The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[Rounder]

WTF??

It's Friday, the ice is melting off my beer and I've got 2 hours driving left till home.....And look at what these #######s are doing in my escape route....

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I suppose those silly logs have something to do with my paycheck though....

Hope you all had a good, safe week - Sam

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Without a doubt Norm a properly sharpened chain is the first, best and most important mod that can be done to a saw. Without one a saw becomes a misery whip

Yes indeed Alex! Cary I agree stock saws can be super reliable. Durand looking good buddy! Randy nice coast pics man, and nope I understand the porta wrap excitement!

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Thanks Brian I like em. Hey that is a great deal on a 024, great little saw. Good to see you my friend! Be safe. Randy great pictures. Sam nice country, I love the little wagon too classic! Good to see you buddy have a nice weekend, be safe too.

 

[NHlocal]

Yes indeed Alex! Cary I agree stock saws can be super reliable. Durand looking good buddy! Randy nice coast pics man, and nope I understand the porta wrap excitement!

Thanks Norm,
I just got that video uploaded, and I've got one foot out the door to go cut up that Oak. Gotta go! Take a look and enjoy.....opcorn:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:


Take Down of Oak With Old Lightning Strike- YouTube

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Good deal Randy nice job!. The working man here, got the 65 husky going finally thanks to help from my friend Aaron=eccentrric! What would I do without my AS friends! Some dam good ones! They are in humbolt today, a little GTG. I dropped the ball shoulda been there! The working man is not usually a beer drinker, prefer whiskey, but this heat made me thirsty, Im in the shaed with the dogs, got a 6 pack down! Phone overheated, lets see how the laptop does!

 

[NHlocal]

Good deal Randy nice job!. The working man here, got the 65 husky going finally thanks to help from my friend Aaron=eccentrric! What would I do without my AS friends! Some dam good ones! They are in humbolt today, a little GTG. I dropped the ball shoulda been there! The working man is not usually a beer drinker, prefer whiskey, but this heat made me thirsty, Im in the shaed with the dogs, got a 6 pack down! Phone overheated, lets see how the laptop does!

Hey Norm,
Had a good day to work today, 6am-11am at the shop, come home and get some quick lunch and pack my gear then go cut some Red Oak!:msp_w00t: Mostly sunny and in the low 70's with only about 45% humidity. :msp_thumbup: My wife and I got the whole tree cut to length and piled beside the lawn. We'll probably have to split a lot of the trunk into at least [SUP]1[/SUP]/[SUB]2[/SUB]'s (some into[SUP]1[/SUP]/[SUB]4[/SUB]'s) to be able to move 'em up to the driveway to load 'em. Even with the comfortable weather I was still "soaked" when we were done. I'm sure feelin' it right now. Very hard work, but I still love it. :bringit:
.....got pics of your 65?, would like to see that.....sounds like you're getting a "little bit" warmer weather than we are.....see if these will help you out any, couple pics from this afternoon.....
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[carym2a]

Thanks Norm,
I just got that video uploaded, and I've got one foot out the door to go cut up that Oak. Gotta go! Take a look and enjoy.....opcorn:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:


Take Down of Oak With Old Lightning Strike- YouTube

Hats off , nice safe job , you really got it going on, thanks for sharing.

Cary P.S. I hate heights

 

[John C]

Just wanted to pop in...my first post on this thread. Only read a few pages but will certainly be reading more. Nice to see actual tree guys...not just guys that talk about saws. Dont get me wrong, AS is my #1 site on the internet as i am an arborist and a saw inthusiast.

Nhlocal...fellow new englander here. Nice job on the oak. Took down a crazy leaner this morning at my house, red oak. Damn red squirrel highway straight to my attic...not anymore. Stay safe everyone and GREAT thread...

 

[NORMZILLA44]

I agree Cary, hats off Randy. Always liking your work buddy! And saws! Was that a Redwood in the back ground? Sure looked like it. Ah, myabe have to throw on my flip flops go get you a pic! It's not pretty, but low hour really. I got it years ago off this site, traded, a pse compound bow for it. The my uncle needed a saw, and I needed my four wheeler seat reupholstered. He had a shop so good trade. Those guys don't cut any more, so sold it to a pal at work. But wanted it 100 percent first. Carb kit, fuel line, and filter. Thanks to Aaron's help today, found that the problem was I did not have the diaphram nipple, in the fork of the seat. Runs good now! John, welcome to the club, glad you like it thats what we aim for. We are all friends on this thread, and a team. thanks for the compliment.

 

[NHlocal]

.....heights.....

Hats off , nice safe job , you really got it going on, thanks for sharing.

Cary P.S. I hate heights

Thanks Cary,
We have lost a hand full of tree workers up here in N.H. over this past year, a very sobering reminder to me how dangerous this type of work is and how important it is to me to learn everything I can to do my work safer. You'll see I end most of my posts with "Work safe", it's not just a tag line for me, I really believe it. Thanks for that good comment, I appreciate it. :msp_thumbup: (heights never bothered me much, even when I was "young":hmm3grin2orange
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

.....squirrels.....

Just wanted to pop in...my first post on this thread. Only read a few pages but will certainly be reading more. Nice to see actual tree guys...not just guys that talk about saws. Dont get me wrong, AS is my #1 site on the internet as i am an arborist and a saw inthusiast.

Nhlocal...fellow new englander here. Nice job on the oak. Took down a crazy leaner this morning at my house, red oak. Damn red squirrel highway straight to my attic...not anymore. Stay safe everyone and GREAT thread...

Thanks John,
.....we're over run with gray squirrels up here, thanks for the comment neighba' and welcome to AS.....:msp_thumbup:

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NHlocal]

.....nice trade.....

I agree Cary, hats off Randy. Always liking your work buddy! And saws! Was that a Redwood in the back ground? Sure looked like it. Ah, myabe have to throw on my flip flops go get you a pic! It's not pretty, but low hour really. I got it years ago off this site, traded, a pse compound bow for it. The my uncle needed a saw, and I needed my four wheeler seat reupholstered. He had a shop so good trade. Those guys don't cut any more, so sold it to a pal at work. But wanted it 100 percent first. Carb kit, fuel line, and filter. Thanks to Aaron's help today, found that the problem was I did not have the diaphram nipple, in the fork of the seat. Runs good now! John, welcome to the club, glad you like it thats what we aim for. We are all friends on this thread, and a team. thanks for the compliment.

Thanks Norm,
That sounds like a nice trade that worked out really well for ya'. Sorry Norm, I could be wrong but I don't think we have any Redwood up this way, we've got a lot of Fir, Hemlock, and Spruce though.....? :dunno: I've got to start asking some more questions, I'm still having trouble with my ms260pro, I think I'll try a carb kit and fuel filter and see what that does and go from there. :msp_thumbup:
Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[John C]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys...ill definitely be a frequent visitor and ill try and get some pics up of how we do things over here in mass...tomorrow is Monday, everyone work safe and smart.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Me new saw!, And thanks to Aaron for delivery, and Randy M of course. Aaron dropped it off on the way back home, and we had a great visit. Been working on a lot of saws lately. Carb kits fuel lines etc. Randy what was the saw doing again? And see you soon John. Randy what kind of tree was that in your pic, with the thick red type bark, similar to redwood?

 

[carym2a]

Hey Norm , those old gals sure have a look and sound all their own, funny it wasnt that long ago I was in Steve Hunters saw shop just down the road from here looking at them new on the shelves 25-30 years ago :rolleyes2: time, what strange thing:msp_scared:



Cary

 

[NHlocal]

Me new saw!, And thanks to Aaron for delivery, and Randy M of course. Aaron dropped it off on the way back home, and we had a great visit. Been working on a lot of saws lately. Carb kits fuel lines etc. Randy what was the saw doing again? And see you soon John. Randy what kind of tree was that in your pic, with the thick red type bark, similar to redwood?

Hey Norm,
Nice pics, that's a good lookin' saw you got.:msp_thumbup:
It's an '08 ms260pro, compression is about 170lbs, I found the flywheel side crank seal leaking so I replaced it and the vac/pressure test is tight at 8lbs. The first day I used it the saw seemed to be running good, the next day was a different story, went back to the original problem which was not holding idle. When I get the carb tuned so the saw will run it won't hold idle for long, it wants to keep idling down to the point where it will just stall. Also position of the saw affects the way it runs, pointing the bar at the ground will cause it to idle down to the point of stalling out, pulling on the chain brake also causes it to idle down???:bang: I may tear it down again and recheck vac/pressure, sure can't use it the way it runs right now. It's really kinda weird? I'm trying to learn how to fix my own saws but this is getting a "little" discouraging. When I got my 385xp I put on the modified muffler and cut the limiters off the idle screws I had the carb tuned and running great within 10 minutes. I was hoping the ms260 would be the same way. Also, it came with two carbs, stock and a Walbro 194. I also have the stock muffler and a modified muffler, the saw seems to run the same with both combinations. I noticed on my other saws they are very sensitive when making small carb adjustments, the ms260 is not, it takes a large adjustment to make a change. Not really sure what that means? :dunno: Also found when I did the vac/pressure test that the decompression valve was leaking, don't know if that's normal or not? The piston and cylinder look like they are in very good condition, hardly any wear/scratches at all. I have very little experience getting this deep into working on saws, I don't know what would cause a saw to run like this??? It's a great saw when it runs, I would really love to have it in good running condition. A lot of information I know, but I tried to put down everything I could think of.
Oh yeah, that tree in the picture is a conifer, I don't think it's a Pine, maybe a Fir or Spruce. There's not much left to it, it's just the trunk with no bark that I could see.

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

 

[NORMZILLA44]

I agree Cary, and ahead of there time. I love em some say they are heavy. But to be honest my go to saws now. Even running side by side with my 660. Weight between the two is not super noticeable. No matter the conditions they cut, and cut.

 

[Alex D]

I agree Cary, and ahead of there time. I love em some say they are heavy. But to be honest my go to saws now. Even running side by side with my 660. Weight between the two is not super noticeable. No matter the conditions they cut, and cut.

Norm, how are the vibes on the 2100??

 

[RandyMac]

This tree Norm?

My first solo Redwood. I did the facecut with a CP125, put the cut for the jacks with that clunk 075, did the backcut with a 900G.

 

[Alex D]

Hey Norm,
Nice pics, that's a good lookin' saw you got.:msp_thumbup:
It's an '08 ms260pro, compression is about 170lbs, I found the flywheel side crank seal leaking so I replaced it and the vac/pressure test is tight at 8lbs. The first day I used it the saw seemed to be running good, the next day was a different story, went back to the original problem which was not holding idle. When I get the carb tuned so the saw will run it won't hold idle for long, it wants to keep idling down to the point where it will just stall. Also position of the saw affects the way it runs, pointing the bar at the ground will cause it to idle down to the point of stalling out, pulling on the chain brake also causes it to idle down???:bang: I may tear it down again and recheck vac/pressure, sure can't use it the way it runs right now. It's really kinda weird? I'm trying to learn how to fix my own saws but this is getting a "little" discouraging. When I got my 385xp I put on the modified muffler and cut the limiters off the idle screws I had the carb tuned and running great within 10 minutes. I was hoping the ms260 would be the same way. Also, it came with two carbs, stock and a Walbro 194. I also have the stock muffler and a modified muffler, the saw seems to run the same with both combinations. I noticed on my other saws they are very sensitive when making small carb adjustments, the ms260 is not, it takes a large adjustment to make a change. Not really sure what that means? :dunno: Also found when I did the vac/pressure test that the decompression valve was leaking, don't know if that's normal or not? The piston and cylinder look like they are in very good condition, hardly any wear/scratches at all. I have very little experience getting this deep into working on saws, I don't know what would cause a saw to run like this??? It's a great saw when it runs, I would really love to have it in good running condition. A lot of information I know, but I tried to put down everything I could think of.
Oh yeah, that tree in the picture is a conifer, I don't think it's a Pine, maybe a Fir or Spruce. There's not much left to it, it's just the trunk with no bark that I could see.

Work safe. :msp_thumbsup:

Id look at the carb and pay special attention to the limiter caps if it has ones. One might of come loose and this means the screws can't stay in place.