Husqvarna 450 or Dolmar 421?
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MountainHigh
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Congratulations on the new saw and good to hear Fordf150 set it up so nicely for you.
How's the chain looking after the nail cut?
LittleLebowski
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Semi-skip chain now.
MountainHigh
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Semi skip is faster to file for sure, but kind of grabby on the small stuff for me.
I run semi on my 562 but would be interested to hear more on semi skip on small bar saw.
MountainHigh
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looks like the chain/nail encounter could have been worse.
LittleLebowski
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Just finished my fifth tank of fuel. It just runs and runs and runs. I filed the chain with five swipes on each tooth before cutting today.
MountainHigh
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LittleLebowski
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5 tanks in one day.... you're a machine!
I did one tank yesterday so only four today. I seriously have a lot of wood to buck and many more trees to fell after I finish bucking what is already down and stacking it in the wood pile. I flush cut a couple stumps too.
Man, I love this saw. I can't think of a better saw for my needs. My arms and hands are kinda tired right now
CoreyB
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Sound like you might like that 421? 5 tanks is a whole Lotta wood.
LittleLebowski
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I'm madly in love with it
My property was neglected for years before I bought it and we are reclaiming part of the lawn from the forest and also extending it. The trees in Virginia grow like weeds.
LittleLebowski
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When should I be looking at upgrading the bar? Just when it looks worn? Which bar should I go with?
LittleLebowski
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Just caught myself looking at bigger Dolmars...
CoreyB
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Don't look at a 6100. It is like a sophisticated big brother of the 421 that just got back from some covert military top secret program.
Michigan Escapee
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Yeah, won't matter. Last I looked they only had a few in stock at chainsaws direct. After that last Dolmar 6100s are gone, it'll all be down to aquamarine Makita "smurf" saws.
Take a look at Left Coast Supply. They have a couple of ao41 bars that would work on your saw that are made by GB.
MountainHigh
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Dolmar 6100
http://www.dolmarpowerproducts.com/productcatalog/chain_saws_gasoline/ps-6100/index.html
Makita EA6100
http://makita.ca/index2.php?event=tool&id=1933&catid=7
Ya looks like the same saw to me ... couple of ounces heavier than my 562, but looks like a nice saw! Would love to compare one to my 562.
Makita's aquamarine colour is switching to orange soon evidently. Get the blue while you can - collectors item
CoreyB
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Ya the 6100 is not going anywhere. As far as makita is concerned the have owned dolmar for close to 20 years. The have no intention of changing the saws or the manufacturing. From what little I have learned the name change is a marketing and distribution change. Probably to make a push into box stores and cut out the middle distribution so they make more money off the small dealers.
Michigan Escapee
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Oh yeah, because copper chloride aquamarine/blue dye is really hard to find.
Although even the same chemical is differing shades based on hydration(light blue to dark blue to green). And you're gonna get more of a "green" just from plasticisers in the paint, and the plastics. Sometimes you even get variations in one big crystal mass. http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=358716&aid=34634
Funny how some of the most popular colors are relatively simple chemically.
http://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Colourful-Chemistry.png
Although even the same chemical is differing shades based on hydration(light blue to dark blue to green). And you're gonna get more of a "green" just from plasticisers in the paint, and the plastics. Sometimes you even get variations in one big crystal mass. http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/files.php?pid=358716&aid=34634
Funny how some of the most popular colors are relatively simple chemically.
http://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Colourful-Chemistry.png
