Where's WYK been, and what trouble is he making?

[Samlock]

Damn, 300 for a registration! I hope the Republic will still respect you in the morning, Wes.

Back in the 90's, when Fineland wasn't yet an Union member, you had to show up at the Home Office of the UK after every 3 months. The stamp didn't cost anything, but you had to show them some cash - few hundred pounds, I don't remember it exactly anymore - in order to prove you are able to pay your rent and ****. They didn't want to know where you had the money from, so they saw the very same bills several times. The flash money circulated among the lads, who of course, seldom had that amount of cash in the pocket.

 

[wyk]

You aiming for citizenship? Or just renewing your visa?

Yes

 

[wyk]

Been chillin out in Esher (Surrey) England the last week doing tree work for a friend of the estate owner I work for. Good money - but real work. I am sore all over. MUCH easier being a forester than an arborist

The good news is I got a new toy when I arrived, courtesy of France:

 

[Joe46]

Ah, finally showed!

 

[wyk]

This thing BADLY needs a larger handle... or decomp... or maybe I'll just take steroids

We brought some saws, and just basically did a lot of pruning and thinning.

 

[wyk]

Ah, finally showed!

Back at home here in Ireland. Opened up the exhaust a lot on the 281xp, and she's much happier. Revs real quick. Put her on the comp gauge and she blew 19o+ psi. And this is with the gasket in! Squish is .042. DO I dare rremove it? Not until I replace that tiny handle. WIll try her in big wood tomorrow with a 30" bar and see how she does.

 

[Joe46]

It will say "30"? Is that all you got? LOL

 

[wyk]

It will say "30"? Is that all you got? LOL

Right up until I drop her into some seasoned oak

 

[treeslayer2003]

Wes there is a sort of a trick to starting those..........get her up almost at tdc before ya pull like ya mean it. you can't just snatch them lol. it looks like it ain't done much, i liked those.

 

[wyk]

It's firewood time:


All I know is a well ported 288 must be terrifying. This thing has balls.

 

[treeslayer2003]

yea they do. its a shame they don't still make saws like that. another black bar......you like it?

 

[wyk]

yea they do. its a shame they don't still make saws like that. another black bar......you like it?

Same one - using an adapter, and modified it a bit to work.

I spose I should do a review on it while I am here:

Pros: Light, hard-wearing finish, affordable, says 'FOREST' on it, not sloppy like Oregon Reduced Weight bars are.

Cons: soft compared to Stihl bars. About like an Oregon Pro Match bar on a bad day

It balances very well on the 281, though.

 

[treeslayer2003]

meh.........i think i'll stick with sugi then. if i ever wear one out. the last stihl bar i got was over hard.....rails chunked out. i never had that on any bar.

 

[madhatte]

I have had good luck with Sugis but I'd give an Iggesund Forest a go any time. Can't find 'em here.

 

[wyk]

So, at first I was afraid there may be sumfin amiss like a tank vent or seals coz she wouldn't stay at idle. She kept losing idle as I used her. Then I noticed the idle screw itself adjusts as she runs. The spring is very weak. Hard to blame her, she dances like mad if you leave her on the floor idling.





The chain has seen better days, but you get the idea how she runs.

 

[wyk]

Chuggin right long. Also fitted the 25" stihl laminated bar to it. MUCH lighter package. I'll have a pic in a bit. She is a monster running it, tho. Only complaint so far is she is very thirsty.

Remember when I said the finish was rugged on the Iggy bar? Well, it's Black on black!

 

[wyk]

sorted out the stock tiny handle issue. Been away a while. Puter died and phone died. Only recently scraped up enough to get a little Motorola mobile phone.

 

[wyk]

OK, got the puter all soldered up and mostly working. Ah yeahh.

Well, I buried the 30" bar in some red oak the other day, and she did amazingly well. Very impressed with the torque and speed of this thing. It would easily pull a 36" bar in fir.
That handle is a HyWay 'elasto start'. It does work quite a bit better than the original tiny husqvarna handle. I am curious to see how long it lasts. It cost 20 euro less than the Stihl counterpart.

If anyone is looking for a new, reliable, nearly waterproof, rugged smart phone at a good price, I highly suggest the Motorola Moto G 4G. Dropped this thing twice so far, and once into the bath tub(watching youtube vids whilst soaking, no less), and she's been fine. 150 Euro! Woo!

 

[wyk]

Pulled her down today to do some maintenance...and I just kept pulling her down..more and more... until I did a mild port job. Also... I removed sumfin...

 

[wyk]

Almost forgot to add this - even though she is a French saw, her heart is from Ireland: