Moose McAlpine

An eBay buyer can contact you off eBay to buy privately, then cancel the auction, skips the seller fees. (10%) Be aware that if eBay can prove you've done this they'll still charge you. Happened to me, but buyer messages gave it away. I'm not far from you, near Brent Cross.

Yeah, it was a big ol' thing! Got well and truly soaked today ringing up the stem, and clearing up. Luckily no rain when we took it down on Thursday. Now got the van and trailer loaded with logs to get rid of.

We just did a ~32" one in Shepherd's Bush, right next to Wormwood Scrubs.

I imagine you'd get £700-850 for a brand new 500i. My lightly used 572XP was 670 i think. Seeing a few well-used 046s going for £500+ lately and they're quite a bit smaller and a fair few years old. Someone on here might even have it. Or put it on eBay and if you're willing to ship abroad it might go to the US as they haven't got them yet.

Ebay has nothing to verify age. Who under 18 is likely to hve the money to buy a 500i anyway? Just bang it on eBay and be done with it.

400C precisely 38 better than a 362! (38 what isn't important.)

Yeah, that's true. I don't find the 572 to be too heavy for what it is. 550 will likely be my next saw.

Try a Husqvarna 572XP. I have one and love it. Pulls a 28" perfectly, pulls a 20" like an animal. Not a single issue with it, it's a great saw. It's 70cc so maybe more of a 462 competitor, but i really recommend it.

I dunno mate. My ex used it and it saved me from being trapped with her for life!

.063 is quite a bit wider, and will have larger cutting teeth that will need more power to make the cut. For a small saw i'd keep it .050, nice low profile chain means narrow kerf and a nice quick cut. I imagine that going to .063 would also mean that you'd need a much larger bar (20"+ maybe) that would be too big for that saw. Not sure there'd be anything compatible. My .063 bars are 36" long. We have an MS181, it's a great little saw!

My back hurts just thinking about it!

High roller, y'see. ? 15 finest English pounds, talk to me. ?

Only if he includes all the spares so i can build a second one. Might push the boat out and go to 15.

I'll give you £10 for it right now. ?

I bought a 3120XP for milling and big stumps. I bought it on eBay, went to collect it and picked it up off the ground and instantly thought "What the hell have i just done?" ? The damn thing weighs a ton! The 880s and 3120s have their place but god damn are they big fat heavy things! (And not as fun to use as i thought either.)

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Turnip at work managed to snap the back handle off a 661. Parts came in today so it was stripped down and brought back to life. Husqvarnas seem to be much easier to work on, although my experience on chainsaw repair is quite limited. Definitely wouldn't swap my 395 for one of these.

They're the best. Good to see another one here with the full wrap and big dogs.

Can still find some nice old reliable stuff here. Bit of 30-year-old tech. Shame they're not easily available though. I've thought about importing some foreign-market saws to resell over here. People still love them despite the new tech available.

I think 2 grand a piece. He reckons they just need a battery/jump start but i've yet to see that. I'll find out for sure as i'm working my way through the equipment. He has 3 Timberwolf 230s and a huge Bandit 12XP, so these are all surplus to requirements.

I think he said 2 grand for the 220MXs each and 3 grand for the BC150. I might be wrong (too high) on those figures and i'm sure i can knock him down a bit. Hard to find accurate used prices, found 220s going for 10-14k, but obviously in much better condition. That said, i'd be "restoring" them prior to sale and anything that needed doing would be done. I fancy the project aspect, but obviously with profit in mind.

Hi all, I'm currently working at a tree surgery firm doing machine maintenance and repair, while i do tree work on weekends with a friend. The boss has a unit full of old machinery in various states of disrepair, including 3 chippers which i'm told work, or at least will work with minimal repair. Now, i've been a mechanic for a number of years and chippers are pretty simple machines compared to some stuff i've worked on. But my question is this, are these machines worth buying? They're all "project" territory needing a fair bit of strip-down and repainting at the least. There's a Vermeer BC-150 and two Schliesing 220MXs. Apparently the Vermeer overheats but that shouldn't be a problem to sort, 220MXs i'm told just need new batteries. I'd be looking to keep 1 machine (Vermeer?) and sell the other two once repaired. We run a 2002 TW150 and it's getting a bit old and needs a good once-over, it's also a little small and not great with breaking forks. Any idea on their value in good running condition? I found a chassis tag for one of the 220MXs, not on the machine and it says it's 2003. Don't know about the Vermeer. Thank you, all input appreciated! -Moose.

Never had an issue personally. Filled many different cans of fuel all over place. When i did European freight i had a 20L jerry can in my van and never had an issue. It's bright yellow so hardly inconspicuous. Last 3 years, i was at the AA and filling cans frequently. Nearest petrol station to me is Tesco. Use pay at pump and no-one will even need to look at what you're filling. Pretty much. The other day i filled my van, chipper, 20L jerry can and combi can at the same pump without issue. 2 transactions, no problem. Had a look at my spare oil nozzle yesterday. Bought the can in Feb, never even used this nozzle and the o-ring is cracked already. ☹

Why? I've never had issues filling anything from normal fuel cans, 20L jerry cans or combi cans.

Interesting, i'll have a look. That's a lot of litres! Bet you have to do a lot of work to burn through all that! I haven't run enough alkylate to notice a difference in fumes, but the stuff that comes out my 572 is nasty! I'll run the rest of my mixed Aspen through it as see how it goes. Is it really that noticeable?