Witterings

What do most Arborists do with the wood from cut down trees ... I'm guessing there's always going to be friends and family who have fires and wood stoves who'll take a certain amount of it but is the rest then sold to "log sellers" who then season it, chop it up and then resell it. I did hear years ago they had to pay to dispose of it but that was probably before log burners were so in and there was less demand for it. Just trying to work out what reception I'd get if I rang someone local and if I'd be doing them a favour taking some of it off their hands or if they earn out of it anyway??

Cheers for that ... was trying to find the time to get a couple of shots and have attached some pics .... if anybody knows what it may be would be much appreciated!!!

Someone who obviously didn't read all the thread and where a few posts ago I said I'd bought an Echo ? Not a problem and not knocking it as I've done the same myself. I also rang the person who I spoke to and asked him about Aspen and he said in essence it's the best thing you can use, 95% of their more expensive repairs are on the fuels systems where they don't use it and when he was working it was almost a no brainer to not have a saw's down time.

Must admit this is where my mind's going as well .... is there any difference between the Aspen and Motomix .... only reason I ask they have the Motomix near me and saves me a 20 mile round trip to get the Aspen.

Doesn't that cause the diaphragm to dry out rendering it useless ???????

Someone commented I think people may have miss-understood the title. I'm a newbie to sourcing wood for a log burner and I've cycled past what I thought was oak lengths lying on the ground for a couple of years ... I went and picked some up today and having done some more research think they're Cherrywood. When I saw the title as "Tree Identification Database" I thought it would be a bible with pictures / internet links of various different trees / logs so I'd be able to tell the difference between them. Anyway ... just saying .... if anybody knows of any links to something similar though so I can 1/. Identify the various seasoned logs I've had delivered 2/. I intend to go scavenge / beg steal and borrow wood ... but there's no point if it doesn't burn well and I can't currently tell the difference between them ... but are keen to learn.

Sparks fly off the wood ... or the axe ? I'm newish to this, have cycled past a pile of logs I thought were oak and have sat there for 3 years so went to pick some up today but I looked at the trees around and I think from leaf they're probably cherrywood. I googled what it burns like and most comments seem to be not hot (on which case there's not much point burning it) and if it's not really well seasoned it smells like cats pee .... anyone experienced it and should I just junk it or cut it up and try it next year???

Do you just use any fuel stabiliser .... I can imagine I'll get it out and cut up a large amount in 2 days and then not use it for quite a few weeks and have been concerned about as from the little I know I realise it's not ideal. Do you just add in a small amount to what's left in the fuel tank and then just use it as normal the next time you start it up??

So a complete U-Turn in less than an hour ? Rang a dealer that sold all apart from Makita to find out about parts availability on the various makes and happened to get someone who'd been an arborist for 14 years answer the phone and due to injury was now working in sales. He didn't seem to try and sell me in any direction but said his preferred would always be an Echo due to reliability and starting so have gone with the CS-352ES with Oil, chain oil and a mixing bottle for £231.75. I've always had a "leaning" towards Japanese goods and it seems all the others are made in China now, take it in for a service after 2 years and they give another 3 year warranty which I don't think the others offer anything that comes close to that so have gone ahead with the purchase. If anybody knows anything terrible about them please let me know asap and before they dispatch at the end of the day ? Again a big thank you to everyone for their input!!

Only because I looked up some reviews and there seemed to be quite a lot of positive comments from people who'd also owned the "lower end" Huskys and Stihls and as I'm not an area I'm knowledgeable in can only be guided by others. Do you have any suggestions for anything else around the same cost that would widely be considered as better and if so what might the reasoning be ..... is it mainly based on availability of parts??

I'm awfully tempted to hit the buy button on the Makita ... are they generally considered better / more reliable, easier to service / get parts for than the 135 / 181 ????? In essence why would they be considered better. If anybody else has any input / opinions on the Makita would be appreciated as well ... I just don't want to get into a situation like the McCulloch where all it needs is a new diaphragm but you can't buy that on it's own and have to buy a whole new carb. Cheers for EVERYONE's input ... it's really appreciated!!

Would it be much better than the 135 ... if so any idea why??

I haven't set a budget as buy cheap buy twice ... that said I'm not about to start felling trees for a living just want something good and reliable .... I wouldn't have thought for my purposes I'd need to go over £250 but if I can get away with less and it's decent would go for that.

I’m looking for a chainsaw for logging for a wood burner and general use around the garden. Years ago I had a Stihl (not sure which model but pretty entry level) which was great until I left the garage door open one night and it went walkabout … I wanted a replacement quickly and stupidly bought a McCulloch because that’s what B & Q had in stock and before amazon prime existed J. It sat unused for a few years and the diaphragm is knackered and can’t be replaced / repaired economically and I’m not prepared to spend good money on bad. I don’t want to buy something else that can’t be worked on that easily so have probably narrowed it down to Stihl or Husky (they’re the only names I’ve heard of as good ????) but am open to other suggestions provided they’re reliable, easy to start both cold and hot and things like a diaphragm can be replaced without having to buy a whole new carburetor. I’ve looked at the Hushy 135 Mk2 and the Stihl MS 181 and 181 C-BE … does anyone have any comments on any of those (good or bad) and are there other makes as well thought of I’m not aware of and ticks all the boxes?? Any help and suggestions would be much appreciated!!