Dalmatian90
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My 2011/2012 Essentials Collection, basically what I load up every time I head out:
MS360 (used from CL, $350)
024 AV (used from CL, $150)
Logrite Peavy / Timber Jack
Fiskars splitting axe
Helmet
Chaps
Toolbox -- files, extra chains, spare 20" bar, safety glasses, twisty ties (keeps the chains from tangling), wedges, Fiskars hatchet, flagging tape, carpenter's crayon (if I'm cutting a larger log I'll grab a 16" stick to measure and mark my cuts with the crayon), Sharpie, tie-on labels (so I can write myself notes what's wrong, like chains that want to cut to the left or right instead of straight), etc.
039 is in the garage...I really should sell it but it has sentimental value.
Might occassionally use other stuff like logging chains, tow straps, sledge, splitting wedges, but so rarely none of that is essential to me.
Over the last couple years I've gotten comfortable enough with the 360 as my skill and fitness have improved that I'm actually starting to shift into semi-justifiable need for a 440 / Dolmar 7900 class saw...I find myself on larger trunks waiting for the saw to finish when I want to move on to the next cut. Not comfortable enough with my mechanical skills to practice some of the tricks to get more performance out of the 360 while it remains my "go to" saw.
MS360 (used from CL, $350)
024 AV (used from CL, $150)
Logrite Peavy / Timber Jack
Fiskars splitting axe
Helmet
Chaps
Toolbox -- files, extra chains, spare 20" bar, safety glasses, twisty ties (keeps the chains from tangling), wedges, Fiskars hatchet, flagging tape, carpenter's crayon (if I'm cutting a larger log I'll grab a 16" stick to measure and mark my cuts with the crayon), Sharpie, tie-on labels (so I can write myself notes what's wrong, like chains that want to cut to the left or right instead of straight), etc.
039 is in the garage...I really should sell it but it has sentimental value.
Might occassionally use other stuff like logging chains, tow straps, sledge, splitting wedges, but so rarely none of that is essential to me.
Over the last couple years I've gotten comfortable enough with the 360 as my skill and fitness have improved that I'm actually starting to shift into semi-justifiable need for a 440 / Dolmar 7900 class saw...I find myself on larger trunks waiting for the saw to finish when I want to move on to the next cut. Not comfortable enough with my mechanical skills to practice some of the tricks to get more performance out of the 360 while it remains my "go to" saw.