Shelves getting bare at saw shop.

[muad]

I live in OK. I had a hard time finding enough T6 to change oil in one of our dodges. I guess they call them rams now.

Rural King was out of Rotella T4, like not even in quarts. I run it in my Ford tractor and mu Ford pickup (they even use the same filter ), and luckily they had a couple buckets of T5. Scooped them up. Should be good for a year now.

 

[Greaser007]

Mid 2020, our local Ace Hardware had a new 390XP on the shelf for $1,200.00 with a 36" bar.
I drooled all the way home. Then realized my 394XP old fallers saw is running just fine.
Cutting 24 to 42" rounds of Gray Pine, if I'm lucky, I only have to file about every 24 rounds or so.

My backup saw is a Husky 2100cd with 38" of bar sticking out. She's a fine old saw, and runs good no fuss.
But, the 394xp is much much lighter than the old 2100cd.

 

[Evan]

**** joe biden.

I think most dont know what "lets go Branden" means

Bought a 261 for work and had alittle bit of a hard time finding one here in idaho

 

[SamT1]

I put all the tune up parts I bought in my 500 and it runs like new again. So there’s that! That’s a close second to getting a new one. $50 vs 6-700

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Finally made it back to Rural King today, wife had something she wanted to buy there so I sneaked back to the Stihl section to see what they had. They had multitudes of blowers, weed eaters, electric chainsaws and other stuff but I didn't see any pro saws, just about 20 or so homeowner saws, MS 170, 250, 271, 391, 392. I didn't ask if they had any returns or trade ins but I don't imagine they take trades. I did notice that their oil and premix fuel is getting kind of expensive...

 

[Pepster]

There’s winter bar oil and summer bar oil weight. Unless you thin it with kerosene.

Thin it with 30w.
I left my black jug of oil in the sun today, about 2 hours before use, & still thinned it with 30w motor oil in the tank (about 38° this morning).
Worked great!

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I'm trying to get my oil thicker so it doesn't run all over my shop when I'm not using my saw...

 

[rburg]

Talked to my local echo dealer about a cs 355t and was told they can't even order them currently.

 

[Wombat Ranger]

Last time I was in the Stihl dealer they had a variety on the shelf, I walked out with a "blown up" 562XP for $40 with a brand new 24" bar & chain on it. Put gas in it and have been cutting trees with it since.

 

[Huskybill]

My gut feeling is to stock up on Husqvarna 2t mix by the case, more bar oil by the gallon plus 2t oil. The last storm clean ups ate into my stash.