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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Good. Rather everything be frozen than sinking in at every step.
I hadn't run a saw in a month and was getting the shakes. The monkey saw has been neglected for a while with the big boys getting all the attention so with some cooler weather today I figured it was a good time to dice some wattle I took down a few months ago. I used the Logosol log holder which made life easy.
Easy work and didn't take long.
I also split up a previously cut pile of wattle and pittosporum, both of which will be good firepit wood after summer.
It was good to get some 2-stroke up the nose today, makes me feel like a man again.
Easy work and didn't take long.
I also split up a previously cut pile of wattle and pittosporum, both of which will be good firepit wood after summer.
It was good to get some 2-stroke up the nose today, makes me feel like a man again.
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Bought a VC back in the 80s. It was the large one (Intrepid? Edit: Not anIntrepid, a Defiant) and paid a little north of a grand for it with warming shelves, and-irons, and glass doors. Sold it with the house. Saw a Resolute with glass and rear heat shield at a garage sale a couple years back. There were 1/2 dozen people looking it over. I went straight to the seller, asked how much ($50!), and shoved the money in his hand without ever getting near the stove. Great stoves, great company. Don't know if you can wear one out, but I'm not letting this one go.
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True, the 445 is not a fast saw. About the only time I look for speed at my age is to chase the hinge on a challenging fell . That's one of the few times I'll put the 445 back and grab the Dolmar.
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I'm gonna try the 445 in some wood today. I will say comparing to the early 025 I had its anti vibes are way better. Only slightly less hp 2.8 vs 3.0 giver take. A few ounces heavier. My guess is there is more to be had just not sure it's worth the effort for a 10-17% gain. Keeping the chain sharps probably all it needs like any other saw. Fills a gap in my rotation so I can rework my 52's bottom. Got a great parts saw unfortunately the cranks bent.
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I've worn out a couple bars with my 445. I've used it a ton.
There's a pile of firewood cut with 445's every year. Along with other saws of their ilk. Poulan pro has cut a lot of wood for my stove. A pro saw is lighter and stronger (especially muffler modded, ported, base gasket delete, uh uh uh) but more expensive. You won't see any saw snobbery from me . Just get out and enjoy running them! 
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Well had my chance, saw 16 deer, all doe. We have Sunday hunting in our county, so I'm going out for 3-4 hours tomorrow. Yesterday I saw the first deer at 8:10 and the last one at 10:30. All were within 50 yards and the last one walked by at about 10 yards. This farm has some really nice bucks on it so I was holding out for one. Tomorrow I guess I'll go with "if it's brown, it's down".
I posted this question in the chainsaw forum and have no response yet. The Echo 750 EVL my friend just gave me has a dead electronic module, I have a 650 EVL with the same problem. I saw a couple used modules on ebay for $125. Not shelling out that kind of money. Is there any way to use a Nova II module on those saws. Or, does anyone have a couple good modules?
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Don't think modules work with 3 magnet flywheel? Might be a work around?
casting mold core shift...
Got this nice little WV mountain deer with my 1912 22 HP with the original Malcolm scope. Although the deer was so close I used the tang sight. The scope is ofset to the left of the barrel.
good pix. I had venison back strap with lunch today. umm, so tender...
more smoke the merrier, I say. I loaded up MBR fireplace last nite with some stix on coals... took a while to catch. in meantime, I went out to woodpile to get some more firewood. with my flashlight. smoky the bear would not have approved of the fog. lol. I like it when my outdoor fireplace is real smoky, wettish wood, etc and up goes the smoke. tons. up into under neath a cold air band. it cannot rise, and so spreads out over the immediate neighborhood area. can u say London Fog? lol
one of the best was when I had some wet stix on hot coals. they heated up. the smoke was profuse. a steam locomotive coundn't compare... and neighbor called me up to ask if I was burning leaves in the living room... lol
I hadn't run a saw in a month and was getting the shakes. The monkey saw has been neglected for a while with the big boys getting all the attention so with some cooler weather today I figured it was a good time to dice some wattle I took down a few months ago. I used the Logosol log holder which made life easy.
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Easy work and didn't take long.
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I also split up a previously cut pile of wattle and pittosporum, both of which will be good firepit wood after summer.
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It was good to get some 2-stroke up the nose today, makes me feel like a man again.
nice! haven't seen one of those before...
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The 445 ran great. Didn't burn a full tank but did run dirty enough the chain will need a touch up. Did some boxelder, cherry and oak. Along with the stumps. Nothing over 8" +- so far I really enjoyed it.
Would have got more time on it but my nieghbor came over and put a little time on the Jred 451ev. Always nice to have help!
Mixed lot 1/2 a cord for the day 1/3 of it split in the wood shed. The rest in the spring or when I get to it pile.
Setup well (if weather holds) to get more on the verge of punk oak. Standing dead cherry and maybe a couple big oaks that the tops are mostly blown out.
Would have got more time on it but my nieghbor came over and put a little time on the Jred 451ev. Always nice to have help!
Mixed lot 1/2 a cord for the day 1/3 of it split in the wood shed. The rest in the spring or when I get to it pile.
Setup well (if weather holds) to get more on the verge of punk oak. Standing dead cherry and maybe a couple big oaks that the tops are mostly blown out.
I always tried to run my stove as clean as I could. Better for me, my kids, and my neighbors.
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My neighbor burns yard waste EVERY ****ING DAY from the beginning of fall into the beginning of December.
He builds these tiny little fires full of wet leaves and what sticks and always starts it with kerosene.
In the evening the smoke from his little fire fills my backyard and part of the neighborhood.
I am not one to complain about the neighbors as I make a lot of noise all year with my truck, guns and saw. But that smoke is ridiculous. I completely understand when small neighborhood would complain about woodstoves creating lots of smoke.
Our area is lower and and the smoke stays on low pressure days.
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