Either by themselves or in the wood buckin’.
(even them still saws is welcome)
(even them still saws is welcome)
Chainsaws - let’s see em.
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ps… this needs it own section - “Anything about Chainsaws”
Circa early 1980s , bought while in high school and making money as a “Woodcutter” .
You know you got your hands full when you need a compression release to start it.
Sitting all last year, Saturday it popped off and ran like a banshee on the 3rd pull.
You know you got your hands full when you need a compression release to start it.
Sitting all last year, Saturday it popped off and ran like a banshee on the 3rd pull.
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I'm pretty sure it is against forum etiquette to start a thread asking to see something from others without posting yours first.
Also, how do you start a thread about chainsaws and not tag @Scsmith42 ?
Also, how do you start a thread about chainsaws and not tag @Scsmith42 ?
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Need an iMax monitor.
Now that’s the real deal!
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Sure are.
It’s had one carb, countless chains and bars. Couple 3 fuel lines , maybe an air filter.
Not bad for ~ 37 years old.
Ahh man ... that’s a bummer.
Nice cookies👍
Never considered bar envy before now 😳
Never considered bar envy before now
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Thanks, cut those for my wife to put on the tables at our wedding reception.
That's the largest Stihl oem bar with .404 chain, aftermarket gets longer!
How do you like the 500i? I'm pricing one tomorrow. On the fence with the $$$
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Do it.
It's a hot rod, throttle response is awesome. Spend the extra money for a light bar. 28" light is the sweet spot for balance. I also have a 36" light but its a little nose heavy with that combo.
I'll have to get some pics of my grandpa's saw he left me. It's a 1948 Disston 2 man saw with an 11 or 13 hp Mercury motor on it. It has a 60" and 36" bars and several chains. He, along with his brother in law and cousin in law bought it after they came home from WWII and paid $662.50, March 1948. I have the original tool kit and all the documentation that came with it including the BOS.
Stihl ms251c 18" bar. Its the old fart version with the recoil spring you load up to start so I don't wreck myself yanking the cord. Pics tomoerow; it's in the detached garage.
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Somebody has to have some Jonsered’s, Echo’s or Homelite’s.
I will take some pics tomorrow, have a bunch including a cool old , ORIGINAL twin cylinder Echo chainsaw. I also have all of the tools to sharpen chain. I also have rolls of chain and tools to make any size link count chain.
I use a Stihl 261 with a 16” bar. If I need anything bigger than that I have a good friend of mine that is a professional arborist I call him and let him handle it.
Well, ask and ye shall receive! LOL.
I did some volunteer work at a horse boarding facility in Roxboro, NC. High winds had uprooted this large red oak on their property.
Below is the butt end the tree above after we processed it. The saw was a bored and ported .066 Magnum.
Below is a tree that we processed that grew in an inner courtyard at Meredith College in Raleigh.
Standing with my brother, holding my MS880 Stihl.
Not quite a chainsaw, but it does use a chainsaw bar! This is my dedicated slabber that I designed and built with help from a friend about 8 years ago. I utilizes a 7' long Titanium bar from Australia.
Here is a slab milled with the slabber from the Meredith College oak log in the second pic above. It is 72" wide and 14' long.
I did some volunteer work at a horse boarding facility in Roxboro, NC. High winds had uprooted this large red oak on their property.
Below is the butt end the tree above after we processed it. The saw was a bored and ported .066 Magnum.
Below is a tree that we processed that grew in an inner courtyard at Meredith College in Raleigh.
Standing with my brother, holding my MS880 Stihl.
Not quite a chainsaw, but it does use a chainsaw bar! This is my dedicated slabber that I designed and built with help from a friend about 8 years ago. I utilizes a 7' long Titanium bar from Australia.
Here is a slab milled with the slabber from the Meredith College oak log in the second pic above. It is 72" wide and 14' long.
Wowzers ,!!!
Picked up this little guy last year and i've been blown away. Great little saw for limbs and light work. Only weighs around 5 or 6 lb. Can use it all day and not be worn out.
I put a 1/4" bar, sprocket, and chain on it and it cuts above it's weight class for sure.
I put a 1/4" bar, sprocket, and chain on it and it cuts above it's weight class for sure.
How do you feel about using a longer bar to buck with? I don't have a lot time behind a saw admittedly but keep hearing the "stand up and buck" mantra
I know you didn't ask me, but I think it has a lot of value. Bending over to cut wood laying on the ground makes my back SCREAM, and I would much rather have a longer/heavier saw and not bend so much. Short and light saws for working overhead, long ones for reaching the ground.
My thoughts as well.
I like to buck with a fairly powerful saw and a bar that is 4" or so longer than the diameter of the log. Most of our bucking of 40" and under logs is with a MS461. I really like that saw.
If I was in the market for a bucking saw today (for medium sized logs - ie 20" - 40" diameter), the MS500i would be at the top of my list. A friend of mine let me use his a while back and it was impressive.
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