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haha I know, i know. it really does look like it was hiding behind the woodpile. That was just the best angle I could get for filming, and I didnt want to walk into the middle of my neighbors backyard uninvited. When I rewatch the vid i cant help but laugh too, I really do look like a creeper...

It was hard to see from my backyard but I think he started the angled cut of the notch by wedging the clutch cover of the saw against his upper thigh just under the hip bone and using that as a fulcrum to manipulate the bar where he needed it. Thats right, hes got that chain spinning at 1000s...

Haha, i wasn't intending to make a pun there but oh well, everyone else followed suit it seems. I do have to give props to this guy for still working, apparently he has been at it for 20 years or so. I don't know how long hes had his disability but he certainly seems comfortable swinging that...

I have heard legends of this guy working in my neighborhood for about a year now. I would come home from work and a tree would be gone and I would ask "who took that out?" Well it turns out more often that not it was the one armed treeman. I couldn't believe it, but sure enough just a few...

I still do tie into limbs I am removing when I have to, but I am lot more cautious. It is always on my mind when I am positioning myself to make a cut. I still always use two points of connection, the only thing that has changed is how careful I am about choosing where those connections will...

Thats good advice, if i had followed that months ago i'm sure it would have saved me a lot of work lol. I have actually played musical parts with two carburetors and I think the key now is to keep playing it. I am going to look closely at the metering diaphragm and make sure I have the best...

Well so far I have: The ms880 powerhead: $650 Piston kit from ebay: $35 Bar and chain from baileys: $90 Carb kit from ebay: $13 084 Carburetor from ebay: $40 Fuel filter from ebay $8 Gasket and seal kit from ebay: $35 Total money in the saw thus far: $871 I think thats everything...

Thanks for all the responses guys! Hopefully I will have time to play around with it tomorrow. I am hoping it is just an adjustment that I need and the carb doesnt need work. If i have to take it in then i guess thats that though... That pump diaphram that i used was the best of the three i...

Here is how far I got today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1FOLP_PXFU Its is detailed and annotated with how far out from the stops the screws are turned out. Idle screw is set at about 75% all the way through the video though at some point towards the end i do bump it up a bit. Its...

Yeah its looking that way. I think i will give it one more go once i get it together again and then its off to the dealer to see what they think of it. I have a tachometer coming in the mail so hopefully i can get it to a point where it at least stays running long enough to get some useful data...

Ok so it looks like i am stuck with more problems. I started yesterday with both H and L screws out 1 full turn as per the manual for factory settings, The idle speed was set at about 90%. The saw fired up and idled for a little then sputtered out. I then proceded to turn the L screw out...

I almost got it I think... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2fFRpsof4 So I finally had time to go through both carburetors again. I used the old 084 carb i got off ebay and took all of the best parts and built it up good and sprayed it down with carb cleaner. Installed it and got my video...

Nice, 120' is a pretty respectable height. I have used this thing to shoot golf balls a good 200' at least out into a farm field. The launcher part itself is advertised to sling water balloons 120 yards. Havent tried hitting a field goal from across a football field yet but that would be a...

Here are a few: Shot from the second removal i have done in my life (climbing removal that is) back in the days where i didn't have spikes or my 200t. Makes a great avatar pic :msp_thumbup: Some more from last winter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EeYo3izqcM Well I am a little late with this but I finally got around to it. Here it is in action taking a couple practice shots at the ash trees in my backyard.

Having a top split out on me is probably my #1 fear while working aloft. I have almost been crushed by my flipline in the past, I saved myself only because my saw kept running and i was able to cut my flipline with it. If I had just flipped that switch to the off position I wouldn't be here...

Woah, that was lucky. I am always expecting root flairs to do that when I deal with blow downs like that. I also make my cut far enough away so I don't fall into the hole when that happens. He could have used that clam truck to hold the root stock in place while he made his cut and then...

Chaps are good, using the chain brake is good to. Also, make sure you have the proper chain tension and carb adjustment (there is an engine idle speed adjustment screw right on the carb) so the chain does not move at all when at idle. If you use the chain brake while the chain is trying to...

A few years ago I heard a random fact about Maple syrup production. Upstate NY used to be a prosperous producer of maple syrup from its sugar maples. However, as the climate has changed over the years and things have warmed up, Canada has inherited New York's previous affinity for producing...

The VT is a great place to start. I used it for a little bit, however I did have some problems with it not holding right and I found my self fixing it up in the tree a little too often for my taste. This is where I began to use the XT, VT is vladotain tresse but I am not sure what if anything...