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    Chainsaw meets jeans

    I clicked on the picture "for science." Even in that screen grab you can see the goddam chain is on backwards. So I tuned in the video, again "for science." Sure as hell, chain is on backwards. And the grand wizard running the show actually started the saw and put it in wood like that, these...
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    How big of a bar can it pull?

    There are numerous variables. You could probably jigger a Super XL to bolt onto a 72” bar with enough effort. It might even pull the chain around the bar but would probably smoke the clutch. Variables: Chain Pitch and sprocket teeth: .404 chain is more length per driver so a 7 pin sprocket is...
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    Pole saw for professional use in large removals

    I'm using a Makita battery pole saw because I'm running lots of Makita tools so plenty of batteries. Two 18V 5 amp batteries last all day. But that's less than an hour actual run time. Mostly cutting smaller stuff, 2-3" max diameter. I'm sure if I was cutting full bar length the batteries...
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    Chainsaw meets jeans

    Back when I used to climb many moons ago, I always wore chaps in the tree if I was running a saw. I figured, of all the times to get cut, that would have been the worst place. But I was climbing with spurs and a belt, not much gear, just a pass rope and tag line for the saw and to haul crap up...
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    Piece broke off Stihl 044 handle

    Great discussion of using marine type products to make a repair. Just to consider, the rear handle is one of two places you use to hold onto a saw, as in control it. Make it do what you want and prevent it from doing what you don't want. If you're a homeowner scrapping along or just an old...
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    I Am A Now Stihl MasterWrench Certified Technician!

    Valid point. I tend to go down a rabbit hole sometimes. Side note re: College Education: Assembly Bill 1693 would ease/eliminate the requirement for a degree for most State of California jobs unless there is some sort of specific certification or license required that requires a degree. AB 1693
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    I Am A Now Stihl MasterWrench Certified Technician!

    Philosophical question. Can you make a business repairing chainsaws? If you're repairing chainsaws, you're mostly going to work on homeowner saws. Unless you're in a big timber market, or even if you are, I assume the homeowner saws are going to outnumber the true pro (expensive) saws by a...
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    Brush and debris pile burning in cold weather?

    I have evolved in burning brush piles. First time I tried to light a big pile was in Northern CA in winter, about a 1/4 acre pile of various slash and brush debris. Boss gave me a milk can full of paint thinner and a stack of newspapers. At noon the paint thinner was gone, most of the papers...
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    Grinding chain loops and the difference between left and right hand cutters..

    Regarding the original question: does it matter if the cutters are the same length on one side or the other? In my experience, sort of. If you're using a long bar (think 48" or longer) cutting big timber, then the minor difference in cutting aggression by having all the perfectly sharp teeth...
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    Show us your stumps!

    Not much good wood here. I thumped the tree with an axe to realize it was pretty punky all around. Wedges wouldn't work, they'd just go into the mushy outside wood and not do anything. I drilled it with the saw to realize there was some decent wood in the center. So I tried to pull it just a...
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    My Chain Sharpening Tutorial

    Regards dragging a file backwards through the tooth: the outer layer of a saw tooth is coated in a layer of chrome, much harder than the steel of the tooth. That's also why you file from the inside out on a tooth, the file is cutting aways the softer base steel of the tooth itself, and...
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    What parts should I stock up on?

    Many years ago I had a phone number that ended in "8127." I always told people it's easy, just 3 the fourth power (81), 3 to the third power (27). So basically just one number. I can remember 3 or 4 credit card numbers, including the security code, but have to get it out of my wallet to see...
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    What parts should I stock up on?

    You probably did know everything. I think I hit my peak smartness about age 15, I really did know pretty much everything. I've been getting stupider ever since. I've been doing this sort of work since quite possibly before your parents were born...
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    What parts should I stock up on?

    That can be a real issue for me in my side business. Although I enjoy the work, it has to pay me enough to make it worth my time. Add to that the cost of fuel, insurance, worker's comp, it gets very expensive very fast. Or, in today's world, the numbers get large but the actual "expensive" is...
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    Virginia man dies in wood chipper accident

    I've had chippers opened up to remove/replace the knives, the momentum in the disc or drum is insane just moving it by hand. You could easily lose a finger or worse. Definitely got to handle with caution.
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    Virginia man dies in wood chipper accident

    https://www.salsco.com/videos/sss-salsco-safety-shield.html There are additional safety features being incorporated into chippers now: these safety bracelets that automatically stop the feed rollers if you get too close. There are other variations, this is just the first I found in a quick...
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    Sharpening, necessary or just picky?

    Many years ago (1970's) Sears Craftsman saws had what they called "barracuda" chain, a top sharp system like that. Had a little retractable curved stone built into the clutch cover. Idea was, you'd rev the saw, twist the stone into the cutters a little, throw some sparks, and go back to work...
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    Sharpening, necessary or just picky?

    Recently I've discovered the value (requirement!) of wearing my bifocals or cheaters when filing. Aside from that, the right size file is essential and at least a handle. Once when using a piece of an old sledge hammer handle (cut about 2" long) with a hole drilled in it for a file handle, I...
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    keep those rakers!

    Rakers, or Depth Gauges, or "Stops" as the loggers used to call them, control the angle at which the top portion of the cutter engages the wood. The term "rakers" harks back to old cross cut saws, the "peg and raker" style, where you had 2 cutter teeth on the left side and 2 cutter teeth on...
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    MS880 keeps breaking off chain tensioner stud

    I've run saws without the tensioner on it at all, the bar nuts hold the bar in place. Especially on a longer saw, 088 with a 72" or 84" bar, no tensioner on it. Anything longer than 36" I wouldn't even bother trying to get the chain on the bar when assembling, just bend the bar sideways until...
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