Dan Maynard
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I forgot to say, not really seen it on sycamore but seen ash do something a bit similar, which I've always assumed was canker.
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I'd go 461, solid repairable long lasting saw which I'd say is a better bet second hand. For your elbow I'd prescribe an MS400 though, on a 20" you'll use it more than you think even when the alternative is a 461 because it's so much lighter.
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Usually Someone Else's Problem, makes something invisible to most people when an SEP field is around an object. Not sure that applies here though.
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Ringing up RobD
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As above I'll change a plug when it's not starting as clean. Difficult to compare service intervals with domestic tree surgery though, none of my saws run every day, and quite a few days doing hedge or silky only reduction don't use a chainsaw at all. Do you have a quieter season cutting like over the summer? I guess in your case the cost would be in being miles from anywhere when the saw won't start, better to chuck in new plug and filters once a year anyway so they never cause a problem.
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Finance company have 'forgotten' to take a deposit
Dan Maynard replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
I just always have this feeling with finance and banks that if you make a mistake it's your fault, and if they make a mistake it's also your fault for not spotting it. Just my paranoia. Bit like when mortgage company gives a special deal, they always win in the end. I don't trust em. -
I can only think of a few things that can slacken the chain - wear (mainly when it's new), heat, or the powerhead rocking forward on the bar slots. If it's getting tight and slack on its own then temperature seems likely , so not oiling properly seems a good candidate but also there is more friction in the plain nosed bar. Have you got another bar? In be really good to run it with a roller nosed bar even if it's only 36" crosscutting to see all is well doing that.
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True, I guess there are some people round here i know and trust , some I don't know...
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Have you got an easy yard to tip at? Maybe other nearby firms would tip you off more arb waste if it saves them running around.
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Pretty sure he's in Canada, think maybe BC .
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Sounds like a nail in line with the cut is possible, ripped out while the chain was running.
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I think the tricky bit is that HMRC won't classify it as a commercial vehicle so the rules are different to a pickup for example. Definitely need accountant advice if you go down this route, if they decide it's a company car then you get whacked with benefit in kind tax which is ugly. In that case probably better if it's your private car and you claim mileage rate as an expense which is tax free.
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I don't know, but did drive past one I took down a couple of years ago and it's a ruddy great bush now. I would think cut in and stump killer, maybe ecoplugs? I think they seed prolifically as well as sucker so some of the plants around will be new seedlings.
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Keep using and sharpening, I tend to find those well used chains with small teeth cut really well so keep going until at least one falls off through being too thin. That's not what he's talking about here though.
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Post pics of what's left, will be interesting to see. Without seeing it I would think it has to have hit something, the forces from wood cutting on each tooth are fairly low. Did you feel it jump back? I've had iron fence rail rip a tooth off, and also stones 10 feet from the ground.
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Finance company have 'forgotten' to take a deposit
Dan Maynard replied to Clutchy's topic in General chat
They might charge you interest on it when they realise they lent you 8 grand for nearly a year. -
I think @doobin might say don't mess around just stick a new carb on it.
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It could be leak but could also be dust through the air filter or even just wear, I guess the thought is that if there is a leak then it'll just score again. I have an ex hire saw that had a small hole under the air filter, wood dust gone through and turn to hard carbon which scored the piston but cylinder ok so I've put a meteor piston in and run fine since. To be fair it started and ran ok on the old piston but bit smokey.
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Husqvarna T540 MK III guide bar & chain recommendations please 🙏
Dan Maynard replied to Lobo's topic in Chainsaws
Guess it's also a question of what trees you're doing, and what back handle to move up to. I usually strip out with battery saw, then have a 14" on my 201 to start chogging with, next step 20" on MS400 usually. I know someone who likes 12" bar on a 200, next saw then is 16" on a 550 for any chogging but might need to swap big saws again before reaching the ground. -
I don't think my wife has had a filling in her whole life, she has good diet and strong teeth. We hope the kids inherit her teeth but sadly you can't choose. Me on the other hand need my old fillings sorting and the odd bit of work here and there, I get my money's worth from the plan.
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We've been to the same dentist for over 20 years, originally NHS but went private so we're on a 15 per month type deal as above that includes checkups. He is about my age, I often think when I go there he's been sat in this same room looking at teeth for all these years and really that's it for career progression, he's got another 20 years in the same room to get through before he can retire. Dentist is on my list of jobs I am glad someone does, and really glad it's not me.
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Depending on the training centre and your foot size they might be able to lend you some, worth asking before spending out if you don't need to.
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I had a cheap one that was my brother's, thought it would be cool to vac up sawdust from cutting firewood in front of my garage. All the tiny stones on the concrete going up the tube into the impeller sounded like bullets, gave up on that pretty quick. I don't see a better way really than plenty of sheets to keep 95% of the leaves off the gravel then blow the last bit. Sheets are pretty cheap really compared to fancy blowers.
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There's one on the house across the road from us, you must be right.
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Like this, by the time I've got it off my arms I can't be bothered to start on the ropes so just ignore and it goes away. If friction cord is really bad just bin it and tie another.
