Chain saw brand

"Steve Barker" wrote

Touche. (Sorry, can't fine the little mark that goes over the e on this keyboard.)

Steve

"Doug Miller" wrote

It matters to me. They chainsawed my sternum in half, then put it back together with Crazy Glue and stainless steel wires. I like saws that start on the first or second pull. But I guess that's one of the slight differences between a good and a bad chainsaw.

Steve

What makes you imagine that a chain wouldn't have the courage the break on a ("holy") Stihl ??

I've had a variety of saws over the years I even have a 15+ year old Sears (42cc -18") It has started every time I used it. It got 5 days of sunrise to Sunset use a few years back when a Tornado tore trough a town near my cabin, and I volunteered to help with the cleanup, and loaned it to someone working with me.. All I needed to do with that one was keep feeding it gas, bar oil, sharp chains and a new bar after 3 days..

Agreed that the newer chainsaws are crap Poulan and Sears are now identical except for color scheme. But I have enough of the old (pre-plastic parts) stuff to last the rest of my life.

Well they do have trees in and around NYC.

I have an 8 yr old Poulan Wood Shark. Works just fine.

On 5/8/2012 7:08 PM, Attila.Iskander wrote: ...

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I don't suppose it would have gotten much use on the times it didn't... :)

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I've never seen it happen. With 5 Stihls, 30+ years and hundreds of cords of Osage Orange (hedge) cut.

AFAIK, the craftsman saws have always been made by Poulan. We had a Poulan for a while (1980's) until someone decided they liked it better than we did. It worked ok.

Actually at one time, it was my primary Now it's relegated to a backup role But that still gets it cranked up and used long enough for the chain to get dull at least once a year, I do that with all my tools that are duplicated. That way, I'm pretty sure they'll start and work when needed

History is interesting

And I've never seen it happen ever, and spent some time as a topper and faller during my student days 40+ years ago But then, I did more than just chop wood to make cords. Recently got a good deal on a small Solo trimming saw. Used it to top an old birch that was too close to the cabin. By my drop line, I was 49' up the tree for the first cut, and 35' for the second. That little solo was small and light enough to be comfortable and easy to handle. It was actually fun to put in spikes and climb a tree. The saw was light enough to trim branches one-handed on the way up, and was still strong enough to cut through the trunk. It's now all purpose trimmer saw I'm also using it to teach the wife and kids how to handle a saw.

Can you use it to trim your posts?

as long as they are wood posts and not steel posts.

The only fault I see with my husky, the label slips off. It's a sticker. My brother uses an old sears. Probably at least 40 years old. With the husky, never had to pull more than twice, and it does have compression release. I used to use a little piece of crap, from the 60's. Very small. Got my jobs done. I stopped using it when the gas pump went bad.

Greg

I thought Husqvarna was just another MTD brand now. THeir mowers sure look like it.

I don't think they allow chain saws in Central Park, though.