Chainsaw related pet peeve‘s

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When I see someone pulling the starter rope as fast as they can a jillion times and it won't start. - I do this when my attitude goes down hill with a saw...guess I feel like I’m punishing it lol

When someone pulls the saw back and forth in the cut while cutting. - I’ll admit i do this in a big cut that takes longer sometimes. Thinks it’s my ADHD kicking in and it’s just to pass the few seconds lol.
 
When people think Stihl safety chain is so much slower than non safety. The only difference is the raised bumper next to the raker and it doesn’t even get in the way.

It gets in the way when you're trying to lower your depth gauges; it's a real pain with a file a Dremel makes it better. Also, it makes some gauges like the File o plate not fit.
 
I never had to learn that lesson as i will never loan out a saw[emoji2373]. I will however help out with my saws[emoji16].


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I decided to not loan saws anymore either, I go with them now, so only
annoying issue now is my father just can’t understand why anyone needs
to adjust a carb when the saw is starting and able to cut, even if he was there and the piston
melted, he would argue it was running perfect, you must have done something to it.
And this crack just makes adjusting the carb a torture because of his comments.
 
I decided to not loan saws anymore either, I go with them now, so only
annoying issue now is my father just can’t understand why anyone needs
to adjust a carb when the saw is starting and able to cut, even if he was there and the piston
melted, he would argue it was running perfect, you must have done something to it.
And this crack just makes adjusting the carb a torture because of his comments.

And everything think you’re “silly” for not loaning them out and gets butthurt. Hell most the saws I(probably many of us on here) have that are good runners will get you killed if you don’t know what you are doing and truly respect them
 
And everything think you’re “silly” for not loaning them out and gets butthurt. Hell most the saws I(probably many of us on here) have that are good runners will get you killed if you don’t know what you are doing and truly respect them
Another good reason not to loan them.
 
Got another one,

“Hay, you know you put your bar on upside down?”


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Beat me to it! Unfortunately I was guilty of this thought when I first started getting into saws but I don’t think I ever vocalized it lol
 
Guess you have never tried to plunge cut with safety chain.

Right, It doesn’t plunge cut well. If done properly it can be. But realistically how many people (cutting firewood) actually plunge cut and how many times in a day do they actually do it.

I’d bet most that complain have never and never will make a plunge cut.
 
I love the "what size is the blade" especially from someone who really should know better!

lending a saw that comes back sounding different, that is so annoying,
Don't loan your chainsaw.
Don't loan your pickup.
Don't loan your girlfriend.

All 3 will come back screwed up
 
Yes the farm boss is the mightiest saw of all the land... That gets pretty annoying pretty quick
I had a friend ask me a month or so ago, since I collect saws, "Can you find me a good 50+cc Stihl saw like my Farm Boss? I need a new saw to run a bar-mounted debarker." I sent him a 361 I had lying around and a week later I got this email "I received the chainsaw today and put a 25" bar and chain on it, works great." Another week or two passes and during a phone conversation I ask him how the saw's working out. "Well, I haven't actually put the planer head on it yet because I'm having too much fun cutting with it." Another bit of Farm Boss fun I've encountered is one that wandered into the shop where I work that was run with the chain brake on. Here's where one of the broken clutch retainer clips ended up: Sorry for the crummy phone pic.
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Here are 2 of my pet peeves.

Someone critiquing your sharpening, when their chains won’t cut butter. Mine may not be sharpened perfect, but they work pretty good.

Even though I’m a novice, knowing more about saws for sale than the salesperson attempting to help me.
 
Right, It doesn’t plunge cut well. If done properly it can be. But realistically how many people (cutting firewood) actually plunge cut and how many times in a day do they actually do it.

I’d bet most that complain have never and never will make a plunge cut.

I would say most do not, I do regularly.
 
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