Pacific Northwest GTG (June 12-15, 2015)

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More girls cutting...some with a chainsaw like Jackie (with Don, Sharon, and Mike)

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Some prefer the hatchet like Bob granddaughter (Bob will have to fill in names here as I have forgotten)

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Next year she will use a chainsaw like Janie, the axe was just for show. I did not see the carving event but you can enjoy the highly artistic Swedish candle.

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Sheldon spent a good part of the morning getting his Pioneer 700G to run.
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Sheldon and Nate trying to discover the source of the leaking fuel

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The bar was a little rusty in the groove so he had to work the chain in a bit

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But in the end it was worth it

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I helped Wayne sort out an issue on a 5-10G with a bullfrog carburetor and was richly rewarded with a genuine PNW Bigfoot walking stick

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The weekend was not without some problems, I broke Bob's primer can and Patty's chair, but Bob broke the tail light

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Mark
 
There were a few saws here, and certainly a lot of yellow and black.

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Don't like McCulloch saws? Take it up with the complaint department.

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More saws

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I only saw one Huskvarna and it needed a repair, to be honest though Mike pulled the rope out of at least half a dozen saws and most of them were yellow.

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Mark
 

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There were a couple of people foolish enough to let me run their saws, I believe this was a 3100G belonging to Sheldon

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Someone told me this was a 200T but I am not sure I believe it

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Here's something you don't see every day, KMS4 racing

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I was the clear winner...until Bigbadbob got out his tach and allowed Mike to tune Don's saw a bit better than mine

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In case you were wondering, the KMS4 will beat a BP-1 hands down

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What else to do at a GTG? How about toss an axe? Guy with a bulls eye

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or just hang around and enjoy the fire

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Mark
 
A few more random photos starting with the man and his machine

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Before

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Like so many GTG's we were having too much fun to think about documenting everything with photos. I do have a few videos like Cedarkerf and SlowP racing 031's (Patty may no longer be able to claim the undisputed title), Sheldon running the 700G Pioneer, the hot saws flinging chains, and some general activity but alas I don't know how to go about posting videos.

Thanks again to Bob and everyone for feeding me so well and making me feel so welcome so far away from home. In another evening or two I will add a photo of the great take home stuff I received but not tonight as it is raining in Ogden.

Mark
 
Well a great big thanks to Bob and his family !!!
The wife and I had a great time.
What a great bunch of people!!!

I ran the 090G with a 96 inch bar,,, talk about torque!!!! How tough were those old loggers???
Got to run the BP1 and KMS4, bucket list items,,done, thanks Mark!!!
Ran that 395,,, OH MY!!!
 
Bob's son in law "T", must be Scottish as that was a kilt. We asked him not to climb...

Last few photos now that I arrived home. Some PNW GTG and McCulloch bling I brought home. T shirt and shop apron were from Bob, coasters from Sheldon, chain boxes from Fraser.


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Next year I hope to have my 101 powered saw running, and this new addition as well.



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Mark
 
late chiming in post GTG but another great get together Thanks again Bob T and Shannon and every body else that put it on. I sold my only husky A treeslinger 372 xpw to Kevinso back to being a Stihl guy planning to get a 461 R as a replacement.
A few more pics including the big Jani carved candle burning
 
Found some more pictures. Really late chime in.
 

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