Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

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How much?

 

[JeffGu]

The little Echo CS-271T is $300 just about anywhere you buy it. Great little saw... bought it for prune jobs, but wife loves using it to cut up the brush on the ground. Very light. About six and a half pounds.

(also uses 3/8" Lo Pro chain)

 

[nomad_archer]

thanks Trevor. i'm looking for one of those that has the AV in red, here's one for you.
http://york.craigslist.org/zip/5402053990.html

I'm too slow. The posting is already down.

 

[nomad_archer]

Here you go NA
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/echo-330t.292112/#post-5717483
Right on your side of the country, you should be able to get the PA good ole boy deal.

Thanks but I am looking at the 355t. Plus by the time you deal with shipping you end up near msrp on these small saws. Plus I like dealing local so I can take it apart and see what I am buying.

But alas this is not a must have but a I want item so I will wait for the smokin deal to happen locally.

 

[chipper1]

The little Echo CS-271T is $300 just about anywhere you buy it. Great little saw... bought it for prune jobs, but wife loves using it to cut up the brush on the ground. Very light. About six and a half pounds.

(also uses 3/8" Lo Pro chain)

Need one of those for my son.
Do they have one that is the equivalent in a rear handle.
Might have to fab up a rear handle for him.
I can get a ms200 rear handle, but the thing cost more than my 550.
Thought about a ms241, but thats almost as much.

 

[chipper1]

Thanks but I am looking at the 355t. Plus by the time you deal with shipping you end up near msrp on these small saws. Plus I like dealing local so I can take it apart and see what I am buying.

But alas this is not a must have but a I want item so I will wait for the smokin deal to happen locally.

Surely get all that, and think the same way.
Gave 150 for this one with the free chains lol.
Did I do ok?

 

[JeffGu]

Do they have one that is the equivalent in a rear handle?

I don't know of any 27cc rear handle saws. But... you could see how he likes a corded electric saw... if you have AC where he'd use it.

 

[nomad_archer]

Surely get all that, and think the same way.
Gave 150 for this one with the free chains lol.
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Rock on... That's a pretty good deal.
I always offer lower and sometimes I get lucky. I negotiate price on CL before I show up so its out of the way and no one is wasting time.

 

[JustJeff]

In a typical winter how deep does your ground freeze? The record depth here is 2 feet (1977) and the spring thaw was terrible. Some of the county/rock roads were unusable for a couple weeks. A 4WD truck would bury to the axles in the mud. Maybe you have much different soils or rock mixed in.

Typically 4 ft or less. Last year however there was frost at 11 ft! I'd call bs on that but the city of port Elgin was doing some sewer work and it was in the paper.
I have a raised septic and its windswept, never had a problem with it freezing. Just lucky I guess.

 

[zogger]

Never worked with that stuff. Will it split with a hydro unit.
Bummer about the 346, I straight gassed mine last fall bummer.
Where do you get the OEM's cheap, or free LOL.
I have a 353 I'd like to do.

Spike started a thread on the chainsaw forum about husky severely dropping prices on piston and cylinder kits. All dealers should have the updated prices, or they can get them.

Sweetgum splits with a hydro but in a lot of cases leaves strings, have a hatchet handy. Twisty stringy wood. Dries good, burns about medium, like in the middle say between oak and basswood, something like that. In my yard, so I am using it. I don't go out of my way to cut big ones, saplings that don't need splitting, heck ya, taken tons over the years.

Splitting it by hand, let it sit in the round for like a year or more, might want to score the bark in a couple places, then ..uhh..you can do it. Not fun, but possible. If you don't mind piece of pie shaped pieces, you can buck it thick cookie size like 4 inches thick, then hand splitting once it is cracked isn't too bad.

I prefer noodling stuff like this.

 

[chipper1]

Rock on... That's a pretty good deal.
I always offer lower and sometimes I get lucky. I negotiate price on CL before I show up so its out of the way and no one is wasting time.

If I'm calling on it I am already willing to pay your price. I don't negotiate, I just ask where they are at with the price. Then let them tell me. This way they are happy with what I give them. If I get there and I don't like it I leave, sometimes I will negotiate, but normally I just leave because it wasn't what I wanted in the first place.

Surely get all that, and think the same way.
Gave 150 for this one with the free chains lol.
Did I do ok? View attachment 478582

What if I said I also got this?

 

[chipper1]

Spike started a thread on the chainsaw forum about husky severely dropping prices on piston and cylinder kits. All dealers should have the updated prices, or they can get them.

Sweetgum splits with a hydro but in a lot of cases leaves strings, have a hatchet handy. Twisty stringy wood. Dries good, burns about medium, like in the middle say between oak and basswood, something like that. In my yard, so I am using it. I don't go out of my way to cut big ones, saplings that don't need splitting, heck ya, taken tons over the years.

Splitting it by hand, let it sit in the round for like a year or more, might want to score the bark in a couple places, then ..uhh..you can do it. Not fun, but possible. If you don't mind piece of pie shaped pieces, you can buck it thick cookie size like 4 inches thick, then hand splitting once it is cracked isn't too bad.

I prefer noodling stuff like this.

Thanks for the lesson and advise.
Sounds like we better stock up on the P&C kits.
Sounds like the honey locust we have here, but with a very different bark. Honey locust has more btu's than black locust (my favorite) which is right in between red oak and white oak.

 

[chipper1]

Philbert svk has the auto like switch selected again, could you help him with that.
svk I'm just trying to help you out so you don't feel bad about all the things you liked tomorrow

 

[nomad_archer]

If I'm calling on it I am already willing to pay your price. I don't negotiate, I just ask where they are at with the price. Then let them tell me. This way they are happy with what I give them. If I get there and I don't like it I leave, sometimes I will negotiate, but normally I just leave because it wasn't what I wanted in the first place.



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You suck. Where you find this stuff?

Everyone has there method of negotiation. On CL most of it is through email. I usually offer 1/2 price. I get some no's but sometimes someone wants to play ball or they come back to me later if an item isn't moving. My wife taught me to negotiate. I never go in needing an item but if I get it cool. Worst someone says is no. Heck I used this approach and scored two saws this summer. Both near 1/2 asking price.

Only time I don't negotiate like that is if it's friends and family. I keep it civil.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

If I'm calling on it I am already willing to pay your price. I don't negotiate, I just ask where they are at with the price. Then let them tell me. This way they are happy with what I give them. If I get there and I don't like it I leave, sometimes I will negotiate, but normally I just leave because it wasn't what I wanted in the first place.



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What if I said I also got this?

really? did you? well, if so, then I would say... you got the saw for FREE! way to go! nice ropes! did you get a harness, too?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

The little Echo CS-271T is $300 just about anywhere you buy it. Great little saw... bought it for prune jobs, but wife loves using it to cut up the brush on the ground. Very light. About six and a half pounds.

(also uses 3/8" Lo Pro chain)

"The little Echo CS-271T is $300 just about anywhere you buy it. Great little saw..."

I agree with you completely! it is a super featherweight. what makes it so nice out there in the marketplace is Echo has been offering them with full 5-year warranties! can't beat that!! I bought mine local to my area... hemmed and hawed a bit and got it for $280.00. got an Echo case for it HD, I think it was... $35.00. the saw is red. I tell folks I use it to cut brisket on Fridays and saplings on Saturdays. I wanted something lighter than my stihl 019T that I could easily wield with... in... one hand... working in and out of brush along fence lines. really makes trimming the overgrowth easy to trim back. runs like a top. lots of power for its size. a sweet lil kissn' cousin! glad I bought mine, it has proven to be exatly what I was looking for. I have seen some stihl 017s etc... my area... CL... 150 range, some bit bigger same price, used twice. but they don't come with a 5-year consumer warranty! when I have it in my hand, running... I sorta feel real western-like... with a Colt 45 in my grips! great throttle response... any probs and the dealer will sort it out for me, gratis. can't beat that!

many light saws out there, each has its own utility. but for me, it was a no brainer on the 5-year warranty. must be good, the dealer supports the deal. they wont touch the low ball Stihl deal... light weight, built homeowner's special. MS 170 I think it was or is... dealer wont even sell them. and they are a Stihl dealer!

 

[Philbert]

I usually offer 1/2 price.

I don't price things at twice what I want, when selling. And I don't base the value of something I am buying solely on the price tag.

Some guys feel they have to 'negotiate' even if it is a fair price.

When guys like that email me, I ignore them. If they come to a garage sale, I offer to mark it up 200% and let them talk me down by half, so they can brag to their friends (those of you good in math may appreciate this approach).

Philbert

 

[chipper1]

You suck. Where you find this stuff?
CRAIGSLIST LOL
Everyone has there method of negotiation. On CL most of it is through email. I usually offer 1/2 price. I get some no's but sometimes someone wants to play ball or they come back to me later if an item isn't moving. My wife taught me to negotiate. I never go in needing an item but if I get it cool. Worst someone says is no. Heck I used this approach and scored two saws this summer. Both near 1/2 asking price.

Only time I don't negotiate like that is if it's friends and family. I keep it civil.

Man, your that guy, I don't shut them down though. If I have it listed for 300 and you offer me 150 I say sure I'll take 150 with a 200 trade, and I always include a smiley face.

I tell my wife you don't negotiate, sounds like yours has you trained.

What if I said I also got this?

really? did you? well, if so, then I would say... you got the saw for FREE! way to go! nice ropes! did you get a harness, too?

Common, every now and then I get a great deal but the harness thats gotta be worth a bunch LOL. Not in the pictures is a gym bag for the ropes and a nice toolbox also.
Did I do ok?
Disclaimer I paid 500 for it all including a 460 husky that I sold for 350 with an extra chain(I kept 2 free 24" chains one new stihl 24"). All equipment is 2014. Yes the lanyard is all chewed up. I had $3 dollars in gas also. Results not typical, taxes and duty fees not included, speeding was necessitated to complete deal, I did not negotiate, but let him say the price he needed to get, he was happy, so was the guy who got the 460 and extra chain, so was I and I about peed my pants(not really).

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

>Did I do ok?

I am NOT commenting! if I did, not doubt in no time, everybody would think I was easy... lol

 

[chipper1]

I don't price things at twice what I want, when selling. And I don't base the value of something I am buying solely on the price tag.

Some guys feel they have to 'negotiate' even if it is a fair price.

When guys like that email me, I ignore them. If they come to a garage sale, I offer to mark it up 200% and let them talk me down by half, so they can brag to their friends (those of you good in math may appreciate this approach).

Philbert

Could you go over the 200% and mark it down by half part again, I have a hard time with story problems.