Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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nomad_archer
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I am looking for a ms441 or ms461. I guess a ms660 would work if it's a screaming deal.
The only huskies I have come up around me are smaller homeowner saws.
The only huskies I have come up around me are smaller homeowner saws.
Don't overlook a 044 or MS 440, and there have been deals right on our site. In fact, I think there is a ported, near pristine, 046 for sale now at a very good price for what it is. A ported 046 will wake you up like you won't believe!
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Nomad, I have a 660 and the darn thing is just so heavy that I hardly use it. Can't remember the last time I did use it. My 440 gets a lot of use for the stuff I'm cutting now.
I hear the 362 C-M is awesome. I'll know for sure on Friday.
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I'm taking my time. It may be the fall or later until I pull the trigger. I need to pay off one of my student loans first. The other loan will take several more years until the second one is payed off.
I want to take my time on the big saw and do it right since I will have it for 20+ years.
I want to take my time on the big saw and do it right since I will have it for 20+ years.
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Fair enough. I really don't have a need for any thing that big and heavy any way.
241cm , my next saw lol
nomad_archer
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Wow that 046 looks great. Almost new looking. I wish I could have handled one to get some idea how it feels. Right now I am window shopping. Not ready to pull the trigger. Though I am no longer afraid of used saws.
The 046 power head is about 14.75 lbs. They are great saws for bucking, especially when ported. They are also very durable and have a good following.
IMO, in that condition, it would not be hard to get your money out of it if you ever wanted to.
The performance difference between this saw and what you have will be hard for you to imagine. It is no "too big" like a 660, but should be able to handle anything you encounter.
You will not find a deal like this on a saw like this often. 046s w/original tank handle are sought after.
IMO, in that condition, it would not be hard to get your money out of it if you ever wanted to.
The performance difference between this saw and what you have will be hard for you to imagine. It is no "too big" like a 660, but should be able to handle anything you encounter.
You will not find a deal like this on a saw like this often. 046s w/original tank handle are sought after.
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The hardest thing for me is a stock 461 or 441 would be plenty for my needs and once I pay for the ride and pick up a bar and chain for the 046, I am getting in the price neighborhood of new 441cm or the on sale 461 at the dealer. I don't really need ported and there is something to be said about new and warranty when there is that much of an investment versus an at least 14 year old saw. Plus I cant appreciate the power of a 70cc saw let alone a ported one so unfortunately I cannot use the "its ported" justification for the saw. I think I will probably end up going with newer models because if something big was to break I don't know if I could fix it. I probably could but I don't have that confidence yet.
KenJax Tree
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For $800 i'd buy that like new JRed 2188 with 2 bars from Kuda Ed. $300 to be 2 seconds faster never interested me either.
I've never had a saw back to the dealer, and 046s are rock solid, so to me the porting would be a big plus, especially in a saw of that size that would likely do a lot of bucking of decent size wood. When you see the time saved bucking a decent size log with a saw like that, you never want to go back.
It is like using wooden arrows after you have shot carbon.
A new saw will likely go down in value, this one likely will not. When opportunity knocks ...
It is like using wooden arrows after you have shot carbon.
A new saw will likely go down in value, this one likely will not. When opportunity knocks ...
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All very good points Mike. But alas I am still window shopping and 'the new saw I don't really need fund' isn't quite up to snuff with what I am looking at.
Oh you NEED a new saw! We ALL need new saws!
I still haven't told my wife about the last saw I bought. I just never set them all in the same place. Lol.
Scrounge for my scrounge. Since hanging around you guys, I have learned wood on ground is bad. So I scrounged some skids that I will cut into 3 and place along my fence to stack wood on. This is my next years wood that I planned on splitting either in the fall or next spring so I will take it down, split it and stack on skids.
nomad_archer
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Why bother cutting the skids? Just leave as they are and stack two rows deep on the skids.
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Ryan Groat
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Well I have been dealing with some issues over the last week. Mainly breaking a rod in my mowing tractor. After quotes for rebuild exceeded 700, I decided that I wanted to go bigger than a garden tractor.
I picked up a 2004 jd 4010, 722 hours. It is the tightest turning tractor I've ever been on. I love it for mowing.
Can't wait to use it to start skidding logs from the woods.
I've got a page wire fence across the back of my place. The posts make really good ends to stack against and I like the way it looks stacked back there.Why bother cutting the skids? Just leave as they are and stack two rows deep on the skids.
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Sweet tractor Ryan!
