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  1. Hows your German? They have a phone number Woodchipper 495 EX-D turnable, branch diameter max 24 cm WWW.SCHLIESING.COM Dont mention the war...
  2. Teslas are quite good at that too.
  3. Theres two elements, one in a plastic peice in the rear handle, the other is under the rubber wrap of the left handle. Some pictures here: Husqvarna Saws | Heated handle kit for Husqvarna 550XP or 545 Mark2... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Heated handle kit for Husqvarna 550XP or 545 Mark2 if anyone is interested. Complete kit even has the XPG serial tag and starter decal for 550XPG. Make...
  4. When I used to commute 25 miles on the cbr6, it got to -12c a few years. My hands were blue and painful when I got there. Heated glove inserts changed that, arriving in relative comfort, could have stayed on the bike all day. I was not going slow either. These are what I used, with some tape to keep them in the glove. Heats the back of the fingers and keeps circulation flowing. 503 - Service Unavailable Error WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK Dont know how well they would last in work gloves, and if they get wet, you feel burning tingly shocks. They do make gloves with them built in but none are suited to climbing, some might do ok in leather work gloves for ground work. I did try painting the heater things in rubber paint (tyre security coat, used after puncture repairs) but cant remember if that stopped the shocks.
  5. Using a multimeter on Ohms, with the heater disconnected from the saw, check the resistance of the heater element. If it is zero or infinte, the element is likely blown. Im unsure what specific voltage it runs at but would expect a resistance between 0.5 to 100 Ohm to indicate its good. Multimeter set to voltage (could be DC but probably AC on this) check if there is a voltage output on the wires going to the heater. If that is zero, you can try with a known good power source, of similar like a car battery connected to the heater element to see if it heats up.
  6. They dont do one, only full size die grinders. That would be like using a Stihl 500i for pruning a fruit tree.
  7. For chain sharpening, no problem with files except it gives me sore hands. If the chain has hit something and rolled the chrome, then blunts the file, makes it slow work. I had a cheapy Lidl one, it only managed a few chains before letting the smoke out. This should make it much faster. Milwaunkee are the only brand doing a decent quality brushless type, and its not cheap at £140 for the set, but should last forever. Milwaukee M12 BLROT-0 12v Brushless Rotary Tool Body Only WWW.POWERTOOLWORLD.CO.UK Milwaukee M12 BLROT-0 12v Brushless Rotary Tool 3.2mm Collet Body Only This M12 BLROT Rotary Tool features a variable speed from 5000 rpm to 27,500...
  8. Couple of leylandii and laurels Reasonable size garden, big pile of old rotting cuttings at the back. Didnt like my price for removing it, he will burn them and the fresh cuttings. One customer had a saggy gate on the driveway. 3d printed this wheel, works nicely, stops it dragging. Also adjusted the 2511 clone. I know it was running rich and bogging down, so a slight turn of the high jet until the revs picked up a bit, much nicer to use.
  9. Bought a 3d printer last week, for now, I have been printing tat found online, but will be learning how to design stuff soon. Seatbelt un bleeper Climbing felling wedge. Added a hole and scaled it down to fit in the side pocket, fuzzy texture to give it more grip. It can print some of the better plastics, nylon-cf and PPA, but I will mostly will be using PET and ABS.
  10. Does anyone make a small chipper like these that is road towable?
  11. Assuming its all new, first option is a light sharpen but leave the rakers, it will reduce the chip thickness, therefore be less agressive. I've seen a few chains that come a bit agressive/rakers too low out of the box. One issue with these small pruning saws is they have a slow chain speed, that lets it dig in more on small branches. I think its for some safety reason rather than any technical limitation of it being a small saw, yet it has the opposite effect! Standard chain looks to be 3/8" 1.1 gauge. Stihl do a full chisel version which should cut a lot smoother, due to being sharper. While 1/4" has smaller teeth, more teeth in contact with wood eats more power. Can be smoother. Theres the .325, Oregons Speedcut nano, which Makita use on the UC029, my opinion its not much different to the narrow 3/8lp chains.
  12. Most including me, run them on E10 and havent got this problem. I know many climbers dont stow their saws between cuts, just leave running and dangling on the strop. Often leave mine running but will either stow it on harness or in the tree. Could be that when its dangling, the exhaust outlet part of the cover, can be resting against the tree, so the rest of the cover gets cooked.
  13. Yes, the clone exhaust and cover should fit nicely on the genuine Echo saw. I did not swap the exhaust as I did not want to disturb the original... I'd expect the clone cover to melt if tried with the original exhaust, as the original is open at the bottom, to allow the gas out. If you had wanted to use the original cover on a clone exhaust, the cover would need modifying, not sure why anyone might want to but since I had it off, I tried it. While I was there, the clone has felt slightly low on power. Checked the plug and its been running rich. I've never touched the carb, so probably needs a slight adjustement.
  14. Another option is to get both exhaust and cover from a clone 2511 saw. The exhaust is one part that people say is an improvement and the cover does appear more robust. I know the exhaust is a straight swap, unsure about the cover... But I have both.. give me a couple hours and I can try it.
  15. In a video/comment he said it was ready. I think its more that if released at the same time, no one would buy the RRP. If they wait a year, the RRP buyers can buy again.

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