CAD: how badly are you afflicted?

[pdqdl]

Chainsaw Acquistion Disease!

I was not being productive today, and started counting chainsaws. This does not count junkers that will never be restored.

I have 19 "working saws" total, but 4-6 need some major work. Everything from the big Husqvarna 3120 with 50" bar, down to the little Stihl 210C. I have 3 chainsaw pole pruners, too, but only 1 is operational. My climbing saw population has been decimated and I need to get at least one!

I didn't count my two antique saws, which will never make sawdust again.
I didn't count the 4 Stihl cutoff saws, either.
I also have two chainsaw-powered winches, too. (one is capstan rope, the other is a steel cable variety)

There are at least 4 junkers laying around, too.

Running machines=14

How badly are you afflicted?

 

[treesquirrel]

I got 8 and thats pretty much all I need, but i am planning to get a new 460 soon. My 440 is old and I don't like the 441.

 

[mattfr12]

I got 8 and thats pretty much all I need, but i am planning to get a new 460 soon. My 440 is old and I don't like the 441.

just out of curiousity why do you like the 440 better than the 441. i only ask because i listen and use the opinions of others to make choices in the future.

 

[treesquirrel]

just out of curiousity why do you like the 440 better than the 441. i only ask because i listen and use the opinions of others to make choices in the future.

Correction, I like the 460 better than the 441. I'm looking for a replacement for daily use for my 440 which I absolutely love. I'll rebuild the 440 of course but the 460 has me saving my pennies.

For the same weight and 6 horsepower the 460 makes more sense to me than the 441.

Just my .02

 

[PA Plumber]

just out of curiousity why do you like the 440 better than the 441. i only ask because i listen and use the opinions of others to make choices in the future.

Happen to have a 440 and a 441. Like the 441 better for most things.

 

[BlackenedTimber]

I used to have CAD bad. It has toned down quite a bit, but ever time I am in the Stihl dealership buying this or that, I always have to heft a new saw in my right hand and give it a good look-over, no matter what the model, one always gets a thorough inspection when I am there.

More and more it looks like I will be getting back into trees full time, and I am sure come spring, I will once again be afflicted by the CAD.

 

[squad143]

I'm presently at 7 and found that this variety suits my needs.

Wants... that's another thing. Wouldn't mind getting another 460, my favorite saw, to speed things up when we're bucking up the logs.

I think I have more than CAD, and have a bad case of aquireitis. Whenever I go into the dealer for something small (engine or bar oil) I end up leaving with something extra. Spare gas cap or a spool of chain or a handheld blower, woodsplitter.... thank God I have an understanding wife.

020t, 200t, 026, 361, 046 & 088.
- Oh ya, an Echo (top handle) that stays at the chipper.

 

[bigbadbob]

I shed 5 saws last month
CAD is waning:taped:

 

[jefflovstrom]

Lotta,Lotta saws!

 

[smilin possum]

17 work saws, 12 antiques, 10 project saws, and more old saws on the way. You can't have to many!

 

[Sparky8370]

I bought a 345 that needed a piston on ebay, then I joined here. That was about a week ago. Since joining I bought two more saws. A 372xp and a 359. I already had a teeny stihl 015.

 

[robfromaz1977]

Had 3 saws when I joined and now have 4. That was only a couple of months ago. Now I want another. Thinking a 372 before they are gone.

 

[logging22]

I'm presently at 7 and found that this variety suits my needs.

Wants... that's another thing. Wouldn't mind getting another 460, my favorite saw, to speed things up when we're bucking up the logs.

I think I have more than CAD, and have a bad case of aquireitis. Whenever I go into the dealer for something small (engine or bar oil) I end up leaving with something extra. Spare gas cap or a spool of chain or a handheld blower, woodsplitter.... thank God I have an understanding wife.

020t, 200t, 026, 361, 046 & 088.
- Oh ya, an Echo (top handle) that stays at the chipper.

:jawdrop:Me too!!

 

[TreeW?rx]

Right now I have 2 192t, 361, 441 and a stihl power-head saw. I am looking at either a 660 or 880 for some of the massive spars I have been cutting lately. But I find that I have more than just CAD. Every time I pick up a catalog I find something that I just have to have. Sherrill, Wespur Madsens...Then I look at the checking balance. :censored::censored::censored:

 

[smilin possum]

Had 3 saws when I joined and now have 4. That was only a couple of months ago. Now I want another. Thinking a 372 before they are gone.

Better get you one of the 372s. My boy Little Possum is the Huskey nut in the family. He's got one we built from scratch and that is a sawing machine. Good power and it's easy to handle. I got one 359 that we ported and muffler modded and it's a whole different monster now. Oh yea when I got on here I had three saws now 40 some and that don't count the ones we've bought fixed and sold.

 

[robfromaz1977]

Better get you one of the 372s. My boy Little Possum is the Huskey nut in the family. He's got one we built from scratch and that is a sawing machine. Good power and it's easy to handle. I got one 359 that we ported and muffler modded and it's a whole different monster now. Oh yea when I got on here I had three saws now 40 some and that don't count the ones we've bought fixed and sold.

Well the "Boss", aka the wife, just told me that I could buy another saw! How cool is that? Any way I have 800 bucks max to get one. Saw them somewhere for 699 on sale but cant remember what site. My local dealer is nuts wanting 839 for one.

 

[robfromaz1977]

Well I found the saw deal I was looking for and ordered a 372XPW from Madsens in Washington. Price was awesome compared to my local dealer. Can't wait til it gets here.

 

[logging22]

Well I found the saw deal I was looking for and ordered a 372XPW from Madsens in Washington. Price was awesome compared to my local dealer. Can't wait til it gets here.

Cool deal. The CAD just gets worse dont it?


Les

 

[treeman82]

Currently at 6 w/ the pole saw. I know I need another climbing saw soon. My every day saw is gonna be 3 this Feb. I want to get a 361 and a 460 soon too. I've got a 260 that I hate, but it's light, and mine. Just want the 361 for something a bit better than that, but not as big as the 440. Want the 460 because my 044 needs a friend, and I won't buy a 441. Haven't really done too many big tree removals lately though, so I'm content with my 66... poor saw only gets used on MAYBE 12 trees a year. Every time I walk into the saw shop for something stupid, I always check out the prices on those 3 saws... and every time I look I can the purchase... almost $900 for the 460, $600 for the 361, and I forget the 200's... 5 or 6?

 

[treeclimber101]

I can't figure out why I have two 88's when I hate running either of them , but saw count is high these days , I just bought a whole pallet from the USFS and have more O31 's than any man should own , but the whole lot of thirty was 900 bucks and that AOTAY with me new saws 1 o46 1 066 and two 200's