You can grease some bear paws and they will be zigzagging all over the place. Maybe you can grab one by the neck.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I get that.
I've been working on this pond project out back in my time off.
This was yesterday after smoothing it out since I knew we had freezing temps coming, makes it a little easier to walk on it vs frozen mud tracks
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Heading down there in a bit, moving slow today lol.
Taking out the three small trees near the larger red oak on the left in this pic and do a bit of cleanup, then tomorrow or Tuesday I'll probably drop the red oak.
Got a nice log out of the red oak I dropped yesterday, and a bunch more bucket loads of rounds.
Little stihl even snuck into this picture.
I'm not sure, but I think he uses one of these on his chains, I need to order a couple to try them out.
They are a progressive style, so they remove more off the raker as the cutter is filled back. So using a setting of .025 at on a new chain may give to .025, but on a well used chain you will be closer to .035 or even .040. The principle of this style gauge is that as the cutter is filed back there is more distance between the cutter and the raker and the angle("angle of attack") is what is needed vs a set depth.
https://westcoastsaw.com/products/depth-plate
Yea , that would made a nice mill logI get that.
I've been working on this pond project out back in my time off.
This was yesterday after smoothing it out since I knew we had freezing temps coming, makes it a little easier to walk on it vs frozen mud tracks
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Heading down there in a bit, moving slow today lol.
Taking out the three small trees near the larger red oak on the left in this pic and do a bit of cleanup, then tomorrow or Tuesday I'll probably drop the red oak.
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Got a nice log out of the red oak I dropped yesterday, and a bunch more bucket loads of rounds.
Little stihl even snuck into this picture.
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They work pretty good, I still use my old Carlton File-o plate
It's out front with a couple other red oak logs and then I have at least one decent cherry log out there too.Yea , that would made a nice mill log
I don't have one of those either, are you still able to buy those.
I talked to "homey" on opeforum about getting me a vise when he gets more made, I'm on the list I guess.
I like that. On my list to buy.
Yea , Fee bay has them sometimes, that vise is really nice, it holds the drivers rock solid,I’ve scrubbed a bunch of chains and the end vise feature , works really good on square chain sharpening, had mine about a month now
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Properly tuned chain is the NUMBER ONE modification to cut faster. Porting and muffler mods are cool. But a good chain is hard to beat!Thanks.
It's just a muffler modded 2260 with the decomp plugged, no other mods.
a properly tuned chain makes a lot of difference.
I had meant to ask why you were getting rid of it, maybe they will tell you to just keep it.
What are your plans moving forward?
Time to break in the little demon, for a little while, that thing pretty hot outta the box , wakes up even more with the mods 
Yup , it’s all in the filing, and or grind
I believe it shows who the lender was, as well as the original principal, correctYou stalker.
Funny how people put stuff out in the public, then get upset about you reading it or seeing it.
Kinda in the same line is when I ask people how much they paid for their home, then they say private, that's when I look it up on zillow and tell them no it's not. What they would be really surprised to know is their loan/lean info isn't either
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I like the old story about the sisters wrestling each other. I can’t say I’ve ever seen that happen.
The big question is were those in a straight line, an arc, or a zigzag?Spring is hereView attachment 1067286
Biggest problem I have with a 550mk2 is the weight, I mean dolmar had the 5105 for a long time with the same specs lol. The 261 is a nice runner in the 50cc class, and light, too bad it doesn't handle as well as the mk1 or the mk2Time to break in the little demon, for a little while, that thing pretty hot outta the box , wakes up even more with the mods
.I really like my 550mk1's though, best handling 50cc saw I've ever ran, and blows a 346 out of the water with the same mods in every aspect except except simplicity for repairs, but if they need something major I'd just sell it full disclosure on here.
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Then a monkey ported old school 261cm in some michigan softwood
for the stihl fanboys .
That much for sure, it used to show much more. I had some property investment software that would pool the info and it had much of the info from the accessors sites on the same page when you pulled up a property. I didn't do much with that software, but I knew enough to buy this place when everyone else said it was a bad time to buy lol. I wouldn't mind getting into selling real estate once the kids get older. I've already owned a bunch of places for resale including vacant land, but I think selling it for others would be pretty fun. Back 12 yrs ago I was half way thru my hrs to get my license here in michigan, but I took a job driving instead of finishing them, probably should have stuck with it, but I don't regret what I did
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@Sierra_rider , forgot to say, congrats on the 365 special.
I like the 50mm cylinder with a 268 popup, lot's of power, hardly any work and they can always be swapped back to a standard 372oe piston(or a 371 single ring, which is the preferred piston in oem form) if you ever need to. Then a little light massaging to the ports and it's a great runner that is very easy to start, very easy for a 70.
But you can make them run quite well with a good port job too. I have a 365oe that runs very strong.
I like the 50mm cylinder with a 268 popup, lot's of power, hardly any work and they can always be swapped back to a standard 372oe piston(or a 371 single ring, which is the preferred piston in oem form) if you ever need to. Then a little light massaging to the ports and it's a great runner that is very easy to start, very easy for a 70.
But you can make them run quite well with a good port job too. I have a 365oe that runs very strong.
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Better for the lazy younger? Yes it is!
Biggest problem I have with a 550mk2 is the weight, I mean dolmar had the 5105 for a long time with the same specs lol. The 261 is a nice runner in the 50cc class, and light, too bad it doesn't handle as well as the mk1 or the mk2
I really like my 550mk1's though, best handling 50cc saw I've ever ran, and blows a 346 out of the water with the same mods in every aspect except except simplicity for repairs, but if they need something major I'd just sell it full disclosure on here.
346
mk1
mk2
Then a monkey ported old school 261cm in some michigan softwood
I agree with you completely on the 550. Loved my mk1. I don’t know why they would add weight to a saw that was supposed to be light and nimble with good power in order to add a little power.
