Vintage Chainsaw Collectors Lounge

[Kensie1988]

Id like to have a GTG someday and i think theres enough interest to do it

I'm driving up to Gatlinburg in march and I wouldnt mind detouring for a day or two to hang out with you guys in Illinois, what part of Illinois?

 

[Kensie1988]

View attachment 546286 got the 031 running like a champ its going into firewood duty soon

I wouldn't mind getting one of those one day for the right price, I love the Stihl stuff, but like I said a lot of my saws are going to come from here or eBay and on eBay they think Stihl is made of gold.

 

[Boomer 87]

About right in the middle, macoupin county. An hour south of the capitol (springfield)

 

[Boomer 87]

Went to Gatlinburg for my honeymoon its like 8 hours from home maybe longer

 

[Kensie1988]

Yea I just mapped out from where I live to Springfield, it's 9hr 30 min which isn't bad, I traveled for work and last month I had to go to north west Texas which is 9hrs away so 30 more will be a piece of cake.

 

[Boomer 87]

Wow i figured you be like ehh nevermind lol. put on the miles for your work i guess

 

[Mac&Homelite]

haha I'm scared to see what I do to it when get it all together. I know I won't leave it stock for long, that's for sure. I'm going to get a 20'' bar for it. Still debating if I should do a Stihl Rollomatic E Standard or E Super. Leaning towards the Standard, any reason why not?

 

[Kensie1988]

Yea man, I travel for work every now a then so long drives are nothing for me, plus I get to hang out with some awesome people so that's even more incentive

And when I travel for work some of those people I have to deal with are not awesome haha

 

[Boomer 87]

haha I'm scared to see what I do to it when get it all together. I know I won't leave it stock for long, that's for sure. I'm going to get a 20'' bar for it. Still debating if I should do a Stihl Rollomatic E Standard or E Super. Leaning towards the Standard, any reason why not?

Im not sure the difference, a super may be a replaceable tip

 

[Mac&Homelite]

Im not sure the difference, a super may be a replaceable tip

Yes the super has the replaceable tip, standard does not. I don't think I need the replaceable tip, but I'm not sure.

 

[Kensie1988]

Yes the super has the replaceable tip, standard does not. I don't think I need the replaceable tip, but I'm not sure.

Well the replaceable tip is just for professionals because it's around the tip that you get the most wear, so being able to replace it is adventageous, so if your not using is a lot you might not need it.

 

[Boomer 87]

It depends on how much you intend to use it. the standard would be a laminated bar with sproket tip, the super is a one piece bar with replaceable tip. They can be rebuilt so to speak you remove the tip grind the rails flat re-guage the groove put in a new tip and bam new bar again. The non replaceable tip bars once ther wore out you toss em

 

[Kensie1988]

It depends on how much you intend to use it. the standard would be a laminated bar with sproket tip, the super is a one piece bar with replaceable tip. They can be rebuilt so to speak you remove the tip grind the rails flat re-guage the groove put in a new tip and bam new bar again. The non replaceable tip bars once ther wore out you toss em

Here is a great example,you would be able to replace this with the super bar.

 

[Boomer 87]

You can tell a laminated bar bc it will have spotwelds down both side a solid one piece bar is just that one piece no spotwelds

 

[Boomer 87]

Good lord thats smoked

 

[Boomer 87]

And its even a hard nose! Looks like a bar on a trmming saw always cuttin out on the end. Thats why i always flip my bar everytime i sharpen a chain

 

[Kensie1988]

And its even a hard nose! Looks like a bar on a trmming saw always cuttin out on the end. Thats why i always flip my bar everytime i sharpen a chain

Yep, I have heard the same thing, always flip the bar after a long day of cutting when you sharpen the chain.

 

[Kensie1988]

So now I am looking for a good 090 for the brother in law, so if you see or know anyone let me know! I am also looking for mint Stihl 034 for the father as well.

 

[Kensie1988]

Holy cow did y'all see the meltdown that happened in the 084 thread on trading post? Some grown men acting like children...

 

[Boomer 87]

Ya i saw it theres always more to the story we don't know im sure