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  1. Dan Maynard
    That's a good point, you can get oak featheredge fencing which is put up green.
  2. Dan Maynard

    Ms261c porting

    Dan Maynard replied to Maxd's topic in Chainsaws

    I can understand that, I tried the 500i for weight when I bought the 400 and it is quite a bit bigger machine, thought I wouldn't pick it up unless needed. I would guess the 400 isn't far off a ported 362 tbh.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Personally I'd just get the more expensive one, you're not going to use enough in hedge trimmer that it makes any difference to your business overhead whereas gearbox failure will. Having said that, I also work on the principle that some of any grease is so much better than no grease at all that it doesn't matter much what you use if regular.
  4. Dan Maynard
    Rough rule of thumb is 1 year per inch board thickness, so you'll have to be a patient man to season a 36" stem before sawing. I reckon you'll then find it so much harder than green you wish you'd cut it earlier. I don't know about leaving it to rest, can't see it's going to make that much difference as not much will happen till it's sawn and boards start drying. I would guess don't saw it too thin at first then resaw cladding if that's what you want to do. Probably need to see the inside before you decide really.
  5. Dan Maynard

    Ms261c porting

    Dan Maynard replied to Maxd's topic in Chainsaws

    I wouldn't buy a 362 any more either, hardly any extra weight have a 400.
  6. Dan Maynard
    You also say you have a direct air duct to the fire? Where does that lead to outside? Seems to me if it's the downwind side of the building then that could be at lower pressure when the wind blows, then it's not helping. In the end you need to get the flue to suck more anyway , so not disagreeing about flue height/ cowl issue.
  7. Dan Maynard
    I've gone over to no-rent bottle too, gas refill price is a little higher but overall cost to run is much much cheaper, takes me more than a year to use a bottle.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Nope, no screws. That's a TC-M which is autotune, you enlarge the exhaust outlet and then go cutting - no carb adjustment required (or possible). I haven't done the timing advance, exhaust mod has been good and easy - don't know how much more scope there is from timing advance.
  9. Dan Maynard
    If you buy too much it should be easy enough to shift the rest on as firewood, surely? Not too valuable but people are desperate.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Last time my wife had a fairly minor procedure, the consultant said tell work you need 4 weeks off. She was thinking it was minor and should be back quicker than that, but in truth the effects of anaesthetic lasted and she needed the full time. I think it's easy to underestimate how long it takes to really recover from these things and then be disappointed, ideally you should go to Bath or Brighton for a few months to relax.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Last time my wife had a fairly minor procedure, the consultant said tell work you need 4 weeks off. She was thinking it was minor and should be back quicker than that, but in truth the effects of anaesthetic lasted and she needed the full time. I think it's easy to underestimate how long it takes to really recover from these things and then be disappointed, ideally you should go to Bath or Brighton for a few months to relax.
  12. Dan Maynard
    I think this will be to ensure the control is stable and you don't get the two systems cycling against each other as they have different time constants.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Could you persuade him onto Gransfors Bruk? Fairly widely available.
  14. Dan Maynard
    Wished I'd seen this thread, was working in Swindon myself a few weeks ago.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Aim to make the hole about twice the original size. If you can sneak under the deflector and enlarge the hole that's great, I chose to drill down through both, shape the slot and then cap the deflector as I don't have a Dremel. Useful increase in power for not much hassle and low risk of problems. I think if your saw is 2016 it's probably tcm so will autotune to compensate. Do you have carb adjusting screws?
  16. Dan Maynard
    Mine was xtorq 365.
  17. Dan Maynard
    I think you have to draw a distinction between the normal arbotecs which seem to tear while you're getting out of the van, and the pro version which are made from much much tougher materials. They did seem to whack the price up last year though so not that much less than pfanner when shopping long leg, so I went for pfanner.
  18. Dan Maynard
    This is what I meant, should have said reports rather than tales. Not had it happen to me as don't own an 088.
  19. Dan Maynard
    Definitely worth doing, spud did mine.
  20. Dan Maynard
    I've got a NatWest account so Freeagent accounting software is free. That handles quotes, invoice, links to bank and collects my numbers for tax return. If you go QuickBooks or Xero they do similar but you pay, in my mind £20 a month isn't too bad but would be a chainsaw every 3 years so I'd rather not be giving that away if I don't need to. If you need card payments I'm not sure, seems to be a balance between monthly payment or percentage but I usually just ask for bank transfer and that's been fine and cheaper as a transaction costs 35p flat rate.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.

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