Bone to pick with Mastermind

[LowVolt]

...Like ALL businessmen should be, but too few are...

Damn few.

Hell-of-good businessman right there!

 

[Mike from Maine]

By the title I thought this was going to be a bashing thread.

The thread hasn't been locked yet; the night is young. Still time for the insults.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

By the title I thought this was going to be a bashing thread.

That's funny! I knew right away it was going to be tongue in cheek humor. I guess you could say his reputation precedes him?

 

[cgraham1]

Nobody really wants this guy working on their saws, do they?

 

[bryanr2]

Theres a member on here that swears by him. Said he's ported 23 of his saws and never had a single complaint/ issue other than excessive fuel consumption. Same guys got the next 4 scheduled for Aug 26,27th.
Seriously though, Randy treats his customers like family. He values friendship more than the almighty dollar. He is a "once in a lifetime" kind of friend- Ive never met another person like him.
Several years ago, I sent a saw I had just bought off CL to have it ported and it wound up being a basketcase needing a full rebuild and I was upside down big time. When I went to pick it up and settle up, he told me "let's just chaulk it up to life experience" and refused payment. That made such an impression on me that I will always use him as long as Im foolin with saws and he is building them. I dont mind waiting 6-8 monthes for him to get around to mine while he takes care of his other customers and he knows that my business isnt going anywhere.

 

[boxygen]

I just got back my 346xp from him. I must say, I didnt quite understand what the 346 craze was all about when it was stock. But now that its ported, its downright evil. Its out of hand. Its out of control.

 

[stihl sawing]

Come on now, Did the saw come back running in the box. We know you didn't start it. So who started the saw?

 

[treeslayer2003]

my moneys on the wife

 

[DSS]

I typically don't like to engage in this kind of thread, but if you are one of the thousands of people in line to have your saw ported, I felt it was my duty to share my recent experience with Mastermind so you would all know what kind of person you will be dealing with.

Here's the situation. About a year ago Randy ported a saw for me. I sent the saw for some logging training, and it was reported the saw may not have been running right. The saw took a few detours, but wound up back in Jamestown, TN last week. So Randy took it apart and found issues with the carb and coil. At the same time, he reported the cylinder to upgrade it to his newest porting strategy.
Here's the kicker. Do you know what that ****er charged me for reporting the saw and fixing the carb/timing issues? Nothing. I didn't even ask him to redo the port work.
So now I have guilt. To make matters worse, I ran the saw today, and it sprayed chips everywhere. Luckily I was in the woods, or I would have had some major clean up to do. Also, the chips came off the "blade" with such speed that they stung my thigh a little. I'm a pretty tough guy, so I didn't cry, but I did get a bit misty.
Anyway, before trusting your saw to this guy, I wanted y'all to know what kind of man he is. A pretty damn honorable man

Your avatar scared my dog. GTFO.

 

[stihl sawing]

Your avatar scared my dog. GTFO.

Mine too, she won't even come in the house anymore.

 

[HuskStihl]

Come on now, Did the saw come back running in the box. We know you didn't start it. So who started the saw?

my moneys on the wife

Actually, mastermind is so considerate that he took my physical limitations into consideration and shipped the saw running. It now has an external 50 gallon accessory fuel tank so it never stops.
This is how my three "too hard to start" saws are stored

 

[HuskStihl]

Your avatar scared my dog. GTFO.

Mine too, she won't even come in the house anymore.

You two are just jealous that I am both incredibly large and impossibly good looking. Your dogs know an alpha male when they see one

 

[treeslayer2003]

You two are just jealous that I am both incredibly large and impossibly good looking. Your dogs know an alpha male when they see one

carefull boys

 

[DSS]

You two are just jealous that I am both incredibly large and impossibly good looking. Your dogs know an alpha male when they see one

yeah. ok.

 

[SierraWoodsman]

Randy has sure been good to me. I would send him another one, but he's done the whole arsenal. Couldn't be happier.

 

[bryanr2]

Randy has sure been good to me. I would send him another one, but he's done the whole arsenal. Couldn't be happier.

sounds like it's time to buy another one.

 

[SierraWoodsman]

If the mythical 572 ever comes out, it will be the next one to make the trip to Tennessee.

 

[nk14zp]

So you need the blue button on your saws. Do you need the blue pill for the wife?

 

[HuskStihl]

So you need the blue button on your saws. Do you need the blue pill for the wife?

Definitely, but not for the girlfriend

 

[Mastermind]

Thanks for the nod Jon.

Just glad to help.

I'm tired fellers. This Bonnaroo thing.....welp, it kicked my old ass this year. We finished tearing the fajita stand down at 3AM, I was packing my camp up at 5AM. Drove home, and crashed out. Hell, I just woke up.....

Can't wait to see the lineup for next year.