Bending chainsaw teeth on 70 year old mulberry?
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Comments (9)My habit is not to use light equipment (10" Remington Pole Saw and 12" McCullough Chainsaw) over 50-100' with a light extension cords. I have a 1hp Air Compressor and 1 hp Log Splitter that I will not use over 50' on 12-3 cords (99.9 % w/o a cord). There has to be a Pole Saw longer lighter and naturally smaller (4"bar) than the Remington 8 - 10", What??. The saw is a killer at the 9' extension if you are not almost under the limbs. I have the 16' Sears Manual Pruner Saw that's a killer cutting over 1-2" limps. My Rope Saw is even a killer. My Pruning Issue: I have decided to contact the City and get a clarification on who is responsible for trimming limbs away from wires coming between houses from reader easement to front easement street lights. In 07 they came out with bucket trucks but no needed tools and told me they were not tree trimmers. I repeated my email and pics and a 2nd crew came with the same statement and attitude but had tools and got the job done. I promised to try and keep the small limbs away but that has gotten too high and hard. I sent my efforts this year that clears the wires 4' away to the front easement but I feel my efforts between the houses are theirs. With No Reply Yet! The winter weather and dead trees will take poles and wires down as one did 4-5 houses away in 07 that caused a fire and power outage about 12 hrs....See MoreChainsaw carb tweaking and temperature
Comments (10)Feel free to jump in to talk about the S25! What amazes me about my saw, which was built in 1972, is the tough life it led before it came to me. My father borrowed it from a neighbor to clear the lot for his first house in 1972 or so. The neighbor had bought it to clear their lot a few months earlier. Later, my father bought the saw from them. It did firewood duty for a few years after that, then cleared another lot. More firewood for 15 years, then cleared their last lot (my parents liked building houses). From there, it was mainly used for yard chores and storm cleanup before coming to me in 2002 or so, just in time for Hurricane Isabel. It's amazing to me that a top handle saw with a 14" blade did so much grunt work, including clearing all those lots. It's definitely not the saw I would choose for heavy felling and bucking, but that didn't stop my dad. In fact, he ended up being the go-to saw guy that friends, neighbors, and relatives called when they had a tree problem. The S25 did it all. I mainly used the S25 for yard chores. I pulled it out the Friday before Hurricane Irene came through, to cut down two 24' Leland Cypresses that had gotten too tall next to my house, and to cut out a few limbs hanging over my shed. After many years of inactivity, the saw started fine, but was very temperamental when I was stopping and starting (ended up having to leave it running). That prompted me to pick up the Echo after the storm, since I suddenly had a much bigger workload to deal with. Later, I went back and took the S25 apart, giving it a thorough cleaning (pretty sure the saw dust/oil sludge accumulated inside the case was decades old). Anyway, I found that the tip of the carb inlet needle was broken off, which explained occasional flooding. And the plug wire had a huge gash and was likely shorting against the fins on the underside of the engine from time to time. I sealed and taped the cable (routing it a bit differently this time), installed a new fuel line with filter, rebuilt the carb, and also filed and trued up the bar. Now the saw starts easily, and runs great. It doesn't cut nearly as good as the Echo, but that's to be expected. Still, for a ~40 year old saw, it's pretty impressive to me. At some point, I want to replace the S25's drive sprocket, since it's a bit chewed up. Oddly, the sprocket is a 9-tooth design driving a 1/4" pitch chain. I don't think that's original, but am not 100% sure. Rather than spend the money on those more obscure parts, I think I will probably upgrade to a new bar and go 3/8" for the chain and sprocket....See MoreStihl vs. Husqvarna Chainsaw purchase
Comments (112)Husky's and Stihls are both great saws, no doubt about it. I've been cutting firewood for 30 years and selling it for 20 years. My personal preference is Husky. I run 2 saws while cutting firewood. A Husky 350 with an 18" bar for smaller branches, trimming and slash and a Husky 460 with a 24" bar and a skip-tooth logger's chain for the bigger stuff. One of the main reasons I prefer Husky over Stihl is honestly the anti-vibration in the Husky's. It's just a little better on a Husky. When you're running a saw for 6-8 hours a day, it makes a huge difference. Both saws are great and the top saws in the world. I've got logger buddies who will swear Husky is better and others who swear Stihl is better. I honestly believe you won't know for sure until you run both. It's all about personal preference. Se people like Ford's, others like Chevy's, and still others prefer Dodge. I've cut hundreds if not thousands of cords of hardwood, (oak, maple, locust, elm, pinion), as well as softer wood, (ponderosa, fir, grey and blue pine), with my saws and never had to do more than filters and lugs in them and they both still run great. And what I'll tell everyone that thinks that because, Husky's are available at box stores like Lowe's, they are an inferior saw, you are mistaken. The biggest Husky saw I've seen at Lowes is a 350, which is about the biggest saw you'd want for small things like home landscaping. You will NOT find Husky professional saws at Lowe's. I've seen Stihl's at Home Depot, but only small home owner models. I own a small Stihl MS210 with a 14" bar that works great when I'm trimming back the trees in my yard. I actually found it in the dirt while cutting firewood in the western foothills of the Sierra's. It looked like it been there several months in the spring, which is the rainy season of the Sierra's. I primed it and pulled about 7 times and it fired right up with a little spitting and sputtering, I adjusted the high-low and now she runs great! But I only use around the yard as it's too small to cut firewood. But it is a great saw. The best advice I can give anyone looking for a new saw, find some friends that have a Husky and a Stihl and try them yourself. You'll find your personal preference and will be happier than just buying something without trying. Most people test drive a car before they buy and you should do the same with a saw as well. For those of you that don't know, Husqvarna is the parent company that manufactures McColluch, Poulon Pro (which makes saws and other small gas powered items for Sears-Craftsman), and the now defunct saw company Johnesred (which in my opinion, was one of the best saw company's ever!), as well as some other smaller brands you may or may not have heard of....See MoreChainsaw blades sharpened- bluing??
Comments (6)IMO! When you get the chain hot enough that it turns blue, “You Have Lost Temper In The Metal”. I doubt it will hold a good edge long. A friend experienced something similar w/o getting the metal blue. His fair Stihl chain stopped holding an edge after he sharpened it “Many” times with the Dremel Type Sharpener. I could not find a good documentation related but the Brand’s Company will probably supply this info. We purchased the Dremel Type Sharpener from Sears in 1984 after seeing we were going broke on getting chains sharpened. After our mid 70s start and cutting lots of Dozed wood with sand Etc in the wood eating bars and chains. My goal was to get two cords to feel it was worth the loss. Plus, I noticed my chain lasted longer “sharpening it vs the Small Engine Shops 2-3 sharpening (due to what they took off each sharpening). I went to Carbide tip Bars vs Sprockets due to grit and making my chains from Flea Market Chains and Chain Stock. A closing dealer sold /gave me links Etc to make chains that will last past my needs. My saws have been happy! I have gone to Electric Saws basically with the same 16” Bars/Chains or their 12” – 14” Etc cutting at home only. Tree Trimmers will load you in this Over Grown “Old” Neighborhood. Red Oak, Live Oak, Pecan and Ash Firewood are coming from blocks/houses away the last 10 years vs miles mid 70s-90s....See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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