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As Mr Monkeybusiness noted, Jacks are terrific dogs, though don't expect the same level of obedience as loyalty (you won't get it), they pretty much do whatever the hell they want. I'm a bit of a convert having had larger dogs and previously a GSD before I met my other half, and now love hers as much as I have my own dogs. The barking and yapping can drive you a bit cranky too but having your dog stationed not too far from your tools at night is one of the best alarms you'll get

I knew it could be bad over there but didn't realize organ harvesting was on the agenda. Christ, what next

I don't usually post anything to do with politics / current affairs, but I'm sure a few forum members saw Panorama last night, I did and i'm going to make an exception. So, the general theme being China's notably slow response to notifying any other nation of the Covid threat, and how the government dealt with anyone who dared to mention the possibility of a pandemic threat, ie., they either disappeared or were bumped off (same thing, really). In a bit of a huff over the whole thing today I was pondering just how much stuff in my house / garage / car is made in the PRC - and it's a disturbing number of items. Clothes / textiles, obviously electrical and electronic goods, kitchen items - the list goes on and on. I understand more than a little of how the global economy works, and yes there's a lot of people in China who produce things to a high standard at low cost. But if one good thing needs to come out of all this Covid drama it's that we badly need to see a shift here; I want to start buying more goods made in Europe or America, regardless of it costs more. It was a relief just to look at the label on a vintage Husvarna in the lockup stating "Made in Sweden"

Thanks, will do

Ok thanks for above

Ok that could have been checked and worded a little better- I was hurrying. It came WITHOUT an air filter, I'm looking for an early Practica single screw mount air filter, unless someone has any suggestions about how to concoct a makeshift one

And Stubby thanks also the reply didn't go unnoticed

Spud, no effect at all however you touch the throttle- but I'll go through all the possible faults and that is a great help thanks

I'm running a 357 for cutting chestnut and the model I use has been going great until a few days back. Once started on choke, when you yank the recoil again it will climb rapidly on the revs (and I'm not touching the throttle), and then after 10 seconds just stop. Everything that I can see is working normally on the switchgear, any ideas please what's occurring thanks

A long shot, but does anyone have any spares / repairs or scrap Husqvarna 61 stuff lying about, I've bought an early model that came with filter, which has a single screw air intake fitment; nobody seems to stock anything but the later double screw mount option - though apparently you can switch the intake if you can get the carbs spares?

A final update../Ebay upheld their Buyer Protection policy and refunded me, despite having pointed out to them that the courier seemed to be at fault not the seller. Pleasant surprise really

Stubby yeah they do ask what item is and to be fair I leave the description fairly loose as "chainsaw" sadly reads "more valuable" to a lot of people and only last year myhermes "lost" a pair of chainsaw strides that eventually (2 months later) were compensated for. I don't buy the idea that items of a considerable size just disappear into the ether, sadly things are being nicked here and there. So its described as "garden machinery", which might help, I don't know. It wasn't described as a Husqvarna chainsaw, anyway. Lets be frank, all this crap about it being "disposed of" nobody with any sense is going to believe

It was a paypal deal. The only issue here is I can probably get refunded, but they won't reimburse the seller as well and as he has done nothing wrong, I don't want him to lose out

Thanks for this. Frankly it seems the decision has been made on my case, but the seller is not at all happy and wants it ideally taken further. A lot of the time I think the people calling the shots upstairs are those that upset me, not the drivers. It's the "we don't really give a toss if your goods are damaged" attitude thinly veiled with something more polite

Yeas that's something I'm taking up with them currently. Garden and household tools not covered "unless properly packed" or words to that effect. So, a grey area Query Resolved Reference: 200702-029893 Parcel ID: 1925376249500586 Subject: Hermes email enquiry You recently requested our assistance through the online support pages. Below is a summary of your request and our response. If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it within the next 7 days. Thank you for raising this with us. To access your question from our support site, click here Response By E-mail (Alfiya Sayed) (04/07/2020 10.47 AM) Dear , Thanks for getting in touch with us about parcel number 1925376249500586 We're so sorry to hear that the contents of your parcel have been damaged. The parcels go through several handling and transportation processes and on rare occasions this may happen. We’ve had a look at your claim details and we’re sorry but we’re unable to accept this due to the item being excluded. You can check our list of excluded items on this link In accordance with our Terms & Conditions, we will not accept claims for: • Gardening and household tools When you complete your order with us, you accepted these Terms & Conditions and as a result, we’ll now close this query. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this has caused Kind regards, Alfiya Sayed Customer Service Advisor Hermes Customer Services This is the final reply from them, so it's case closed as far as they are concerned. Except Alfiya isn't considering it a grey area obviously

No, not the case. In two emails they have confirmed that they damaged the packaging, it wasn't badly packed. Hence a bit poor they then blame the two parties involved in the transaction

Thanks for this- and for the record, all I would have wanted here was for them to mention the incident before binning it. I appreciate a lot of people can't pack a saw very well and that must cause issues

I've really got nagging doubts that it's just been disposed of, you can't just lob a petrol chainsaw in an incinerator. I'll be watching ebay, gumtree and the like for the next 6 months if need be to see if someone lists it

Occasionally one or two of us on here may need to courier a saw, for a few different reasons. I buy the odd old school saw from ebay, and recently secured a Husqvarna 362xp Special, a rare thing now and I was pleased as punch to get it. I set the courier up as the seller usually preferred collect, and given he is in the rear end of nowhere in Scotland I had myhermes pick the saw up from him. 5 days later the issues started...saw had been temporarily held up according to tracking, then a further 2 days later, no tracking at all and item showing as "invalid". I managed to get through to a virtual assistant initially on Thurs and yesterday came the reply. Essentially the item had somehow been damaged (securely packed in a double skinned wine case apparently), and deemed to be a risk to staff..and destroyed. I'm a pretty reasonable bloke, I understand that items get dropped, go astray maybe; but what does my nut in is how the hell did they damage a very durable item like this to begin with, and how is the thing deemed a risk when emptied of fuel and dissembled - its not a canister of plutonium, is it. I have every reassurance from the sender who seems a very helpful and genuine bloke that his men (its a business) emptied and packed it properly, he saw one of them packing it. I've sent an email to hermes saying I want the thing returned no matter what the condition but what they've done with it is anyone's guess. Furious, really - don't use these clowns if you need to send anything to Spud, for example

And cheers for the parts diagrams I hadn't got this set

Ok, again will bear all this in mind - prior owner had been faffing about with the saw a lot in what was possibly a clueless manner so there is no guarantee that component parts are matching up

Ok thanks for the info. I've added a replacement oil pump / cover plate from a donor saw in decent nick, all should be functioning ok but result is the same - minimal oil from outlet point but now if saw is tipped slightly back when chain and brake cover are off, loads of oil is coming out of the handle end of the pump cover. Did wonder if the fit of the grommet that is supposed to seal off the oil reservoir was a bit loose; I assumed that when the cover was bolted on the seal was pushed slightly tighter, but if it is worn / enlarged, I guess that could cause what I'm getting, quite a lot of oil dripping out of the saw but virtually nothing on the bar

Ah interesting that - I've not done anything yet this weekend but that has happened previously. Why is that specific to a 254, I don't recall it occurring with anything else, odd

Just an update on that, having had the pump out there is a little wear to the splines on the drive cog, you can also notice that with the chain brake off it'soiling well whilst on tickover but rev it and the flow seemed to falter, Have robbed the splined bit off another 254 and will see what I get over the weekend

Yes was aware that the bars are interchangeable, a bonus as I have other K095 bars from 550 xp etc. I couldn't see how there could be much difference if they are the same mount but will try an old Sugi on there.