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  1. KodiakKen

    Octane question

    Exactly why I don't subscribe here
  2. KodiakKen

    Octane question

    First learn to type or autocorrect and stop being a know it all. I spent well over $5k in saws for my use not a business. I'm not putting junk gas and 2 cycle mix in it
  3. KodiakKen

    Octane question

    Like like bwalker just like to stir the pot. My uncle was a stihl mechanic for over 15 years. Higher octane burns faster and hotter
  4. KodiakKen

    Stihl 660 magnum used market value

    I ran mine with a variant of 32"-36" b&c for well over ten years cutting firewood and sold it for $1000
  5. KodiakKen

    Octane question

    I run all professional series stihl saws with stihl ultra oil and I use the highest grade pump gas i can find ethanol or not. Higher octane burns hotter and faster. Leaving your saw cooler. Ask any mechanic. My uncle was a dealer and mechanic in Mississippi. If I'm going to pay $1600 for a saw...
  6. KodiakKen

    The Beg for Manuals Thread

    Bought a new 500i. No clue about about fuel injection. I know i can't modify without a tuner or a computer but if still like to have a parts list or any mods that will make it better. Thanks in advance
  7. KodiakKen

    Stihl 500i can you fit a larger bar than the 25 inch

    I sold my ms660 and added to it to buy a 500i with the e-lite 36" bar and yellow chain. Nowhere close in torque. I would guess a 25"-28" bar and chain would be a phenomenal combination but if you run a 36" bar and chain might want to look at full skip it doesn't have the torque to run full comp...
  8. KodiakKen

    Best light weight saw for limbing?

    What is your definition of limpbing? A dropped tree or a standing tree? Big difference. I'm not carrying a 260 up a tree on spikes
  9. KodiakKen

    Best light weight saw for limbing?

    I prefer the stihl 200t over the 201t unless you drill out the limiters on the carb adjustment and open up the muffler. Can use it one handed and had plenty of power to cut 14 inches full chisel chain
  10. KodiakKen

    what stihl chainsaw do you recomend?

    Find a tried and true MS360. I had one for years and only cut firewood with it..sold it way too cheap and bought a MS362 to replace it. other than hitting a spike in a tree..I love the new saw..everything I buy is new with a warranty. I would recommend it to anyone without small engine...
  11. KodiakKen

    Best chain for craftsman

    first thing is to get it started and tuned correctly..otherwise the chain is not the issue. CRAPSMAN is not a brand I would rely on but if that is all you have..I would read the manufacturer's recommendations and stick with it. wide open throttle and let the chain do the work.. don't try to...
  12. KodiakKen

    SOMEBODY HELP ME

    I have all the climbing equipment. I blew out my knee 2 years ago. I do not make a living doing it but after having a top handle..I won't be without one. I even bought a stihl kombi system with the chainsaw/pruner attachment but don't really use that either..once a year around the house and once...
  13. KodiakKen

    SOMEBODY HELP ME

    no wife and dog stays in house with me. always thinking future
  14. KodiakKen

    SOMEBODY HELP ME

    I have gone from 6 saws down to 3..I have the overwhelming urge to buy another..what should I do? I had a 200t, MS036, MS360, and an MS880..now I have a 201t, 460, and 660...Do I need more? DUH..hell yeah..just don't know if I want a 261 or 362. I have to say my 360 was my go to saw. but after...
  15. KodiakKen

    A Lurker Speaks

    FWIW. I just sold a saw that was ten years old that I had the original book and receipt from when I bought it. great find
  16. KodiakKen

    Hinge Cut Advice

    first off..I have to say last weekend was my first bow deer at 37 years old. I am hunting my B.I.L.s woods..80 acres..if you do your research on the natural pattern of deer in the woods..you don't need to cut down healthy trees. do your scouting and put your stand or blind 20-30 yards off that...
  17. KodiakKen

    What makes a top-handle saw more dangerous than others???

    they are compact and neutral weighted with the right bar and chain..people tend to overlook the safety aspect for the convenience. If every cut was made at arm reach away..they are a little more dangerous..I used a MS250 one handed for years..luckily never had an incident. when I finally pooled...
  18. KodiakKen

    8K LP home generator

    can a city boy ask a question. I have a woodburner and 25000 stores with ice within a shotgun slug distance. I have to ask. do people with standby generators run them for maintenance purposes? personally I have a homemade job that my grandfather made and it will run my freezer and about it...
  19. KodiakKen

    First chainsaw?

    I have listed a stihl ms360 for $400 a few times in the Toledo ohio craigslist and I should have kept some of the replies I got..will you take $100? will you trade for a go cart? got a call from a local stump grinder that said they are common and I shouldn't be asking so much..I asked him why...
  20. KodiakKen

    What do i need? chainsaw wise of course lol

    let me start the battle. If you are set on Stihl..buy a 250..in your price range and you can do what you need to. Think about one thing when you buy a saw. Although I have never had an easy to start or a no tool chain tensioner model..they may be great..but ask yourself..do they make easy to...
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