ausneil 1
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Thankyou Ben Hur / bob, i already knew you have never fell logs, thats ok but, not everyones a faller, and my knickers are not in a knot either you silly old man.
But thats not what you posted in your quest for forum greatness and attension, Matty 2 obviously saw the story also as by his reply yesturday.
Here is that post you posted you grand old story teller you.
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mcbob
Post subject: Where's the bar and chain Bob.
Posted: Apr 16th, '07, 01:33
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Joined: Nov 22nd, '05, 23:09
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Location: Weston NSW Australia
Country: Down under
Here's a story it really happened to me.
I used to do a timber run which included selling Mac's and accessories to the pro cutters of my saw run, well being a very keen Vegemite type of Super saw salesman that i thought i was i arranged to demo a Mac SP81 to a group of pro cutters but they requested that the saw be fitted with a 28" bar and chain ( full chisel ).
Well the bar was ordered not that we ever sold that size bar but this occassion was to fall a big Black Butt or mountain ash ....... so the day and time arrived and off i went keen to impress the boy's with all this knowledge and skill and newly acquired mind you i was still very wet behind the ears ...... anyway got the people assembled saw started ( brand new outta the box job ) eyed off the tree so hopefully it wouldn't land on any of my protential customers and started sawing the first cut got about 7-8" in and poof all stopped chainwise motor still trying to turn against the grip the tree had on the chain ...... now what i didn't know was that these type of mungrel trees have a habit of fluffing up in the cut and thats what happened .............. alas Mc Bob was kinda red faced and thats putting it mildly.
After disassembling the saw read as removing the side cover and them swearing repeatly in my attempts at removing the clutch and drum assembly all came free but the bar and chain which the tree kept as a souvenir of my horride attempt at removing that tree from the bush.
Tree 1 .... Mc Bob Nil.........
The worst part was then when i returned to my bosses shop minus bar and chain .............. Where's the bloody bar and chain BOB ??
Need i say more and i would guess that till this day hidden inside that tree waiting on some unsuspecting logger is that bar and chain.
Mc Bob.
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Truely a man of many colours "Mc Bob", "Atomic Bob", Mc "Bender" Bob, Mc "Whiz" Bob, "Herr" Bob and "Whatever" Bob.
Thats why you should own a Mac first.
McBob .. 1949 and still kicking.
Tip of the ice berg bob and they are all yours.
ps...... do you even know who Keith Polsen is unless someone who does know him points him out to you, i can assure you he will spit you out a lot faster than i did and i have had many, many seasons racing against him, he is still a member of our association and i am in contact regularly with him.
