Newbie. Some Questions

[Wood Cutter]

Hi everybody,
I just registered and I have a few questions. First of all, I'm 15 years old and I live in wisconsin. I enjoy cutting wood for by dad and friends. I have a homelite 330 chainsaw that one of my buddys gave me, after a new bar,chain, and intake boot she was running good. My question is this, I am running 93 octane gas and husqvarna XP premium oil at 50:1. I know the husqvarna oil is all right but does anybody have any suggestions on some other oil I should use? Synthetic maybe, mobil MX2T? I would like to keep this saw running as long as I can.Thanks much, and thanks for the great site.
Ryan

 

[Lawn Masters]

Welcome to the site Wood Cutter

I use MX2T exclusively in my saws, nothing else will do besides Stihl oil. You're only 2 years younger than I am though, age is just a number.

The Homie 330, while not the best saw, is still a decent machine. better than doing the job by hand. I use a Stihl 038, and a Mac 250 for my woodcutting tasks.

 

[Stumper]

MX2T is a great product by all accounts and I use it. Your Husky oil is good stuff that isn't likely to cause problems but I would run any oil at 32/1 mix. in the case of your Homelite that ratio was the leanest ammount of oil ever recommended.

 

[Justin Garrison]

Welcome to the site Ryan, I am also only 16, I got my first saw when I was 15. I enjoy cutting and carving with saws and working with old ones. I just got in from tinkering with my 031 stihl. There is no reason us youngins cant saw as long as you stay careful at all times. Welcome to the site. I use only stihl oil in my saws nothing against anything else, just their all stihls.

 

[SawTroll]

Young woodcutters......

......are you using safety gear when running chainsaws?

Remember; Everything that can go wrong, eventually does go wrong, and at the worst possible moment! :blob5:

Take care, don't be overconfident!

Happy cutting!

 

[Lawn Masters]

So true Sawtroll. now where's that chain mail I use for my legs?

 

[056kid]

i Dont use any safety gear, except good boots.

 

[056kid]

I am also a youngin at 17. Its cool to see other folks my age here. Every one at my school thinks i am crazy caus i like to cut trees!

 

[oldwild]

Even at your age kid, you better start thinking safety gear. Especially hearing protection, safety glasses, and a set of chaps! All it takes is one chip to loose an eye. Continued exposure to the sound levels of the engines and here come the hearing aids! One mis-step cutting and there goes a leg! Saws cut wood pretty dang good, and it is a heckuva lot harder than your leg! GET SOME GEAR! IT'S WORTH SAVING YOURSELF!

 

[Wood Cutter]

Hi,
Yes, I wear chainsaw chaps when I cut wood. I use to not wear chaps and I had to learn the hard way, twice . Both where minor but after the second time dad bought me a pair of chaps. Also do any of you know of know where I can find out the horsepower of a husqvarna 44 and 262XP? Thank-You.
Ryan

 

[stihltech]

cost

cost of emergency room visit- thousands

cost of good safty equipment-a few hundred

Being able to use all your body parts-priceless

BUY SOME SAFTEY GEAR! :blob5:

 

[TonyM]

262XP are rated 4.7 - 4.8 Hp

Don't know about 44, but likely mid to high 2Hp

 

[leweee]

old saws

Also do any of you know of know where I can find out the horsepower of a husqvarna 44 and 262XP? Thank-You.
Ryan

check this out http://www.acresinternet.com/
click on Chainsaw collectors corner, click on chainsaws, then cliick on the manufacter & then the model..... happy hunting

 

[Justin Garrison]

Saftey equipment is a must, I use helmet with screen and muffs chaps gloves, and steel toes. I was stupidly tuning my 031 without ear protection, for a while. My ears were ringing for a while. The chaps are nice because they keep you clean. The package that my pro mark chaps came in has a picture of a body with dots representing where people most commonly hit themselves. The left hand was the most commen. Just hold the saw with two hands and you wont have to worry about that!

 

[redprospector]

Young cutters

I am glad to see your interest in this industry. After all you are the future.
My advice is learn from the mistakes of others (there are enough mistakes to make that you can have your verry own).
One piece of safety equipment I didn't see mentioned is the chain break on your saw. KEEP IT WORKING!!
Use good boots, chaps, gloves, Hearing protection, & eye protection. Oh and don't forget a good hardhat (even a pine cone falling from 75' can knock the stuffing out of you).
If you learn from our mistakes, when your my age you won't be constantly saying "huh" to your wife (and others who don't talk loud due to hearing loss), while your groaning getting out of bed, and crippeling to the kitchen for a cup of coffee. All while your remembering those days when you were a young hotshot logger.

Use what's available, and keep it safe. You will do well.

 

[Lawn Masters]

Redprospector,
You've got an EXCELLANT point about boots, but I recommend steel toes. regular leather is like paper for a chainsaw, steel is a little harder, and will give the top of your feet some protection.

 

[ray benson]

Hi,
Also do any of you know of know where I can find out the horsepower of a husqvarna 44 and 262XP? Thank-You.
Ryan

Saws are listed on Mike Acre's site.
Here is the Husqvarna 44 ...2.7 HP
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...f83fc7f9a47cc6c788256b520015ac96?OpenDocument
Here is the 262XP ...4.8HP
http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.n...63f53b18ca40a69888256d5a00166956?OpenDocument
Ray

 

[njforestfire]

If you learn from our mistakes, when your my age you won't be constantly saying "huh" to your wife

Maybe some of us don't want to hear the wife...

 

[Lawn Masters]

Maybe some of us don't want to hear the wife...

True. Thats why I dont even have a girlfriend.

 

[redprospector]

Maybe some of us don't want to hear the wife...

Good theory. A shame it doesn't work that way.