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Thanks for the tips, got it. I am a complete city person but now turned rural!

Yes, that's the quality I am looking for! Unfortunately most lifting items are "sold out". To clarify: I don't mind doing that "jacking" once a year for a few logs. But the air-compressor can be a sweet plus. I will ask them for international shipping. Axe broke my back last time!

Hi there arbers, I want to make a DIY log-splitter in Cyprus. I mention the location because it's scarce on new and used materials, but excellent for the metal frame construction, welding etc. I have seen how a hydraulic car jack (particularly the "bottle" type) can be utilised for my purposes. And theoretically it looks great. However, after looking to buy one of these jacks, it seems the market is flooded with very flimsy and unreliable products. I am judging from the reviews in, say, amazon (no personal experience). For example there are several 5Tone or 10T bottle jacks for around 50 GBP but most negative comments mention broken seals and oil leaks from first few times of use! Even european brands. I am glad I am not working in a tyre-service shop risking my life under a 30T track with these. And the bad thing is that the surrounding metal enclosure looks sturdy and must cost a fortune to ship based with that weight. I could not find a jack in amazon which I would be happy with. The price is great, but way too much negative comments. Anyway, I am looking for advice on what bottle car jack brand can reliably give me a push. Perhaps you may have heavy machinery and use these jacks to lift them. Or you similarly embarked on such a DIY project and can share experience. I would buy a "proper" log splitter but the price is huge for something equally flimsy and are bad if I order from abroad and have them shippped. Regarding the frame, welding etc. I can do that myself easily. It's the hydraulic power I need. Thank you for looking, A.

And that he did with 2 weeks of delays just to get a new part and not change the chainsaw. Anyway, it cuts fine now, I was just wondering whether he did something wrong or the design of the slide+pin is flawed. Obviously if you lot have not encountered this problem regularly then it's either the usage by the owner or that particular part was faulty. Thanks for responding, best wishes

The owner is experienced and Iam sure he did not overheat. and put oil regularly. the only thing iam not sure is over-tightening. The pin was lost. the plate (slide) looks brand new and not a scratch on it.

Hi there, A friend of mine bought recently a brand new STIHL MS-231 and after a few hours of work, the chain tensioner slide broke. In this PDF parts diagram it is labelled as "3" with part number "1123 640 1900": https://www.diyspareparts.com/parts/stihl/diagrams/ms231-c/bf694571-ad64-45d2-b717/ It is basically a metal plate (3mm width) which on one side it has a round conical hole of diameter ~7mm Onto that hole a cylindrical nail is fitted (not soldered). And that nail just popped out. To begin with, that design seems flawed to me (non-technical, no mechanics background). it was not soldered. it was just pushed in the conical housing. The nail seem to have a security ring as if to secure it into the hole. But then how did it poped out? I am writing this because I want to find out if this is a recurring problem often encountered by you hardened log-choppers on this particular chainsaw model. If it is rare or unseen problem, then my friend must have been doing something wrong. WHAT?? Could it be that the chain overheated so much that the plate expanded and the nail came out from its housing? I saw it overheating and then he put some more oil in. But this requires extreme overheating no? If this is not a rare problems and others have encountered it, then what? bw, a friend from the Mediterranean Sea.