Ratman

Doubtful, if you were having it contract that much then you would of had to of had some serious heat build up in the first place to which your chain would of obliterated already during use. I personally do think you have a part issue with heat though contributing to your failures.

Approx 70% of your life is spent at work, you need to be happy in what your doing or you’ll be miserable! So if it suits and your happy...... then crack on i say! Cheers for divulging [emoji106]

I’d still find/have plenty to do, not one for being sat about, but i wont be tied down to working for anyone full time by then i’m hoping. We want to see more of the world, so jump on a few boats and planes here and there in between and see whats out there. How long you been modding outdoor equipment for?

I’m hoping to throw it in at 52! [emoji6] we’ll see nearer time though. How old are you spud? (Me being a nosey sod and all![emoji39])

I shagged a chain up just before xmas on a 021 running with a knackered sprocket and the oil pump was weak on it too. Those straps look very similar in the way they have worn, so it just makes me think that a slight shortage of oil may be a contributing factor on the chain failures, heat mainly being the starting point of weakness setting in.

Weapon!

Some of those links on their underside look quite worn to nearly burred on your vid, wearing close to your rivets, you defo getting enough oil?

Nay!

Its what you make of it like anything in life. If your suited, dedicated and love to do house bashing and renovating, that when finished gives you a rental house (or a few in the future, portfolio as they say) and you can make the figures stack up in your favour.... then thats earning a crust, go for it! Regards tenants etc, you can do the vetting before hand, all the decisions can be yours. If you get a bad one and it costs ya.... then hey ho, suck it up, you made a bad choice. But that will influence your decision for next time, we all learn from our mistakes. Go for it, only here once!

Its on our list of places to visit is canada (big area obviously) got a great uncle and great aunt that live in british columbia further north than vancouver island in hazelton. My mrs would be a nervous wreck with the wild animals, bears, wolves etc, i’m a bit more chilled than she is and would love the experience and thrill. But still being safe with it too. Been watching some of your vids, nice! [emoji108]

Cracking imagination! Or just a hater! ?

[emoji15] 6 months!!! I’d be in tears if i left mine for six months till i cleaned it, and i’m not a daily user like most guys. Might just be me being anal but tend to blow em off with compressor after each use and take recoil case and clutch case off probably after every 3 days of use. I even wash my car before it goes in for its service knowing full well its gona get BMW’s full valet and attention. Wouldnt dream of giving anything over to anyone without if being clean, wouldnt want em to get the impression i’m idle or scruffy!

Jammy get! Looks mint! Wolves will be reight, just give em a stroke! [emoji6][emoji2]

You got a hot wash bath or do ya just do it by hand and some jizer?

[emoji15] please dont!

It falls in the “do gooders section” along with all other free hand outs the uk gives.

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I’ve PROPER ABUSED my old girl [emoji51] think i bought it back in 2005 time, gave £150 for it, (cash [emoji6]) and only ever put a carb kit in it other year when the chuffing thing conked on me half way through cutting my hearth for my fireplace [emoji13]

He runs it on stihl’s red one shot hp oil in a 5 litre tetra can. My only concern with the 5 litre cans is that they can actually hold more than 5 litres! so if you nearly brim one i think theyre nearer 5 1/4 litres, so to put a one shot in then means obviously a leaner mix. Hes had it for prob 8yrs that i know of, not sure how old it is, there is a serial number on the crankcase so could possibly find out, its a very clean cosmetically example for a used TS400, majority are normally far more battered, i know mine is ?

It there no way you can drill a hole and put a grease nipple in? Some lube is better than no lube.

Never played with husky saws at all, are they all same in respect to their pistons and only having a single ring?

Nothing obvious at all, just a lot of bag in the con rod / big end, quite a bit of up and down movement and you can also feel excessive wear when twisting left to right too. Cylinder and piston are good, if it was mine for what work it’ll do i’d just replace crank, bearings and seals.

Agreed, they do look the nuts! But its not mine, its a mates, he generally looks after his stuff, saws clean all round but cranks shat itself, just one of those things. I’ll leave it up to him what i do, just crank and bearings or if he wants to re pot it too, i’m not fussed. I like the 400’s over later models personally.

I’m buggered either way eggs till i’m 55 cos i cant touch it till then. I’d buy another house tomoz with what i have already in my sipp pot if i could. Time will tell though, owt could happen between now and then.