Richard Thompson

I know an old guy he had a pinch in a medium rotting oak tree and instead of pulling the saw out of the pinch he pushed it in and got stuck, Roll on a year later the power head was still attached to the bar buried in the tree, the old boy was too ashamed to ask for help

I'd love too but the 261 is a high pitched whine

I'll second that. bloody loud saw to play with all day

As had been said before, auto dark shield is a god send. It frees up an extra hand for work positioning and adjustment. I've got an inverter welder and my favourite is the short rods in 1.6mm I seem to have better control and better welds but I am looking at picking up a small mig setup

Paul O-Grady just grates my nerve along with Keith lemon, alan carr anyone from the towie type shows and janet street porter. also Paddy mcguiness, vernon kay and Ant and Dec. I wont watch anything with then in, I'd rather read a book than give them airtime

I've made my own exhaust gaskets before with the metal impregnated gasket board. Very tough to cut so I use a dremel to cut the interior and tin snips for the outer edge. I sometimes use it as heatshield for strimmers and ported saws before they melt the plastic covers

That's the one, thanks for the part number. I've got a small pin araldited in ATM but the parts on the list for the dealership

I've got an 038 and a 391, I had the opportunity of a 380 but I wanted new after the 038. Great saws and capable and comfortable all day for firewood and work, I block up rings with a 13" bar and it's a devil and I push it felling with a 23" bar.

This morning I replaced the brake band on a husky 450 and started replacing the brake handle on my ms391 but found I need more parts deeper in the saw. Only a pin for the spring/lever behind the brake linkage but a PITA as I'm not near the dealership anytime soon

Thanks, that video shows it perfectly. looks like I need to order a spring pin. I've not seen them on the 038's I've worked on in the past

I'm just changing the chain break handle on my 391 and I've found this misc lever and spring. It looks like the springs not been connected to anything since new but should it be fitted in place as in the second pic? ? I've been through the oil/sawdust muck and not found a pin and nothing is listed on the IPL

Had an ms261 to look at, engine seizure at 18 months old Along with the last 261 and a 260 in just under four years

I've used a ball cutter on a dremel to reach in tight areas to stop cracks in fins, You just have to work on both sides

I've been cutting oak and poplar, the oak has been everything that won't go through the splitters( knotty nobbly and awkward cuts ) All processed for small wood burners and a heap of noodled saw dust mulch for the flowerbeds.