I have a mental block against Fords (first car was a '73 T-bird 429 and first truck was a '73 F-100 352?) <shudder> thanks for the bad memories!
Had great luck with a 'free' 83 Chev C-10 pickup, 250 six, 4 speed manual, free rust holes too. I drove that thing for awhile, all it ever needed was UJs and a clutch... that + the rust was why it was free. It was me or the crusher.
Seems like I got my 'first' saw while I had the Chevy... a little Husky 41 as a birthday gift. Had to do a bit of upkeep on it recently, but it runs fine.
A few years later, I traded the Chevy + a little cash for a 89 Jeep Comanche 4x4 pickup. I was 'skeptical' since Dad had a 1st-year 'little' Cherokee and it was a huge POS. But the 87+ 4.0L I-6 (like the 258 it evolved from) is a rock-solid motor, and it served me well. I bought my 029 about that time too... but never had any need to use it. We weren't burning wood, and anything needing sawed, I just grabbed the trusty lil' 41.
That Comanche got me into Jeeping as a way to have fun staying poor. It led to another Comanche project, and three other 4.0l XJ Cherokees that I've abused in the woods. Since my spare parts inventory is pretty big, I am gonna stick with them for now...
Jeeps were getting a little boring, so I've adopted saws as a 'hobby'. We plan to get the chimney re-lined and another wood stove/insert, so we'll be using them more. Since finding AS on the web, got a new MS 361, and just yesterday 'adopted' an older 371xp from Amick's. And I haven't yet figured out why.
LMAO that reminds me! On the way back from the saw store last night, I eyeballed a mid-80s Chevy silverado-trim dually with a rollback body for sale. Since all our vehicles are old/used/hi-mile,
I suppose an old/used/hi-mile rollback is a natural fit! "HoneyBee! Look What I Found!" (I guarantee she'd never notice the 371 then) "But HoneyBee, the seats match your hair!!!" (red seats LOL) Dammit Man! it's just a couple miles up the road too, I'd better take a closer look in the daylight. :censored: Be hard to sleep if I don't.