015 stihl for clearin the brush where i live today. was in '78 i think. was 21 at the time. $175 new and yup, i stihl got it. prolly start right up iffn i was inclined to mess wit her.
i agree with the 50cc saw deal. a pro 50cc saw is as light or lighter than smaller homeowner saws with lots more power. can't beat a lightweight, good handling saw for limbing and 50cc will cut a lot of firewood on it's own.
my preference is to buck and split right where she falls. splits go straight from the wedge into the truck. sometimes you have to adapt and compromise. i hate skidding firewood because of dirt for the chains. sometimes you got no choice. lately i been cutting some peckerpole cherry on steep...
i gotta watch this ****! that's exactly what i been dreamin up for a trailer to go behind my tractor. same width as rear tires for gettin the wood out. nice build
i'm sure most of you fellers already know this but a given blend of ethanol in gas will run leaner than pure gas. the carb must be tuned for the difference or you stand a good chance of scoring a p/c. when this mess first started i went into my stihl dealer to get a fuel line and diaphram...
what i hate worse than screwed up chainsaw engines and gummy fuel lines is getting raped at the grocery store and feed store as a direct result of the ethanol hoax
all i got is stihls. mostly because of the dealer. bought my first saw from them in 1978, a lil 015 that i still have and a few more aquired here and there. of course iffn some of you fine gents want to convert me i would gladly run any orange or red saw you want to send me, lol.
no doubt about it now, AS is back. it never fails here that when someone asks a legitimate question some know-it-all asshat is gonna jump him just because his opinion differs from thier's.
just for the record, i had my flu inspected/cleaned professionally for the first time in 8 years and had NO...
i don't think i'd know what to do with a saw like that but i sure would love to find out, lol. recon i'll just have to win it and find out. great thread Randy.
unless you just like to experiment and spend cubic dollars, stay away from the exotic hi press. stuff. hard to find and hard on the hip pocket. if tonnage is what you're after, use a bigger cylinder. remember when you make one component stronger the rest has to follow suit, else you'll end up...
good luck on yer splitter. i just noticed where you are from. do you know the Ridley gang from over that way? Jody was one of the best short track drivers around back in the day. i remember him lapping the second place car in 75 laps at the rattlesnake 150 a day or two ago.