Have never done a 'score!' post, feel bad rubbing it in mostly, I guess this is just venting as much as anything.
Sorta long winded, there's always the option of skipping to the next post for the pics.
So yesterday I see a cr listing for just "chainsaws", has a very brief, criptic description and pictures of 7 well used looking Husqvarna's and a crushed 200t.
Priced right in my do-able range at well under 4 digits.
I have some fun trying to id what's there.
Crappy quality pics but lots of angles, looks like maybe a 394, 372, 357, 346, 257, 242, 36. Yes! That'll fill some voids in the 'collection'.
A few with busted vent fins, busted chainbrake handles but most are pretty complete looking. 15 minutes up the road even!
I quickly send email stating my interest, no response after a whole day.
Oh well, of course these deals don't usually last 5 minutes. I often wonder how many are listed and (mercifully) gone/taken down before I ever see 'em.
Missed an equally killer deal by minutes a couple weeks ago (to someone I know even, funny story actually)...
Next morning, hmm, ad still up...
Get home late from work, I have a response on my answering machine! 'Still have saws, they all run(!), call me'.
Rattled off a bunch of model #'s, some make sense, some don't (a 262, would be nice but I don't see one, a 46(?), I'm getting a bit suspicious.
I call back, former tree guy, not really into saws specifically, 'they were just necessary tools'. Selling everything including a bucket truck, sounds better now.
He said too late to come over tonight, so we schedule for noon next day. I lose sleep figuring someone will call and offer a lot more, too good to be true, etc.
Get there next day, nice guy, 23 years owning a tree service just burned out on it, back problems, doing better with other pursuits.
Some of the saws are little rough but all have good compression and one by one actually start/run even after siting for a year. A couple popped on first pull.
After the obligatory lower offer is politely turned down, I pay his asking price and also get get a bunch of chains and a nice Oregon 511a Grinder thrown in!
Ended up as a 394, 362, 357, 346oe, 257, 246, 136, 200t. All with decent bars even...
Do some errands on the way home, unload the car, go in and check 'The List'.
"262xp, won't start, $35".
Looks really clean, nice 20" bar, with a phone number even.
Look at the time on the ad, posted 5 min after I had left earlier, got to be long gone.
I call repeatedly, no pickup, probably sick of all the calls and not picking up.
Email anyway.
Go play with the new acquisitions until dark, come in, check email.
From an hour ago, "Sorry I wasn't home, you were first response, still have saw, call me..."
I call, "...sorry, someone else just called and is on their way over..."
Now I'm bummed at the loss, my bad timing... Been looking for a cheap 262 like that for a long time, never had one.
Just got a hugely awesome score but can't keep thinking about the one that just got away.
Eats at ya', just gnaws away, f'in Cad sucks...
Beer time...
I'm mostly all better now, of course, but...
These events seemingly had a catalitic effect, I now finally feel officially overwhelmed with saws. I hope it wears off some.
At this point I couldn't accurately estimate how many I have to within a margin of 10...
Don't know what to work on next, too many choices. They all beg for attention, even the good runners are mostly on the 'to be further modded' list.
Just got a right angle grinder, some pistons and top end kits, still need an insane number of parts.
Thankfully finances are a good limiting factor but it's still a quick easy thing to acquire more and quite another thing to get them all together the way I want.
And find somewhere to put them all...
Disclaimer:
This is definitely not a f/s solicitation, evidently I'm a dedicated saw hoarder so please, no 'saw wanted' pm's...
Bill
Sorta long winded, there's always the option of skipping to the next post for the pics.
So yesterday I see a cr listing for just "chainsaws", has a very brief, criptic description and pictures of 7 well used looking Husqvarna's and a crushed 200t.
Priced right in my do-able range at well under 4 digits.
I have some fun trying to id what's there.
Crappy quality pics but lots of angles, looks like maybe a 394, 372, 357, 346, 257, 242, 36. Yes! That'll fill some voids in the 'collection'.
A few with busted vent fins, busted chainbrake handles but most are pretty complete looking. 15 minutes up the road even!
I quickly send email stating my interest, no response after a whole day.
Oh well, of course these deals don't usually last 5 minutes. I often wonder how many are listed and (mercifully) gone/taken down before I ever see 'em.
Missed an equally killer deal by minutes a couple weeks ago (to someone I know even, funny story actually)...
Next morning, hmm, ad still up...
Get home late from work, I have a response on my answering machine! 'Still have saws, they all run(!), call me'.
Rattled off a bunch of model #'s, some make sense, some don't (a 262, would be nice but I don't see one, a 46(?), I'm getting a bit suspicious.
I call back, former tree guy, not really into saws specifically, 'they were just necessary tools'. Selling everything including a bucket truck, sounds better now.
He said too late to come over tonight, so we schedule for noon next day. I lose sleep figuring someone will call and offer a lot more, too good to be true, etc.
Get there next day, nice guy, 23 years owning a tree service just burned out on it, back problems, doing better with other pursuits.
Some of the saws are little rough but all have good compression and one by one actually start/run even after siting for a year. A couple popped on first pull.
After the obligatory lower offer is politely turned down, I pay his asking price and also get get a bunch of chains and a nice Oregon 511a Grinder thrown in!
Ended up as a 394, 362, 357, 346oe, 257, 246, 136, 200t. All with decent bars even...
Do some errands on the way home, unload the car, go in and check 'The List'.
"262xp, won't start, $35".
Looks really clean, nice 20" bar, with a phone number even.
Look at the time on the ad, posted 5 min after I had left earlier, got to be long gone.
I call repeatedly, no pickup, probably sick of all the calls and not picking up.
Email anyway.
Go play with the new acquisitions until dark, come in, check email.
From an hour ago, "Sorry I wasn't home, you were first response, still have saw, call me..."
I call, "...sorry, someone else just called and is on their way over..."
Now I'm bummed at the loss, my bad timing... Been looking for a cheap 262 like that for a long time, never had one.
Just got a hugely awesome score but can't keep thinking about the one that just got away.
Eats at ya', just gnaws away, f'in Cad sucks...
Beer time...
I'm mostly all better now, of course, but...
These events seemingly had a catalitic effect, I now finally feel officially overwhelmed with saws. I hope it wears off some.
At this point I couldn't accurately estimate how many I have to within a margin of 10...
Don't know what to work on next, too many choices. They all beg for attention, even the good runners are mostly on the 'to be further modded' list.
Just got a right angle grinder, some pistons and top end kits, still need an insane number of parts.
Thankfully finances are a good limiting factor but it's still a quick easy thing to acquire more and quite another thing to get them all together the way I want.
And find somewhere to put them all...
Disclaimer:
This is definitely not a f/s solicitation, evidently I'm a dedicated saw hoarder so please, no 'saw wanted' pm's...
Bill
