Steven P

Always the problem with these types of questions the world over, what does "best" mean to the OP - is the saw for personal use, perhaps cutting to length split firewood, 6' from a power supply, or does he want to use it professionally. Though from the answers above, and the £600 budget there are only a coupe of choices. Perhaps need the OP to come back with more info what the intended use is to go from there. I doubt now that they will be back though, been too long ignoring the thread.

We would if it was about territory like in the Ukraine, but if it was about neutralising us then no, a few grenade launchers shot at a nuclear warhead will do next to nothing. And if we are defending alone against an actual invasion, we are pretty fcked anyway, with France and Germany probably already overrun and the US abandoning us. So rearming is all about defending others, which I believe we are doing with giving some things to the Ukraine - our kit, their people.

Verstappen is similar, his very rich dad paying his way. Am glad Norris won though - cannot get to the top of any sport without a bit of talent, but to get to the very top you need some ££ behind you to do nothing else apart from that. Hoping Hamilton gets some decent development time this year to make his car suit his style better, feel he has another 2nd or 3rd place left in him Feel a bit sorry for Piastri though losing out second place - but that is racing I guess - Norris got a new suspension part way through the season about the time he took off, so perhaps he had the better car at the end? Personality wise, yup, not a lot there. Though is it a generation / age thing that he hasn't developed a media presence or personality yet? (see this in work, it takes the graduates a few years to come into their own - aging and maturing - and more age again to get proper sarcastic about the job)

Yes, get it running and someone off ebay will take it. Conversely I might have just been lucky.

It doesn't get so much use as it used to, but I've had a MS181 for about 12 years - just domestic and smaller firewood, doesn't miss a beat still, but as Muddy suggested, maintenance is the key, perhaps missed out if the tool is in a 'disposable' price tag? Service and clean when it needs it, OEM recommended oils, sharp chain and watching how much you abuse it, should last pretty well... However for just around the garden if I was to recommend anything I'd go battery as well.

Depends on the lengths and species, anything up to 4' or 5' length depends on the species and diameter will usually split OK. Note that that was a comment before we got a few more details of the logs he is wanting to cut. I'll often do a few longer lengths - holds the wood piles together better - cut just before use.

Yeah, with logs that size it will eat through the batteries. They're generally good for anything less than the supplied bar length, 10" or so? If you look at the thread I linked too, I think the suggestions in there might be useful for you. Something like the Stihl MS261 (with 16" chain, rather than the 18" option that is often suggested) - assuming most of the logs will be on the 2' side of things rather than 3'. But for that kind of work your budget will be similar to what was asked there,

See the thread below yours (as I am looking it is anyway), first chainsaw. Why do you want to go from battery to petrol? What is the issue with the battery saw? What size of wood are you wanting to cut? If the wood is too large, can you split it before you cut cut it? Do you have a budget? Does your existing chain saw have a sharp chain on it? You could get many answers, a few more details will help us to narrow down what saws might be suitable.

However for used, all depends on the source, ebay and similar could be fantastic bragains, could be full of hidden issues that were never mentioned - I'd be more inclined now to get one I can see and see run. A dealer should be able to start a saw for you. However if it is going to be a work saw, I would go new, you know its history then and that when you turn up for work it will run when you want it to.

I believe in the best tools for the job, so get one that is suited to your needs. but for that we need to know what your needs are. What are you wanting to use the saw for? What is your experience with them, and do you have a preference to use petrol, electric or battery (all depends what you are going to use it for and where). Does your budget also have to include the relevant PPE, things like a chain sharpening kit and fuel cans as well, or is that on top of just the saw cost.

Well, this one was hilarious, "make a wish" Trump has been awarded a FIFA peace prize. You might ask what a FIFA peace prize is... it is a special award for really really big and brave presidents for being really really special. Or... it is FIFA understanding how cheap a bung needs to be to get what they want with the world cup in the US next summer. Award was created this year, never one before and apparently not even the board of FIFA knew of its existence either. Special brave boy, for being really really brave....

If you have all the materials to hand then the dead hedge is reasonably quick to construct, there are a couple of threads on here (I think) with some others have made. Only ever done short stretches, last one was about 30' using a trampoline for supports - couple of hours to make that but most of the materials there to start with (curved shape so a little more work than a straight one). You'll also want to factor in some time over the years to top it up.

Am just waiting for this years map "Yellow Snow" warnings.

It is something that men 'don't talk about'... when in reality we should! Once you talk to others about depression you realise it is not something that you are alone in suffering from - a great first post to bite the bullet. There are many many resources out there that can help, I think AndysManClub was mentioned on here a while ago also. Somewhere there is a solution that works for everyone. Second thing I was going to mention is that there is no single cause, and it is often the little causes that no one notices - a relationship break up for example, all your friends will call to ask how you are doing. A heavy work load for a month? No one is going to phone "I heard you were too busy, how are you feeling" (as an example). Perhaps we shouldn't wait till a friend has broken before we ask how they are? Perhaps we should take away the filters in our mind when we do ask and listen better to the reply we get given? Hoping that having taken the first steps, things get better for you soon.

So what you're saying is... take a pheasant, boil the shit out of it, and in another pan make a decent curry sauce and have that instead? Add chicken if you want meat in it.

They have had their 9:30 cup of tea from the trolley, next round I do will be at 9:45, so got loads of time. However you are detracting from:

Guys, we a fcking idiots, she was on the Andrew Marr show last in 2019, how come that didn't register with our conscience in 2025? Obvious now who she is. Edit: And was a journalist with the newspapers before 2016 when she joined Sky... Google tells me so. But are you cross threading your upset at the world again JonsonD?

It is a bit scary Mark for the kids, we push them into education, train them to do stuff and computer takes on all they can do, leaving them and their degrees with the only jobs being flipping burgers and cleaning hotels.

So the obvious questions are where are you and have you put your details into the tip sites (Link above)

.. which I think is an increase of about 5 billion since he took office this time around. Not bad work if you can get it. That jet is in the library after his time, I am going to get my library card and borrow it for a month.

Perhaps that goes back to what I was saying earlier though, they have cut car emissions (and others - heavy industries in the middle of towns for example), so that while there was always that factor of wood smoke - and brake and tyre emissions they have become a more significant portion of air pollution... though yes I believe that with heavier cars there will be increasing. On the flip side of course, with electrical car regenerative braking perhaps the brake thing is something they will let slide and it will naturally decrease as we all get electric vehicles? Still got to worry about tyres though. There is no need for a SUV in a city. I forget the number but the average footprint of a car has increased by 10% (? I think) over the years - or as my nan put it "car parking spaces are getting smaller" (no nan....) Edit: Sorry - just blanked the link you posted saying the same thing I just did

Yes that has happened - a few comments on this forum to that extent also. 'Kiln dried' being the consumers expectation, many of the smaller producers and suppliers cannot do that or justify doing that. But that is the same with all adverts though, nothing to do with stoves, got to be able to substantiate your claims (in the UK terrestrial adverts at least, not sure about online) Not sure that will be a retrospective thing though, back to how they would police it... a once a year Christmas fire unless you are dragging the inspectors out on Christmas day? Though yes, if the price was acceptable I would have had one installed too. Yes, not a lot of electricity use... if that bothered me I would be training the teenagers that light switches work on AND off !

Can't ban open fires unless you are willing to spend, lets say £2k in every house that has one to remove it and the chimney (to prevent it being opened up again after), and redecorate (also to include those with wood burners fitted to prevent them being taken out and an open fire being used instead). Easier to control the sale of new burner... though they could of course encourage installing a more efficient stove instead of an open fire somehow. The logic kind of applies to cars - not banning older less efficient vehicles but any new ones have to meet mre stringent minimum standards

Yes I think if the earth can turn leaves and dead fish into oil and coal (with time, heat and pressure) then surely it can do the same with plastics that are halfway there as they are. Fungi - a thing on the TV last night, they can do something with some of them to make an equivalent to wood, takes about a month to grow the fungi, rather than 30 for trees, they are our friends, and not just for breakfast.

Sounds like more to the story. Vaguely passed it in yesterdays new I think.... suspect they went in mob handed because she has a history with kicking off at the police.