Yeah. The bargain box of wedges has not appeared for a few years. Now they have socks on sale and seldom in my size. But we still have it good here. I don't plan to write any threads complaining about how bad our saw shops are.
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Yeah. The bargain box of wedges has not appeared for a few years. Now they have socks on sale and seldom in my size. But we still have it good here. I don't plan to write any threads complaining about how bad our saw shops are.
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i will trade you 3 [all thats here within 45 miles] for one half of one of yours. i'll even throw in a counter dofus lol.
Spotted Owl
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Good score.
Best wedge buster I have used.
I usually need more than one wedge though. We're on our way up in the next while. Being mostly color blind those blues are the only color we don't have to search for when they land.
What's that second button on the top of the saw all about?
Owl
Best wedge buster I have used.
I usually need more than one wedge though. We're on our way up in the next while. Being mostly color blind those blues are the only color we don't have to search for when they land.
What's that second button on the top of the saw all about?
Owl
Its a black grommet to hold the plastic on. I have a pile of wedges I actually bought that " accessory " / wedge as a prop to pull somebodies leg who thinks occasionally I go overboard with saw accessories at Madsens. They still have a ton of blues you just have to pay for em now.
I bought that same axe this past year. Sharp and will splatter a wedge pretty good if you miss hit.
What's Madsens getting for the 661? they haven't hit the local.ahop yet that I know of.
mdavlee, there is one here in Greeneville. The next time I am in the shop I'll check the price for you. It will be in standard East coast dress. Ron
uh oh... and here I though I was done buying saws for a little while... Haven't been in the local shop for a few weeks now, maybe they gots one in stock?
I want the R model if I'm buying one. No need to not get it. I haven't been to the coop in a few weeks to see if they've got one yet.
661 R PHO $ 1020
36" Stihl light bar $ 154
Madsens power tune $150
I was very happy with the price but I already expected them to have a good price as usual.
Yeah that would be worth it to have someone buy it out there and ship it to me. I doubt I could get the R model for under $1200 here before tax.
They say it's like blue printing and a port and polish I've known about it for years have heard good things about it. They said none of the original batch of 661s they did never had any problems before the recall said they've been very reliable. They say the power tune gives about 10 % power increase they have them done in the box in stock. I'm guessing kinda like what Jasha did to your 660
Mild port job. They were cutting the pistons in them to change port timing.
Brian and Mike....
Okay, that makes sense. If what Madsens does will wake up a saw like Jasha's work woke up my 660 it would be well worth the price.
Dammit, now I have to think a little. I'd almost talked myself out of getting a 661 and into just keeping the 461 instead. I even turned down the one I'd ordered here when it came in and let a friend take it .
You guys are a couple of troublemakers.
Okay, that makes sense. If what Madsens does will wake up a saw like Jasha's work woke up my 660 it would be well worth the price.
Dammit, now I have to think a little. I'd almost talked myself out of getting a 661 and into just keeping the 461 instead. I even turned down the one I'd ordered here when it came in and let a friend take it .
You guys are a couple of troublemakers.
Spotted Owl
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That there is a might good looking saw. What is PHO?
Is there actually such a thing as overboard? I didn't realize you could have enough, let alone to much.
Anyone know where a guy can find a single jack, less than the price of a used car?
I know of two guys around that have Madesns tuned saws. They are very happy with what was done. Both describe the saws as just right.
Owl
Is there actually such a thing as overboard? I didn't realize you could have enough, let alone to much.
Anyone know where a guy can find a single jack, less than the price of a used car?
I know of two guys around that have Madesns tuned saws. They are very happy with what was done. Both describe the saws as just right.
Owl
PHO is power head only without bar
Brian and Mike....
Okay, that makes sense. If what Madsens does will wake up a saw like Jasha's work woke up my 660 it would be well worth the price.
Dammit, now I have to think a little. I'd almost talked myself out of getting a 661 and into just keeping the 461 instead. I even turned down the one I'd ordered here when it came in and let a friend take it .
You guys are a couple of troublemakers.
Here I been thinking you were immune to such thoughts - not the troublemaker ones - the bigger and badder chain saw ones. Ron
There is some dude out of Oregone selling a new Silvey knock off, but I think he wants 1500 or some nonsense...
SLowes has 20 ton bottle jacks for like 100, mine have worked fine for a year or so. piece of 3/8 plate and some tubing made a fairly good top plate.
LOL, I'm not immune.
There's just something about a good, powerful, smooth running big saw falling the size timber that it's worthy of that still makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle a little.
Do I actually need a 661? Not really. The 461 does a good job and the PM850 that Eccentric and his tribe put together for me is a great saw. Both will carry a 32" bar easily. I just like to be able to stand on one side of the tree and do all my cutting without dodging around like a monkey ****ing a football.
I have enough work for a saw that will run a 42" bar to justify the 661. LOL...if I don't I can sure find some, probably more work than I want. I ran one for a while before they were released the first time and I liked it. Having Madsen's or TreeSlingr massage one for me would be ideal. So, need? No. Want? Absolutely.
Besides, when we have the PNW GTG...which you have a standing invitation to by the way...Cedarkerf and I can have 661 races.
Spotted Owl
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Can you explain the tubing part of this? I'm not picturing tubing in my head.
Owl
