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[Greystoke]

The 1970s were the last years of bustass logging, although PALCO showed genuine effort though the '80s, they even clearcut the old select cut lands, some dated back to '50s.

They would probably still be cutting some if Horowitz hadn't of taken over :bang:

 

[Greystoke]

That is a toughy, there were many that were really good, not that many stinkers. That 075 was a very civilized chainsaw, quiet, AV and all, but lacked zing, in my twisted opinion, it was an over-rated, over-weight, over-priced, under-powered yuppie saw.
Ok, the best big direct drive, the 797, had lots of zing, the right hand start doesn't bother me, no distracting "flex" from AV.
Medium chainsaws, so many good ones, PM850, Super 250, XL925. I had an 045, nice, no zing.
Though medium in displacement at 87cc, the first and best 660 rates as a heavy saw, meaning a bar length to 48", 60" if needed. The McC 895 and Homie 900 series were great heavy saws, the XP1130 deserves mention.
Little chainsaws, gosh, I used an XL12, alot, more hours than a 10-10, the McCulloch had more zing, the XLs would never die.

Zing factor had alot to do with what I liked, it's subjective. In general, Stihls lacked zing.

I had a decent Pro Mac 850...picked it up at an auction when I was 12...it was my "Big Wood" saw Had a 36" bar on it. Anyhow, I was bucking some big cottonwood and ran some straight gas through it That was the end of that one! And unfortunately it did not end there...I thought it seized because it was old (surely I would not have ran straight gas through it) so I went and grabbed my Dad's prized 285 Husky (a lot like a 2100) Seized it up too! That is when I realized that the gas jugs that I had been using had been refilled by some un-mentionable un-benounced to me! Good learning lesson for a boy of 12 that wanted to be a Timber Faller...My Daddy was mad :bang::censored::rant:

 

[Metals406]

I had a decent Pro Mac 850...picked it up at an auction when I was 12...it was my "Big Wood" saw Had a 36" bar on it. Anyhow, I was bucking some big cottonwood and ran some straight gas through it That was the end of that one! And unfortunately it did not end there...I thought it seized because it was old (surely I would not have ran straight gas through it) so I went and grabbed my Dad's prized 285 Husky (a lot like a 2100) Seized it up too! That is when I realized that the gas jugs that I had been using had been refilled by some un-mentionable un-benounced to me! Good learning lesson for a boy of 12 that wanted to be a Timber Faller...My Daddy was mad :bang::censored::rant:

My old man would have hit me with one of them dead sawz!!

 

[HorseShoeInFork]

 

[Meadow Beaver]

I had a decent Pro Mac 850...picked it up at an auction when I was 12...it was my "Big Wood" saw Had a 36" bar on it. Anyhow, I was bucking some big cottonwood and ran some straight gas through it That was the end of that one! And unfortunately it did not end there...I thought it seized because it was old (surely I would not have ran straight gas through it) so I went and grabbed my Dad's prized 285 Husky (a lot like a 2100) Seized it up too! That is when I realized that the gas jugs that I had been using had been refilled by some un-mentionable un-benounced to me! Good learning lesson for a boy of 12 that wanted to be a Timber Faller...My Daddy was mad :bang::censored::rant:

That's why I always pour a little in a cup to make sure the gas is blue.

 

[RandyMac]

Did you get to pick your Willow switch?

The PM850 loved sawing Pine, it also did well in second growth Redwood.

 

[Metals406]

Did you get to pick your Willow switch?

The PM850 loved sawing Pine, it also did well in second growth Redwood.

Randy,

You need to write a book brother. . . With lot's of pics. . . Preferably over 300 pages.

 

[RandyMac]

I have two and and half years worth of sporatic output, maybe a couple dozen assorted things, some still in progress. I can only write this sort of thing in the dead of night, I do it in one take, clean-up the typing errors later.

 

[hammerlogging]

by chance do you know or know of Gary Scneider, I think he was Jaffy from dharma bums, has some logging background, hes hidden away somewherein NOrCal, from the beat crew, Kerouac and all. Some good poems, etc. I like it. Writer anyhow, a good one, that was a logger, at least to some degree.

 

[RandyMac]

Hammer, I haven't heard of him, I will see what I can find.
Thanks

 

[tramp bushler]

. i,ve cut Red Cedars and Sitka spruce this size in Southeast ..... BUT , this is a Nice log !!!!!!!! Seamless ,straight , quarter sawn, rain gutters without a knot or blemish in them .... You don,t find that in Southeast ....Big red cedars in Southeast are pretty wolfy ..

 

[hammerlogging]

Hammer, I haven't heard of him, I will see what I can find.
Thanks

I just looked on the shelf, the one I have is Gary Snyder, Look Out: A Selection of Writings.

An sample:

After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board

 

[tramp bushler]

I just looked on the shelf, the one I have is Gary Snyder, Look Out: A Selection of Writings.

An sample:

After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board

.



:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:. That guy would fit right in in Southeast !!!

 

[2dogs]

This is from last week. I had not run the 090 for awhile and it has a 4' bar on it so I thought what the heck I'll use it on this redwood. Man that saw beat me up! It was OK here but once I got the butt section on the road and there was not much room to move the weight and length worked me. BTW I need another 6" of bar to buck all the way through from one side. I also found that my chain wasn't cutting straight but drifted off about 1" at the end of the cut. When I finished the buck from the far side it left a piece of triangular wood on the end of the log.

 

[tramp bushler]

I hated how my Lightning would flop over on it,s side .. In a buck I always had to hold up on the side of the front handle bar to get a nice straight buck ... Nice Pic !!!!!

 

[Curlycherry1]

I see nice redwood being cut like this one and yet there is pretty much ZERO redwood to be found around here at any of the lumber dealers. I cannot even special order the stuff to work with any more. Where the heck is this stuff going because it sure as heck is not being sold ANYWHERE in the midwest!

Who wants to ship me an ~8' hunk of one of those nice clear logs so I can get it cut up.

 

[2dogs]

I hated how my Lightning would flop over on it,s side .. In a buck I always had to hold up on the side of the front handle bar to get a nice straight buck ... Nice Pic !!!!!

Maybe that is the problem. I just don't have enough experience with the 090 to tell. Besides, I just don't need that big of a saw in redwood. I would like to try a 4' bar and 404 chain on all this big second growth but on a 660. I could drive right up to this tree, I sure hate to pack an 090 very far.

 

[Greystoke]

Nice redwood pic!

 

[bitzer]

Great pic 2dogs!

 

[2dogs]

I see nice redwood being cut like this one and yet there is pretty much ZERO redwood to be found around here at any of the lumber dealers. I cannot even special order the stuff to work with any more. Where the heck is this stuff going because it sure as heck is not being sold ANYWHERE in the midwest!

Who wants to ship me an ~8' hunk of one of those nice clear logs so I can get it cut up.

PM me your address and send me 2 semi loads of stamps and I'll mail it to you.