Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

Sometimes, when the fire goes out and the temps hits 80, the appreciation of being warm all winter is forgotten. Perhaps "mis-remembered" would be more accurate. Next time, after you have sold your chainsaws and stopped cutting wood, the oil/gas man delivers a load, hand her the bill. Bet she gets the point, right quick. Of course if you have 5 or 6 other expensive, hard to justify "man toys" , then all bets are off!

 

[nomad_archer]

Ohhh we both keep our money separate. Its more a discussion of whether or not I have space to store the saw. She thinks I already have too many tools. Plus the drum set is only going to cover 50% or less of the saw cost. I have been eyeing up an MS441, or MS461 for some time. Just need to do it I think.

 

[nomad_archer]

Sometimes, when the fire goes out and the temps hits 80, the appreciation of being warm all winter is forgotten. Perhaps "mis-remembered" would be more accurate. Next time, after you have sold your chainsaws and stopped cutting wood, the oil/gas man delivers a load, hand her the bill. Bet she gets the point, right quick. Of course if you have 5 or 6 other expensive, hard to justify "man toys" , then all bets are off!

She gets the electric bill. Thats hers to pay. She know what happens when the fire is not going as I was sick for a solid week or two this winter and the fire was the last of my concern. That electric bill went up and up. My major expenses are student loans and I do have a 3 year old running around that is always costing me money.

 

[mainewoods]

I was just being a "manly man" tough guy. My most oft used phrase is "yes dear"!!

 

[mainewoods]

Except when it comes to chainsaws and fly fishing!!

 

[Marshy]

Welp, I didnt get as much of the tree cutting as I hoped. I got all of the tuning on film and a few cuts after but missed the best cuts and the trunk. I pulled together a 5 minute clip last night but it got late to upload it. This is only my second video I've put together with my GoPro and Im a noob at editing. I also dont have any of my music library to overlay through the boring parts so its kind of boring but I'll post it anyways this eveneing. This was also the first time I've taken video on the saw and the sound of the saw didnt come out the way I expected using the completely sealed case. Next time I will bring my other open back to get true sound. Now I need to find another big bree to cut.

 

[nomad_archer]

For the sake of discussion.... MS441CM or MS461. I am leaning towards the 441 as I think it looks better, has more power than I will need. Last year when I was thinking about this everyone was heaping on the praise for m-tronic. I havent kept up with it so I have no idea if people still thing M-tronic is the cats behind or not. I am looking for a saw to compliment the 50cc class MS271.

 

[Marshy]

For the sake of discussion.... MS441CM or MS461. I am leaning towards the 441 as I think it looks better, has more power than I will need. Last year when I was thinking about this everyone was heaping on the praise for m-tronic. I havent kept up with it so I have no idea if people still thing M-tronic is the cats behind or not. I am looking for a saw to compliment the 50cc class MS271.

Buy a Husky or Jred. Money better spent.

 

[SteveSS]

For the sake of discussion.... MS441CM or MS461. I am leaning towards the 441 as I think it looks better, has more power than I will need. Last year when I was thinking about this everyone was heaping on the praise for m-tronic. I havent kept up with it so I have no idea if people still thing M-tronic is the cats behind or not. I am looking for a saw to compliment the 50cc class MS271.

I have a 271 and a 441(non-cm), so I may be a bit biased. They'll both last long enough for me to wait on the 462.

Buy a Husky or Jred. Money better spent.

I've never owned or ran a Hoosky or it's red-headed step brother, but I sure am impressed with the Dolmar and Makita line up.

 

[hardpan]

Agree with Clint and Bob.

A chainsaw is one of very few "man toys" that not only saves money but also can put money into the household if you sell some wood.

I like that. I am going to try to memorize that statement so it just slides out at the perfect times. Actually I was concerned a year and a half ago that my wife wouldn't see the need for the ms460. She didn't have any problem with it at all. 40 years married and I still can't figure out even one of them???

 

[olyman]

I've never owned or ran a Hoosky or it's red-headed step brother, but I sure am impressed with the Dolmar and Makita line up.

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youd be equally impressed with a johnny or husky...how about a efco, olympyk??? wayyy good quality..just bought a 981..80 cc's. 1 hr use,,for 465..........try that in a stihl,,or the other two....

 

[nomad_archer]

Buy a Husky or Jred. Money better spent.

Husky and Jred dealer support in my area is next to non-existent. Closest husky dealer that is non-big box is 45 minutes away. Jred.... yea I dont even know but hey they got them at the tractor supply. I am a fan of my local stihl dealer. Guy doesn't do anything else but small engine/small power equipment. Good prices too. He is lower than all of the other stihl dealers by more then a few $. He runs the saws he sells. I like him so the next saw will be a stihl. Back on topic. MS 441 vs MS 461.

 

[svk]

40 years married and I still can't figure out even one of them???

I heard a quote one time that went something like this "only women understand other women. And women hate other women."

 

[Marshy]

Got some more scrounging lined up. Got a coworker with a few maples that wants them removed

Husky and Jred dealer support in my area is next to non-existent. Closest husky dealer that is non-big box is 45 minutes away. Jred.... yea I dont even know but hey they got them at the tractor supply. I am a fan of my local stihl dealer. Guy doesn't do anything else but small engine/small power equipment. Good prices too. He is lower than all of the other stihl dealers by more then a few $. He runs the saws he sells. I like him so the next saw will be a stihl. Back on topic. MS 441 vs MS 461.

Dealer shmealer, I bought my Jred from my local dealer in 2011, want to know how many times I've been back for dealer service? None. And I cut 6-7 cord a year with my saw. Im about due for a new chain and an air filter. If I could do it all over again I would probably buy a new Jred from a site sponser (Terry to be exact). The only thing a dealer is good for (for me) is so I can stop in once in a while to pick up and drool over his saws. Just my $0.02. IDK maybe Stihls need more dealer service than Husky/Jreds?

 

[nomad_archer]

I haven't need dealer service in the 3 years I have had my saw but I still go there to buy other odds/ends extra air filters, chains, tools, files and spare parts. I just want him to be there if I need him. I am semi mechanically inclined enough to deal with basic issues but beyond that I have no idea what I am capable of. If I have an issue I want to have somewhere to take it. But everyone has different needs.

 

[svk]

Put in another three hours this morning. Dropped and bucked four more yard trees and two more big aspen in the wood lot. Then I dragged the brush from the yard trees out of the low area onto the lawn as soon those areas will be under water.

A nice birch that succumbed to bronze birch borer. A few aspen splits mixed in.

This is the one that had the two nails in it from yesterday. Another loss to BBB. Cut high due to fencing around base. I'll stump it when I've got a chain on it's last sharpen.


Beaver girdled this otherwise healthy tree.


Here's the main pile after everything was split. I hauled two cords out of the smaller piles and this is left.


Overall I figured I cut/split 5 cords and have another 3 cords in rounds from the last two days of work. If I hadn't wasted yesterday afternoon farting around in the snow I would have gotten a lot more done. But it was good to get to the hunting cabin being I hadn't been there since December.

 

[Oldman47]

Got some more scrounging lined up. Got a coworker with a few maples that wants them removed


Dealer shmealer, I bought my Jred from my local dealer in 2011, want to know how many times I've been back for dealer service? None. And I cut 6-7 cord a year with my saw. Im about due for a new chain and an air filter. If I could do it all over again I would probably buy a new Jred from a site sponser (Terry to be exact). The only thing a dealer is good for (for me) is so I can stop in once in a while to pick up and drool over his saws. Just my $0.02. IDK maybe Stihls need more dealer service than Husky/Jreds?

So I have a nearby big box dealer for my Stihl but the shop attached to it is run as an independent repair shop. When I brought in my 20+ years Stihl 026 to make sure it was ready to use after almost 20 years of sitting idle he went over it and gave it back 2 days later ready to rock and roll at a very reasonable price. While I was talking to him before hand I asked if he also worked on Huskies and he told me he does small engine repairs regardless of brand and works on mowers, chain saws, trimmers and even those silly leaf blowers. He doesn't have everything on hand for every brand but can get parts pronto. I didn't ask specifically about Jred but see no reason he wouldn't do those too.

 

[cantoo]

Buy a Husky or Jred. Money better spent.

Please stay on topic, this is not the joke thread.
Stihl rules.

 

[MustangMike]

The 441 C and 461 are the same wt. The 441 has M-Tronic and a better AV and filter design (it will stay clean longer). The 461 has a little more cubes and more grunt, so it depends on what is important to you.

If the 441 has all the power you need, it is a more "maintenance free" saw. No tuning, and fewer filter cleanings. It will also operate more smoothly.

The people that I know that have em love em.

 

[svk]

The 441 C and 461 are the same wt. The 441 has M-Tronic and a better AV and filter design (it will stay clean longer). The 461 has a little more cubes and more grunt, so it depends on what is important to you.

If the 441 has all the power you need, it is a more "maintenance free" saw. No tuning, and fewer filter cleanings. It will also operate more smoothly.

The people that I know that have em love em.

Yeah but according to someone we know Stihls are a pain to work on and their HP ratings are bogus.

I would be happy with any of the saws in your sig. And I'm a die hard fan of saws from Sweden.