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Heavy handed · 07-02-2021 10:01pm

Discodog wrote: »

I am happy to do most jobs but I don't have an airline & I never seem to be that good at carb cleaning

By the way mine is actually an 020 T . They fetch amazing prices second hand.

Carbs are a job I was very slow to go at but after a few goes at them and few online videos I’m confident enough to do my own. I’ve got the older 020 AV so it’s a older version to yours . Just missing the 020 T now to have the three

Red Sheds · 11-02-2021 10:37am

Hi all,
I have a Husqvarna 350, which must be about 27 years old, but runs well and starts easy. The last time I had it in getting a new clutch on, the shop told me there was alot of wear on the engine and recommended a new one. I didn't buy, because as I said it runs well and does all for me. It has a 15 inch bar and am wondering would it be fit to run a 20 inch bar and chain as I need to cut some heavier old Ash trees that have died off.

Many thanks in advance.

Sami23 · 11-02-2021 10:40am

Very simple question and I apologise for my ignorance but how do you know what type of chain to buy for a particular chain saw as I'll need a new one soon.
Obviously I know its a 16inch bar but after that not sure what to look for

stock> · 11-02-2021 11:33am

Red Sheds wrote: »

Hi all,
I have a Husqvarna 350, which must be about 27 years old, but runs well and starts easy. The last time I had it in getting a new clutch on, the shop told me there was alot of wear on the engine and recommended a new one. I didn't buy, because as I said it runs well and does all for me. It has a 15 inch bar and am wondering would it be fit to run a 20 inch bar and chain as I need to cut some heavier old Ash trees that have died off.

Many thanks in advance.

18" probably the max you could use...................

Sami23 wrote: »

Very simple question and I apologise for my ignorance but how do you know what type of chain to buy for a particular chain saw as I'll need a new one soon.
Obviously I know its a 16inch bar but after that not sure what to look for

What make of saw? the number of drive links is usually stamped on the bar.............................................................close to where it is mounted..............

https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/findingtherightsawchainforyou

Sami23 · 11-02-2021 11:36am

stock> wrote: »

What make of saw? the number of drive links is usually stamped on the bar.............................................................close to where it is mounted..............

https://www.oregonproducts.com/en/findingtherightsawchainforyou

It's a Huskvarna 142 about 12 years old

stock> · 11-02-2021 12:25pm

https://www.chainsawsdirect.com/manuals/husqvarnabarchainfitupchart_2.pdf

All the chain info listed here............................................................

blue5000 · 11-02-2021 2:34pm

Sami23 wrote: »

Very simple question and I apologise for my ignorance but how do you know what type of chain to buy for a particular chain saw as I'll need a new one soon.
Obviously I know its a 16inch bar but after that not sure what to look for

Can you read the numbers on your old bar?

When you get a new chain keep the box somewhere safe.

What make is the saw? Is it an Oregon bar?

Bullocks · 11-02-2021 8:08pm

The old boy bought an Echo 58v electric saw today. €340 for the saw and one battery.
I'll let ye know what I think after the wknd what it's like

00wyk · 07-03-2021 3:17pm

Howdy lads. Just letting ya know we have a few of the lightweight SugiHara bars in(mostly for Husqvarna). If you have any questions, feel free to PM me and I'll see what I can do for you. I hope you folks are doing better with work than we are with inventory

Cheers,
-Wes

ETA - the web site is a big mess, so best to ignore it. I am gonna run the bars out of the FB page and maybe on EBay in a bit here. Brexit is absolutely destroying us at the moment. As it is, I can not bring over any new stock wthout it costing me nearly retail in the end as shopping has also increased from the UK. Well, assuming they had stock in the first place...

https://www.facebook.com/wykedworksawsireland

00wyk · 25-03-2021 3:33pm

We've had a bit of struggle with the web site providers. So we've moved some of the bars to an ebay listing, assuming the mods will allow me to post these here for you lads:

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/133704333162
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Lightweight-Chainsaw-bars-for-STIHL-by-SugiHara/133705637983

If these do well, I'll toss up the relative few Stihl bars we have in stock.
Between Brexit and the pandemic, it's been rather rough on stock world wide.

timfromtang · 25-03-2021 8:16pm

stock> wrote: »

https://www.chainsawsdirect.com/manuals/husqvarnabarchainfitupchart_2.pdf

All the chain info listed here............................................................

do you (or anyone else) have a link to a useful chart like this for Stihl saws?
many thanks
tim

stock> · 25-03-2021 10:30pm

timfromtang wrote: »

do you (or anyone else) have a link to a useful chart like this for Stihl saws?
many thanks
tim

Sorry don't deal in the devil's devices...................................................

timfromtang · 25-03-2021 11:50pm

stock> wrote: »

Sorry don't deal in the devil's devices...................................................

Thats alright we all have our little pet hates...
I'm a microsoft hater buts thats another forum.

but anyone..

a handy chart for the stihl?
tim

00wyk · 26-03-2021 4:09pm

Your dealer would have one. They are also at the back of some of their catalogs. Otherwise, you could try google.

I have a chromebook specifically to avoid having an MSFT product for web surfing. Not so sure i like it, tho. But it was cheap and gets the job done.

timfromtang · 26-03-2021 9:13pm

00wyk wrote: »

Your dealer would have one. They are also at the back of some of their catalogs. Otherwise, you could try google.

I have a chromebook specifically to avoid having an MSFT product for web surfing. Not so sure i like it, tho. But it was cheap and gets the job done.

Aye, dump microshaft an there's consequences, I been using linux since 1999 or so, handy enough really.

Thanks for the Catalog tip.
I love my little MS261 and the MS661 also, hardly the devils work?
devil don do lovin right!
tim

have2flushtwice · 27-03-2021 10:08am

a medium size ask tree fell over the winter in the field here. is there any advantage to cutting it now or leave it for a while?

stock> · 27-03-2021 4:55pm

If you cut it now the summer will allow it to dry so as it can be burnt next winter........................

timfromtang · 27-03-2021 5:01pm

have2flushtwice wrote: »

a medium size ask tree fell over the winter in the field here. is there any advantage to cutting it now or leave it for a while?

If there's ivy on it, and stock are available, they'll do a lovely clean up job for you before you saw it. Cattle just love the ivy.

If there's a straight trunk it could be worth a few pound to a lad to make into boards, where are you?
Otherwise, cut it fresh and split it fresh, pile it in a draughty dry shed, and it will be wonderful next winter.
tim

Nekarsulm · 28-03-2021 3:31pm

Cut it up now, grass'll grow up through it all summer and you'll be killing yourself pulling the branches out of a mat of dead grass next winter..

have2flushtwice · 01-04-2021 2:14pm

timfromtang wrote: »

If there's ivy on it, and stock are available, they'll do a lovely clean up job for you before you saw it. Cattle just love the ivy.

If there's a straight trunk it could be worth a few pound to a lad to make into boards, where are you?
Otherwise, cut it fresh and split it fresh, pile it in a draughty dry shed, and it will be wonderful next winter.
tim

I'm north tipp, right at the top. I will try get
up to get a pic at the weekend.

Prowetod · 02-04-2021 10:10am

Bullocks wrote: »

The old boy bought an Echo 58v electric saw today. €340 for the saw and one battery.
I'll let ye know what I think after the wknd what it's like

How did you get on?

Bullocks · 02-04-2021 10:31am

Prowetod wrote: »

How did you get on?

Very happy with it for branching and tidying up. Cuts every bit as fast as petrol saw.
I'd still go for the petrol one if I had half a day's solid cutting ahead of me but for convenience the electric is great

tractorporn · 19-04-2021 3:12pm

I bought the two battery saws in Lidl that were on offer two weeks ago. I had a couple of the other powertools so had batteries for them and was able to buy bare units. Have used them both over the last two weekends and I think the smaller one will be the more useful saw. They both cut really well but the small saw is really handy and the battery lasts a bit longer. I used the small saw for some fencing work and the bigger saw for cutting a small Ash tree that had fallen and both were very capable. I will definitely keep our petrol Sthil but I think I will also get an battery Sthil when the Parkside saws inevitably go bang. But the Parkside was a cheap entry into a battery saw with the small saw €90 for the small bare unit saw.

Siamsa Sessions · 28-04-2021 9:50pm

Any place in particular online to buy chainsaw chains? I have a Husqvarna 450

Thanks

IsIt Miturn · 29-04-2021 6:41am

Hi all

We have an online wood turning business, BoyneValleyWoodCraft. We explicitly don't buy any wood blanks; they are hardly ever Irish grown and cost a bomb, usually!

We usually hear of a tree down somewhere and in exchange for some of you wood (that we cut ourselves) we give you back a bowl/box/candle holder belonging to your tree in a year or so. Doing this can be a pain sometimes but it keeps our costs down and we can pass that on to the customers!

If anyone is ever interested, we're in Meath (but will travel for nice wood), and you can find our email address on the website.

TTTT · 30-04-2021 11:39am

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Any place in particular online to buy chainsaw chains? I have a Husqvarna 450

Thanks

I bought some chain off here recently. Recieved in 2 days. Free delivery on orders over €10.

https://lawnmowerpartsonline.ie/categories/chainsaw-chains

Siamsa Sessions · 30-04-2021 3:27pm

TTTT wrote: »

I bought some chain off here recently. Recieved in 2 days. Free delivery on orders over €10.

https://lawnmowerpartsonline.ie/categories/chainsaw-chains

Thanks - I’ll check it out

00wyk · 29-07-2021 11:35am

Hopefully the mods here will allow me to copy my ad from FB on our Husqvarna bar sale:

Hello folks. Wes here from SugiHara Ireland. Just letting you know we're having a weekend sale for Husqvarna bars. We've 18 and 20 (Sugi only), 24, and 28 inch lightweight bars from SugiHara and Tsumura in 3/8 full size mounts on sale for €55, €75, €100 and €120 delivered in the ROI respectively. We've only 2-3 of each left, and as Home Store and More like to say - 'once they're gone, they're gone'. These are the same bars now used as OEM on the new Husqvarna's branded as X-Tough Light.

Cheers, and stay safe!

adocholiday · 25-08-2021 5:47pm

Hi everyone, I'm in the market for a new saw and was wondering what the recommendations are these days? I have an acre of pine that needs a lot of tidying as well as a load of spindly sycamores along the road that need cutting down. I have a petrol saw I got from Lidl about 3 years ago that has been quite the workhorse in fairness to it, great saw for less than a hundred quid. I think it's a 51cc Husky engine with a 17 inch Oregon bar but the tensioner is gone in it now so want to invest in something decent.

I see Stihl get recommended all the time but they're quite expensive and I'm wondering if I need something like that. I want something with decent power, no less than 40cc I'd say and at least a 14 inch bar, but open to suggestions. It's not something I'll use for a few weeks then leave in the shed forever more but I'm not going to be felling 30 inch hardwoods every week either. If a €700 Stihl is the only option that's worth it then fair enough but ideally I'd get something a bit cheaper that'll be good enough.

Also appreciate any recommendations for a seller too if you'd recommend them. Many thanks

Furze99 · 26-08-2021 8:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117802978#Comment_117802978

I've had a Stihl 029 for over twenty years - about £400 punts at the time, used for gathering and processing firewood since. Hasn't let me down yet, worth every penny.

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