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    starter pawls, 64 and 66 interchange???

    great, thanks for the info. i need the saw today so i can rob the pawls from my irritating 064, but i will order all these parts mentioned, especially that damn little bushing. my local dealership had told me that the whole cover had to be replaced to fix that rope eating problem. i managed to...
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    What is a good saw to collect ?

    i've got 2 pioneer model RA 1's a runner and the other i don't know, may be missing a couple pieces but looks like alll there. make me an offer. Jon
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    starter pawls, 64 and 66 interchange???

    starter pawls and clip, 64 and 66 interchange???
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    cedar shake bolts

    evidently my attachment was a fail. what else is new. i'll see if i can't get that on here. Thanks, Jon
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    cedar shake bolts

    Humptulips, if you would, take a look at this attachment. am i understanding how these bolts are to be presented to the mill? my diagram is rough at best, but no bark and remove heart/rotten center. i wish there was more info on this somewhere on the web. i obliviously want to be...
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    cedar shake bolts

    i've got a friend that has some property with some nice old growth cedar laying around. we're toying with the idea of cutting it into shake bolts. the place i talked to about buying it really didn't want to give me much info other than they perferred somewhere around 20-25 rings per inch. i was...
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    conclusion to yesterdays "what's a reasonable price"

    thanks to all who spoke up with there ideas/comments, it was much appreciated. so this guy shows up with a ms460 that was rough around the edges, it wasn't beat up, but looked like it had cut some wood in it's time. so he takes a look at what i have and tells me the best he can do is give...
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    what's a reasonable price for these?

    thank you! Jon
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    what's a reasonable price for these?

    does that include the trade of the 460 or 046? thank you for your input, much appreciated. jon
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    what's a reasonable price for these?

    i recently had a bad experience with a friend/partner who took off with all the money from the mills on a job i was working. between that and rolling my truck several months ago i've come to the realization that to back on track i need to basically start from scratch.i need my truck back on the...
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    imput on painting a stihl

    thanks guys. jon
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    imput on painting a stihl

    anyone here every paint their stihl? my 66 is look'in a bit used. i tried to clean the plastic but it appears to stained deep within it. i see original stihl orange on ebay, but i'm having a hard time visualizing the end result. or is there an alternative i'm over looking besides leaving the...
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    scribner pocket scale

    hello. at one time, not that long ago, i had a handy little book that contained log lengths and diameters and their conversion into b.f. using scribner method. i had picked it up at a saw shop Iin a little ho-dunk town about 6 hours from my house while working a job. i called this place and...
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    1957 IEL Pioneer RA 100cc project/restoration

    i've got 2 of them saws, one running and the other complete but not completely assembled......... any ideas what they're worth? a so called buddy drew out all the mill monies on my last job and left me high and dry. forced to sell most of my stuff to re-coop loses. i'm in western wa. if...
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    stihl sprocket 3/8" 7 or 3/8" 8 ???

    i recently picked up a 066 magnum and was curious if there is an advantage running one over the other, or does this have something to do with bar lengths? like if i was running say a 20" bar would it behoove me to change over when i put my 28", 32", or 36" bar on? and while i got you here, i...
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    looking for some pioneer info.

    hey, i've got 2 of these old pioneer saws, one's a runner and the other i've never tried to fire but all the pieces appear to be there. i'm looking to sell these due to a so called buddy takeing off with the mill money from a recent job. i used my truck as collateral on a $2000 loan so we...
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    minor chainsaw injury

    just happened to me too. saw was not running, but got caught up in some brush while walking to my next victim. i gave it a tug and it broke loose from the brush and ended up with a puntcher about 3/4" wide and 1/2"-3/4" deep in my thigh. it didn't bleed, but oozed clear liquid for a few. after...
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    picked up a 066 last week

    i've got to make a road passable for a self-loader then yep, off to the mills. i got cedar, maple, hemlock, fir, and a huge cherry tree. the cherry has a base about 14' tall and all of 36" dia. with little to no taper. any market for old big cherry? already sent some of the maple off in billets...
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    picked up a 066 last week

    i've been working this thinning job of 40 acres in mt. vernon, just north of seattle, wa. i pretty much have given up on my :censored: 064 so my 034 has been getting quite a workout with a 28" full chisel skip-tooth. to make a long story short, last week on my way up to the job i stopped by to...
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