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Yup. Basically triggers broom. Hah. Still, been good to dick around with.

Max revs are sitting just over 12k rpm, wound through another tank and a half of fuel today and still pleased. Discovered it wasn't the bearing which was noisy/rough but the clutch drum. Swapped it for the one off the 371 and all was nicer, so ordered a new drum and couple of bearings tonight.

Put another tank of fuel through it today, still seems to be going well. Thinned the chain oil out a little and the tank seems to be nearly empty at the same time it ran out of fuel, which hopefully indicates it isn't too far off oiling correctly. Bit concerned about fine sawdust getting past the air filter, the inside of the carb elbow is quite gritty despite putting a decent bit of grease around the filter. An oem filter doesn't seem to fit any better so I'll try an oem elbow which will come from a parts saw I just bought. Also want to replace the clutch bearing soon, just doesn't feel quite right. Going to do a bit more work with it tomorrow. Think I might adjust the carb a bit, and push the revs up to 12k rpm or so. Might put the 24" bar on too depending on progress.

No worries. Hope they let you know soon. I'll get some photos and ping and email over in the next few days. Cheers Tom.

Hi Rob, I know these were expected in this week, did they get sent out? Excited to get on and use mine. Also, you do milling? Might you be interested in a trip to Winchester to mill some beech? Cheers. Tom

I believe some are migratory and some live here permanently, could be wrong though.

I think it is 2x the height of the tree, so one falling doesn't knock the next one onto the path. I guess it could be argued that they are looking at future issues, as stated taking down dead ash trees will be hazardous and I think I read that the recommendation will be to use a harvester to protect the people doing the work. The damage to the rest of the wood by the harvester and the cost might be seen as too high? Dunno though, I'm just a curious bystander.

Oh and I did take some wet and dry to the cut out where the air filter cover clip goes as it had a sharp edge and relieved my knuckle of a quantity of skin.

Finally got to use the saw properly for a while this morning. Had a big beech felled, so set about cutting it up and put a tank and a bit of fuel through it. Seemed to go really well, nibbling through 18"-20" limbs and below quickly and with little fuss. The clutch seemed to slip a couple of times when I pushed the saw a bit too hard, hopefully it'll settle in, but it didn't really stop progress. The oiler output seems very variable, turned it up to 4x turns out from fully in and it seemed to be better not sure it will produce enough for the 24" bar though. I've got another non-genuine oil pump I could try if it proves to be too frugal. Lost the little screw from the chain brake handle. Had tried to keep an eye on it as I'd had it come loose before, but it escaped me. Found one that would do as a replacement and loctited it in. Excuse the farmer droop, I did tighten the chain after this photo was taken.

What percentage of men might you beat in fisticuffs? You might be able to work out what level of beating you'll receive so you can prepare. Whether it will be an ice pack, you'll need a coffin, or he will hit you so hard you will turn inside out and become some sort of human slug.

It's really interesting to read/learn about experiences of minorities and the self fulfilling prophecies caused by heavy handed policies. Not targeting any one group, as Mr Eggs has suggested, would ultimately be better. Encourage integration in societies and also increase police funding for all aspects of their work and we would all benefit.

Should go well with the 20" bar on it. Looking forward to hearing more about it. How often do or will you use it? I seem to have knackered my wrist, opening doors is bloody painful, so I doubt I'll get to play with mine for a few weeks. It took me a few moments of thinking that I recognised the saw on the Facebook group to realise it was yours.

Ran it up and tested it in some wood again today, oiler didn't seem to be that good, but after fiddling with it again seemed fine. Hopefully it'll settle now. The plug boot split, so I'll have to replace it at some point. Fitted the new tank once I was happy with it running. Reset the carb to 2700 rpm idle and 11000rpm wot, it had been sitting at 3700rpm idle due to me being an idiot and the idle adjustment screw being wound too far in. Idles and picks up well, no issues with the new tank, hopefully I'll be able to get on and use it properly soon. Would like to replace the flywheel still and recheck the bolts holding the crankcase together too. Think I'll put a few more tanks of fuel through it and then try it on the 24" bar.

I didn't think there was free shipping either. Paid £60 shipping for mine. Did more fiddling, hope to have sorted the brake band issue by swapping the brake spring. Not convinced though. The lever which attaches to the hand guard and applies/releases the brake started to break, the lozenge shaped block which presses on the brake mechanism started to snap and bend. I've reset it and used the mig welder and dremel to reweld it and tidy it back up again. Didn't get much further than that. Will test the brake band further tomorrow and then try running the saw. Guess I'll find out if the seal is ok or not then. It ran ok yesterday when I tried it, so fingers crossed...

Think I've buggered it up a bit differently tonight. Pushed the oil seal in nice and flat with washers, and then tried to tap it a bit further with a socket so it's nicely home in the casting. I've got a feeling that I've actually driven it too far into the bearing now though. Boo. Got a genuine crankshaft sleeve from a reputable supplier as the huztl one didn't look right - I think the seal had not been pushed in far enough, hence my over enthusiasm with the socket. Disappointingly, the new sleeve had a fair bit of surface corrosion on it and two fairly sharp nicks in the end of the widest section so I had to spend time with 800 grit wet and dry polishing it up. Have discovered that the brake band also fails to locate properly when released, so binds on the clutch drum and interferes with the oiler pinion. Think I'll try chamfering the edges of the brake band locating pegs tomorrow to see if that improves it. Booooo. Knew it was a mistake working on it while feeling knackered tonight.

Awesome. Looks good. looking forward to hearing how it goes. The rest of the parts I need should arrive today so hopefully will finish mine off again this weekend and see what it goes like.

Just ordered a dual and a foot. Looking forward to using them.

Husky models would be 346 and 550 for 50cc and 357 and 560 for 60cc. The 365 xtorq is a restricted 372 xtorq, so it has similar power to the old 65cc model despite being 70cc. Most other things follow the rule that the first number is the series of saw with 3 and 5 generally being the pro models and the following numbers are the engine size.

Phenolic ply? Offcuts of twin wall drainage pipe? Could use some big diameter 600 or 750mm vertically for the centre.with holes cut to poke 225mm in for the runs. Thick hygieneclad plastic sheets lied and with 90° shelf supports to help hold it together?

Yeah, had a number of ticks over the years, so it's not surprising. Got 3 weeks of antibiotics to take which might cause the symptoms to reappear but will clear the infection apparently.

Hah, for my size I've got really dainty little hands, tonight I was just being an idiot really. Found out I've got lymes disease this week which probably explains why I've been a bit out of sorts.

Stripped the saw tonight to fit the clutch side oil seal, managed to bend the new seal by being a heavy handed fool so have ordered another. Also scratched the crankcase where the seal fits, luckily not badly. Said rude words. A lot. The crankshaft sleeve doesn't look right at all, so have ordered a genuine one. It's blued where the seal touched and on the inside which is strange. I'm away for the weekend so won't be able to do anything on it anyway. Still frustrating though.

We had someone who used to shit all over the toilets at work. Even took to hiding turds in the spare bog rolls and in the paper towel dispenser. Paper towel, paper towel, paper towel, poo.

And everyone knows that penetration is what is important. Seriously though, squirrels are incredibly tough.

Also, and I don't want to sound patronising, the fact you are thinking about speed limits, working widths, safe zones etc is really encouraging. I've had qualified/trained people work for me who have missed these vital elements when planning traffic management. When planning tm consider; The total width of the road, and the width left when you are on site. The layout of the road, bends, junctions, hazards. The speed limit. How much working space you need. The safety zone. Traffic count. Rush hour/tidal flows of traffic. If you need to do anything with pedestrians. Where you will park your vehicle/equipment or have materials on site. Using the red book it's normally an exercise in working out which layouts are not suitable and see what is left. Also if you use two way lights, you are required to have the ability to swap to stop/go boards if the lights fail.