I Have Sinned....... Cut Dirt.....

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Blowncrewcab

Blowncrewcab

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My new neighbor called and had his new sidexside stuck, He had a Cedar stump stuck up in his rear suspension. I had to use a floor jack to jack it up then cut the stump out from underneath... His saw wouldn't start so I used my Snellerized 346xp to cut the stump through the dirt.... Sad Sad Moment... There was a Rooster tail of Dirt that shot him in the face :) I'm gonna take it apart and clean all that out before I use it again... was a fairly new Stihl Chain :(
 
smokey7

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Only problem is the junk ones were not big enough and they usually piss me off before i finish what i have to. This case i didnt have another safe choice to use.
 
bryanr2

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My new neighbor called and had his new sidexside stuck, He had a Cedar stump stuck up in his rear suspension. I had to use a floor jack to jack it up then cut the stump out from underneath... His saw wouldn't start so I used my Snellerized 346xp to cut the stump through the dirt.... Sad Sad Moment... There was a Rooster tail of Dirt that shot him in the face :) I'm gonna take it apart and clean all that out before I use it again... was a fairly new Stihl Chain :(

neighbor should buy you a new chain.
 
CR888

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Compressed air through the bar rails and inside clutch cover, resharpen chain and find nicer friends:). We have all been there once with your most polished ported saw in hand, having to sever a tree root or something. The dirt rooster tail is not anyones friend.
 
Guido Salvage

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I would have given him a hand saw and told him to drop it off when he was done. No need to drag out a macho saw to fix his problem, let him do the work so he understands bonehead moves come with a cost.
 

Derf

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"No good deed goes unpunished."

I wouldn't ever try to run a chainsaw under a car/truck supported by only a floor jack. Too many bad things could happen. Glad no one was hurt and no damage to the truck. A little dirt on your chain is the price you paid for experience.
 
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