Recent content by weedkilla

Only if you are

Sad thread. I got 3 saws from Terry when the Aussie dollar was worth something and 2/3 were great experiences, and the third he made right. With no dog in the fight it’s easier to feel sorry for someone who has lost their way.

Which breed of battery top handles? I’m underwhelmed with my 160t and will only use it till 8/9 am.

I ran a 562 for about 6 years as pretty much my main saw. Ported, double dogs, fancy Japanese bar. All that jazz. Hung all sorts of longer bars off it if I couldn’t be *f-worded climbing up a tree with my 385. When the stihl 462 was announced was about the same time the 562 was getting tired...

No one can. Those that have run them for months in development and testing can't say anything. However the injected cut off saws have been out for years with no significant issues. Hopefully the reliability will be the same in a chainsaw with a lighter application of the same technology.

Still my favourite avatar. And as far as drugs/alcohol/prescription medications go, I think that those who will have a problem, have a problem. Irrespective of drug of choice. I just hope I get to see people with problems treated by the health services rather than the prison services in my...

Meh, ported saws are an expensive enough hobby that I can't afford a drug problem.

Legalise it, I'll advertise it

A muffler mod, a thinner gasket to set squish and cleaning any casting dags out of the transfers will have a 550 running well clear of a stock saw. As mentioned a 562 dog is worth having.

It's not very cool in these parts, but I'm a fan of the 6t spur on these. The lower chain speed extends how long 3/8lp stays sharp. Less of an issue when you are in a bucket and cutting clean wood of course.

There are tips for the supermini in 3/8lp, 325 and 3/8. I haven't tried a 3/8 tip in one and I'm a bit reticent to do so - it's a bloody small tip for 3/8.

I'd be modifying a stihl 3005 bar to suit. I've seen k095 modified for stihl 241, can't see why it won't work the other way. I have both in the shed, I'll get some pics in a couple of hours.

Thanks Vince, it was the why I was curious about.

I can't get my head around cutting the section nearest the exhaust. of course you've had it in your hands and I'm looking at pictures on my phone.

I have a 550 and 2 241s. I've had a 346 and various others as we use <50cc saws for the bulk of our work. Mostly killing olives, felling small pine and de limbing larger pine to drill and fill them (large customer thinks big pine should be dead standing). It's hard to go past the 241 as a...