Well today is sure a wet one... got soaked inspecting rides. Doubt I'll be doing any real outdoor work at home tonight. Last night I ran and picked up some pressure treat to make my wife a flower bed. Wow, lumber has gone nuts in price. Needed 4 2x4x8, 4 2x6x8, and 2 2x6x10. Nearly $100.00. Almost puked. I've been putting this project off for years and she got stuff to plant in it the other day, so I kinda had to get it done. Wish I would have made it a wile ago now. Oh well such is life.
You guys will appreciate this. Had my brother in law call yesterday evening. Said he needed a blade for his saw. Told him I didnt have any blades, but i may have chains that will fit. (He didnt get it lol) I asked hin what size bar he had on it, the pitch, and gauge? He said "it's an echo cs490 and the blade measures 16 3/4" long." I said "so it's got an 18" bar?" He said no it measures 16 3/4" long, but he was at lowes and didnt have the saw in front of him. (At this point I was rolling my eyes) looked up what should have been on it, and let him know 72 driver links, .325 pitch and .050 gauge. He kept saying they didnt have it in echo brand, so he would have to come back later. Tried explaining that the brand didnt matter so much as long as everything else matched up. (Bang head on wall) finally my sister in law grabbed the phone from him, asked what they needed, I told her. She said is husqvarna brand ok? I said yes it will work. Took her 30 seconds to find the chain, I was on the phone with him for 17 minuets. Told my wife after I got off the phone and she thought it was funny as heck. At least he got his new chain lol.
I once saw a guy take the bars off and measure the overall length of the bar when on the phone with a saw shop. I tried to tell him to measure with the bar still on and round up, but he wouldn’t listen to me. I just went back to what I was doing, and later overheard that all the chains were too long. But what do I know! Ha.