Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

NO!!!

What saw does your wife like Mike.

 

[MustangMike]

Also, 261 bars and chains will interchange with your other saws, the 241 is different.

 

[MustangMike]

What saw does your wife like Mike.

Any one that I don't own!

 

[Philbert]

I figured you'd like one too .
A buddy of mine up here had one, I'm not sure if he still does or not, if I could get it into the basement I would have been more interested, that or if I had my barn built .
Yep, they'll need a raker grinder too.

And the bar straightening press.



And know how to weld!

Philbert

 

[SS396driver]

Better than getting a visit from the sand man at 3 in the morning .

Always wear the auto darkening welding helmet .

 

[KiwiBro]

What's the price difference between the two saws? If bugger all in the long run it's irrelevant against increasing the risks of no matrimonial participation.
Different bar mounts and chains isn't an issue really, because why run a 20" on the 261 when have both a 361 and I can't recall, was it a 461?

One way to settle this for good is to ask the Mrs to decide by testing both saws. At the same time you'll be able to surprise yourself how capable the 241 is for a small size. If the Mrs likes the 261 then done deal.

 

[KiwiBro]

Better than getting a visit from the sand man at 3 in the morning .

Dad used to take me to work in the weekends and of course when told never to look while he was welding, that's the first thing i did. But only once. IIRC the pain in my rrrrs was just subsiding when the eye pain kicked in. It was little comfort that dad got his rrrs kicked when he got home too.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Not to much moving around here . I'm watching the ice buildView attachment 795782 View attachment 795783 View attachment 795784 up on everything

What is the plant?

 

[SS396driver]

What is the plant?

Rhododendron. One is purple other one is red looks like this in spring

 

[SS396driver]

I got around to playing with the Badlands winch today. Got the motor to turn both in and out . No noises or binding. The control solenoid is shot just ordered a replacement . Cost 32.99 so I'll have two winches . Not a bad thing.

 

[chipper1]

Dad used to take me to work in the weekends and of course when told never to look while he was welding, that's the first thing i did. But only once. IIRC the pain in my rrrrs was just subsiding when the eye pain kicked in. It was little comfort that dad got his rrrs kicked when he got home too.

Bummer, been there .

Always wear the auto darkening welding helmet .

I was using a buddies last month welding the exhaust on our accord, what a piece of junk, I should buy him a new one for next summer. He doesn't work in his shop thru winter because it's too cold for him, gives me some time to find a deal for him .

 

[chipper1]

And the bar straightening press.



And know how to weld!

Philbert

I've never seen that one before.
Did you notice the grinder is just a 4" grinder lol.
I once straightened my lawnmower blade at the inlaws with their vertical hydraulic press, it looks just like a wood splitter .
Edit: found it lol.
https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/good-morning-check-in.103636/page-11593#post-5973207

 

[KiwiBro]

Rhododendron. One is purple other one is red looks like this in spring

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I kid you not someone here managed the holy grail of a black one. Well, so dark blue it appeared black.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I saw those down in VA a couple weeks ago. Do they not lose leaves in the winter?

 

[SS396driver]

I saw those down in VA a couple weeks ago. Do they not lose leaves in the winter?

No the deer eat them all winter I have burlap about 5 ft high on them. They are taller than the eve of the house. The leaves kinda wilt in extreme cold but never loose the leaves. But in spring when in bloom all you hear is the hum of honey bees and hummingbirds

 

[SS396driver]

I kid you not someone here managed the holy grail of a black one. Well, so dark blue it appeared black.

Couple of neighbors have the real dark ones. Very hard to maintain

 

[farmer steve]

My CRS is kicking in. Don't think I posted this tree. Guess nobody wanted to scrounge sycamore. The bench is 8 feet wide.

 

[SS396driver]

Sycamore is a big tree but a pain to split.

 

[SS396driver]

I always post pictures of my back yard but this is my front yard . Right now we have freezing fog. Which is worse than freezing rain . Because it starts to freeze the underside of sheltered areas. Still have power but the genny is gassed up and ready

 

[chipper1]

Also, 261 bars and chains will interchange with your other saws, the 261 is different.

Pretty sure you meant 241 is different.
Thats one of the things that makes it perform well as a smaller saw, the smaller bar and picco chain, are less weight. The bar makes the weight of the saw with the cutting equipment much lighter, and the chain helps it to cut quicker than a similar up saw with a 325 chain so that helps a lot for cut times. The picco also is very smooth cutting and the bar/chain combo is safer for a new cutter since it has a smaller tip and it will have less potential for kickback.
I've done a lot of thinking about these things since I will be allowing my boy to cut more and more in the next few yrs. I know his mom's side of the family has had plenty of back issues so I have waited longer than I was going to so he could develop more, besides if he starts cutting I will get moved to helper lol.

Any one that I don't own!

So there's another vote for the 241 .