point of view and refreshing to hear,but you've missed the point completely,its not about being pleasant and being nice too people(i would hope we are already)its about people putting thyre own safety at risk by blatantly disregarding a dangerous area. The fact that an entire area is coned off with warning signs put up and all safety measures put in place people are still willing to put THERE lives at risk to shave a few seconds of theyre travelling time. But i guess you thinks its ok for people to put themselves at risk as long as i look cool up a tree while drinking tea and munching biscuits eh Oh and my tolerence died yesterday when i was verbally abused for doing my job.
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    Did u get the git
  10. stihlmadasever
    Haha thats a good un for the future! We actually nearly went ahead with the job but the gaffer thought better of it:thumbdown:
  11. stihlmadasever
    Wish i could have done that today joe...no such luck the barsteward locked it
  12. stihlmadasever
    Hey all, Were currently pollarding our street limes,so some lane closures,paths coned off,warning tape,signs,banksmen- the works. Yet members of the public still persist too blatantly try and walk through coned off areas,complain that they have to park theyre car 10 foot further away from there house and generally be morons. We left an area coned off,went for lunch and came back to find some idiot had moved the cones and parked the car in the area we needed to work in. Some of you more experienced guys are probably used to this type of behaviour but im still relativley new to tree work so the publics blatant disregard for there own safety gauls me. Id be interested to hear your stories of people being blatantly moronic. Cheers
  13. stihlmadasever
    Some bars have grease points at the nose sprocket,have you greased them recently?
  14. stihlmadasever
    Didnt think west brom had that many fans!
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    Keep us posted how you get on with the course silky,its something ive been considering lately and ur feedback would be appreciated.good luck
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    Obviously forst are the manufacturers but are they also the suppliers? If not id cut out the middle man-in this case suppliers-and go straight to forst. Failing that,go to the press,big companies hate negative press.
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    A good supplier would swap with new machine,if not persue through the courts.
  18. stihlmadasever
    No offence intended joe just makin a point:001_smile:
  19. stihlmadasever
    As above -ive never worn hiflex
  20. stihlmadasever
    Never said that joe, read the thread.simon@bgs said his last pair of highflex lasted well and he liked the fit etc so i replied to him and quoted his thread. Hmmmf:001_tt2:
  21. stihlmadasever
    If ur climbing i recommend type c trousers,all round protection. Let us know how u get on,and the snarlinbadgers got a good point-arb shows are great for picking up stuff that wee bit cheaper.
  22. stihlmadasever
    Yip new england tachyon
  23. stihlmadasever
    You've answered your own question really,you like hiflex,they last well so get wot u know.Check ebay fr decent prices on hiflex,i see lots of them goin at reasonable prices
  24. stihlmadasever
    All climbing trousers are expensive imo,ive never worn hiflex so i ccouldnt comment,but breathflex are 200quid,its an expensive punt mate.As for xfit,yeah they re good but again very expensive. Have you priced husky trousers?
  25. stihlmadasever
    Depends what your using them for really, ground or climbing. For me i climb with them so they're not worth the price tag,the crotch split on mines pretty quick,the back support pad is very stiff and rubs against your back,the front belt loops are very wide appart creating a nice big baggy area great for catching woodchips. That said thre are some plus points to the breathflex trousers,there light,fairly breathable and look good. I recently converted to pfanner gladiators and only were them or stihl xfit (when my pfanners are in the wash). Others may recommend them but my opinion is they're not worth the guts of £200 price tag.

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