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[turnkey4099]

Had a big windstorm yesterday. Watching the news showed up the usual. Tree (locust) down across road, county worker cutting it up. Limb abou 10-12". Saw going back and forth, up and down - it got painful to watch - no chips, about like the "what's that noise?" noise joke. Finally whittles it off.

Was cutting (again locust) back in 93 after a big blow down. Last tree was too close to a power pole to suit me so I called the power company to do the falling. Guy shows up, shuts off power, grabs a 028 and procedes to whittle at the trunk (30" dbh), finally gets the horizontal undercut in and takes a break. I look at saw and was shocked at the chain, nicks, partial teeth, etc. Took pity on him and loaned him my saw. He put the tree down right where I was afraid to, on the pole anchor line.

I guess when you are not the owner, no maintenance gets done.

Harry K

 

[timberwolf]

I got a good chuckel a couple weeks ago watching a home workshop show. They were turning bowls and had lined up some but logs at alocal arborists yard. So they headed off road tripping down there to have the guy cut them some hunks of wood to turn.

They selected a walnut log about 12-14 inches and asked the arborist to cut a block off the end of the log. So the guy grabs up a big, old, beaten up Husky and starts cutting, the saw is bogged 3 times in the cut but finaly the block drops off after about 30 seconds of rocking and pushing.

You would think that if anyone knew they were going to be on TV they would at least put a new chain on if you wern't able to sharpen one half decent. Also at least make a couple takes until you could make a cut without bogging the saw and having to restart the cut.

Then I changed chanels to timbersports and found the action much better.

 

[Bill G]

Timberwolf,

I believe you are referring to the "New Yankee Workshop". I watched that episode and still have it on tape yet. Another amazing thing is that he has people give him the wood but sells it for a very high price. I do have to give him credit on the lathe as it is a one of a kind.

Bill

 

[bwalker]

Thats not really supprising. Most loggers I have seen treat their equipment like crap. About the only thing they do is to sharpen the chain and then only because of productivity.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nobody cares about the equipment except the person that paid for it. That sucks, but is generally true.

 

[Newfie]

"Thats not really supprising. Most loggers I have seen treat their equipment like crap. About the only thing they do is to sharpen the chain and then only because of productivity."


Sharpen?? I thought when the chain starts smokin', ya just buy a new saw?

 

[tony marks]

newfie,, what u said represents a large
portion of saw owners. when i was buying old pro type saws ..it surprised me how many will lay down some serious cash. then be to cheap to take the saw in for service.
thats the only thing i can think of happens ,,when i buy an used saw with good chain,, but depth gauges never taken dn. just makin smoke when u lay it to wood.
ive been known to tellum whats wrong with their saw. and i have, just lettum
sell me the saw for 30- 60 bucks or so.
every bodies on a learning curve.. some times the best way to learn,, is to see me using the fast cutting saw they thought was shot.
and yep i been there. thats how i know.