Women with chainsaws

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Somewhere, some Scott in a kilt is trying to fell a tree with a bagpipe...

 

[Dr. Hackemoff]

Wowsers - maybe I can be reincarnated as a chainsaw...:biggrinbounce2:

How do we go about establishing a permanent "Women with Chainsaws" forum? Sounds like a winner (or pairs of winners, as it were).

Of course, the site would need a moderator/commentator...who volunteers?

 

[chainsawchick67]

Hey everyone, bermie PMed me askin where I been. Sorry I havent posted for a while. Still a lil shook up bout the loss of begelytree . . .good friend of mine and my boyfriends. We will be competing in luther the end of this month, hope to get some pics up after that. we are also going to fife lake to compete so we have 2 days of competing for good photo ops:monkey: :greenchainsaw:

 

[Ductape]

What do you mean "the loss of begelytree"???

 

[chainsawchick67]

OH geeze. . .

. . .um . . .ralph begley commited suiceid on Jue 9th, 2007, please go to the off topics forum, as I would like to keep that topic off this forum, Thank You.

 

[Bermie]

Ok, hopefully by now everyone has read the saga of Ralph on the Off Topic thread and knows he's ok...what drama!!!

Here are some pics of Bermie the tree chopper...sorry guys no tank tops or bikinis, just a fully kitted arbchick. In the felling pic I still have my climbing harness on, with all the bushes and thorns and poison ivy it was easier to leave it on!
Pic 1 - got rid of the top 40', cut stub is hidden behind broken ones
Pic 2 - cutting the buttress
Pic 3 - felling the stub, MS290 18" (soon to morph into a 361, sigh I wish)

 

[RiverRat2]

Felling Saw???

Ok, hopefully by now everyone has read the saga of Ralph on the Off Topic thread and knows he's ok...what drama!!!

Here are some pics of Bermie the tree chopper...sorry guys no tank tops or bikinis, just a fully kitted arbchick. In the felling pic I still have my climbing harness on, with all the bushes and thorns and poison ivy it was easier to leave it on!
Pic 1 - got rid of the top 40', cut stub is hidden behind broken ones
Pic 2 - cutting the buttress
Pic 3 - felling the stub, MS290 18" (soon to morph into a 361, sigh I wish)

How does the 290 do with the 18" bar????

 

[Bermie]

The 290 18" is ok. I would say I'm using it at its maximum given the density of the timber, but thats what I have. I have 3/8 'yellow' chain on it. Tuned and sharp it does the job.

The tree in the pic is casuarina and it is very hard and very heavy, I would ideally like something with more power, I go to the Stihl dealership and drool over the 361, but at $1400 I'll keep drooling!

 

[RiverRat2]

Muffler Mod,,,,,

The 290 18" is ok. I would say I'm using it at its maximum given the density of the timber, but thats what I have. I have 3/8 'yellow' chain on it. Tuned and sharp it does the job.

The tree in the pic is casuarina and it is very hard and very heavy, I would ideally like something with more power, I go to the Stihl dealership and drool over the 361, but at $1400 I'll keep drooling!

You can garner a bit of a gain with a simple Muffler Mod on that 290 that will help it quite a bit actually and will not jeopardize reliability,,,,,

 

[Cut4fun]

I would ideally like something with more power, I go to the Stihl dealership and drool over the 361, but at $1400 I'll keep drooling!

Wow what a difference in prices. I have a 361 sitting here that I dont need or use. I just bought it when thinking about having a alky 4ci race saw built and then decided against it. It was bought new summer 06 and used for month and a half by the original owner and then I bought it after he didn't use it anymore.
I used it at the local gtg and just for testing purpose against my 357. If I needed a good strong stock saw with just a muffler mod and carb adjustment in the heard I would hold onto it, but really don't have a need for it. $400 cash would buy it. You just figure out how to get it there. I even have a used 361 cylinder ,crank ,flywheel ,muffler heat shield ,crank gasket ,base gasket, etc, to sale, if I sale the 361 someday.

 

[Timberhauler]

Maybe I'm alone...But my wife carries a gun for a living.I have gotten past that....But something about a woman brandishing a chainsaw makes me wanna RUN!!!

 

[livewire]

Maybe I'm alone...But my wife carries a gun for a living.I have gotten past that....But something about a woman brandishing a chainsaw makes me wanna RUN!!!

You're not alone!

I too would be afraid of your wife if she had a chainsaw :hmm3grin2orange:







JK

.....my wife hates my saws (jealous), she won't touch 'em.

Come to think of it......She must detest the splitting mauls too...

 

[Timberhauler]

You're not alone!

I too would be afraid of your wife if she had a chainsaw :hmm3grin2orange:
...

That's just it...Whenever she helps out,there is a 440 with her name on it.

 

[RiverRat2]

that is bad Dude,,,,

That's just it...Whenever she helps out,there is a 440 with her name on it.

And as with the gun,,,, She knows how to use the saw right??????

 

[Timberhauler]

And as with the gun,,,, She knows how to use the saw right??????

She ain't the best...But she gets it done.

 

[Bermie]

Hey Cut4fun, thanks for the 361 offer!

I think that there are all kinds of problems trying to ship a previously used chainsaw internationally. The TSA have issues with the gas and oils, it would need some special cleaning before it would pass muster for 'hazardous goods' and that would be asking a bit much for anyone to do just to send me a saw!
Anybody else heard anything like this??

Sorry, forgot who mentioned the 290 muffler mod...can you send me instructions??

:chainsawguy:

 

[chainsawchick67]

Hey bermie, great pics!!!:greenchainsaw:

 

[SawTroll]

....

.....my wife hates my saws (jealous), she won't touch 'em.

Come to think of it......She must detest the splitting mauls too...

My wife loves to run my saws, and her own......:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[chainsawchick67]

I didnt used to like saws all that much, the TTR got me my 230 and a love it, but he's finally starting to let me use some bigger/faster saws!!! I'm freekin hooked now, them fast saws, and axes, who knows what i'll get hooked on next!?:jester:

 

[livewire]

Back on topic

This one's my wifes fault......