Mike,
I'm hoping to swing down and see Bob next week. Maybe if you are around we could catch up as well.
Steve
I'm hoping to swing down and see Bob next week. Maybe if you are around we could catch up as well.
Steve
Look for one that runs and is cheap enough to still be a fair price if you wind up having to put a piston and cylinder on it.LoL! Yes I can't fault what you guys say, an old saw that has potentially had a hard time or mistreated would be a waste of money and a huge frustration. However I have to temper that with a new MS440 would cost north of £800...let me see...fr jones are my closeby dealer and actually the cheapest in the uk by quite a margin normally..... checking their site they have 441c-m (with 18" bar and chain) at £743, down from rrp of £1062 It would take me 3 years of wood burning to recoup that and it would only get used for a tank or 2 a year.
Have you thought about going electric?However I have to temper that with a new MS440 would cost north of £800.
LoL! Yes I can't fault what you guys say, an old saw that has potentially had a hard time or mistreated would be a waste of money and a huge frustration. However I have to temper that with a new MS440 would cost north of £800...let me see...fr jones are my closeby dealer and actually the cheapest in the uk by quite a margin normally..... checking their site they have 441c-m (with 18" bar and chain) at £743, down from rrp of £1062 It would take me 3 years of wood burning to recoup that and it would only get used for a tank or 2 a year.
Pfft , happy here with my 241
About 16" buried in oak would be about the 241's limit, me thinks. Can bury approx 16" in dry tea tree with mine. That's an 18" bar buried to the dawgs. Some dry gums make that difficult. Chip clearance seems to be the main issue.Yeah, but they've got oak over there in England...
I've had some really good luck buying a few used saws from this site. Being across the pond might hamper the cost savings for you but it's worth a shot. It helps to know the guy you are buying from knows saws vs buying a yardsale saw.
Well, I've been scrounging some some more ash lately. I got 8 cord of ash/soft maple I cut this past winter but I keep bringing home ash the county cut in the righ-of-way under the power lines. Just too tempting to pass it up. All 4-18" diameter stuff that's laying down and all limbed. The grass is growing tall now so it's getting harder to find it. I ended up scrounging a cord so far and have it stacked.
I have some large projects lined up for this summer. I bought a Froling FHG boiler, a 820 gal storage tank and will be installing that shortly. I acquired a chainsaw mill and want to timber frame a wood shed. I started stock piling pine and poplar logs for that. I also have more firewood that needs stacking and splitting. LoL Happy summer everyone.
sawed some locust with mine today. sorry dancan. great saw.Pfft , happy here with my 241
Cowboy you're not from round here are you. I'm in deepest darkest 'burbs of london and London is...quite big and very sprawling. even if i could find a source of serious wood to cut, and got the training and certificates to allow me to fell it legally (yes really) I'd be driving probably 2 hours each way to get it, the saw, a truck, a large trailer....yep it would get expensive. No, if i lose my source I'd hunt another wood guy down or scrounging would be the odd garden tree for a neighbour, and although around here there are plenty of mature oaks, i wouldn't tackle one of those by a house. They need climbing, reducing, then the trunks are sliced up a foot at a time until its down to about 15" and can be dropped. I've done some rock climbing in my time, but won't wave a 'saw like a light saber while i sit in a harness dangling on a 10mm rope via a grigri or shunt. Nope, while your enthusiasm and encouragement is very welcoming, really it is, I'm not going to buy a new MS441 anytime soon!
A couple years ago I shipped a Homelite 7-29 to Australia. It's 129 CC's, the power head is 29 lbs, and it had a 52 inch bar with helper handle. Took two boxes and was $474, Joe.How much does it cost to ship overseas these days?
A few years back I shipped 3 I/O boat propellers to the UK (roughly same size box and a little heavier than a saw) and it cost about 40 bucks.
Well, I'm gonna mix it up a bit and suggest a MMWS 261 new edition. I've waited a few months before passing any sort of comment on the saw because I wanted to get plenty of hours with it. So, having done so, I'm coming out of the closet and confessing to it being a bloody rip-snorter of a saw. The veritable wolf in sheeps clothing. Light but as screaming angry as a cut cat.
Thanks. It is so light and easy handling, I think it could replace my 241 pretty easily. It's so powerful (for a wee saw), I'm wondering if I need the 7900 anymore because there are only a few times left when I need it before reaching for the 395 anyway. At this rate, I'll be back to a 2-saw plan- the 261 and 395. That Randy dude has allot to answer for. He has made my rock solid 7900 feel like an inbetweener saw.Great choice for a new saw. Enjoy!
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