chainsaw servicing in London

[sleep envy]

any recommendations for a place to service chainsaws in London?

it seems it's had enough for today and the pipe that runs from the tank to the carb has split which allowed me to light a cig without reaching for my lighter - not bad for 20 years hard work

[Silent1]

Get a new Stihl, unless it's an old Stihl, it'll last 30 years then

Sorry i can't be more helpful, but you should be able to replace it yourself, it's not much harder than changing a spark plug.

[sleep envy]

I bought some polyprene pipe but it doesn't fit properly and it leaks

as for buying a stihl?

why bother, my echo works fine

[Silent1]

Go to a model shop and get some fuel pipe, it comes in a variety of sizes and it should be pretty cheap

[anonymous-user]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[sleep envy]

johnfelstead said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

not me, if I was Olf's neighbour I'd have sawed him first before the wood

[theconrodkid]

place with the unfortunate name of "gayways" on sudbury court drive wembley do that sort of stuff

[sleep envy]

theconrodkid said:

place with the unfortunate name of "gayways" on sudbury court drive wembley do that sort of stuff

perfect, less than 2 miles from me - cheers

what's worrying having a look for stuff on t'internet is this

[richyb]

We use a place in North London for service all our chainsaws/forestry stuff. An excellent service. Can't think of the name off the top of my head but I can post if here Monday when back at work. What kind of chainsaw is it?

Edited by richyb on Saturday 11th October 16:44

[sleep envy]

it's an Echo 452-VL

[mat205125]

Why would you want a chainsaw living in the city?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wRxT_Q1p54w

[sleep envy]

mat205125 said:

Why would you want a chainsaw living in the city?

don't ask

[superkartracer]

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.nsf/6359233ddce7...

[richyb]

sleep envy said:

mat205125 said:

Why would you want a chainsaw living in the city?

don't ask

Well I've got 56,000 street trees and about 10,000 park trees to deal with. Try taking that on with a bow saw.

[HRG]

sleep envy said:

mat205125 said:

Why would you want a chainsaw living in the city?

don't ask

There's things in his garden even David Bellamy couldn't identify

[Busamav]

guys , how often do you need to sharpen the chains ?

I am not getting more than a couple of hours before it starts struggling, or is it my technique ?

[falcemob]

Busamav said:

guys , how often do you need to sharpen the chains ?

I am not getting more than a couple of hours before it starts struggling, or is it my technique ?

Has it got a chain oiler, that works. Mine starts to struggle and the chain overheats when it runs out of oil.

[richyb]

Busamav said:

guys , how often do you need to sharpen the chains ?

I am not getting more than a couple of hours before it starts struggling, or is it my technique ?

I sharpen the chain every time I use it (I use it fairly intensively for about 3 hours usually). It is really obvious the amount of effort needed to cut with a blunt blade compared to a just sharpened one. Keeping an eye on your chain oil is my biggest tip. So many people just tend to leave it.

[thunderbelmont]

you'll be wanting one of these then...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oOGJLoVi-Bg

[richyb]

thunderbelmont said:

you'll be wanting one of these then...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oOGJLoVi-Bg

Might prove a bit difficult to clip to my harness and drag up a tree but I'd give it a go.