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    Want to Trade Stihl 362 cm for stihl 066/660 or husky 395

    wife bought me a brand new 462 brand new for xmas 2018 and ive NEVER used it. I just sold my old 066 and when i was looking for a new saw the new 462 demo saw tore up my 66! I sold my pair of 362's and what i have are the brand new 72+cc 462 with 32" bar and a late 80's 044 large pin that i...
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    Sold Hoard of NIB Saws Found 2x 262XP NIB 1993 $750 ea Shipped

    Still ready with cash....just let me know when your stash comes in! Haaaaa!
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    Richfield Police Investigating Man’s Death Involving Wood Chipper

    SO WHATS NEXT....??? YOU WANT TO SEE MY DD214 AND MY DISABILITY RATING FROM THE FEDS OR WHAT?
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    Richfield Police Investigating Man’s Death Involving Wood Chipper

    I DONT SEE MODERATOR NEXT TO YOUR NAME AND WITH 179 POSTS IM DOUBTING YOU WOULD BE SO WHAT S THE DEAL WITH ACTING AS SUCH? READ THE RULES AND DIDNT SEE ANYTHING ABOUT TYPING IN ALL BOLD CAPS EITHER! YOU BORED OR WHAT?
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    Richfield Police Investigating Man’s Death Involving Wood Chipper

    GREW UP IN A LOGGING FAMILY AND MY GRANDFATHER OWNED A LOGGING COMPANY IN SOUTHERN OREGON. BEEN IN THE BRUSH AND RUNNING A SAW SINCE I WAS AROUND 12 AND IM 51 NOW. DONT FALL TIMBER ANYMORE AS IVE HAD OVER 40 SURGERIES PUTTING ME BACK TOGETHER. GOT OUT OF THE ARMY AND CAME BACK TO THE...
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    Massive hemoraging is a serious risk

    TAMPON AND SOME DUCT TAPE WILL STOP MOST BLEEDS VERY QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. M SMALL UNIT ALWAYS HAD THEM ON OUR PERSON WHEN OUT IN THE FIELD AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ARMY I CONTINUED TO HAVE A COUPLE TAMPONS AND DUCT TAPE IN MY PACKS AND IN MY FIRST AID KIT IN MY TRUCK AS WELL. ALWAYS HAVE...
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    Close call:axe got away from me

    A FEW MONTHS BACK, I WATCHED A LOG TRUCK DRIVER GRAB A NEW FISKARS AXE AND ATTEMPT TO KNOCK OFF A 3/4 SAWN KNOT ON A BUNK LOG ON HIS TRAILER. HE WAS TALKING TO THE LOADER OPERATOR AND TOOK A SWING UP AND SIDEWAYS TO HIT THAT KNOT AND HE MISSED THE KNOT AND SCUZZED THE LOG AND THAT AXE WENT...
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    wow i scored some truck loads of free firewood

    HAAAAA! THATS HILARIOUS! WHATS UP WITH THE FREE FIREWOOD AIM? (OH YA....IF ANYONE SEE THIS AND HAS AN ISSUE WITH ALL CAPS, I WAS JUST CHASTISED BY A MEMBER NAMED 250R....I AM A DISABLED VET WITH EYE PROBLEMS AND THE CAPS AND BOLD HELP ME TO SEE WHAT IM TYPING AND IM SORRY IF IT BOTHERS...
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    Richfield Police Investigating Man’s Death Involving Wood Chipper

    YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TO SAY A WORD ABOUT IT. IM A DISABLED VET WITH EYE ISSUES AND IT HELPS ME TO SEE AND BE ABLE TO READ WHAT IM TYPING. DOESNT SEEM TO BOTHER ANYONE ELSE.
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    What is with the term, saw is wearing xx" bar???

    GOTCHA...BUT IT SURE SOUNDED IN GENERAL TO ME. LOL! BUT LIKE I SAID, ANYBODY IS WELCOME OUT HEAR ANY TIME TO SEE THIS COUNTRY AND HOW WE WORK IT ANY TIME! LOL! THANKS FOR THE REPLY AND I APPRECIATE IT SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE A WHILE. IM NEW TO POSTING HERE BUT I SURE LIKE ALL THE INFO...
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    What is with the term, saw is wearing xx" bar???

    SEE REPLY TO YOU AND C5RULZ! LOL! AND ALSO.....ITS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT SIZE OF THE SAW/CC'S ETC....DOGS AND BAR LENGTHS HAVE TO DO ALSO WITH JOB AT HAND AND TERRAIN YOU ARE WORKING ON. LIKE I SAID IN MY LENGTHY REPLY ABOVE....WE WORK IN MOUNTAINS ON STEEP GRADES ON VERY LARGE AND VERY TALL...
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    What is with the term, saw is wearing xx" bar???

    YOU COME OUT TO OREGON AND TRY AND WORK ON SOME BIG OLD GROWTH OR SECOND GROWTH FIR...HELL 3RD GROWTH FOR THAT MATTER WITH DEEP DEEP GNARLY BARK ON STEEP MOUNTAIN GRADES AND TRY AND USE SOME LAME OL TINY DOGS (SPIKES AS YOU CALL THEM! lololololol).... YOU WONT HAVE ANY SUCCESS PERIOD! LOL...
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    too much bar?

    LOGGING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WE STILL HAVE SOME GOOD SIZE WOOD AND MOVING DOWN THE TREE LENGTH BUMPING LIMBS IS A HECK OF A LOT EASIER WITH A 32 ON A 461 OR 36" ON AN 066/660 ETC THEN BEING BENT OVER ALL THE TIME. THEN ON LANDINGS WHERE WE ARE BUCKING AND BUMPING KNOTS ITS PRETTY MUCH THE...
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    Calamity Macho Sufferage

    ???? DR ALWAYS SAID TO CLEAN DAILY, GOOP ON THE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT AND SEAL UP TIGHT WITH GAUZE AND TAPE FOR FIRST 4-7 DAYS AND THEN YOU CAN EITHER KEEP WET OR LEAVE OPEN TO AIR DEPENDING ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! WET WOUNDS SEALED UP HEAL FASTER ESPECIALLY THE DEEP ONES.
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    Chainsaw fun. Just in time for holloween.

    THIS WAS IN 2017 BUT FOR FUTURE SAW OUWIES........ CLEAN IT OUT SUPER SUPER SUPER GOOD WITH ALCOHOL AND PEROXIDE....THEN POUND THE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT INTO ALL THE NOOKS AND CRANNIES AND PUT GAUZE OVER IT AND WHAT EVER KIND OF TAPE YOU HAVE THAT WILL KEEP IT SEALED OFF AND EVERY DAY FOR THE...
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    Husqvarna copy

    IF MONEY IS THAT TIGHT, BUY A USED REAL SAW FROM ONE OF THE BIG TWO OR THREE AND MOVE ON! SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHES AND MONEY SPENT BAD. LOTS AND LOTS OF GOOD USED SAWS OUT THERE FOR A COUPLE MORE BUCKS THAT WILL RUN CIRCLES AROUND THOSE CHINESE JUNK KITS AND WITHOUT HEADACHES AND TIME LOST...
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    Internet advertisers stealing from tree service owners

    WHY THE HECK WOULD SOMEONE PAY A MIDDLE MAN? CRAZY TO ME THAT PEOPLE DONT HAVE THE COMMON SENSE TO DEAL WITH A PHONE OPERATOR IN A ANOTHER STATE WHO SELLS THE JOB OFF TO A LOCAL BIZ OWNER OR A FRANCHISE COMPANY HIRING ANY ILLEGAL THAT THEY CAN FIND TO PUT TO WORK! BLOWS MY MIND! PEOPLE NEED...
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    Another fatality: Arborist found dead while hanging near Walhalla

    HAD SIMILAR HAPPENED TO ME BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS YOUNG AND SOLID AS A ROCK AND....THAT WHEN I DID A MONSTER SIT UP THERE WAS A LIMB TO GRAB AND KEEP ME MOSTLY UP RIGHT TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE CROOK. MAN THAT JUST STINKS....SOME THING SO...RANDOM AND NOBODY AROUND TO HEAR HIM HOLLAR FOR HELP...
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    Bucket operator dies in fall

    CANT BELIEVE GUYS GET IN THOSE BUCKETS WITH OUT BEING TIED IN! HATE TO SAY IT...BUT JUST PLAIN STUPID! THOSE STATES INDUSTRIAL INVESTIGATORS ARE GOING TO HAVE A HAY DAY WITH THAT BIZ OWNER FOR NO SAFETY LINES.. ALTHOUGH THEY WERE PROBABLY LAYING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK UNFORTUNATELY. MAN...
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