Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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guys check out your local walmart. saw a few things they were clearing out to make room for new fall stuff. mine had the fiskars x27 on clearance for $25. all i bought was a $2 scrench.
Haven't posted anything in a while. About 9 truckloads of fresh cut oak. Should be able to split and stack it by this time next week.
Nice work! I can guarantee that at more than scrounger here will be very jealous (ahem).
So Mike what's a might flying tiger worth compared to a 661?
Not an arm and a leg like we pay.
$1434.95 is what the 661 c-m retails for in Canada.
Just out of curiosity, my 660 with a 36"bar, 25" bar, 2 chains, 30 gallons of synthetic mix, and a gallon of bar oil was just over $1200. I guess that was about 4 years ago. What would that cost down under, Joe.
Wow, that popped up while I was still thinking, you must be Physco, Joe.
They are on sale at the moment $2049 AUD ($1630USD). Normally $200 more.
When I was at the snow on the weekend we stayed on the western side of the snowy mountains on the shores of lake Blowering. I remember when I was a kid going past there my dad telling me the world speed boat record had been set there, I told me kids too. I did some research and it turns out the record set in 1978 still stands 317mph (511kmh) with a peak speed or 345mph.
The guy who set it (Ken Warby)was a Makita tools salesmen who bought a non functional surplus fighter get engine for $69. Got it going then build a boat out of fibreglass and plywood in he's back shed.
If anyone is wanting to become famous this is a potential path you could take. Only problem 85% of world speed boat records have resulted in death and 100% of attempts since 1978 have resulted in death.
Found this cool old footage on YouTube.
The guy who set it (Ken Warby)was a Makita tools salesmen who bought a non functional surplus fighter get engine for $69. Got it going then build a boat out of fibreglass and plywood in he's back shed.
If anyone is wanting to become famous this is a potential path you could take. Only problem 85% of world speed boat records have resulted in death and 100% of attempts since 1978 have resulted in death.
Found this cool old footage on YouTube.
My saw is an AM Chinese clone, with the Cross MMWS cylinder (it comes semi ported).
The full parts kit (no instructions) to my door, with the Cross P&C, $240!!! (Was a special buy)
The full parts kit (no instructions) to my door, with the Cross P&C, $240!!! (Was a special buy)
Farmertec/hutzl I presume.
in the UK a 661 c-m with 20 inch bar and chain rrp £1285 including the VAT (sales tax), but my local dealer (who are very very competitive on price) advertise £899.50
add the heated handle of the c-mw and rrp goes to £1369, dealer advertises £958 with 20" bar and chain. Give the Pound is so low currently that price must compare quite well to you guys, blimey, thatt'll change (the low pound is feeding through to rising inflation rates here now)
add the heated handle of the c-mw and rrp goes to £1369, dealer advertises £958 with 20" bar and chain. Give the Pound is so low currently that price must compare quite well to you guys, blimey, thatt'll change (the low pound is feeding through to rising inflation rates here now)
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
what are you waiting for
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
My 241 came from the UK before Stihl shut down that option.
My 261 came from USA. The 7900 from USA, the 310 from USA, a 211 from USA, another small Stihl I can't recall the model also from USA. Come to think of it, the only saw I ever bought new from a NZ dealer was the 395 because they had a deal and I needed it quickly. Heck, even my first saw, a wild thing, came from USA.
There's at least one great stihl dealer here, but I am not ever going to support the Stihl NZ distributorship and he knows it and understands why.
Can't say I've a need for a 661, nor a want either.
My 261 came from USA. The 7900 from USA, the 310 from USA, a 211 from USA, another small Stihl I can't recall the model also from USA. Come to think of it, the only saw I ever bought new from a NZ dealer was the 395 because they had a deal and I needed it quickly. Heck, even my first saw, a wild thing, came from USA.
There's at least one great stihl dealer here, but I am not ever going to support the Stihl NZ distributorship and he knows it and understands why.
Can't say I've a need for a 661, nor a want either.
So Mike about 1/6th the price for simular performance to an original?. So the break even point is lasting 1/6th as long as an original.
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I haven't posted in a while. I cut down some trees on my father in-law's property last spring. I didn't get to it in the fall of 2016 because the engine in my truck died. Bought a remanufactured engine & it took me 2.5 to 3 months (Oct, Nov & Dec) to take out dead engine & I had to strip allot of parts off old & out on new. Truck doesn't fit in garage. I live in New England, so pretty cold laying on my back.
Anyways, long story short, truck runs great & I've been cutting up & splitting as I go. Fill truck, run it home & stack under cover. I even stacked front of pallets to back cause wood in front will be oldest wood under cover. Last year I had my father in-law come down with excavator & basically make a log pile & I worked from that.
But here's my new mess,
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Anyways, long story short, truck runs great & I've been cutting up & splitting as I go. Fill truck, run it home & stack under cover. I even stacked front of pallets to back cause wood in front will be oldest wood under cover. Last year I had my father in-law come down with excavator & basically make a log pile & I worked from that.
But here's my new mess,
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