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1 hour ago, Will C said:

201 rear handle has the best power to weight ratio by a country mile. Cracking saws. 

Great chainsaw. A friend has one and for snedding/light felling it's awesome and so lightweight. Kind of pricey though.

It's interesting that you all are using Oregon or Rotatech. I thought Stihl would be the go-to brand.

I’m assuming most on here are professionals, so interested in hearing/learning from your experience. 
 

What bars/chains do you use?

Talking about: use, what saw, bar size, brands, and specifics such as pitch, tooth profile, standard or skip tooth, and anything else you think could be relevant/useful.

What works best?

Does anybody know where I could get some new bumper spikes for this? The box picture is different to what’s fitted.

6 hours ago, gary112 said:

Admittedley not running bars that long but generally they do oil very well

I've just ordered a new 28" bar so have the brand new stock Makita 18" bar and chain going spare if you want it? The chain is Dolmar stamped and full chisel but no idea if any good!

Edit - I think chain is Oregon!

1 hour ago, monkeybusiness said:

I used to run a 30 inch bar on a 7900 and it pulled it/oiled it fine.

Awesome thanks for that!

1 hour ago, gary112 said:

My Dolmar 6100 and the little 4300 really do oil well so wouldn,t think you,d have too much trouble there

What bars are you running though?

8 hours ago, harvey b davison said:

Shavey is a top bloke to deal with.

If you want a saw built like a tank, try the makita 9010 90cc, my God that thing is heavy. It's like a growling gorilla. 🤣🤣

Thanks I will bear that in mind but I think this is way big enough for my needs at the moment! 
 

Putting a 28” bar on it which should be a good balance just hope it oils well enough. 

15 minutes ago, shavey said:

Yeah sorry been a bit up and down here I’ve decided to give up full time work and concentrate on having a easier lifestyle and spend more time at home

 I still haven’t had a conformation about price and availability there’s hardly 

any big red red ones around  but later in the summer can invest in some red or

blue whatever I available 

 

 

No worries that sounds like a good plan!

You should make Makita an offer and buy them out of their petrol stuff then BRING BACK DOLMAR! 
 

That might screw up your quiet home life though 😂 

Seriously though, I reckon demand will still be there so buy what you can. 

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Have you sent him a pm ?

Yeah and sent an email to the business too.

9 minutes ago, gary112 said:

I,ve recently bought a 6100 from Shavey and it,s a brilliant saw,as you say built a like a tank,hope when you use it you are pleased with it,it is going to be my next purchase hopefully

I was looking to deal with Shavey but seems to have gone quiet on here. 

But yeah I’m also confused why the 6100 has a larger fuel tank..maybe ergonomics?

4 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

 

 

I think you just answered your own comments. 🤣

 

 

I’ve not run it yet but it’s got to go better than it looks or I’m really in trouble!

On the plus side - it feels good in hand and light for an 80cc saw!

Hi all, I bagged myself a bargain Makita 7900 and it just arrived this afternoon. Originally bought from Radmore Tucker for about 580. I’m a bit disappointed with cosmetics and build quality first impressions, looks quite plasticky, no captive bar nuts, cheap rubber add ons to the clutch cover, little spring-back on the brake. I was surprised as I remember seeing a Dolmar 6100 and thought that looked like a tank. Is the build quality the same when they were taken over or did Makita take some shortcuts? I can’t figure out why the 5600 farm saw and 6100 have captive nuts and these are the tiny nuts like on my Husqy 135 😂
 

I’ve read almost everywhere that they are awesome saws. Sure hope it runs better than it looks, or am I just being picky?

Many thanks. Makes sense to put a couple of drips in there (through the plug hole?) as I don't know how long it's been dry for

1 minute ago, topchippyles said:

Sorted spoke to council today and informed them of my business use 

Cool cool was just thinking about your public relations 😁

Thanks for the tip.

With the 2 stroke mix acting as cylinder lubricant, when doing the pressure test, will I risk damaging anything internally if there's nothing going into the cylinder (empty tank) ? If I'm pumping the piston by hand on empty will it be ok?

Thanks, that makes sense.

I've not tried it down the woods yet - don't want to advertise my new addition to the neighbours in the back garden!

Hi all,

Sorry and thanks in advance for the noob question...

Checking compression on a saw with those screw into the spark hole kits....I understand I have to pull the saw a few times to get it up to pressure. Can I do this with no fuel mix in the saw? 

I just bought a second hand 261 and wanted to check it over. Piston looks good but upon hanging, the saw drops fairly easily. How does the decompression button work with this? (Was wondering if that is the reason why it drops)

If you're only doing it that little, try and speak to the neighbour non confrontationally and work something out; a good time perhaps. Often when stuff like this happens each side demonises the other when stuff could get resolved easily by talking. You never know you might make a new friend 😙😆

On 15/05/2021 at 23:02, Mr. Squirrel said:

572 is a unit, I love mine and would pick it up over the 500i every time. 

That's interesting. Why 572 over 500i? I've not used either, but from the specs the 500i smokes it.

1 minute ago, Stubby said:

Shut up 😁

Hey it's an idea though..😆

7 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Currently the 190hp 4 cylinder D40 Navara Tekna . ( would have liked the 3 litre V6 230hp but they are few and far between )  Am in the position to get another , newer truck but don't want to get into Euro 6 stuff .  Probably just get a duplex timing chain fitted and carry on .

It's a shame we can't get one of those duplex things fitted to the new Huskys and make them last longer!

12 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Yea but I thought it was you that got my point 😁

Of course.....I think..! Just wondering what sort of truck you have now? 😀

Think American movie advertisement voice.....

"The man.....that values performance above all else" 

"Screw reliability......he gets another when he sets his truck on fire!"

??

Just now, Stubby said:

No , not really . I have a truck 😁

Ha ha fair enough! But you get my point 😀