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  1. olyeller

    Update: Buy a 038 Magnum or a Homelite Super 1050 Auto?

    I started a thread a couple days ago asking whether I should buy a Stihl 038 Magnum or a Tikka T3 in 6.5 x 55. Well, I've since found out the 6.5 T3 is no longer available so that dilemma is over. But in talking with the guy about his 038 Mag it turns out he also has a Homie Super 1050 Auto...
  2. olyeller

    Should I buy a Stihl 038 Magnum?

    I found a Stihl 038 Magnum offered for $279. I don't really need another saw, in fact I'm running out of storage area for my modest (by AS standards!) herd as listed in my sig. But I did a search and I've been reading up on this old saw and it seems like it's got a strong following. What do you...
  3. olyeller

    Over my head with 064 project

    Having read here on AS about how the Stihl 064 offers a great power-to-weight ratio especially with a BB kit that will take the engine to 99cc, I decided to search for a used one as a project saw. Well, I found one, and the seller said it needed new bearings. It looked to be in decent shape on...
  4. olyeller

    How far have you driven to buy a saw?

    Sparking off of dgarrett's thread about his 044 Craigslist Find, I was wondering how far some of you have driven to buy a chainsaw? My two longest trips have been 100 miles each way through L.A. traffic on a motorcycle to buy a 026 (with case for $100!) and 175 miles both ways in a car to buy a...
  5. olyeller

    Minty Stihl 026 goes to low bidder

    I thought I had licked my case of CAD and was through with buying more saws. I was wrong. I saw a CL ad for a used Stihl 026 from the original owner, $130 OBO. So I gotta check that out right? Guy sends me a pic but it's too small to see any detail, but it looks pretty grungy. I phone to tell...
  6. olyeller

    Return of the CAD: Episode 044

    Honest, guys, I was just minding my own business late last night when I found a CL listing on a Stihl 044. I sure didn't need it. But so many guys have written great things about this saw I thought I'd better go check it out. And here it is. When will this CAD ever stop?
  7. olyeller

    Help--trying to get a Husky L65 to run

    I'm starting a new post since I now have a new-to-me, old Husqvarna L65 identified, cleaned up and starting to run. Thanks for the help you guys gave me on the earlier thread. Here are the pertinent details from my other post: I got the L65 running! It will start cold, then run for one or two...
  8. olyeller

    Need Husky ID

    I was given an old non-running Husqvarna today, no stickers left intact for model ID. I don't have my camera at home but the metal tag says L65 and the serial number is 1087776. Any ideas about what this might be? I'm taking it apart now and I'll try to post photos soon. Any help will be...
  9. olyeller

    Husqvarna 285

    I'm thinking about checking out a Husqvarna 285 for sale. Looks like it's a homeowner saw, in great shape. Anybody have cutting experience with one of these?
  10. olyeller

    California Cutting

    It's been fun and educational for me to see the various types of terrain and trees from all around the country where you people cut; this sure is a big, beautiful country! So I thought I'd take some photos to show you what it's like on our property in Central California where I do my firewood...
  11. olyeller

    You know your CAD is bad...

    You know your CAD is bad... when you're leaving for hunting camp and you're more excited about running the chain saws than shooting dove. I'm leaving in a couple hours for the first weekend of early dove season in California; they run a split season here and it looks like a good year for dove...
  12. olyeller

    Perfect 3-saw plan... plus 1

    Well, I thought I was all done with buying saws, seeing as how I had the perfect 3-saw plan: Stihl MS 260, MS 460 and a Dolmar 143. With saws of 50cc, 77cc and 95cc displacement, I had it all covered, right? After all, I'm just cutting wood for fun up at the hunting camp cabin. And then I saw...
  13. olyeller

    This saw is frightening!

    I sent an email to a motorcycle friend telling him about my new chainsaw addition that feeds my two-stroke motorcycle roots. He mentioned that he had a saw, but that a friend of his had a really scary saw. This is what he says about it: "It's powered by a Yamaha single with Ohlins 350cc...
  14. olyeller

    $20 Saw Box

    I know many of you think it's a sissy thing to do, storing your chainsaws in a box or case. I want to keep my saws cased for two reasons: To protect the saws, and also to prevent the saws from tearing up my other gear in the back of the truck. So I was at the dreaded Home Depot this past weekend...
  15. olyeller

    Dolmar 143 followed me home

    No, really! I was just minding my own business, cruising CL and this Dolmar 143 decided to follow me home. I fed it a little premix and now it won't go away. So I guess I'll keep it. It came with 39" and 24" bars, with five .404 chains. That big bar is a heavy sucker! I cleaned up the saw and...
  16. olyeller

    I'm blaming all of you for my 460!

    Just a few months ago I was a reasonably happy guy, albeit one with no firewood for the hunting camp and a dead Mac Eager Beaver. I guess you could call that happy? Then I got a Stihl MS390 and I began happily cutting wood. Then the AS voices told me to get a "pro" saw and I found an MS260 that...
  17. olyeller

    Thinking I found a deal...

    So I went sniffing after a Stihl 038 Magnum today for $250, but when I got there it was pretty beat up; broken top bar fastened to the chassis with a screw, top cover melted above the muffler and a bad plug lead, which lead to problematical starting. Oil and crud everywhere; it's obviously led a...
  18. olyeller

    Stihl MS 390: Cuttin? with a pooch

    Stihl MS 390: Cuttin’ with a pooch Some people say the Stihl MS 390 is a real woofer, but somehow it did manage to slice its way through some rock-hard seasoned oak at the ranch this weekend that was as big as 20+ inches in diameter. However, the dogs were really giving me a hard time: “Come...
  19. olyeller

    Thumbs up or down on Stihl MS 180?

    Despite the many Stihl fans on this site, their homeowner saws seem to take a pretty good beating for their non-pro design. And the small-saw debates and comparisons have been done many times over, so we don't need to go there again. Yet I've noticed that many member signatures include a MS 180...
  20. olyeller

    2nd saw for a weekend warrior

    Well, I've tried to sneak this question into two other threads and I've gotten zero replies. So now I'm asking directly for guidance. I'm a weekend warrior cutting firewood for personal use, working California oak that sometimes gets to be 24" or more in diameter. Therefore, I selected a saw...
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