The chainsaw thread...

[Meadow Skipper]

HmmmN...Can I Haz?
http://oregonpowernow.com/en/

Hmm, that could be quite the stealth machine. Post a review when you can.

nah... rather http://www.husqvarna.com/ca/en/fores...xp-g-autotune/

That's nice too. Really nice, just not very lo-profile.

[Kim Jong-un]

HmmmN...Can I Haz?
http://oregonpowernow.com/en/

Egads.

I wish the folks at Blount well (they own Oregon)...and powersharp chains on electric saws may fit some niche somewhere. Not content to sell bars and chains (and they make good ones), Blount has been trying to remake the decades old chainsaw into some new specialty tool to increase sales. Until they outlaw gasoline engines, avoid this stuff and stay with a quality gas saw.

[rideit]

Kim, you are missing the entire point of why I like this machine...When 'they' come out with a Nearly silent gasser, that will be the go to....(not that I need it anymore)

[lynchdogger]

Hmm, that could be quite the stealth machine.

That was my first thought too . . . hmmm indeed? Me likey.

[Jethro]

I have been fooling around with one of my old spark arrested two stroke dirt bike silencers, and I think I might weld up an adaptor for my Husqvarna. It would be for clearing trails and cutting logs out of kayak runs around homes.

[XXX-er]

from what I have learned scoping out saws is go for the proffessional quality saws which ever brand

http://www.husqvarna.com/ca/en/fores...bust-saws/353/

probably gona go for this one ^^^ to cut some trail, good power & light weight

[uppernotmaster]

Awesome job & pics rbtree. This is my buddy ironically with the initials RB. Best climber i've ever seen.




Nice to have him as a neighbor. Actually he's doing a little trim work @ my house today!

Sorry to be Debbie Downer. My buddy Bob was killed last month by a drunk driver. Totally innocent & never saw it coming. Anyone who rides the Red Chair @ Magic should thank him. He did tons of volunteer work clearing trees over the cable. Chair #88 was painted in his name.

He is also the 1st person to officially destroy a "Save Magic" shirt simply by wearing it so much.




Love you, miss you Bob.

[Kim Jong-un]

^^^ that's horrible news. And though I didn't know him I probably rode his chair last season. Its really sad to hear stuff like that. The cruel twist is that he probably had one of the more dangerous jobs in the world and gets killed by a drunk driver, wtf.

rideit, gotcha. You need a clandestine ops saw. Sorry.

[uppernotmaster]

You're right Kim Jong-un. I still can't believe it & am still speechless. Again, sorry to be a bummer, don't really care. I want to give credit where credit is due & to my friend. These have been posted before. Again, don't care.



Bob & his fiance who still has a long road to recovery.

Bob ready to get shit done. R.I.P.



Climbing above the Black Chair.







& last but not least DoWork with the big Husky.......

[STLharry]

from what I have learned scoping out saws is go for the proffessional quality saws which ever brand

http://www.husqvarna.com/ca/en/fores...bust-saws/353/

probably gona go for this one ^^^ to cut some trail, good power & light weight

Pro model saws are the way to go if you use a saw frequently. I have used many different Stihl and husquaverna saws and the pro ones have the best bang for their buck. I bought myself an MS 261 this year for my business and couldn't be happier.

Arguing Stihl vs husquaverna doesn't really get anywhere though. I prefer Stihl but others believe otherwise.

[~mikey b]

Husky 372xp on my shopping list

sorry to hear about Bob

[Jethro]

I have a Husky rancher which I use for firewood, creek clearing for kayaking, and for some dedicated trips clearing trail. It can be a handful riding with, with the back handle and 20" bar. I just bought an older little Stihl arborist saw with a top handle and no kickback guard and a 14" bar. I should be able to bike and moto with it pretty easily. It was an ebay purchase where the seller said it used to work but it does not run now. Hopefully it is an easy fix for the $53 I paid.

[raym]

For work I run a husky 390xp with a 36" bar, and for home/trail saw I run these bad boys...

[NmbrdDays]

Everyone is saying it and I'm going to agree. Husquvarna all the way. Huskies have the best low end torque. Sthil can't compare and echo, that's a waste of money. They may be a lil pricey but that's the last one you'll ever buy. Find which ever size works best for you.

[~mikey b]

A couple loads from the weekend. On my way up the hill for more after I drop my swamper off at school.

[~mikey b]

A must watch for all sawyers.

James is my hero

[Meadow Skipper]

A couple loads from the weekend. On my way up the hill for more after I drop my swamper off at school.

Nice. I gotta get on it and get my pile going. You ever get any oak there? That's something I miss about CA but maybe you can't get any oak for firewood any more.

[HotCarl]

Stihl MS 261 motherbitchers!

[~mikey b]

More sweet tamarack where this came from. Maybe a dozen loads. Found some blowdown from this year and some that's been down a few years. A bit of a drive, but well worth it. Very cool country.

Bob. You can get oak, but it's tougher to find on NF. I've still got rounds from the 3 footer I got into 3 years ago. That was a bitch to load solo. I always manage to scrounge a cord or so from folks I know who have oak on their property, and at $50 a load, it's worth buying almond from orchards in the valley if we're driving by. I'll probably get a load on the way back from TGR film Wed. I'll say hey to Turx for you.

We heat almost exclusively with wood, so I tend to go nuts and cut a lot. I do not want to have to worry about it. I want Krystal to be able to crank the stove. She says I have issues....

Husky 455 Rancher FTMFW!

[Meadow Skipper]

More sweet tamarack where this came from. Maybe a dozen loads. Found some blowdown from this year and some that's been down a few years. A bit of a drive, but well worth it. Very cool country.

Tamarack's a great soft firewood. Something you never see around here. But I just go out on the mesa and get piñon and juniper.

Bob. You can get oak, but it's tougher to find on NF. I've still got rounds from the 3 footer I got into 3 years ago. That was a bitch to load solo. I always manage to scrounge a cord or so from folks I know who have oak on their property, and at $50 a load, it's worth buying almond from orchards in the valley if we're driving by. I'll probably get a load on the way back from TGR film Wed.

Yeah, when I lived there I usually got my oak from somewhere that houses were being built. Throwing a few chunks in the woodstove last thing at night was a really nice way to have a good bed of coals in the AM. And I'd forgotten about almond (a-mond), that's another good firewood.

I'll say hey to Turx for you.

You know him? He's a cool dude - tell him that the India Peaberry he turned me on to is blowing my mind.

We heat almost exclusively with wood, so I tend to go nuts and cut a lot. I do not want to have to worry about it. I want Krystal to be able to crank the stove. She says I have issues....

We just burn it mostly for atmosphere in those kiva fireplaces we have. Piñon and juniper for the great fragrance. And cutting firewood is a favorite fall ritual, even if we don't need much - you only have too much when the stacks start to fall over.

Husky 455 Rancher FTMFW!

My baby, back when it was new:

[~mikey b]

There is so much to be stoked about in that photo that it brings tears to my eyes. Hope we can visit again Bob. We'll bring Krystal next time. She will love yer spot.

Indian Peaberry in full force here, too!

Namaste

[~mikey b]

shopping Bailey's

455 Rancher with 20" bar is on sale for $390 with free shipping

[BFD]

just walked in the house from picking my stihl up at the shop. They told me $300 to fix it. Something about an ignition module. Supposedly the module costs $200. I guess Stihls are now disposable. Got excited about the Telemike link. Continental U.S. UPS, I guess I'm headed to Anchorage.

[~mikey b]

call Bailey's they will assist you - I had MANY items shipped USPS to Juneau and Hoonah for cheep

[rbtree]

Stihl MS 261 motherbitchers!

that's an OK saw...but it pales in comparison to the comparable Husqvarnas. Which are the 346XP, now replaced with the 550.

The only Stihls that I run these days are the superlight 192T, great for pruning aloft, and the 660 with a dual port muffler. However, someday I'll will get a Husky 390 and have it woods ported. It gives up a few cc's to the 660, but once it has been modded, it will walk all over the 660, and is a couple pounds lighter. My ported 346 puts out over 5 horsepower in an 11 lb compact package and is simply a beast. My ported 372's kick ass, as well as the tweener sized 357, which has been replaced by the new technology driven 562 (same as the 550 has upgraded the 346) These new saws have all kinds of new features like being very fuel efficient, cleaner burning, and more powerful than the old tech. none of the new tech Stihls can make that boast. (Well the 261 is faster than the 260, but heavier..and the 260 of recent years was a total dog) And the 562 takes well to modifications. Sadly for me, I have so many good running saws that I won't be getting the new ones for a while. My OCGD will have to smolder, I reckon.