how many saws do you have?
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bafarm
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All together, we are at 176.
Range from 1946 to 2007 most will / have run in the past.
Only a dozen or so are hard seized and are way down the list to fix. Another 12 or so are parts saws.
Don
Range from 1946 to 2007 most will / have run in the past.
Only a dozen or so are hard seized and are way down the list to fix. Another 12 or so are parts saws.
Don
ShneaSIG
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Holy smokes! Y'all redefine what it means to like saws!
I just have one lonely Stihl MS290.
In fairness, though, I doubt I should be permitted to own a *real* saw. :msp_sad:
I just have one lonely Stihl MS290.
In fairness, though, I doubt I should be permitted to own a *real* saw. :msp_sad:
I have two. Both run so it is enough.
zogger
Tree Freak
Making your living with saws seems prudent to have a few, not a couple..just saying. I only cut on the farm for cleanup and for my firewood, but I usually haul around 5 out with me, grab the right one. Different size engines and bar lengths...
sort of like wrenches, or golf clubs....
I cut from one inch to like three feet or so on a typical cutting expedition so I like a variety of sizes to grab and use...I also am not very far from the tractor and trailer when I am cutting either, so it doesn't matter how much gear I haul out. I'll have chains, axes, wedges, rope, comealong, truck jack, all sorts of do dads. Don't have a skidder or grapple or anything, so , make do with what I have, but saws are relatively cheap to get used, I buy junkers and fix them. Typically no farther than 150 feet or so, tops, from where I can wiggle the trailer in. Rope and chain them out, or cut to size and wheelbarrow or just pick it up, chunks, and carry it out.
I can understand having to hump in miles toting what you need, etc..but, still, only two saws for pro work? Splurge, just go nuts, buy one more.....you deserve it.
Go get your 660 at the saw shop. Learn to fix it yourself.
If your not sure, Thats what we're here for. To give assistance
to others that aren't in the know. Lots of knowledgable guys
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chainsawdad
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Eccentric
Mister Wizard
I should say that Jon and I have 60 - 100 saws in various states of repair. Better?
+1. It fluctuates constantly. I've sent at least 20 away in the last year (and parted out 5-10 or so). At least that many have come in however. At one of our GTG's early this year 2Dogs asked me how many saws I had now. I thought for a few seconds and replied that I really didn't know....:msp_confused:
It's a constantly changing mix of 'ready to go work' runners, runners that are currently sidelined for minor things (or that were obtained as 'runners' and haven't yet been gone through and 'certified' for duty), 'almost runners' (only needing minor parts/work to be runners), 'projects' (more involved), and parts saws.
Then there's the saws that belong to other folks (about 5-6 of them right now). Then there's the bins (mass graves?) of the remnants of parted out saws in the 'boneyard'. Those aren't counted in the total...
Also +1.
Last weekend I spend 1/2 a day just reorganizing saws, parts, and such (and remembering what I have). Had a few "crap I'd forgotten I had that..." moments....
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
Last weekend I spend 1/2 a day just reorganizing saws, parts, and such (and remembering what I have). Had a few "crap I'd forgotten I had that..." moments....
If you were an elephant rather than a circus bear you wouldn't have these memory problems...
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
samdweezel05
ArboristSite Guru
Your worse than me. What did you buy today?
About a year and a half or two ago, I had one Poulan microXXVdeluxe.
Now 16 saws with B&C. many for free, several for just a few bucks.
The repair back log is overflowing...school is in session.... but they ALL made noise and wirrrrrred the chain at least once.
Now 16 saws with B&C. many for free, several for just a few bucks.
The repair back log is overflowing...school is in session.... but they ALL made noise and wirrrrrred the chain at least once.
I never was a collector. I go through a lot of saws. Usually keep two or three runners to do my own work, but they change all the time as well.
Mike from Maine
Read that the ms362 is awesome!!!
You know you have too many saws when...
You see a listing on CL, get excited and click on it only to realize it's one of your own saws your trying to sell.
You see a listing on CL, get excited and click on it only to realize it's one of your own saws your trying to sell.
16 currently. I try to get rid of some, but can't seem to get below 12.
and what no one will tell you,,is that after they contracted the syndrome....the saw popu just kept growing.....getting rid of some??? UNHEARD OF!!! whyyyy, know how much time and sweat I put into that saw??????
the ONLY reason some sell one or so,,is to get enough cash, to purchase a BUNCH more!!!!!!!!! and the McCullough king of this site,,may wonder when his garage is going to start settling!!!!
the ONLY reason some sell one or so,,is to get enough cash, to purchase a BUNCH more!!!!!!!!! and the McCullough king of this site,,may wonder when his garage is going to start settling!!!!
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
Well, I have one more than I did when I left the house this morning and 2 more than I had when the rest of the family left on vacation Sunday.
ChoppyChoppy
Tree Freak
I'd love to see the outfits you guys run to need 20+ saws. My company is just two guys right now, me and a part time worker. I run the saws, he does the splitter, loading in the trailer, etc. Two saws is plenty.
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