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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    If very light scoring was the only issue the saw would run fine, maybe slightly down on power and slightly more smoky. If scoring is hard to tell then doesn't sound like that can really be the issue.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Other questions would be if piston or cylinder has been changed already?
  3. Dan Maynard
    I think this might be a case for a meme from @Mick Dempsey
  4. Dan Maynard
    I'd go with this too, if you prune them they'll be different but who's to say different is better? I would cut the leylandii back away from the apple if anything, otherwise it will disappear under the shade.
  5. Dan Maynard
    You can do this but they'll grow back with some weird shape so most likely you'll want to keep trimming them back, so I would suggest you need to be prepared for the ongoing maintenance.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Sounds like you have to take nothing for granted. If it's been sat for a while before you had it quite likely gummed up or bunged up in carb so I think that's a logical thing to strip and replace rubbers. If the behaviour definitely changed with coil change then that sounds like it was a problem, maybe you need to think about how much to spend though, could be aftermarket coil is junk and it needs a new carb so with decent OEM parts not cheap. Are you sure the cylinder and piston are good? Also, it's from the period 261 were notorious for crank wear so you should check that.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Yes, flue sizes are minimum so will be fine. Otherwise nobody could ever connect to an unlined chimney.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Can't easily find that one in the UK but Gustharts have an English Braids 10mm rigging line, evidently it's not a common size.
  9. Dan Maynard
    I'll have to go back to keeping petrol in an old metal oil can. I've recently bought some Duckhams classic 20W50 which is in a metal can so they are about.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Check the bank t&c though, mine changed in the last few years to explicitly exclude running a business on the personal account.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Wow. Having found the 12 so much better than 13 I'd be interested to try, just can't understand they say recommended rope size is 13mm.
  12. Dan Maynard
    Reckon I'll try on my 372, only 18" bar so not many teeth.
  13. Dan Maynard
    I'm really intrigued to try the square filing but this is what worries me, in domestic arb there is loads of shite to hit.
  14. Dan Maynard
    I've got some EXL on my bigger saws, cuts well. No reason to search out the old stuff I'd say.
  15. Dan Maynard
    The above is a good summary, except to say although purchase price higher I don't think you lose any more money on a greenmech or JoBeau as the resale value so good. ... and I wouldn't go TW13/75, I think the square infeed is too small and the output being at knee height is a pain you don't need, you can never chip into a trailer or van properly. It's an older design which is very solid but been superseded in my opinion.
  16. Dan Maynard
    Fair enough, I guess maybe one of those things that varies locally as well.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Just to update, my conclusion it's still a bit of a niche thing but really good when you do hit that niche. 12mm Sirius is indeed the stuff to use. Much smoother, but you do still need a certain minimum weight to make it smooth. The spruce went really well, one branch wasn't enough weight but I took half a dozen slings and sent them down in bunches. Very handy for the pulling up, and also me being able to take the load at times while people were moving stuff round on the ground. Also used it on this overhanging oak reduction back to boundary. I didn't get involved in the neighbour discussion but they'd agreed the spot to cut. Rigging ring for the very light stuff then bigger branches and wood down on the wrench. Nowhere to put a bollard in this case.
  18. Dan Maynard
    Birch isn't famous for being good at coppicing, so quite likely to die. More known as a prolific seed producer - live fast, die young, spread on the wind.
  19. Dan Maynard
    That is interesting, think in the article it said 1.7kg core engine currently at 9k rpm but aiming for 14k rpm producing 3.7kW which is right in the chainsaw area. On the other hand I think small and domestic tools are heading electric, so it's only the bigger saws needing it and I'm not sure there are enough of those to justify the complete reinvention of the design.
  20. Dan Maynard
    I always have some spare bolts in too, they have a special low profile head. I've got a 17mm impact socket for these which is ground flat on the front. Other tip from the chap I bought mine from is torque blade bolts carefully, he didn't have a torque wrench the first time he did his, the bolts came undone and smashed up the blades.
  21. Dan Maynard
    Ah I see them now, see what you mean. Not sure, usually think of girth hitch done with a loop but principle is the same, not tying knots each time.
  22. Dan Maynard
    Welcome to the club! I recommend these chaps, they can source from JoBeau if not stock. Personally I go genuine for blades, the alternative aftermarket from Rotatech aren't much cheaper if at all. https://www.globalmachinerysolutions.co.uk/our-shop/
  23. Dan Maynard
    Are you going to tie them on? Just curious as I've always used Lyon slings but cost adds up, think I've got 6 or 8 something like that.
  24. Dan Maynard
    He obviously knows how much tree surgeons are normally ripping people off when they take away all that valuable wood.
  25. Dan Maynard
    This is the answer! Lift a bag up nice and high too.

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