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  1. Dan Maynard
    I'll be interested to try this, I work on the theory of only storing saws with full tanks because then there's no air for them to absorb water from - but will be good to know if it works. Same is supposed to be true for water in diesel tanks which leads to diesel bug, iirc.
  2. Dan Maynard
    If you're buying once a week you won't, and modern saws are designed to be fine on E10. There have been tales on here of people's 088 seizing, as it is brought out rarely and hence has fuel that's sat in it.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Have to decide first what you mean by proper management. If it's timber trees then yep, saw. If it's wildlife and biodiversity then no harm in leaving it imho. Lots of interesting things will grow in the cracks and crevices as it falls over and falls apart.
  4. Dan Maynard
    YouTube is your friend. I think you're a bit limited if it's a tc, the answer is get a 201tcm. If you must stick with the tc then little to lose. If you change to tcm obviously it retunes itself after you drill the exhaust. I've recently done mine by opening out the existing hole, I'd have to post pics to explain.
  5. Dan Maynard
    I don't think there's much performance difference between the alkylate fuels, the different brands obviously run slightly different oils but it's all premium stuff. I haven't noticed a lot of price difference unless you buy in quantity, such as 200 litres you can start to get better pricing. I'm on pump fuel though, as above I buy premium because some of my kit is well over 10 years old. Esso E5 is ethanol free so for me that's the way to go. Modern saws are designed for E10 so will be fine as long as you don't keep it around long enough for water absorption or and/or oil separation to take place, which should be fine if you use what you buy within 30days according to Stihl.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Bit hard to get perspective but isn't that an 11kV power line above the tree? If so then doesn't look like a great place for a tree anyway, soon the problem will be UKPN chopping a scoop out of it.
  7. Dan Maynard
    I imagine it's as old as barrels, rope and bricks. Probably cathedral stonemasons were telling it 800 years ago. Still funny though.
  8. Dan Maynard
    I've a Brian James tipper, fine on Defender but will make the passengers sick if I put it on the car such a terrible bounce. The BJ non tipper I had before was fine on both. Haven't checked specs for a couple of years but there used to be shock absorbers on the option list, I have wondered if these would reduce this problem.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I can't see that you could CE mark it, it's got that serial number. I think the only chance is to talk to the manufacturer and get a letter from them stating that all the parts are the same so it could carry the mark. Or, if you are self employed then you can choose to use non CE kit - some people climb on non CE rope and harnesses imported from the US, or the Bulldog bone for example.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Are you friendly with any bigger outfits around you? The most economical way is get a group together so there are a few kits and then invite one of the travelling guys like Simon from Bowline. Otherwise there are a few that will inspect if you send it in, even FRJones but I have always been bit nervous about packing and sending all my gear like that. Some of the training places do inspection too, maybe worth asking the nearest ones how they get theirs done.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Maybe the public can't see them anyway so no loss of amenity.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I use birch bark mostly, much much better than paper.
  13. Dan Maynard
    ... or as joined up as "sorry that's not my department"
  14. Dan Maynard
    Chainsaw boots and trousers are kind of non issue, go out wearing those in the morning. Helmets are a thing. I keep mine on most of the day because otherwise I forget where I left it and get annoyed wandering round to find it. I have worked with people who take helmet off at any opportunity, which is bad because the most common accident I've seen on site after silky cut is wood dropping out of trees onto heads.
  15. Dan Maynard
    I do think it's going to be like fuel injection on cars though, at first people hated it because it was unreliable and expensive but now it's totally taken for granted. I have mtronic MS201T and it's great, absolutely no trouble with tuning, idle or starting and it's 4 or 5 years old now. The previous MS200 were great performers but tricky carbs.
  16. Dan Maynard

    Past it???

    Dan Maynard replied to Ben10's topic in General chat

    More hedge work than grass cutting available this time of year. It's not a bad place to start though, you'll be meeting lots of people who you can go back to for tree work later.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Just rereading the guidance and even if you do it gradually at 5cu a quarter the onus is on you to prove no more than 5 was felled in any one quarter if they should investigate afterwards. As above, I would definitely stop and get in touch with FC.
  18. Dan Maynard
    Nah, my wallet would crumble and turn to dust if it saw daylight. Besides I emptied it buying the slab table as well.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Groundie working for me bought some chainsaw trouser for £40 on offer, they do tear if you stare at them too hard. I think you need to go up from the very cheapest or they won't last at all in thorn and bramble.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Probably after "oh that's let the light in" and "doesn't it look a lot on the ground" the most common thing I get asked about is sharpening. When I show them a file and say not too tricky they tend to look at me like I'm doing black magic. Some take them to dealer to get ground, some buy cheapest on eBay and bin when they really do stop cutting.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Closer to the truth. You can sort of get away with the idea on a topper though, they take so long to blunt.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Was that secondhand? £14 seems too good to be true, that's 1/3 off the big online sellers like chainsdirect.
  23. Dan Maynard
    The Rock seem well used. There are then a few other "good" brands if you don't want to go cheaper. Oxdale, AMR (Fuelwood near Warwick), Balfor, Posch (JPWilson). I ended up with Posch, they pallet shipped it from Scotland, it's been a good machine.
  24. Dan Maynard
    Although Stihl say start with a 5.2 anyway. As FRJones sent me 6 boxes of 5.2 files instead of 6 individual files a few years ago that's what I do.
  25. Dan Maynard
    I've bought the accessory Muck Truck towbar, fits to the front of the skip on pins. It says rated to 2ton trailer, although I've never tried to use it for that weight - imagine the wheels would spin.

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