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about 2 years ago, we bought a house with 4.4 acres and lots of trees. I knew I would need a chainsaw so I found a used MS 290 at a pawn shop for less than 2 bills out the door. it ran for awhile then quit. I took it to a repair shop and gave them $30 to diagnose the problem. came back and said it needs about $300 worth of repair (cylinder was fried; I must have straight gassed it or had a major air l? eak). he was kind enough to offer me a good deal on a new saw. I like to take things apart and see if I can fix them so I tried. after a few pistons and flywheels, I managed to get it running and was very happy to sell it for $190. long story short, I now have a garage full of stihl things: weedeaters, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, concrete saw, and a bunch of chainsaws in various stages of repair.
and I am not alone.
So I was wondering, why do we like chainsaws so much? is it to display our manly dominion over nature or are we just big kids? anyone else wonder about this or care to opine?
about 2 years ago, we bought a house with 4.4 acres and lots of trees. I knew I would need a chainsaw so I found a used MS 290 at a pawn shop for less than 2 bills out the door. it ran for awhile then quit. I took it to a repair shop and gave them $30 to diagnose the problem. came back and said it needs about $300 worth of repair (cylinder was fried; I must have straight gassed it or had a major air l? eak). he was kind enough to offer me a good deal on a new saw. I like to take things apart and see if I can fix them so I tried. after a few pistons and flywheels, I managed to get it running and was very happy to sell it for $190. long story short, I now have a garage full of stihl things: weedeaters, backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, concrete saw, and a bunch of chainsaws in various stages of repair.
and I am not alone.
So I was wondering, why do we like chainsaws so much? is it to display our manly dominion over nature or are we just big kids? anyone else wonder about this or care to opine?