The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

[treeslayer2003]

Ok fine, just remember that the pictures of big foot are blurry because big foot IS blurry...

ifin I did it yous can do it.

 

[northmanlogging]

I furgott to add da picure... ^^^^^^

 

[roberte]

I hope thats .404 ,
No newspaper, no chokers.

Randy up there with the chops on his face.

 

[treeslayer2003]

ah, not so bad. bet you'd shave in 100 degree heat n humidity tho.

 

[treeslayer2003]

see the gloves.

 

[roberte]

see the gloves.

Yes I see em.

 

[treeslayer2003]

we certainly are a diverse bunch.

 

[northmanlogging]

Saws... and stuff

As far as new saws go the 461 is an ass kicker name taker in my book. Used to carry an 066, it was just heavy very heavy and hard on fuel, the 046 I traded it off for pulled more then hard enough and was 3? pounds lighter, the 461 pulls harder than that old 066, is lighter gets better fuel mileage than any saw I've ever ran... Kinda waiting to see what stihl decides to do with the next generation of the 660, or the 880... I'm thinking that having a big saw in the stable would be a good thing, right now its just the 046/461's and the 090 with no chain (although if I needed one it would get one, but its god damn heavy...)

 

[northmanlogging]

ah, not so bad. bet you'd shave in 100 degree heat n humidity tho.

Nope... Been three years now, before that it was 7... caught on fire...:msp_scared:

 

[treeslayer2003]

Nope... Been three years now, before that it was 7... caught on fire...:msp_scared:

yaouch! had a chic bite a patch of whiskers out once, really wanted to hit her. fire may be worse.

 

[northmanlogging]

As far as huskys go... I might run one if it was given to me... don't like the handle on em... dealer support is crap around here... there are a few shops that work on em but they tend to be #######s. That or you gotta buy em at the big hardware stores,

They mostly come stock with Oregon bars which are junk...

They are owned by a vacuume machine manufacturer... and not a very good one

And they have a habit of losing parts... not breaking or anything, just falling off...

sure they're cheaper, a tiny bit lighter, a little better on fuel, and you don't really need to clean the air filter everyday. but after buying a decent bar and adapter for it, digging for 3 hours to find the exhaust/brake handle/chain-pull start cover... I'll spend the extra $100-200 on a stihl thank you:msp_biggrin:

 

[tramp bushler]

Now North man ;
Some guys like to pack around a square box with handles on it, some of dislike a saw that feels like a saw. I like Stihls but prefer Huskies. And I've owned over 50 of each. With the new light weight bars the Stihls would balance better. . Buttttttt. I like how the Huskies Scream.

 

[tramp bushler]

Clint. I hope your getting your scale. Not runnin yer guts out for a day wage. 2 1/2 gallons of gas a day is half a gallon too much in a 460 Stihl. . Remember. A bushler wants to make as much as he can for the least amount of work. !!!!! .
We don't spend nearly that much time on a saw out here. 6-6.5 hrs trigger time is a cutters day here.

Oh ya. The 2 tapes used in Cody's vids are for sighting the tree. Big high dollar timber like that needs some real accurate falling.
Plug a tape in on both sides of the face pull them out to exactly the same length. Hold them there and your thumb will be like a front sight on where the tree is faced to fall. It works better with 2 guys one holds the tapes the other goes back to the treeand sights from the center of the face. You can see Cody do that in the first vid. I fell asleep before I could watch the 2 nd vid.

 

[jrcat]

Ok fine, just remember that the pictures of big foot are blurry because big foot IS blurry...

Blurry just adds to the effect lol

I hope thats .404 ,
No newspaper, no chokers.

Randy up there with the chops on his face.

He kind of reminds me of that benevolent grandfather type figure...untill the chokers and newspaper covered 404 comes out.

we certainly are a diverse bunch.

Yes... yes we are...lol

Now North man ;
Some guys like to pack around a square box with handles on it, some of dislike a saw that feels like a saw. I like Stihls but prefer Huskies. And I've owned over 50 of each. With the new light weight bars the Stihls would balance better. . Buttttttt. I like how the Huskies Scream.

I like them all cept for the new consumer trash save for the 445 husky I like that saw. If I could run MACs and reliably get parts for them here I would. But parts are misery in this area for them. So I run huskies. I am not truely impressed with the sthils , but then again most of what I have ran for sthils has been spanked on by tree service cronies with more boose and coke in their systems than blood so ....If I had a new unmolested 461 in my hands I might be able to provide and unbiased opinion..

 

[northmanlogging]

Now if sears still made a saw that could pull a 32" chain...otstir::food:

 

[HuskStihl]

Regarding the too big saw and bar discussion: I hired a constitutional scholor to help me with this issue, and here's what he found.

Amendment 69: The rights of an individual, no matter how inept he may be, irrespective of his inability to match cuts, regardless of how big a dumb-ass he appears to real fallers, to purchase and operate big-assed saws with crazy long bars shall not be infringed upon



Put that in u'r pipe and smoke it!:msp_biggrin::kilt:

 

[jrcat]

Regarding the too big saw and bar discussion: I hired a constitutional scholor to help me with this issue, and here's what he found.

Amendment 69: The rights of an individual, no matter how inept he may be, irrespective of his inability to match cuts, regardless of how big a dumb-ass he appears to real fallers, to purchase and operate big-assed saws with crazy long bars shall not be infringed upon



Put that in u'r pipe and smoke it!:msp_biggrin::kilt:

Here Here!!!

 

[mdavlee]

Now if sears still made a saw that could pull a 32" chain...otstir::food:

Yep a new Craftsman 5.2 would be nice

 

[HuskStihl]

The 445 is one of the rare things I purchased which farexceeded my expectations. I only bought it for my father who can't start my other saws, but it's very light, pretty strong, perfectly balanced with a 16", and pretty quiet. If I could only have one saw, and I used it more than 6 hrs a day, it'd be a 044. That may be the best saw ever made

 

[northmanlogging]

Is it sad that I am planning on tearing apart the el cheapo weed whacker and trying my hand at porting it... I could totally replace the whole thing for like 60 bucks...

If this hair brained idea works I could totally get me a big poolan and port the snot out of it and have me $300. faller's saw