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Much better metallurgy on the ES stihls, but a pro lite is MUCH cheaper and it is functional. If its a standard ematic...the Stihl stuff is still a little better but there's not tha much difference.

IDK what they are....maybe have to check oregon's site. I only knew about the consumer bars, the pro-lite, and the powermatch.

Not much any of these guys said that I would disagree with. Coming from a fairly occasional user who cut his teeth on small saws and laminated bars...the difference between those and any pro bar is pretty darn incredible. So, I think it is a balance between cost and durability. I think you'd...

Just buy the square ground chain, and file it round if you want to...that way you can just keep one 100' roll in stock. Its easy to round file square chain, and a lot harder to square grind round chisel. Baileys is probably the best bet, but you might check with Madsens just to be sure. You...

I'd buy the 440, but I run a 24" bar on a 390 so you know mine would wear a 28 or 32" bar with skip square chisel chain.....but that's just cause I like the long bars. The 210 is a great saw but i do think you could go a bit bigger. if you want to compare Husky/Stihl, the 372 and whatever...

Hey my mom is from NC, we used to call those sycamores, but they are probably really sweetgums or something like that. My grandfather had a woodstove and he burned pretty much any and every thing in it, including gum. As far as climate, its all perspective. We would visit eastern NC 2X a year...

But used rope is just plain stupid. Don't tell me your life isn't worth $100, which will get you a nice 120' hank of rope which will get you where you need to be to start. I am not an arborist, but have tried climbing for fun some. I had zero skills, and still have very little. Just be sure...

I love mine. I'm not a professional tree climber. I do some pruning in the tree and on the ground, use it to swamp out brush on the trails in my woods, and use it to make quick cuts at the firewood pile/processor in logs up to 12-14"dia. I have a 12" .043" PMN bar and if I ever get to doing...

Why is TCW-3 not acceptable for air cooled applications....is it because the water cooled engines only make about half as much RPM as an air cooled engine like a chainsaw. I hear some guys here run a chainsaw as fast as 12,500-13,500RPM whereas my highest revving outbaord was 6000-7000RPM? Not...

You could also talk to the guys at www.chainbar.com Don't know if they are any cheaper than Cannon, but they do make long bars for the big Stihls, 3002 mount.

Never seized a saw or any other 2 cycle. I voted at 50:1 and 93 Octane in the other thread, but its actually closer to 45:1, I used to run regular or mid grade, but now I take no chances. I think the key to engine longevity is using at or slightly more than factory specs for oil, and not...

Hey I say go with the Stihl Rollomatic Standard or Oregon Pro Lite 18" with some 26RSC 68 or 22LP 68. It will rip like a bat outta hell with that setup. That was my big saw back in highschool and college for firewood cutting for the house and for sale.

91VX...using VX probably gets me on a homeland security data mining list...oops! To me it looks like a knockoff of a Poulan Wildthing or Sears saw. Works good but not for real heavy duty cutting. Definitely an occaisonal use saw.

The 50 hrs EPA sticker is just like your car which must meet emissions standards for 100,000 miles in most cases. In my family all our vehicles have 100K plus miles and all but one runs! So as you see, as with many things dealing with EPA and CARB it has little to no relationship to reality.

Interesting. So far I have refused to wear chaps...maybe I will rethink my ways. I will definitely make safety glasses of some kind a habit when splitting wood. I have cut/split a ton of wood over the last 10 years and more going back to when I was a kid, just sorta messing around. Lots of...

Hey I remember when my grandfather used to fire up his chainsaw and the noise was scary until I got used to it. My dog would also bark whenever I'd fire up a saw until she figured out what it was too. It is a good idea to be careful with the little kids. I guess its better for them to be a...

If its not too much money, just try it..if it blows up you aren't out big bucks if it works well, you have a brand new 039. Lakeside has said that Tecomec products are good, made in Italy. Good luck man, JD

Frustration can help people not sound their best. I believe I wrote on another forum that I was fixing to burn my truck...which I would not do. He needed to vent, so lets just hope he gets something that will serve his needs.

Full Chisel ...Is a bad word around here. There are several styles of chain, and full chisel really blurs the issue. First there's chipper, which is a very rounded, very tough, but somewhat slower cutter. Its very ressitant to dulling and easy to sharpen by anyone who can hold a round file...

Getting any of these used saws, you run a big risk of a headache, especially something like an 029. It might have been ran hard and treated like dirt, maybe used by somebody who didn't care about the saw. The 029 is ok in its intended niche and if it is well maintained. I was tempted to tell...