Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

I'd offer to buy that nice 372 from ya, but I only have saws that cut wood, and get strapped to the ATV, and are put in the trailer, and ... it would not look that pretty for long, so what's the use!

My brand new MMWS MS 261 Ver II has more battle scars than that!

 

[chipper1]

352? I have two of them going in the trading post soon. Run MUCH better with the cat removed.

No this is the little cs310. I pulled the choke on it when I got it home and flipped the switch on and pulled like 10 times and she started . Then I piss revved it a bit until she seemed to warm up and then started to look it over and saw the primer bulb .

Stop posting stuff like this and your 346. Jeez louise.

Just sharing a facet of my day of scrounging. It's nice when it goes well, as you know it hasn't always, but I'm not sure what I'd post for that maybe a piece of punky wood hitting me in the head, or me getting my butt kicked.

 

[chipper1]

I'd offer to buy that nice 372 from ya, but I only have saws that cut wood, and get strapped to the ATV, and are put in the trailer, and ... it would not look that pretty for long, so what's the use!

My brand new MMWS MS 261 Ver II has more battle scars than that!

I hear you Mike. I have a hard time with something so nice myself to be honest.
The MMWS 2166 I just sold a bit ago had no chips out of the paint and was in perfect condition, by the time I sold it it had chips off the front and one of the decals was coming off . All that after 3 or 4 tanks of fuel .
So I figure buy cleaner saws if I run 10 or less tanks in every saw that comes through here they will all leave in pretty good condition and I get all my work done .
You liking the 261, I'm really thinking a ported 241 would be a great work saw.

 

[Logger nate]

Well finally got to try out the 385 for its intended purpose might wait till spring for the rest, that frozen wood is some hard cuttin stuff.

 

[Logger nate]

Trying to ignore chipper and all his beautiful saws.

 

[MustangMike]

You liking the 261, I'm really thinking a ported 241 would be a great work saw.

I love that little 261, Randy did a great job on it. I run it with 18" 3/8 square filed. It is a Ver II, and they are very light (over 1/2 lb lighter).

I let my friend Harold run it in some Ash + Cherry and he looks up at me and says "you just can't stop this thing".

For anything 16" or less, or limbing, you won't need anything else.

Oh yea, my brother really likes his 241. It is all stock, but super light and cuts well.

 

[chipper1]

I love that little 261, Randy did a great job on it. I run it with 18" 3/8 square filed. It is a Ver II, and they are very light (over 1/2 lb lighter).

I let my friend Harold run it in some Ash + Cherry and he looks up at me and says "you just can't stop this thing".

For anything 16" or less, or limbing, you won't need anything else.

Oh yea, my brother really likes his 241. It is all stock, but super light and cuts well.

I wasn't impressed at all with the stock 261 vs II had, I thought my 550's ran right with it with an 18 and I prefer the handling of the husky.
But I would imagine if I had a ported 241 I would run the 18, I wouldn't cut with the whole bar, as I don't with my 50cc saws running an 18, that I would probably opt for that over the 550 as long as the stihl still got better fuel economy. This is mainly for saws I plan on working with(tree jobs), but for cutting firewood or non paying jobs where I want to play I still would run the 346's.
Either way I believe in a good two saw plan, 2 saws of every cc range you will be using that day .

 

[chipper1]

Well finally got to try out the 385 for its intended purposeView attachment 617333View attachment 617334 might wait till spring for the rest, that frozen wood is some hard cuttin stuff.

Looks very nice Nate, as always, and a great view.

Trying to ignore chipper and all his beautiful saws.

How many would you like, will trade for a beautiful truck .

 

[MustangMike]

Sounds like a plan!

026/261
360/362
044/440
Hybrid/460
066, 066, 710

I guess I have an extra!

 

[Logger nate]

Looks very nice Nate, as always, and a great view.

How many would you like, will trade for a beautiful truck .

Thanks Brett.
Even you don’t have enough saws for that, lol, ... ok.. well maybe.

 

[chipper1]

Thanks Brett.
Even you don’t have enough saws for that, lol, ... ok.. well maybe.

 

[chipper1]

Sounds like a plan!

026/261
360/362
044/440
Hybrid/460
066, 066, 710

I guess I have an extra!

That's what I'm saying .
I usually don't load my car up with all of them at the same time though .

 

[nomad_archer]

370? I'm still looking for a cheap cs400 to muff mod and give Steves 241 fits

The 400 with the cat gutted is a strong saw for 40cc. When I pick up a 70+cc saw it won't be an echo but the 60cc and down stuff is pretty good.

That cs400 can't touch Steve's ms241c

 

[nomad_archer]

No this is the little cs310. I pulled the choke on it when I got it home and flipped the switch on and pulled like 10 times and she started . Then I piss revved it a bit until she seemed to warm up and then started to look it over and saw the primer bulb [emoji38].

Just sharing a facet of my day of scrounging. It's nice when it goes well, as you know it hasn't always, but I'm not sure what I'd post for that maybe a piece of punky wood hitting me in the head, or me getting my butt kicked.

That 310 benefits big time from a mm

 

[James Miller]

That cs400 can't touch Steve's ms241c

I'd love to have run your 400 against it in the cants at the gtg would have been faster then the ported 200t he beat.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Well finally got to try out the 385 for its intended purposeView attachment 617333View attachment 617334 might wait till spring for the rest, that frozen wood is some hard cuttin stuff.

That truck is sweet. Old school American Steel.

 

[chipper1]

That cs400 can't touch Steve's ms241c

Here we go .
But it would do a great job for those looking for a much lower price range saw, cause you can't touch a 241 for the price of a cs400, even a new 400 vs a used 241 most times .

That 310 benefits big time from a mm

Good to know, it will probably be sold as is and the new owner can do that to it if desired.
What do you think a good price is for the 310.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Drove through town today and saw a crew demolishing a house, so naturally I had to stop. A developer bought the property with the intention of taking the house down and building a small apt complex. When they started taking siding off they found an 1850's log cabin under the covers. The contractor was taking the house down log by log and moving it to another property out of town then is going to reconstruct the cabin. I hated history in school, but history sure is interesting....

 

[nomad_archer]

Here we go [emoji23].
But it would do a great job for those looking for a much lower price range saw, cause you can't touch a 241 for the price of a cs400, even a new 400 vs a used 241 most times .

Good to know, it will probably be sold as is and the new owner can do that to it if desired.
What do you think a good price is for the 310.

A mm cs400 is a great affordable saw that can be had used very inexpensively. I have one and it was like $75 it's a good saw for what it is but the 241 is in a different league. I have no idea what a used cs310 is worth $100?

 

[James Miller]

Fired up the hobo heater and got some more of the big oak noodled today. No pics of the wood as I was on a time limit. I don't mind cold weather but if I can have a heat source near by why not.