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How do you like the 450? I looked at them but couldn't find a reason to replace my 490 with one. Never run one though.lil cherry for next years smokerView attachment 739582
How do you like the 450? I looked at them but couldn't find a reason to replace my 490 with one. Never run one though.lil cherry for next years smokerView attachment 739582
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!! @cantoo. Have a good one buddy.Wowsers, I bought a bunch of odds and ends of the chains, bunch of files and holders and 4 pieces of the safety gear. The chain saws were sold for more than they were worth, the girl helping me said that they were very very happy with the prices they got. Have to add the premium on those prices too, it adds up quickly. I was interested in the pole saws to replace the older one I have, they went more than I was willing to pay for open boxes and old stock. For only $100 less than new I would rather give my buddy Schmidt's in Bluevale the business.
How do you like the 450? I looked at them but couldn't find a reason to replace my 490 with one. Never run one though.
Since husky added all the weight to the 550 ne you can say "the 450 is heavy because it's built like a tank", it's now a positive thing because husky did it, but husky was just copying some of stihls older designs lol.The 450 is a little heavy but built like a tank. It's my favorite when cutting 6 to 16 inch diameter wood.
Nice score, certainly getting into 60-70cc wood although a 50 with an 18 should have no problem, especially a newer pro saw!Scored a good find, a local guy with a portable sawmill. Basically getting big butt ends, slabs, etc. But I ain't picky. Question whilst I'm here, I have an old 266 XP, the thing will rip your arm off lol, anyway, last year before winter for the 1st time I actually emptied completely the gas tank. Today I needed it for those big butt ends. I put a tiny bit of gas in it just to fire it up while still at home, I poured the fuel & filled the bar oil. Got side tracked & when I picked up the saw gas was all over the underside. My 1st thought was wtf, I drain the gas last year & what, did the gas tank crack? But then I got thinking the fuel line probably failed. As far as I know its all original. Basically my question is, there's no way it could be a cracked tank right? Any thoughts. Here's some pics of butt rounds & my growing pile of other wood to be cut/split. There's pine there also, I didn't take any today, but I have before just for the fire pit. Have good safe week guys!
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Maybe ethanol fuel shrink the old fuel lines, and now it's leaking where it goes through the tank, I'm not a fan of ethanol .The fuel leak could be the tank, the line, or the carb. I'm guessing when you drained the fuel, the gaskets dried out, so my bet is the carb. It is why I don't drain my saws!
Let us know when you figure it out. I have also seen a lot of cracked tanks, often under the motor where you can't see the crack!
I might go up to a 24, but wouldn't run a 32 in hardwood; maybe it will oil it, I'm not sure.It's recommended not to go any bigger than a 32" bar. http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...9f5525102886abf488256b52001a33af?OpenDocument
I did a lot of buying and selling of lots and sold the saws(from the lots) to get all my gear but my ascender, rope wrench(descent device for single line), and a few other bits for under 500 freedom dollars, I'm set up for srt as well as ddrt and have a bunch of ropes for rigging, climbing, I literally have like 3 large bags of equipment(and more I don't bring with), what's funny is I can hold the 500 worth in one hand . Single line will be the easiest to do for anyone who's a bit older or out of shape.and unbelievably expensive. I have a goal to learn the basics before next Summer. The bigger goal is affording the gear. Yeah, yeah, can't put a price on safety, blah, blah. When I hear purveyors of nose-bleed-inducing expensive gear start down that line I turn off straight away. Even second hand gear here is expensive. For the occasional climbing need it's almost impossible to justify. That said, if I was all about the money to justify the gear I have I would have stayed staring at a computer and never ventured into the woods.
When the climbing gear is more expensive than my ute, it becomes a significant barrier to adoption. I figure I've got about 4 months of bargain hunting to see if I can come up with enough good gear to get a few lessons and experiment safely.
If anyone reading this stumbles upon any bargains, please can you PM me? Thanks in advance.
Wowsers, I bought a bunch of odds and ends of the chains, bunch of files and holders and 4 pieces of the safety gear. The chain saws were sold for more than they were worth, the girl helping me said that they were very very happy with the prices they got. Have to add the premium on those prices too, it adds up quickly. I was interested in the pole saws to replace the older one I have, they went more than I was willing to pay for open boxes and old stock. For only $100 less than new I would rather give my buddy Schmidt's in Bluevale the business.
Nice find thank you. That's weird though, I went back to the mill where I get those oak butts. Chain relatively new & cut was crooked as a banana. And it seamed like every now & then nothing was cutting like the saw was just burning the wood. Then I'd kinda manhandle saw & it would start throwing chips again. It cut best when I'd push tip into wood, then I'd adjust & use the dawgs to dig in the back & fine sawdust. So I figured bar was bent. So I stopped at a place that sells husqvarna & the kid didn't even know the saw. "Sure its not a 262" he asks me lol. Anyway he looked it up & said they don't recommend over a 20. So I bought the 20. But its nice to know I can go bigger still. Thanks again for your help.It's recommended not to go any bigger than a 32" bar. http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...9f5525102886abf488256b52001a33af?OpenDocument
I’m probably not much more than an hour, and we have the windows open. I haven’t check the temp, just enjoying it. Some one told me it’s supposed to get hot tomorrow. I’m riding up to WV to see how my contractors are doing.couple hours down the road its 55. Perfect windows cracked sleeping weather.
Saw sounds dull. My buddy just retired from the counter at the saw shop, 76 years old. He said guys come in almost daily and say their bar is shot because it cuts crooked. He’ll ask if they were cutting stumps or hit metal in the wood. They always say no. Then he would show them all the teeth on the down hill side dull from dirt. They still say it’s the bar. He said he finally got tired of arguing with them and just sells them a new bar, and throws in a new chain for 10 percent off.Nice find thank you. That's weird though, I went back to the mill where I get those oak butts. Chair relatively new & cut was crooked as a banana. And it seamed like every now & then nothing was cutting like the saw was just burning the wood. Then I'd kinda manhandle saw & it would start throwing chips again. It cut best when I'd push tip into wood, then I'd adjust & use the dawgs to dig in the back & fine sawdust. So I figured bar was bent. So I stopped at a place that sells husqvarna & the kid didn't even know the saw. "Sure its not a 262" he asks me lol. Anyway he looked it up & said they don't recommend over a 20. So I bought the 20. But its nice to know I can go bigger still. Thanks again for your help.
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Nice find thank you. That's weird though, I went back to the mill where I get those oak butts. Chain relatively new & cut was crooked as a banana. And it seamed like every now & then nothing was cutting like the saw was just burning the wood. Then I'd kinda manhandle saw & it would start throwing chips again. It cut best when I'd push tip into wood, then I'd adjust & use the dawgs to dig in the back & fine sawdust. So I figured bar was bent. So I stopped at a place that sells husqvarna & the kid didn't even know the saw. "Sure its not a 262" he asks me lol. Anyway he looked it up & said they don't recommend over a 20. So I bought the 20. But its nice to know I can go bigger still. Thanks again for your help.
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I burn near anything that burns! Basswood, pine, tamarack, cedar, poplar, kids toys, soft maple, hard woods are nice but reality..........I live in the land of the oak tards. Most people around here would walk past soft maple. If I had room I'd keep it. Works fine for when your around to keep the stove loaded and saves the better wood for over night or when your not home.
It was the bar. I thought the bar that was on it was an 18". In my other post I said I stopped & got a 20", kid said no bigger then a 20". So this morning I go to put new bar on & it is the same length. Bar on saw is a 20. So, the new bar would not fit on. The adjuster holes just wouldn't let it work. The bar that came off, the adjuster holes are oblong. I take new bar & chain & the saw back to where I bought it. Told the kid that I found I could put a 32" on it. He said no way. But anyway, he had a 24" bar & the adjuster holes lined up perfectly. So for another $22 I got the 24" bar & chain. Brought home slapped it together & the saw cut greaSaw sounds dull. My buddy just retired from the counter at the saw shop, 76 years old. He said guys come in almost daily and say their bar is shot because it cuts crooked. He’ll ask if they were cutting stumps or hit metal in the wood. They always say no. Then he would show them all the teeth on the down hill side dull from dirt. They still say it’s the bar. He said he finally got tired of arguing with them and just sells them a new bar, and throws in a new chain for 10 percent off.
My MS 170 would only cut if I started the cut with the tip of the bar. Threw OK chips, but when it got halfway through a 10 inch limb it went to fine dust. I grabbed the file. I’d been cutting little Cedars back from the drive, and was too hot and tired to make an effort to keep the tip out of the dirt. I do it too.
Saw is not leaking anymore. I know I didn't spill any cause I put gas in it on my work bench. Anyway I'm thinking the gaskets in carb shrunk & luckily adding fuel swelled them again. I don't know man, lol. Was leaking & now its not. Ran 3 tanks through this afternoon. Filter came today & fuel line coming Friday so at least I'll have them on hand.The fuel leak could be the tank, the line, or the carb. I'm guessing when you drained the fuel, the gaskets dried out, so my bet is the carb. It is why I don't drain my saws!
Let us know when you figure it out. I have also seen a lot of cracked tanks, often under the motor where you can't see the crack!
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