Stihl used to call them 24" bars, then changed the name w/o changing the bar. As far as I can figure, the reason they did this is so you won't notice the 28" bar is really a 27" bar. 20" bars are 20". (Measuring w/o dogs on most Stihl saws).I never understood why Stihl calls them 25" bars. The exact same bar is 24" for every other brand.
Doesn't everyone like to brag they have an extra inch over everyone else?I never understood why Stihl calls them 25" bars. The exact same bar is 24" for every other brand.
What I hear you saying is that you're going to have to tell cowgirl that the trailer needs new tyres soon!
Properly equipped is subjective and buying used you don't get to spec a truck. My 96 f250 can do the same thing with or without the bags, but it rides and handles a heck of a lot better with bags. It's the HD 8800 lb model. Only difference is the Dana 50 ifs front axle where the 350 had the Dana 60 and up to 11k gvw.
I have a new set of pro safty dogs for my 400. Put them on then took them right back off. Takes too much bar space up. They do look cool though.Man I feel inadequate with my baby dogs on my MS400!View attachment 1057818
They're sufficient for my needs. The Pro Safetys look mean but then I'd need to get a 24" bar. These work well with my 20" bar.
My uncle has a 02 f-250 crew can short bed. It sits pretty low with the factory springs. Always thought there was something wrong with it, but he claims it since it doesn't have the plow prep or off road package on it.My excursion has them too. Good amount of weight on the rear here, just the winch is probably 500+, then there's a bunch of other junk in my "trunk". I don't have them aired up much and just leave them there for the ride.
My springs should probably be re-arched, she sits pretty flat even without a trailer, and while there's a lot in the back, it seems like an f250 equivalent suspension would it a bit higher.
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Took this pic two Saturdays ago of the jack I put on this trailer last summer(we were talking about yours the week prior), really like it. It handles weight well, has the extendable leg(don't have to spin the handle for half an hr), and it wasn't made in china(insert trumps voice here) .
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I looked at my 036. It doesn't have any grooves. I used a 7/32 socket to push it on. It was tight to get it on. I pulled my side cover off and it doesn't come off. It fits into the ceramic roller. Pic isn't the best. Hope this helps.
All about need . I cant do without 3500 my comment was mostly all the people around here that never open the tonneau.
I've been hearing stuff like that for 45+ years... worked in a Ford dealership when I was a kid. Nobody seems to consider the brakes... But then again, after hanging out here for years I don't know if guys care if the brakes work or not, or how long and well they work, as long as it's got power and payload capacity.
Me... after having a master cylinder rip loose from the rust rotted unibody of a VW bug while driving down a mountain one time; blowing a brake line in my Ford E250 van another time; and learning to drive in cars with barely adequate 4 wheel drum brakes, I like brakes that are big and strong enough for the job and work as designed... especially knowing there are overloaded vehicles with inadequate brakes on the road. 
@sean donato Know all about the open air shop, been using one for years. Of course that's because the ~900 sqft garage is full of
I am not sure what you are trying to say here. These were all pinned to the top of the Firewood Forum (as well as running loads) and I know that for a fact as I was the one who pinned them there. They were pinned as they were the top most popular threads in here and made it easy for folks to visit them. The size of each thread is immaterial to the discussion-they were pinned so everyone could find them quickly.I have no idea on these. My wild guesses:
With 113 pages of reviews and comments, that's a lot of material dedicated to a sticky.
I don't recall that this was ever a sticky. Others might know better. This shouldn't need to be a sticky anyway, since you guys are constantly keeping it at the top of the list.
I don't recall that this was ever a sticky. Others might know better.
I don't recall that this was ever a sticky. Others might know better.
Stickies are generally put up only as an advisory notice to the viewing public. They are most often locked, so that folks are not wasting time making them longer.
What is the chance you only thought they were stickies, since they were always at the top of the list from so many posts?
Soo what’s your point ? My truck is rated to pull 17k . It has huge 4 wheel disc brakes that in an emergency where the trailer brakes fail are intended to stop the vehicle . Not as fast but the tow capacity factors in the truck brakes . I’ve replaced all the rubber lines ,calipers and rotors . And the rotors and calipers fit all the way up to the 5500 trucks which have way more payload than my truck . Even though I have the same springs and differentials and axles. They have 19 .5 inch tires .I've been hearing stuff like that for 45+ years... worked in a Ford dealership when I was a kid. Nobody seems to consider the brakes... But then again, after hanging out here for years I don't know if guys care if the brakes work or not, or how long and well they work, as long as it's got power and payload capacity.
I'm currently narrowed down to a versa tube frame kit. Waiting on a few quotes yet. We were looking at finished kits that came with the tin and everything, but they were all a little over double the price of the versa tube frame kit. I have loads of tin laying around, so it shouldn't be an issue to finish it off.
I have at least 4 hanging in the garage and a couple inside. I think they're all complete, just haven't got to them yet. One of the 025s has a red lever, never have understood the significance of that although I see it mentioned a lot. I never realized how badazz these saws are until I worked for my buddy's tree service. We used 250 and 251s. Our climber preferred the old 192 to the 201. I gained a whole new respect for that little saw. I love my 200t but if I bought a new top handle today I wouldn't even consider the 201 with its high price point.
Thats interesting, I cant stand a ms250 everyone I've ever touched has been junk, and I'd trade my 192tc for a 200/1 t in a heart beat. Like night and day power difference between the two and not much more in the weight department.
