I was out three days working up two trees. Yesteday I performed the last sacred rite before I felt the season had officially started. While servicing the saws I put gas in the oil tank.
Harry K
Harry K
I declare the official opening of my wooding season
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Landmark
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I am alsmot out also. Has a few logs for next year and sawed them up. Will be starting soon on the fun of scrounging. Hopefully without fuel in oil tank. Ha jk
zogger
Tree Freak
ROFLMAO!
Been there..or how about get mix and oil in the right place, and forget to put the one or the other of the caps back on? Been there, too...messy...
Been there..or how about get mix and oil in the right place, and forget to put the one or the other of the caps back on? Been there, too...messy...
Big_Al
ArboristSite Guru
And here I thought I was the only one, geez now I don't feel special . Been mild enough here I've been out a couple times already, get some of the winter blowdowns that are easy to reach.
allstihl
ArboristSite Guru
wish I could say I never did that
stihly dan
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I'll do it for you. I never did that.
Harry, I only did this once using a McCulloch 3516 around 15 years ago. The Mac's bar oil filler cap is where the Stihl fuel cap is. At the time, I was running both saws.
But, I outdid you. I also poured bar oil in the fuel tank.
Dunno how this happened. Fueled saws, cut several 24" rounds, sat down for a bit of coffee and saw that the fuel cap on the 361 was off. WTF?? How could I have cut that much with a loose cap?
Harry K
Heck, anyone can make that claim truthfully...as long as you add "since the last time".
Harry K
mijdirtyjeep
ArboristSite Operative
Lol, been there done that a time or two as well.
Next time try to use the saw with a chain on backwards, does not cut very well " ask me how I know"
Next time try to use the saw with a chain on backwards, does not cut very well " ask me how I know"
mijdirtyjeep
ArboristSite Operative
Snow is still 2-3' deep around here, will not be out cutting my personal wood for at least a few more days
Mind must have been up in the trees dreaming of sawdust rooster tails flying in the air.
It will get better.... we hope
And yes I have.
My little ECHO makes it even easier because it's front carb/gas and rear oil tank.
Best question to ask yourself at that time is which brush pile needs to get burned.
Problem solved!
flashhole
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I'm in jeep's camp. Too much snow on the ground to kick off wood harvesting but I'm ready when I can get to the trees.
Snow all around us but nothing here. We got less than 14" for the entire winter. Now we have an early spring unfolding with highs in the low 70s. I have no excuse for not bringing in an enormous mount of firewood for next season and campfire bundles galore--except one thing. I'm another year older.
Now there is one I havent' done. I did put a chain on backwards but saw it as I pulled the saw off the bench. Had the pleasure of telling a guy I bought the saw off of tht it was on backwards though. His defense was that it was he son's and he didn't use saws.
Harry K
Erik B
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Most of the snow is gone from where I have a few trunks down waiting to be bucked up. The only problem is the frost hasn't come out yet so the top layer of dirt is like grease and it being on a hillside doesn't make for safe cutting conditions.
Erik B
Erik B
Well, I'm proud to say I've never accidentally dumped oil or fuel in the wrong tank, forgot to fill the oil, or put the chain on backwards.
However, that doesn't mean I'm exempt from the dumb-guy-with-a-chainsaw club:
However, that doesn't mean I'm exempt from the dumb-guy-with-a-chainsaw club:
mainewoods
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Can't say as I have ever dumped gas in the oil tank either. But I have more than made up for it in other ways.
