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If price is not too much of an issue,I would look at the smallest stihl pro saw-the ms241 c-m.semi-computerised tuning,so no sobbing over carb adjustments etc.A lot less money would buy something like the stihl ms231/251-but not the same quality as the ms241 c-m.Your choice should be also be influenced by the dealers in your locality.If there's a husky dealer close to you,go that way.May well pay you to go and have a chat with whichever brand dealer is nearby and explain your wants etc.Some of the battery saws would suit-makita do a good 36 volt 16"saw.Bear in mind the costs of setting up yourself re: battery saws is v.heavy-bare tool+double rapid charger+say,4 batteries.For what you will spend on all the battery infrastructure,you will find you can buy a decent petrol saw.
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Which Husqvarna /Stihl chainsaw for cutting up firewood?
Trailoftears replied to cessna's topic in Chainsaws
Not sure your in the market for 2nd hand-or in the uk,but this looks ok? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325415403053?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=JVkHacdbR62&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=ddOCF9S7QRK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE -
Thanks@slack ma girdle. Thats vaguely encouraging,also thats a really good point about the danger of brush/past danger of falling branches in a densely populated area-just like the ex railway line I'm involved with.
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Where I am-west Wales,it seems to be racing thru valley bottoms/riverbanks more quickly than some of the elevated heights.Also,looking at grand old matriachs at say 300 yrs +,you can see its there,but not hugely noticeable to the layman possibly.But,young striplings of say 35 yr+ look shocking and are getting hammered really fast.I'm really concerned where big uns overlook clients drives and try to explain it only takes 1 10" major branch falling 20/30 ft to crush their car/kill them.Also I manage 800 mtres of an old railway line-shut down via the beeching cuts back in the day,which borders a country lane/cycle track.Whilst the ash are relative youngsters and fairly straight grown trees,it becomes obvious the whole length is doomed.Tragic really,one of those valuable wildlife corridors.There deffo seems to be a 'head in the sand attitude' with most of my clients.Leaving aside the tragedy of the landscape implications,it strikes me these trees will cause accidents, kill,maim people over the next 10 odd years.
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Apologies if this has been covered before.As a general landscaper/manager of several rural properties,our local district is awash with dying/diseased Ash populations.Whilst the external symptoms are all too painfully obvious.What I'd like to understand better is from a safe felling point of view is how it progresses re: the heartwood with regards in particular for how long do they maintain live tissue in the felling hinge before they become unpredictable to fell.I'm thinking-and urging customers,that once the individual is obviously doomed its better to get on with it asap.But I have no evidence to back that up frankly.
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Bizarrely, just doing a kindness to an old sycamore by nipping off the ivy stems with a little battery chsaw,I-more by luck than judgement,spotted a horses shoe hammered in to 3/4 of its depth-at an angle too.Why?I can only guess as its at the entrance to an ex farmhouse,it must have been some sort of pagan good luck to all that enter our property thing?-nearly brought me the opposite of good luck 😳
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I DO love a tree which has had stock fencing stapled to it 20 odd years ago.And another scary item is the much beloved old tree in a garden that has had dozens of nails hammered into it by now long grown-up children. 😤
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Forgot to mention large metal wheel with twin bearings and PROPER rubber tyres!
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The sarp/Kaaz mowers are astonishingly good,dare I say close to unbreakable,available with both honda gx engins plus kawis too.They are rebadged by loads of manufactures usually as their pro mowers-Danarm/lawnflite/kubota etc.blade/brake clutch,Direct drive,2 speed or variable speed,a REALLY thick alloy deck with stonegaurds,dustproof collection bags+usually fan-assisted collection etc,etc.Always made in Japan.Heavy beasts but built like brick sh*thouses!Forever mowers.
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As to the shed of shame-its not as erotic as its sounds sadly.But then again if partly dissembled honda hr194 vintage mowers,disgraced briggs and stratton 'engines' etc are your sort of gig,its a happening sort of place!
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As ever it depends what you want,for feeeding 1 or 2 wood burners and regulary sawing firewood,The ms211 would be a decent buy-currently available for around the £310 mark online,which seems fair.If you want something to fell and process an entire tree from tip to toe,maybe the ms271,tho I note the ms291 is exactly the same weight,but the cost will be somewhat more.If you can afford it with a view to just buying one really good saw that should hopefully last you many,many moons, you'd need to swot up between the ms261 and ms362 10cc difference and over half a kilo heavier on the ms362.Its worth keeping an eye on fleabay-avoiding guys who buy multiple stihl items and just sell them straight on,also I'd avoid ex hire/fleet items.Occaisonally private sellers realise they're just not using their posh but now dusty saw,or folks downsize from a big rural property and then saws are redundant with usually v.little use.
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Yep,thats sounds good-is it deffo 1.3mm gauge?piccies would be grand too.On another note-is there no for sale/buy/swap etc listing on these forums?
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Is a high level of vibration for a 'long hedge trimmer' normal?
Trailoftears replied to greenant88's topic in Landscaping
Having had a brief look thru the stihl catalogue re:vibration levels,apart from their insanely huge ms881 chainsaw-120cc engine,and also their cheapest nastiest strimmer-fs38,your machine is pretty awful re: vibration levels sadly,and thats without considering any extra issues that may exist.If you're just using the machine for say 15 minute sessions 2 or 3 times a week-not a big issue.But should you be using it for extended periods in a business styley-get rid.It will do you quite serious nerve ending harm over a couple of seasons I fear. -
Is a high level of vibration for a 'long hedge trimmer' normal?
Trailoftears replied to greenant88's topic in Landscaping
I would check the specs for that particular machine via the current stihl catalogue.Also,if its a kombi,I suspect you will get more vibration due to the extra joint.But no-no way should it feel unpleasant in normal use frankly. -
Ahh,makes it slightly more explicable!from past experience I wouldnt dream of putting a 20" bar on anything sub 60cc,but around my part of the world is dwarfish but gnarly windswept oaks,beech and sadly,increasing numbers of dodgy,fast dying big ash trees.
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Bizarrely,I gather from mostly American forums,either stihl offer a 20" option/or most Americans upfit them to a 20" bar which strikes me as more than a tad bizarre!Even more insanely,browsing ebay tutha night-an American seller had a ms241 on offer carrying a 20" bar,wtf?
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I agree,the 261 is sweet on a 16" bar,but the 18"on a narrowish cut would save me hauling out a ms441 on a 20" bar if you see what I mean.
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Sorry,no-its .325/1.3mm gauge.
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Thank you for you help.These are crazy times.Slightly off topic,a year ago,I was bitching about paying £105.00 for a twin pack of 5ah makita batteries-now its more like £150+.Use a few gallons of glyphosate each season,last august=£37 odd for 5 litres.Now,even with my better hf who manages an agrictural branch selling to me at cost-£75.00.Just in my small sphere of activity,10% inflation it aint!
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I dont think solid nose is an issue? I wasnt expecting a replaceable nose if you see what I mean?
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That is brilliant,slightly more than I would wish,but still acceptable!Many thanks for that.They are freely available on fleabay as long as you are prepared to pay £75! Cheers for that 👍And even more exciting-in stock 🤗
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Just spent several fruitless weeks looking around for an 18" bar for an ms261-.325/1.3mm,mainly looking for the light 04 bar,most dealers quote £32-£40 which is fine.Some dealers advertise a 7-14 lead time,but that never happens!The majority have told me,not a hope till nxt Feb.I can find the chains no probs,and a standard rollamic bar would be fine too.But I'm buggered if I can find one of those as well.Whilst there are shedloads of the standard 3/8,1.6mm standard bars, I'm just starting to wonder do 18" bars with the .235/1.3mm gauge actually exist?
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Tiz an odd problem this,given you've now replaced the bearing a few times,without being insulting,have they all been exactly the same diameter+height of the original?Tho no doubt the original is just a fond memory!Are they original parts via dealer(s)?
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Either pump pliers or better still molegrips clamped to the sprocket.Lift the whole saw if poss on the molegrips+a few gentle taps around the drum area with a rubber mallet!?
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Yep,their postage charges are,I suppose,no better-or worse than many other online firms.also stuff comes fast-which is massive for me.The stock levels of so many companies inc main dealers are near non-existent with nxt year lead times often quoted.
