ret loggers, got to love them.

[paccity]

whent out to this gents place to finish a job and once i had this stem down the customer ret logger 80 years young brought out his 272 xp to start bucking this thing into firewood rounds , it was not running rite so i fired up my 288 and let him go at it. he had a blast i wish i had pics of him standing on top cutting, but i was worried he might take a spill. i finished the centers up with the 088 over 60" . super nice fellow all round , he even started splitting up the round . just thought i would share this because it made a regular day a little bit better .

 

[awspence]

I love it! I'm sure you made that man's day That is one hell of a stem too.

 

[slowp]

He looks comfy with the saw.

 

[paccity]

yes he was , when he was up on top cutting made me a little nervous but you could tell it was not his first show. lotts of good stories where told also.

 

[OlympicYJ]

That is awesome! Gotta love the old timers. I know an old faller that got into fallin right at the tail end of the misery whip days. He'd jump right in an help too.

Pac you wouldn't know of any eleminator kits floating around for a 288 would ya? I'm prob gonna be pickin one up over christmas that needs a carb. I like those kits. The old mans has one on his 266...

Just realized but it looks like it's just a blue top not an elminator. Crap lol

 

[northmanlogging]

I remember my uncle cutting on stuff like that when I was a kid... "burn logs" took us 2-3 years to finish spliting it up...

The older I get the more I respect the old guys, well most of em anyway...

 

[paccity]

That is awesome! Gotta love the old timers. I know an old faller that got into fallin right at the tail end of the misery whip days. He'd jump right in an help too.

Pac you wouldn't know of any eleminator kits floating around for a 288 would ya? I'm prob gonna be pickin one up over christmas that needs a carb. I like those kits. The old mans has one on his 266...

Just realized but it looks like it's just a blue top not an elminator. Crap lol

oh it's an eliminator kit. i have a couple covers. the filters and adapters are easy to come by.

 

[OlympicYJ]

oh it's an eliminator kit. i have a couple covers. the filters and adapters are easy to come by.

PM being sent

 

[lfnh]

Great thread and pics.
Thanks for sharing these.

Sure can tell he's taking to the 288 in this one and having some fun.
Wonder saws he was using at retirement

 

[madhatte]

That blue-top 288 of yours is a damn fine machine.

 

[OlympicYJ]

That blue-top 288 of yours is a damn fine machine.

There may very well be another pretty soon that be a lil closer to ya :msp_biggrin:

 

[rwoods]

That stem makes my "big" 4 footers look dinky. And the old man's smile makes me feel like a wimp. Great post. Ron

 

[madhatte]

There may very well be another pretty soon that be a lil closer to ya :msp_biggrin:

SNIFF SNIFF

Oh yeah? Ear is "to the ground", as they say.

 

[OlympicYJ]

SNIFF SNIFF

Oh yeah? Ear is "to the ground", as they say.

I'm gettin a screamin deal on one from a friend of a friend that needs a carb and lets say some AM goodies are in the works :wink2: I do believe you are a fan of those blue tops if I remember right?

I get er up an runin I'll have the bigger blue top in the fam. The old man has a 266 that he bought new years ago and put the eliminator kit on it :msp_biggrin:

 

[madhatte]

I'm always lookin' for those 2-series Huskys. Got a 272 almost ready to go together; a 288 is next on the list.

 

[mile9socounty]

oh it's an eliminator kit. i have a couple covers. the filters and adapters are easy to come by.

Really now? To think I've been looking in the wrong places. Want to make a deal?

 

[floyd]

Watch an old welder. hands shake so much he can hardly sit still. Then put a rod in his hand & watch him light it up.