Pennsylvania chain saw picking

Guido Salvage · Mar 5, 2011

Prior to leaving for the Studebaker Swap Meet in York, PA I placed an ad on the Craigslist there looking for saws. All three of my ads in the wanted section were flagged, but the first one remained up long enough to get a couple of responses. After that happened, I put one in the Farm and Garden section that was not taken down. I suspect a local tinkerer was mad that I was encroaching on his territory.

The first response was from a fellow who fixes up some saws. Said he had a number he wanted to get rid of, so I took about a 25 minute ride from my hotel to meet him. This is what he had in the back of his Toyota FJ.

First up were 4 Stihl's, a 020, a complete 031, a partial 031 in a box, another complete saw I can't read the label on and three bars.

There was also a Pioneer P-38.

A Poulan 45.

A Pro Mac 55.

Two John Deere's.

On Friday I had a fellow from New York drop off a Sears D-44.

Here they are together.

I also got a nice Poulan 31 on the way home but have not had a chance to get a picture of it.

dh1984 · Mar 5, 2011

Looks good Guido Looks like you have been on the roll with getting more saws thats a good score.

Duke Thieroff · Mar 5, 2011

Not too bad!

I want that PM 55 man!

You should come up to the GTG, it's only another 4 hours via the turnpike from York.

:smile:

Chris

Roanoker494 · Mar 5, 2011

Nice looking line up you picked up there, I knew those PA folks must have been good for something. :laugh:

Edit:
I have a complete disassembled D44, minus the carb, if you need any parts.

Duke Thieroff · Mar 5, 2011

Roanoker494 said:
Nice looking line up you picked up there, I knew those PA folks must have been good for something.

Looks like you feel about us the way we feel about folks from Ohio.

:laugh:

Chris

logging22 · Mar 5, 2011

Guido Salvage said:
Prior to leaving for the Studebaker Swap Meet in York, PA I placed an ad on the Craigslist there looking for saws. All three of my ads in the wanted section were flagged, but the first one remained up long enough to get a couple of responses. After that happened, I put one in the Farm and Garden section that was not taken down. I suspect a local tinkerer was mad that I was encroaching on his territory.

The first response was from a fellow who fixes up some saws. Said he had a number he wanted to get rid of, so I took about a 25 minute ride from my hotel to meet him. This is what he had in the back of his Toyota FJ.

First up were 4 Stihl's, a 020, a complete 031, a partial 031 in a box, another complete saw I can't read the label on and three bars.

There was also a Pioneer P-38.

A Poulan 45.

A Pro Mac 55.

Two John Deere's.

On Friday I had a fellow from New York drop off a Sears D-44.

Here they are together.

I also got a nice Poulan 31 on the way home but have not had a chance to get a picture of it.

Last one looks like a 08s. Nice score.

Big Dan · Mar 5, 2011

Guido Salvage said:
Prior to leaving for the Studebaker Swap Meet in York, PA I placed an ad on the Craigslist there looking for saws. All three of my ads in the wanted section were flagged, but the first one remained up long enough to get a couple of responses. After that happened, I put one in the Farm and Garden section that was not taken down. I suspect a local tinkerer was mad that I was encroaching on his territory.

The first response was from a fellow who fixes up some saws. Said he had a number he wanted to get rid of, so I took about a 25 minute ride from my hotel to meet him. This is what he had in the back of his Toyota FJ.

First up were 4 Stihl's, a 020, a complete 031, a partial 031 in a box, another complete saw I can't read the label on and three bars.

There was also a Pioneer P-38.

A Poulan 45.

A Pro Mac 55.

Two John Deere's.

On Friday I had a fellow from New York drop off a Sears D-44.

Here they are together.

I also got a nice Poulan 31 on the way home but have not had a chance to get a picture of it.

That's a nice haul Guido,good job! If they're going to be for sale I'd like to have the P38. D.Brown

Sagetown · Mar 5, 2011

So; how does that work? You buy the lot at bargain prices, part some out, and rebuild those you think will sell ? Or are you in collecting ? I wish I was mechanically inclined to rebuild one of those little motors.

Guido Salvage · Mar 5, 2011

Thanks everyone for the ID on the Stihl. I sell very few saws and then only tend to get rid of the newer ones. However, space limitations and a lack of a job may soon dictate otherwise. I will probably bring a few to the Virginia GTG that I am willing to part with.

By the way, I tinkered with the Mac and got it to run. The prior owner said the clutch was bad but I found the chain was not riding in the sprocket. The saw had no bar oil (and l had none with me) so I shut it off before I found out if that fixed the issue.

caleath · Mar 5, 2011

When you say your add was flagged, I might be ignorant....what does that mean.

MechanicMatt · Mar 5, 2011

So what did you get for your Studebaker?? Just kidding, nice haul! There is a guy on my local craigslist asking for saws, didn't think it actually would net results like you did.

joe25DA · Mar 5, 2011

Thats a great haul there! That mac 55 is nice for sure.

Guido Salvage · Mar 5, 2011

Craigslist is basically regulated by the user community. If you feel that an ad violates the TOS (Terms of Service) you can "flag" the ad so it is removed and the poster will get an e-mail response to that effect. However, Craigslist does not make you register to flag nor do you have to supply a reason for doing so.

What ends up happening is that people will flag ads that they think are coming from competitors or might infringe on their business. Scrappers are notorious for this methodology.

I was only selling Studebaker parts, I did no buying at all other than the hotel, food, fuel and the saws. This is what I came home with:

The trailer is my parts shed. At one time it was full to the top, I noticed that the tongue of the trailer is riding much higher than it used to.

1steve · Mar 5, 2011

Big score, looks like you got some nice saws.:msp_biggrin:

caleath · Mar 5, 2011

So you get notified if its flagged...that doesnt seem right to me. I tried posting for saws before...no dice. I might try again.

Roanoker494 · Mar 5, 2011

Thieroff said:
Looks like you feel about us the way we feel about folks from Ohio.

Chris

I have close friends that live near Altoona PA, I even lived up there for three months, so I am allowed to "poke the yanks". Though I am only allowed to do it three times a year, if I had stayed up there for six months my benefits would have been much better.

MS460WOODCHUCK · Mar 6, 2011

Thieroff said:
Looks like you feel about us the way we feel about folks from Ohio.

Chris

And just what is that supposed to mean?

Duke Thieroff · Mar 6, 2011

ms460woodchuck said:
And just what is that supposed to mean?

Johnny, I like you!

Ohio drivers, atleast from the eastern part of your state are notoriously awful.

Srsly.

Chris

thomas1 · Mar 6, 2011

Thieroff said:
Johnny, I like you!

Ohio drivers, atleast from the eastern part of your state are notoriously awful.

Srsly.

Chris

Kinda like Pennsylvania drivers that stop before merging on to a highway? What the hell was Penndot thinking when they thought up that plan? Stop signs at the end of on ramps, wtf?

Don't feel bad though, VDOT currently currently has a fetish for traffic circles in my area. Contrary to what they'd have you believe, they don't make traffic flow better.

wampum · Mar 6, 2011

Guido Salvage said:
Craigslist is basically regulated by the user community. If you feel that an ad violates the TOS (Terms of Service) you can "flag" the ad so it is removed and the poster will get an e-mail response to that effect. However, Craigslist does not make you register to flag nor do you have to supply a reason for doing so.

What ends up happening is that people will flag ads that they think are coming from competitors or might infringe on their business. Scrappers are notorious for this methodology.

I was only selling Studebaker parts, I did no buying at all other than the hotel, food, fuel and the saws. This is what I came home with:

The trailer is my parts shed. At one time it was full to the top, I noticed that the tongue of the trailer is riding much higher than it used to.

Is that a grill for a Champ?

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