RandyMac
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Just wait until a tree takes your saw away from you and when you find it, you kick dirt over it.
Falling pics 11/25/09
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Just wait until a tree takes your saw away from you and when you find it, you kick dirt over it.
Open the muffler.
Never had that ....but wife took it off me once......she didn't like it in the bed lol......
roberte
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Yeah she said you were "falling" asleep.
Nope was the gas leaking out and me smoking that did it
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Cry baby lol
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Looks good TC. Unless you like lots of noise you don't need to open up the muffler.
The chain then the bar are where its at. Then the motor. . I have to admit I started laughing when you got hung in that limb. . But only because I've done it a thousand times. That's why I wear a Riggin ax.
The chain then the bar are where its at. Then the motor. . I have to admit I started laughing when you got hung in that limb. . But only because I've done it a thousand times. That's why I wear a Riggin ax.
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
Being definitely worse on the stump than you I have no place commenting, but in each new video you have posted your cutting looks better "thought out". I've felt your 046 was underperforming from the first video, but your dropping wood, so whatever. I can't believe you didn't face those first two monsters, I was sure that 4 incher was gonna ruin your day
hammerlogging
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But if you can jump 1000 rpm and jump the torque in 5 minute and $0 improvement, why not?
Spotted Owl
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That blows. It's also the longest pack out you will ever have. And, with out fail someone will be at the truck asking questions too.
Owl
Every time.
HuskStihl
Chairin'em for the sound
I'd probably be the guy at the truck asking the questions. I figure if it has happened to Randy, everybody should get at least one free pass. I killed a nice 359 with the Bush hog cause I was too senile to remember where I left it. I just found a 1 inch piece of handle 3 years later. Only had to answer to the wife when I bought a new "little" saw
I've never lost a saw, but that's only pure luck, I've had em pull out of my hands and spin all the way around with the tree, get stuffed into a swamp, get launched 20' to my left. had the bars bend almost 90 degrees and return to true, but never have crunched one or not been able to get it running again...
treeslayer2003
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try splainin "what the h##l happened to the saw" to your ol man when your 19. yea he was standin there by the truck when I walked out. thought sure i'd get a good woopin, he just said
"we can get another one"
"we can get another one"
treeslayer2003
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frozen ground and 3 foot beech, they crunch. I didn't think I needed wedges back then
RandyMac
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Mine was the result of idiocy, it wasn't repeated.
treeslayer2003
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well I had to do it twice, that was quite enough. you know hard headed young men gotta learn the hard way
by the way boys, I did take some pics yesterday. gotta get the wife to show me what to do with um so y'all can see um
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Spotted Owl
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I agree with the first part. I can't say that I followed step with the second. I stopped at two. So far anyway.
I haven't seen any saw fly with out at least a small bit of idiocy involved. Usually a fair amount of it in fact. Even if it was just not paying enough attention to things going on as they go.
Owl
Metals406
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I haven't smooshed one yet. . . Had a whip-Larch take a weird side bounce and baseball bat my legs. Sent me ass over teakettle, and my saw up the hill.
The dern thing was still running as I heard it sliding back down at me. I reached up and grabbed it so it didn't hit me in the beaner.
Then it was back to business.
The dern thing was still running as I heard it sliding back down at me. I reached up and grabbed it so it didn't hit me in the beaner.
Then it was back to business.
I've only lost (read as "totally destroyed") a couple of saws. Both times were bucking on steep ground with the trees laid across the hill.
Remember the picture that Cody posted with him laying over the log putting a run in the far side? I lost my first saw just that way. The whole tree went down the hill and I had to scramble to keep from going with it. I knew the log was a little shaky but I was young and quick. And not real smart.
From then on I'd try to stand or stay on one knee when I was up on a big one like that. It made it easier to bail out.
A couple of years ago I was at the saw shop when a guy came in, obviously a faller, and hollered at the parts guy as he came through the door... "Hey, I need some 066 parts" The parts guy asked him what he needed and the faller held up a sparkplug..."Everything but this...and I don't want to talk about it".
Remember the picture that Cody posted with him laying over the log putting a run in the far side? I lost my first saw just that way. The whole tree went down the hill and I had to scramble to keep from going with it. I knew the log was a little shaky but I was young and quick. And not real smart.
From then on I'd try to stand or stay on one knee when I was up on a big one like that. It made it easier to bail out.
A couple of years ago I was at the saw shop when a guy came in, obviously a faller, and hollered at the parts guy as he came through the door... "Hey, I need some 066 parts" The parts guy asked him what he needed and the faller held up a sparkplug..."Everything but this...and I don't want to talk about it".
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