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So, after many hours of research and thought, I finally pulled the trigger on a new MS261cm! Immediately took it to the woods to break it in. I am very impressed! Light, fast, a joy to run. Highly recommend.

can't agree more Jrider. The colder it gets outside, the warmer it gets in my house! Just turn up the thermostat and let the OWB do it's job. I too used to like it cool in the house, but now, I can not stand to be cold in the house. I don't mind it outside, but do not like it indoors.

Update: I have taken a lot of the advice from this post and chains are lasting much longer now. I am not taking near as much off the rakers and I am letting the saw do more of the work, instead of pushing the saw through the cuts. Thanks again for the advice. This site is full of good of useful...

two metal 55 gallon drums with lids

I have had the 20 tonBrave splitter for about 10 years. Never had a problem with it and I think it is pretty impressive what it will split, i.e. knots, twists, etc.

Sloppy, muddy mess around here. Ice storm right after Thanksgiving and about 4" of rain yesterday. Flooding all around me. Crazy to think Christmas is around the corner.

sounds like it worked out the best it could, since you were able to re-coop some of your money by selling the NC. Good luck with the Hardy

I believe that may be a lot of my problem! Didn't really think of that, until you mentioned it. I get pretty aggressive with lowering the depth gauges on the chain. I will pay more attention to that on this new chain and see if that makes a difference. Thanks for all the advice guys/gals...

Using Stihl chains on my 18" Stihl bar. I tighten the chain enough that you can still pull about 3/8" of slack on the bottom side, so I don't think I am over tightening the chain. Maybe not getting enough oil?

They are stretched to the point the adjuster won't take the slack out.

Since I have become a member here, I have learned to hand sharpen my chains, which is good, except now, I will stretch the chain before I ever use up the chain, plenty of tooth left. Surely I am not the only one with this issue and was wondering what you all did with your stretched chains, I.e...

doesn't split real nice when it is wet, but it will also rot in the center if the rounds are very big.

I have plenty of dead cottonwood with no bark around my place. As long as it is not touching the ground, it is usually pretty solid dry wood. Cuts nice and splits fairly easy. I would burn it.

Not to pee in your Cheerios, but I had a Shaver stove do the exact same thing after about 6 years of use. I burn mostly year round, so it only got cleaned once a year or so. Had the water tested religously. Contacted Shaver and they gave me the run around. From what I could tell on my stove, the...

I burn about 8 cords a year in my Nature's Comfort, heating a 1800 sq foot house, decent insulation and windows. Also have floor heat in the basement (which is GREAT!!), which I would not have if I did not own an OWB. House stays around 74 all winter, both basement and main floor, have caught it...

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If it's losing it's limbs, be careful of the trunk being rotten. Seen many around here where the core is completely rotten. They usually come down in a wind storm.

Keep looking. I followed all the manufacturers for cleaning, water testing, ect and mine lasted 5 seasons. The firebox corroded through to the water jacket. The Shaver company is an absolute joke to work with and eventually would not return calls or e-mails. Needless to say, I bought another...

What did we do before arborist when it was too nasty out?