I was out cleaning up some large fallen trees today. Last week we had 60+ mph winds and then 10 inches of rain in under 36 hours. Many large snapped and broken or uprooted trees all over.
I work a lot for these people as they are getting older and have a very large property to look after. Plus many of the Acacia Decurrens and blackwood acacias are looking healthy but rotting internally or falling over as these species are known to have a limited lifespan of around 15 years. Lots of climbing and saw work for me! Rain held off today so got a bit done. I took my new 2252 along to give it a run. I put an older GB bar on with a semi chisel chain. This kind of work it is very easy to pinch the bar and potentially damage or bend it due to the varying tension and compression forces with hung up trees. Didn't want to wreck my new pro-lite that came with the saw! Also this acacia hard wood will blunt a full chisel quickly so i swapped to the semi to make things easier.
2252 performed flawlessly. I really am liking it and as i have said i can see almost bugger all difference in revs and cutting speed with my 346XP. I will have to run them side by side with same bar and chain one day.
I find the AT saws i have used, that they seem to hold their revs slightly better in the cut which results in less bogging. I found myself cutting bigger wood with the 2252 than i would usually. Normally i would have reached for my 365XT modded into a 372XP much earlier when using a 50cc saw in wood this size. (apart from my 5105's of course!
) This saw was a dream to use for the many entangled limbs that i had to fight through to make enough room to get near the trunk. Very nicely balanced saw. I am really liking the Jonsered handle angle too. I have no problems using it or the Husky's. I am equally comfortable with both.
I was putting the T540 through many tanks also today. I am just trying to use it as much as i can to get an honest impression of how i like it. It went really well too. Very powerful little saw for a top handle. Cuts bloody fast with the 91VXL semi chisel.
Just gets better and better, stronger and more responsive with every tank. I really miss my 338XPT though as it is more comfortable to use , for me anyway.
2 young AT punks alongside some old school "adjustable carb" muscle.
Grandad McCulloch got tired of waiting for these young upstarts to finish and came to show them how its done!
Yes it is very loud, doesn't rev anywhere as high and there is no AV at all and it leaves you more tired and sore from the weight, but i love this old Pro Mac 700. Brand new 20" powermatch bar and 3 new carlton semi chisels came with it. Fully working and in good condition. Best $50 i ever spent. Yeah i know i suck!
It may be 32 years old but i love this PM700 and the old school torque of these big Macs. It was cutting at least as fast as my 365 which is modded into a 372 would have. It just tore through this trunk.
This thing has got to be the easiest starting saw ever, that i have used anyway. Rain, hail or shine even in the depths of a sub zero winter morning it will pop on second pull with the choke and fire right up first pull after that. ALWAYS. Sometimes it even pops with the first pull on the choke! No new saw i have ever had has been this easy to start let alone a 2nd hand one that is 32 years old! Short story, i accidentally left fuel in it for over 6 months and when i went to use it i flushed it out and put new fuel but was expecting problems due to my carelessness.
Guess what? Popped on second pull with choke and fired first pull after that. Now that is impressive reliability!
