Better put those back out in the garage before the wife sees em!!!I keep mine on the kitchen table, couch, wherever I go they go.
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Sierra_rider
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It wasn't always this way, but I'm a Stihl guy nowadays. Just to prove that I'm not biased, I do own a couple of Huskies. I love the 372, but my relationship with my mk1 550 is best described as "complicated." I don't use the 550 much, but if I did use it more, I would swap it for a m-tronic 261 in a heartbeat. The 550 is a tempermental little saw.
It takes time to heal up. Just keep bending that knee when they tell you to. Even before the crutches were gone I started taking walks down my street. I started off slow at 200 yards round trip. A few days later I was doing 400 yards. Within a 1 1/2 months I was walking 11/2 miles. I also started using a stationary bike at a mild 1 mile pace. A few weeks later I was up to 5 miles. I tried to give it a one day break after these workouts.
We had the wife's family over for "Thanksgiving" yesterday. Her dad came over early and smoked a turkey. It was fantastic. (I get along with him very well.) Had to listen to the normal stupidity from her mom, step dad and youngest (half)sister. If I had it my way I'd invite the older of her younger sisters and her dad and call it a day. Did little to nothing today. Need a lazy day every now and then. Tword the afternoon, I decided to get the little zenoah back together. Muff mod right away. I did fire it, pig rich on the low end. Realized I didn't have a decent bar for it. Took 2 hours to modify a stihl bar to fit it. New oil hole and tension hole. Fit up well, and I can run chains I have on hand. Hate that it's getting dark so early. I'll get it tuned in tomorrow after I drop my daughter off at school.
Yeah I know how it is, I'm kind of a recovering husky guy myself..... I've been getting more Stihls and less huskies lately too.
The 2020 550XP mkii is much better than the early model.
Beech is heavy. I've been removing all of ours.
Good to hear!! Prayers for a speedy recovery!!
You feel like such a traitor at first, then you realize it's still half orange and isn't so bad...husqy guy that owns a few stihls...
A sign in an English class reads.....KK, that's appropriate use of an apostrophe. The apostrophe between "he" and "s" is for a contraction, as the long form would be "he is." You're also right that an apostrophe can also be used on a possessive noun.
Not to nitpick, but in your second paragraph, you should've added an apostrophe in "its," as that's also a contraction. Now if the "its" is a pronoun and it has possessiveness, the use of the apostrophe wouldn't be correct...i.e. "the dog buried its bone."
I'm going to stop trying to sound smart, my grades were near the 10th percentile in my HS graduating class and I never finished college...an English teacher can probably poke holes through a lot of the stuff I type.
"Let's eat grandpa
Let's eat , grandpa
Commas are important!!!!"
Seemed to fit in here somewhere! Lol
Ok BRUFAB..... I think we need to get our striped shirts and whistles again!!!! The husky / Stihl guys are at it again. LololKeep the bars and chains on the Stihls for cuttin wood and these are shelf queens. Pictures are worth a thousand words.
Most fun I've had all day!
When I was a kid I actually disliked Stihl people..... guess I had a pretty bad case.....
I still prefer the older huskies over the same age Stihls, but I'm liking the new Stihls better than the current Huskies.
Bottom line is, I just like powersaws!
I still prefer the older huskies over the same age Stihls, but I'm liking the new Stihls better than the current Huskies.
Bottom line is, I just like powersaws!
Sierra_rider
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I've heard that the mk2 is a quality saw. Probably the deal breaker for me is that it's nearly a pound more than the 261. I picked some m-tronic 261s early this year for my work and I've been impressed with them so far. I've only run them a few times, but decent power...they replaced 260s, which I wasn't a huge fan of. It's funny for me to say this, as I have a bunch of old Stihls and only one 3-series Husky, but I prefer the 3 series Huskies over the XX0/0XX Stihls...IMO the 3 series were at the top of the heap in there day. However, I've really like the Stihls of the last 5 years.
I'm scheduled to do some port/machine work on a 261 in a couple of weeks, so I'm interested to see what I can get out of it...might convince me to pick up one for myself.
I've ported my mk1 and it's a strong little saw, pulls 20" of 3/8 full comp chisel with ease...however, it's hot starting has been kinda problematic in the past. I've also had issues where the fueling has felt off, like the autotune was failing to learn. It's mostly a good saw nowadays...biggest improvement was when I gutted the muffler and put a big ol' outlet in it. I've noticed that these mk1 550s don't like heat.
Sierra_rider
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Ha! I missed your post when I was creating my blithering wall of text. I totally agree with this. IMO, the newer Stihls are kinda like what 2 and 3 series Huskies were back in the day. Lightweight and power. I've got a few 0 series Stihls, and the AV, air filtration, etc is so old school compared to their contemporary Huskies.
Sierra_rider
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You guys Echo guys? Nothing wrong with them...I've got a 2511t myself. Used to have a CS8000, but I gifted that to my old man after turning it up a bit. A 501 or 4910 might even be in my future if I decide to get a new 50cc.
It comes and goes between the two. Stihl seems to be coming on top lately. Not too many years ago, I wouldn't have taken a new stihl if it was given to me... the ms400 has made me believe again.
Oh, I've been doing the stretches, leg lifts, bends--all the necessary stuff to get back up to speed. This afternoon I walked several times across the room without the walker or any other aid--felt pretty good.
And, yes, I've found that an occasional day off works for me too. Slow & steady wins the race.
Sierra_rider
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At the end of the day, I can't say that I'm loyal to only one brand...each manufacturer makes some saws that are at the top of their respective classes. I ended up with a 2511t, as IMO it's the best <35cc top handle saw. In turn, my 35cc top handle is a 201, as those saws are hard to beat IMO.
Some of my other Stihls don't even have competitors, namely my 400 and 500i. If I had to replace my 066, the 592xpw would be a strong contender. The biggest thing that could steer me towards a 661 would only because I have bars that fit it and a plethora of 114dl chain loops.
Some of my other Stihls don't even have competitors, namely my 400 and 500i. If I had to replace my 066, the 592xpw would be a strong contender. The biggest thing that could steer me towards a 661 would only because I have bars that fit it and a plethora of 114dl chain loops.
That's pretty much where I'm at. The 400 and more recently the 261 have made a bit of a Stihl guy outta me....now I just wish I had an excuse to buy a 462.......
Sierra_rider
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The 400 is a badazz saw. Everyone who doesn't own a 400 is probably sick of hearing us talk about them, but they really are that good.
Seriously though, it's by far, the most versatile saw in my line up.Similar threads
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