short fuse

[bigbull338]

well i was buying the cheap chainsaw hoping to get a job done that needed doing fast.but that didnt work.an as for bulls if you dont know what your getting cheap or high priced will burn you.the bull im looking at isnt cheap.

[Dave]

If you go out here where timber fallers are burning 2 1/2 gallons of gas a day everyday through a saw, you wont find any poulans, homelites, jonesrods or other off brands. They run Stihls. Once in a while you will find a guy who runs Huskies but not many. I have run the guts out of 20 or more Stihls and they out run anything else out there. In the early 80's I tried some Huskies. I had two 2100's and a 480 but as soon as they wore out I went back to Stihl.
Over the years I have owned at least one or more of the following models of Stihl saws; 090, 050, 051, 075, 041, 045, super 45, 056, 066, 044, 046. And now that I have graduated from playing with the big boys I have a 290.

[lynnmcmahan]

Dave, I think you could have your on reality show.

[regolith]

The oil level is well above the markers on the checking stick, no fuel lines loose, haven't gotten round to doing anything more with the mower and dunno what happened to all that rain, we got 1/4 inch and that was it.
Thanks for the advice thus far, & now I know what type chainsaw to get too if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

[ALACOWMAN]

The oil level is well above the markers on the checking stick, no fuel lines loose, haven't gotten round to doing anything more with the mower and dunno what happened to all that rain, we got 1/4 inch and that was it.
Thanks for the advice thus far, & now I know what type chainsaw to get too if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

wouldnt want to get in a wrestling match with you............................or would i

[ohiosteve]

The oil level is well above the markers on the checking stick, no fuel lines loose, haven't gotten round to doing anything more with the mower and dunno what happened to all that rain, we got 1/4 inch and that was it.
Thanks for the advice thus far, & now I know what type chainsaw to get too if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

wouldnt want to get in a wrestling match with you............................or would i

You would.

[Dave]

if I ever give up on cutting the year's firewood with my trusty bow saw

Cutting wood by hand....... Makes me ache just thinking about it. Heck, Grandpa gave up cutting by hand when they came out with chain saws in the 1940's.

[regolith]

You wouldn't, trust me. I could look up the ones that survived to explain that to you if you needed a second opinion.

[john250]

A home near me, built during the pioneer years, had a fireplace in every room. Cutting the wood to fire them must have taken the family half a year, even with several sons to swing axes.
I once helped an old man cut a tree (maybe 24 inches) with a two man saw. My comment after we finished was that now I understood why lumberjacks have a reputation for being mean.
Bow saw? Really? You need like a 12 or 14 inch Stihl. Easy for a woman to handle and they will cut some wood.

[hooknline]

I'd bet Rego could handle more saw than most city metrosexuals

[SSGenetics]

I'd bet Rego could handle more saw than most city metrosexuals

Probably not as much wood though....

[SSGenetics]

Ohhhh, you said metrosexuals.... yikes!

[hooknline]

I meant what I said. I'll bet she can wield a chainsaw better than most. Especially the citified makes that call themselves men while they get manicures, make sure they always smell pretty, and don't have a single callous on their hands.

[SSGenetics]

I know, Hook. I was making a joke.... a pretty bad joke at that.

[john250]

I'd bet Rego could handle more saw than most city metrosexuals

Yeah, she certainly could. A guy out of an office building in NYC is not going to be near as physically fit as a woman who works every day. Even if he does "fitness", don't expect him to work efficiently in heat, mud, cold, etc.
I really think she needs a 14" Stihl. Do they make one in pink? They should. As a 'real man' I have to say I have appreciated the lighter saws since I passed 35 yrs.