Butch(OH)
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OK guys no looking in your books and you dealers don't count. Here is the question. On the pro model saws there is a black line around the saw between the handles. What is it for? Hint: it aint a racing stripe.
Stihl trivia question
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Monkeywitha_saw
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is the the falling sight?
It is square to the bar, I thaught it was a falling sight too
fishhuntcutwood
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Falling sight.
Blowdown1
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aren't they "properly" referred to as gunning lines? not that I'm proper (or even know what I'm talking about)
Blowdown1 said:
Since I am sure we can all agree that Stihl is "the authority" on all things related to chainsaws, I just checked the Stihl Manual.
They are called "Gunning Sights". And so it shall be for all eternity!
Joe
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Nuts, here I thought they were raceing stripes. I was going to paint one on my 310 to make it cut faster.
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Blowdown1
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sideways racing stripes eh? Might try that on the car.
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I saw a couple of Huskys with them today. They must not be too "trivial." 
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Justin Garrison
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Gunning sight. You use to determine where to direct a tree to fall.
Lawn Masters
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I have used them for it, works like a charm. the tree falls right where you want it to.
P_woozel
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What, please tell were you sighting your face with before?Butch(OH) said:
treeclimber jul
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Felling sight for sure, no question
Mange
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I think it is the armor that keeps the Stihls strong. Take it of and you have a Poulan.
Like Standing on a newspaper to get a vase on the top shelf.
Like Standing on a newspaper to get a vase on the top shelf.
Its a black band in memory of all the trees that each saw will potentially kill.
SawTroll
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Agreed.Blowdown1 said:
I think most of the better chainssaws of today have something similiar, but not all is as obvious as Stihls variant. On the Husky's they are a little more discreet, and not filled with a standout color from the factory.
On the Jred's I think you are supposed to use the front handlebar, which is square to the bar. They have in fact used this fact in their marketing at times.
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Butch(OH)
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P_woozel said:What, please tell were you sighting your face with before?
Never had a problem putting a tree on the ground where I wanted it. Stopped the saw in the bottom of the notch cut and just took a look. Guess some's got it and somes don't?
njforestfire
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oldsaw-addict said:
The tree falling "right where you want it to" 100% of the time is very unlikely. I usually get about 90%ish out of "right where I want it" and the last 10% ain't too far off.
Usually just use the handle of the saw for "gunning" or "sighting" for direction of fall. The stripe sounds interesting...wonder if I could use yellow instead of black...
