Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

I’ve been looking for a top cover for this one for about 2 years. Still haven’t found one.

I'll have to take a look and see what i have laying around, used to work on lots of those saws.

 

[sean donato]

Heck can get them off Amazon
Husqvarna OEM Chainsaw Cylinder Cover 504054301 Fits 346XP 353 https://a.co/d/2C0feUl
Let me dig around after work tomorrow see what I have.

 

[MustangMike]

Please Shooter! Unless you've beat a 6" layer of ice off the deck of a crab boat on the Bering Sea in the middle of January with 30 foot seas while -30°? You simply just don't understand the meaning of the word COLD!

Damn, I watch that stuff on TV ... You have to be a tough, crazy SOB to do that stuff ... but it seems the pay can be OK!!!

Now don't get me wrong, I've been on the water in rough seas, and I've been on the Mountain in freezing cold, but I have NO DESIRE to mix the two!

More power to ya ... and STAY SAFE!!!

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Heck can get them off Amazon
Husqvarna OEM Chainsaw Cylinder Cover 504054301 Fits 346XP 353 https://a.co/d/2C0feUl
Let me dig around after work tomorrow see what I have.

Been out of stock for about 2 years.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

The one on this saw is pretty much black. Actually this whole saw was pretty bad when I got it. Heavily abused. Maybe it’s time to freshen it up

If you mean by fresh'n up? Flush down the "toy"let.Then yes! It is definitely time IMOP!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Damn, I watch that stuff on TV ... You have to be a tough, crazy SOB to do that stuff ... but it seems the pay can be OK!!!

Now don't get me wrong, I've been on the water in rough seas, and I've been on the Mountain in freezing cold, but I have NO DESIRE to mix the two!

More power to ya ... and STAY SAFE!!!

Retired from crab fishing a few years ago in my early 40's

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I was wondering if you blocked off your starter once it got so cold out or not?

We had to with the 066. We would slap on the ol OEM 066 accessory bolt on winter kit! It consisted of all entirely different air filter, filter cover, and an additional plastic shroud that covers half of the cooling fan air intake or "starter assembly" if that's what you want to call it. Next time you look at an 066 you'll see small threaded holes in the starter assembly cover for the little torx bolts that fasen down the shroud. The 066 would ice up bad with out the winter kit in cold weather! I STIHL have one fir my 066!

Never had icing problems with the 044. Nor my Nomad Vagabond 288xp fir that matter?

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I can imagine air density and currents can be a pretty big deal when flying. When I was a kid working at a trap/skeet club, I knew these old timers who'd come in to shoot skeet on Saturday mornings. Most were retired pilots (one flew b-26s in WW2) and they'd tell stories about small, single engine planes getting pushed out of the sky by downdrafts, when crossing the Sierras.

BIG deal! dense air ='s more Bernoullies... or so the saying goes. then there is density altitude, too! both issues have bought a lot of acreage for many over the years. " FARM FOR SALE: Just F'UP! "in AK mountian flying hurts a lot, not prepared for the weather, conditions or changes. annually! hey, that is some pretty cool stuff u r up to over in what's on my bench! nice work! nice shop! i see not ur first rodeo.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I like the purge bulbs, they are like a fuel system indicator, when they get nasty and aren't clear it's time to freshen the whole fuel system. And who can argue with how well they start.

me, too! any starting help i like. reminds, me.. i got one i need to replace. currently, saw starting, but each time i prime... it reminds me!! lol

 

[mountainguyed67]

It's defiantly not running right

A real rebel, huh?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Ha ha! Well its it good thing I don't shop for small saws! Toys r Us has new 346's in stock if you can't get yours run'n!

According to the kid, anyway.

Heck, I can’t always keep up and I usually check it several times a day.

i definitely can't! always behind... (KK) i don't mind his ways! frankly, i find both hisself and his posts interesting. someone who posts more than me! i was using KK... but, 'the kid' has a pleasant youthful sound to it. he can be, well... imo... a bit larger than (some) other AS subscribers at times... but for me... his pix make up for it!

case in point ~

'my scrounge today!'

so since he laffs at my jokes, at least sometimes and likes Toy's R Us... hence forth it shall be the kid ~

i like his slice of the Northwest a lot, real Alaskan or not!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Hey, it's his IMOP .

I'm pretty sure there's no toys r us these days, if there was I'd be heading there to buy a few .

none of my saws are toys! i have to be safety conscious everytime i fire one up and more so... using it! no mistakes!!! mistakes? - no mercy!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Shrinkage is real .

refrost...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

He have had -74 at my house.

i believe him...

What is the coldest it has ever been in Alaska?

Alaska Weather Records

• Lowest Temperature. -79.8° F (-62° C) at Prospect Creek on January 23, 1971 (U.S. Record)

 

[mountainguyed67]

It is definitely time IMOP!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

If its a fairly decent crack, not much in cold weather!

I used to live with a chic like that, she was bitter cold, not sure that cold, but I'm sure we're in real Michigan .

"Stuck it out" isn't the term Id use in that comment! Lol!

me, neither... even with the stuff clause, thot it was getting side-tracked!!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Shrinkage? I had to hold my P for two days before I found it again!!

refrost 2.2

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I like colder weather, but I have no idea what that's like, and I don't plan on finding out .

me, too... but hope i never find out what -74f is like....

D Pronneke when he was up at Twin Lakes, AK... said -40f was a buster!!

where 45f in the cabin was toasty and cozy!!!
like we are going to set the heat next week when the cold front rolls on down again at 45f!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

That's ridiculous cold.....
Worst I've ever experienced was -10! I know, that's just balmy for y'all eskimos, but it was plenty cold for me..... IMOP!

heck! i read when the sun pops out and it's 23f they take off their coats and roll up their sleeves!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

As the years rolled by, I got to absolutely HATE the cold, didn't mind the snow so much, but the cold really sucks.

SR

cold is relative, but within my PL's (personal limits) don't seem to be too bad for me, maybe the added insulation has helped!