I think my first saw was a pioneer P25, not the P35 I have mentioned in the past. The saw was a Christmas present from my mom in 1973. I was 20 years old. That little saw was really rugged and hardly ever broke down. I just wore it out cutting firewood. BTW I owned that saw for about 3 weeks before I was contracting out tp PG&E clearing power lines rights of way.
I had really never run a saw before the Pioneer but I was around all sorts of chainsaws on the ranch and in the woods near here. They were all yellow saws. I had the good fortune of working with an old time faller for a stretch and learned how to gun trees at a young age. Mostly I dragged brush. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now.