Well Murphy's law seems to be more the rule than the exception around here.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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50 is my most used class of saws. Maybe you need to get that 346 ported, fun saws ported.
The 359 is a great saw, and was missed out on by many as it was in the shadow of the 357.
You bought a bandsaw mill
.You should try the 462 or the 572, they aren't far behind the 390 and they get great fuel economy and will probably even cut just as much per the same amount of fuel. The 462 is so light for a 70 it's crazy.
Same here, but a muffler modded modern day 50 would do just fine too.
Maybe in a 27/50 2 saw plan lol.
I'm still thinking about that 2511 rear handle, I could sell my 201 rear handle and have it ported.
I felt that way the other day trying to get the lovejoy for the splitter, it just wasn't going well.
But the sky was blue, so that was good lol.
Speaking of Murphy's law. I have a short chain for lifting and dragging logs out of the woods with the tractor. We went to hook one up yesterday and when I slid it under the log the slip hook fell off. Lost the cotter pin that holds the other pin to the hook and chain. Found a piece of wire in the truck to improvise. Pulled the chain off the tractor to fix it and the grab hook on the other end fell off. 
What are the chances of both cotter pins breaking within 10 minutes of each other? Gonna put a couple extra cotter pins in the saw box although I'll never need then in the next 10 years.
What are the chances of both cotter pins breaking within 10 minutes of each other? Gonna put a couple extra cotter pins in the saw box although I'll never need then in the next 10 years.
Speaking of Murphy's law. I have a short chain for lifting and dragging logs out of the woods with the tractor. We went to hook one up yesterday and when I slid it under the log the slip hook fell off. Lost the cotter pin that holds the other pin to the hook and chain. Found a piece of wire in the truck to improvise. Pulled the chain off the tractor to fix it and the grab hook on the other end fell off.
It happens. Were you dragging it over something that’d be hard on it? Which side do you have the cotter pin on? The business side of the hook, or the back side?
Top end was seized, piston was in backwards.What was wrong with it.
The biggest problem with those saws is operator error. Many complain about the plastic intake clamps, but I've never had a problem with them on a saw that had a tight one when I got it. All the ones I've had that had loose clamps were all covered in fine dust and had dirty filters, and usually had dirty carbs and that's why they were being sold.
They do make a great one saw plan for firewood, not that I'm promoting that lol, sure you'll have no problem selling it. I have 2 of them, one that's ported that I've never ran, I should probably get it out this spring. Having the 50's and 70's I just jump past the 60cc saws.
Well I’ve got about 75 saws but my starting lineup is a 439 (not yet been ran), two ported 346’s, a (in the process of being ported) 371, and a ported 394.
I use mine a lot, but I'm ashamed to post pictures of it cuz it's one of those un-manly, el-cheapo $50 plastic tub models.
I’ve always really enjoyed your firewood pictures and stories, hope you keep them coming
That's the last place I saw it, sitting on a tailgate.
How you liking it.
It is almost as powerful as the 385 but WAY more nimble/light. I like it a lot. Kevin made it run really nice.
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Argh. Won’t be getting any projects done today either.
I don’t want to sound selfish but it drives me nuts when people plan things in the middle of the day that I have to attend because it eats up the entire day and free time on weekends is so very scarce at this point in my life.
I don’t want to sound selfish but it drives me nuts when people plan things in the middle of the day that I have to attend because it eats up the entire day and free time on weekends is so very scarce at this point in my life.
Snow is mostly gone but my place is wet. Clay base so it takes forever to drain. Unless it freezes for a while, I won't get to play until later in the year. I also made myself promise myself, lol, that I wouldn't cut and split until I moved a couple stacks into my winter racks. All this talk about chainsaws has me itching to get one in my hands!
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A lot of trucks ended up like that .This is the only pic I've been able to find of my Dad's 72 C30. He bought it new, it had a 350 4 barrel, and would fry the duels on it in second gear. First was a granny. I was 18, me in the pic, and if it had an engine and tires, I had to try and turn them. In 78 he bought a new F600 dump, and put the C30 in the barn, thinking he was keeping it out of the weather. Only used it when we needed 3 trucks on a job, or to pull my 57 Lyman boat to go fishing and tow my race cars to the track. Unfortunately the barn was dirt floor and stayed damp enough that it started rusting in the back of the cab. One day I got in and when I closed the door, rust fell all over me. The caulking in the rain gutter was all gone and it started rusting around the wind shield. In 86, when Dad retired, he gave it to me. I was at Carlisle one year and a guy had a tractor trailer load of truck cabs out of Texas. he had a 72 Custom cab with $500 on it, but I was too late it already sold. Back then there was no source of repro body parts, and the dealers didn't have any. I sold it at auction and got $400 for it. Only had 40,000 miles on it. . The trailer on the back is the 42 foot trailer I just replaced as our hunting camp bunk house.
No wood again went from snow to mud so I'm still on hold . So I took a road trip for a real nice 67-72 Chevy bed . No rust original paint and new floor wood. Now I need to find a Ochre truck that needs a bed
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They are great saws.It is almost as powerful as the 385 but WAY more nimble/light. I like it a lot. Kevin made it run really nice.
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Not sure I told you, I sold one of the 7910's I had, then got a 420, another 5105, and a 6401
.While the huskys are my favorite in the 50 and 70cc class, I like the dolmar 7900/7910 a lot too. In the smaller saws I prefer the stihls(husky doesnt make many great small saws and the ones that they do are harder to get) larger saws I don't care much because handling its that big of a deal(similar with the small saws).
Last week I sold my last 90cc saw, a 661. I never ran it, bought it beginning of last summer needing a bit of work, did the work and then another member wanted it to port.
I like saws
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Anyone looking for freedom pills, cheapest I've seen in a while for quantity.
Get them while they're hot, just in yesterday, probably be gone.
Morning project with the boy.
Yesterday he was using a fishing pole he was given for a kite reel, he managed to get some line caught up under the bottom. I cut one end and pulled it thru, when I did that I pulled this little spring out, it keeps the spool from back-spinning.
That was easy!
Get them while they're hot, just in yesterday, probably be gone.
Morning project with the boy.
Yesterday he was using a fishing pole he was given for a kite reel, he managed to get some line caught up under the bottom. I cut one end and pulled it thru, when I did that I pulled this little spring out
, it keeps the spool from back-spinning.That was easy!
My 346xp is ported, although it's one of the first saws I ported, so I'm sure Its not the best job, my older brother has an oe and it does run better that that, keep thinking I should give it a retry but time is scarce for such things. Too many projects atm.50 is my most used class of saws. Maybe you need to get that 346 ported, fun saws ported.
The 359 is a great saw, and was missed out on by many as it was in the shadow of the 357.
You bought a bandsaw mill
You should try the 462 or the 572, they aren't far behind the 390 and they get great fuel economy and will probably even cut just as much per the same amount of fuel. The 462 is so light for a 70 it's crazy.
Same here, but a muffler modded modern day 50 would do just fine too.
Maybe in a 27/50 2 saw plan lol.
I'm still thinking about that 2511 rear handle, I could sell my 201 rear handle and have it ported.
No a bandsaw mill isnt in the works for me right now. The Alaskan works fine for my needs, my cousin did just pick up a smaller portable mill last year, so if I'm feeling froggy I can rake logs over to his place, but it's just about as much work as the Alaskan mill.
The pile has shrunk considerably in the back yard. Need to finish it up this week and empty the trailer and get it all stacked.View attachment 894767
Managed to muff up the yard as well. Just so wet out right now.
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