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  1. 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.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Could you persuade him onto Gransfors Bruk? Fairly widely available.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Wished I'd seen this thread, was working in Swindon myself a few weeks ago.
  4. 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?
  5. Dan Maynard
    Mine was xtorq 365.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Dan Maynard
    Definitely worth doing, spud did mine.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Dan Maynard
    Maybe the public can't see them anyway so no loss of amenity.
  21. Dan Maynard
    I use birch bark mostly, much much better than paper.
  22. Dan Maynard
    ... or as joined up as "sorry that's not my department"
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.

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