Well last summer I relocated to Iowa for a job. I had a lot of money go to a lot of places and was short on rent. I went to the Fall gtg and decided if I was going to sell my saw to anyone for less than it was worth it had to be to someone who'd appreciate it. I sold the saw to a fellow member for $250 I'd had it 6 months. I cut a lot of wood with it but when you're hard up you have to make hard decisions. So I had to empty my saw department to stay warm. Getting rid of my saws at that point made me feel like I had no life. I was in a strange place with no tree's or so much as a hatchet. I've never felt worse in my life knowing I didn't have anything more than an empty living room to sit in. I grew up cutting firewood and it was therapy. Alway's got to take my frustration's out with a maul. I'd vision my step dad as the wood and swing away. I'd deal the abuse back to him in a way. Well as I got older I used to get in a lot of fight's and almost ended up in prison for a scuffle. It was clear that while on probation I needed a new hobby. So I started clearing out fence row's with my cousin (rdtreewalker) the saw's and work kept me on the straight line. I don't really have a lot of friend's and found drinking was a great way to fill the void. I quit drinking after a family tragedy started tinkering with saw's again. I'm not real religious but saw's have alway's been my devine intervention. That 346xp was the product of sobriety and concentration on a goal that I obtained. I've picked up saw's since last fall with help of some great member's on this site. But it'll be hard to replace the meaning of that 346 not the performance. I can alway's buy another one so it's not a complete loss.
Cool story man, glad you found your path!
I havent run that many saws yet, but for stock, my poulan s25cva never ever fails to impress me. feels like running a 50 CC saw, but it is only 38 CCs and stock. It just rips.
for strong, Josh1981s masterminded 084. Man, I want that engine on my slowped! heheheheh I wonder what it puts out for ponies, ten maybe, more, I dunno, a lot??... that thing just slap pulls..