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    Odd Plug Carbon

    I was picking away at small dead scruff all velcroed together today with a small 2t polesaw keeping the revs down to avoid kicks and entanglement. Turned the saw off for fuel and it wouldn't restart. Figured hot, maybe winter gas vapour lock, maybe grit in carb no fuel, it wouldn't fire...
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    Husky 564xp fuel injected

    What was the Canadian price for the 500i? I heard an American price and it was really high. Almost double a regular saw.
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    Husky 564xp fuel injected

    I found some repair vids for the 500i that give insight into the innards. Apparently fuel pump is $$ and so is the injector (and the computer). Maybe the Husky is built similarly. Food for thought. How has the 500i treated you?
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    Pesticides for homeowners are banned including lawn weed control but certain ones are apparently available to licensed professionals. A pro gassed me one day with overspray and evaporation spraying a nearby cedar hedge for mosquitoes but he did put up a tiny sign on the lawn indistinguishable...
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    Toronto. I once kept the newspaper page of the 30 square block EAB ground zero map, which ironically, I later took out about 5 ashes on a monoculture crescent right inside that zone that were OG trees from the development in 1967 as a local informed me. Now all of southwest Ontario is...
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    Spiral grain

    Pruned city conifers sometimes have hidden dowel pins embedded layers below the surface that can affect hinge or snap cut behaviour. Spiral grain is the curse of firewood splitting. Had a whole spar's worth that I ended up chainsawing because it was unsplittable. Can't remember the species.
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    There was a boom bust cycle in our area where only treeazin (? the neem oil one) was allowed (pesticide ban) and mafia like pricing quadrupled at the peak before basically every last tree died or was allowed to die. That's quadruple the profitable price. Treatment market is basically zero now...
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    Gas tank vent/jetting

    What makes this more interesting is that I saw a jetting change caused by difference of 2 or 3 psi vacuum vs guessing 1 psi and as your saw heats up (the gas tank too) it changes to net pressure. So you can imagine that carb jetting is not as precise as we might think. That's neglecting hot...
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    Gas tank vent/jetting

    I checked about 4 Stihl FSM's and all just said your tank vent "shouldn't build up vacuum" but none stated a performance spec or threshold of how much vacuum is too much. On a cooler day I read 2 psi to open a tank vent valve and inside the warm house I read 1 psi. The pliability of that valve...
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    Did anyone hear how the predatory wasps experiment turned out? Also, if you treat your (customer's) trees, even for years on end, and someone within striking distance leaves their trees as bug food, the moment you go lax on treatment your trees are gone. Best efficacy of any treatment I recall...
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    Maintenance… daily or when needed?

    Be honest is quite the foot to put forward on meeting the group.
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    Eminectin benzoate rates

    Some ash species are preferred first and when the cupboard gets bare IIRC then they'll settle for dining on green ash. pls do a search because of IIRC caveat
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    Stump Cut Troubles

    Odd grained flares often make odd non-centered loading on the dogs and handle, which gets exacerbated by larger yanking required by a dulled chain, which usually gets dulled because of crap right near ground level where you're cutting, often embedded right in the flare bark. IMO Hard to win...
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    Gas tank vent/jetting

    Agree with the reasoning. What gets me is the small differential of flow activation/onset delta pressure across two seemingly identical vent valves actually made a difference at the carb.
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    Air Cannons are not toys but..............

    You've definitely proved there's a lot of pent up energy in a high pressure air tank! I like the part about pulling the 16 oz over your house. :) Nice to see a familiar name.
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    Gas tank vent/jetting

    I was just Sherlock Holmsing my friend's old Homelite. Cleaned the carb, new fuel line, fuel filter's good, impulse connections sound/sealed, carb kit. Tweaked the mixture screws all's good. On to the impulse pressure oiler. Remove some clogs, confirm rate valve, tight feed hose fit, but...
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    Tree video drama

    There's some threads with optimising pull rope angle/attachment height and pull position distance from base of tree with fixed length of rope. With some digging they could be found. High 2nd tree trunk(s) redirect or pulls gains you rope angle perpendicularity. But you've got to consider...
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    Artemis II

    Anyone detect a general theme of malcontent and antagonistic argument, stirring the pot? Maybe it's become time to roil the masses, sensing weakness. That type of activity does occur. Sometimes with concerted effort and tenacity. A year or two back the roil-ers took a break. Don't presume...
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    Knee ascender attachment

    Needing to freshen up/replace your bungee can sneak up on you slowly. Very valid point. I was ascend attachment on mini loop on chest harness that drooped to belly button under load and stow bungee clip to harness leg strap same leg, just below lower bridge attach ring. The mini loop had a...
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    Tree video drama

    I'm not quite sure how to take the cheap clone saw vids. "You get what you pay for (you idiot what'd you expect?)" or Eternal optimism "great new deal of a product on the market check it out (it surely won't be a disappointment like the last one) or There's common knowledge and industry...

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