Baldbloke
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The 460 i'll be returning was also a pleasure for the first 10 minutes as it too had gungy rubber mountings. An absolute pleasure compared to what I have been using.
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I have a lot of steep banks up against fence lines. A wheeled machine would have a limited use for me, and probably wind up being upside down more often than on its wheels. I do have a hydrostatic 3 gang Jacobsen as well as a smaller ride on for the level areas, so the strimmer is really for the awkward corners, up against buildings and walls
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I used to be a fishing ghillie and strimmed sections of river banks/paths over 8 miles of river bank. I too detested using a blade with big Stihl strimmers. They always seemed to produce a heavy vibration. How do you get on with your 35cc 4 stroke Honda and would you recommend the big Kawasaki?
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Usually thick line for grass, couch grass, nettles, and docks, but like the occasional use of a blade for brambles. Never got on using the shrub/tree cutting circular saws as always dinged them on rocks
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I recently bought a second hand FS 460 C which turned out not to be the bargain I was hoping for. It started missing after it warmed up. Luckily it was from a dealer who is willing to take it back. Probably just the coil, but even he suggested that he couldn't be bothered sorting it and it would be sent to auction. I need something fairly heavy duty as the garden is around three acres, and I'm presently alternating using an ancient Stihl backpack strimmer, and nasty homeowner type of kit. As I'm strimming most weeks during the summer, what are the makes worth looking at please?
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I’ve been working on my sceptic tank and haven’t been watching. I’ll watch the highlights later and wish them well over a ?
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Tidy welding by the way[emoji1303]
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Done a few rear cross members on these and usually just lifted the rear body enough to chop and weld in. That way the body/chassis alignment was correct. Also so that the new section wasn’t too short or long and the rearmost fixings fitted[emoji3]
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I’d guess at looking that looking at the clutch/ brake / needle roller wouldn’t hurt to start with. Check the needle roller isn’t worn and is greased and clean out behind the recoil cover[emoji1303]
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With the new MOT regs coming in next week you’d possibly be better with a tuning box (that’s removable for the mot) . De-catting and egr removal is supposedly going to be an auto fail
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I might have to buy another myself [emoji1303]
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I was busy editing my post when you replied. Mine is a 365 Special (on the recoil cover) and I was wondering if that is a similar mod or not? I also understand some 365s had a 48mm bore while others had a 50mm, some had Walbro carbs and some had Zama carbs depending on whether they were XP, Special or X Torque.
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Not that technically minded as the above advisors but would strongly recommend a 365. Quite a grunty saw. Had one as a work saw when I worked on an estate which I used over three winters. I liked it so much I more recently bought one myself for firewood. Used more recently for crosscutting as at my age it's a fair weight to use all day for felling. So used a couple of 365s for about 12 years as main saws. Nowadays I just use a MS 260 for limbing and felling as it's about 2/3rds the weight of the Husky I understand there are a few versions of the 365. X torque/Special/XP. Mines a special with the Walbro carburettor. If it's viable I would really appreciate a laymans explanation for that adaption, the improvement, and whether it will wear out more quickly
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My son tried out their range in NZ recently and rated them highly,
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I like my X27 but also think it a bit on the light side. Great feel to the handle though, although a little perturbed to see it's hollow
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As per the title really. Just wondering if anyone would have an idea how much money is involved before parting with the hard earned. [emoji3] Having seen original parts prices I’m thinking having them made up may be the best option? -
Greening up in Morayshire at last
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Thanks for the heads up! I’ll have to check the one I bought recently [emoji1303]
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As someone stated earlier, the craziest thing is allowing old classic/vintage/ veteran vehicles on the road without a safety check. Or road tax. These vehicles generally had poor brakes from new let alone 40 years they later. They also often smell as oil burners. So what makes a hobbyist an expert maintainer of some old boner? I’m lucky in that my local garage knows that any vehicle I prepare for mot has been well checked over prior to being brought in. I also appreciate a second pair of expert eyes checking over anything I might have missed such as a brake imbalance.
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the future for food, farming and the environment
Baldbloke replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
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the future for food, farming and the environment
Baldbloke replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
To put it in perspective at 16 and a newly employed farm labourer I was being paid £18 a week in 1976. The air fare to New Zealand was much the same price as it is now, but my wage there in the same industry a year and a half later was more than 4 times higher. As stated by Billhook, the price of machinery is the killer. -
A second hand McCulloch 250 super. Stupidly gave it to a neighbour, and now wish I’d kept it
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By law any public body has to supply an answer to a Freedom of Information request within a certain time period. They are duty bound to tell you how much money was used for their mail shot. I recently asked our local council how much their retrospective works costs after they fucked up by granting planning permission after my objections were ignored. It involved engineering works to cut into a bank, move a Hydro electric pole, and take the brow off an A road. 68k. It still doesn’t comply, but they know I’ll go to the papers to release those details if they ignore me again[emoji12] I loathe our council.
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Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version
Baldbloke replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Picture Forum
Who took the wall away[emoji3] -
Supposedly is just EU input. UK motoring organisations that advise government were perfectly happy with existing regulations and actually objected to the new regs. You are partly correct: That is what happens when successive governments sign away our UK powers to unelected EU bureaucrats................. After all, the only vote us mugs were allowed was back in the 70's when we voted to join a common market, and nothing else Where's my ladle to further stir matters up
