I usually keep one of my smaller saws gassed up to trim something on a project of mine. Right now it's my Poulan 4000. I try to use my Jred 2094 any chance I get. That's why I have it.
is it just me or am i just a crippled up whimp
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chad3
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Have to admit when working with a buddy who likes big saws I always grab the 200 and start at the tops. Don't have a 50, but can say I like working with the 361 more than the bigger ones most of the time. When it comes to a 24" white oak, sure grab a bigger saw but a soon as I run out of fuel sas I'm grabbing something smaller.
naturelover
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Was cutting some branches away from the house with the Shindy 500 and shut it off, wouldn't start up again. Thought I flooded it, tried to dry it out, but didn't have time to mess with it as it was getting dark.
Had two 4" branches left so broke out the 441, and it wasn't easy hoisting that thing over my head to cut those couple branches.
Bucked up the branches for the outdoor firepit and will say it made quite quick work of it... :hmm3grin2orange:
Went back to diagnose the 500, course it started on the first pull.....
Had two 4" branches left so broke out the 441, and it wasn't easy hoisting that thing over my head to cut those couple branches.
Bucked up the branches for the outdoor firepit and will say it made quite quick work of it... :hmm3grin2orange:
Went back to diagnose the 500, course it started on the first pull.....
I have 2 saws right now. An 044 and 372 xpw so it will be one of the 2. I just sold a 3120 and traded off a 2153 for the 044. If I need a 50 cc saw then I just push that mess farther into the woods into a pile.
o8f150
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i think tomorrow i am going to pull that chinese saw and the craftsman/poulan 3000 apart to do a mild porting,, they should be fun saws to run when i get them done
mt.stalker
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The 50cc pro saws are nice to fondle . Kind of like a blonde 5'3" 105 lb. Not hard on the back , don't eat much , sexy lines , etc .
or a Moped...gets ya there but less fun then the Harley.
or Plain pizza, ya its good, but Sausage pepperoni and mushrooms is soooo much better... !!!
sawfun9
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Kind of funny but I never thought of my 044 with a 20" bar as heavy. But then again I never cut more than two cords at a time either. I'm 48 and a buddy who's 62, and no wimp, finds the 70cc saws to heavy and now prefers the 50cc ones. So maybe in ten years I'll want the lighter saw as well. I can say the my 090 with an 84" bar is too much for me but I'm fine with the 60" one on it. Ten years ago I could have handled the 84" no problem but not now. Aging isn't wimpy it just is a fact of life and better to get older than the alternative.
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Haven't heard quaalude in a long time!! 1/2 was great for a hangover! Govt. took them off the market around '85 I think.i started out with only a 2145 or 49,,something like that. every 4 or 5 years i found myself "graduating" to a bigger saw. I thought the '59 was the bomb and some where along the way i'd picked up a lil' cs306(?) limbing saw as well. then came the day i was cutting with a fella running a stihl 440 or something,,71cc or thereabout and the light bulb came on. bought a 2171 and started makin' lil' ones outta big ones MUCH faster than what i previously had. the 2171 was a bit big for me to swing around brushing and limbing so i found myself using the lil' 306 saw much more than i use to and it wasn't nearly fast enough any more. ??? wasn't any doubt, but what i needed a bigger brushing/limbing saw so off to the stealership i go and found a cs400 featuring a 16" bar and chain. i didn't need no stinking 16" B&C so i out fitted the 400 with a 12" B&C and that seems to be "THE" combo for the task at hand.
Now, are you, as had been ask in the original post, a "crippled up whimp", perhaps,,,but, that isn't for me to decide, i don't know ya'!!!.:msp_tongue: i know my elbows hurt me sometimes and my feet get numb with back aches now and again, there are mornings i wake up feeling like a worn out broke down old truck that's been driven by a quaalude chompin', whiskey swillin' hill jack, but i still get out and get at it.
and i like swingin' my lil' saw around as much as i can.
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You know I gotta agree!! My old orange top 44 is my all time favorite chainsaw!! I had so much fun with that little screamin' chainsaw out in the hills of SE Ohio. Man could that saw cut. With a nice sharp chisel chain, back off!! Could cut ANYTHING!!!
What part of SE Ohio was you in? Couldn't have been far from me. LOL
genesis5521
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If you need your head examined, so do I. I cut 10 cords a year. For anything up to 18 inches (most of my stuff is 10" to 14"), I grab my Stihl MS170 with a 14" bar. I've got a new MS290 that I love, but don't use much (yet). I bought it so I could retire the 10 year old 170 to backup status. But that little sucker just refuses to die. It's light as a feather, reliable as dirt, and just a pure pleasure to use. Keep the chain sharp and these little saws do just fine.
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sunfish
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45 and 50cc do 90% of the 15-20 cords of wood I cut per year. Plus a fair bit of loggin and clearin.
45 and 50cc do 90% of the 15-20 cords of wood I cut per year. Plus a fair bit of loggin and clearin.
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Yah I hear yah good Buddy! When I have a Jag of wood out there there's nothing like grabbing that 79 Polished windowed Dolkita!! Man talk about fun!! That's the Cat's ####!!! :yoyo:
I have a 6401 I put the BB kit I did a little porting on.But I don't have it running perfect yet.I know that will be some serious fun to use! I have a few to many projects to finish up! LOL Not much time for saws when the weather is nice.
