Chainsaw experts?

[unstuck]

Once you get all the firewood cut, you may want to try something like this.

[ellipsis]

...I checked out a bloke up in Oregon many years ago who had been involved with knocking down Coast Redwoods (Seqouia) all his life...his life then was doing shows daily to tourists, showing an accumulated life of skills with his chainsaws...he could carve anything it seemed, and so lifelike. He carved a life sized grizzly that looked so real...took about an hour and then he sold his works...he handled his four saws he used, like a surgeon...but I still wont allow anyone to come near a building job of mine with a chainsaw...

[fuknK1W1]

Very nice chug a saw there FunK1W1.

It actually resides in the shed of our man ellipsis...

[Akzle]

OP - buy stihl. i've never seen a stihl fuckout that didn't have it coming. (running way lean, running the chain backwards...)

incase no-one's posted it yet. look up youtube V8 chainsaw. and jason *mental blank* nz timbersport champ - half of a v6 jetski motor strapped to a bar and chain.

the only good thing about that harley carving would be setting it alight

[Winston001]

Good on you Mike, that looks like a good choice. Large enough and powerful enough to tackle anything. I'm a Stihl fan. There are some things in life where buying the best rewards you for years afterwards.

I'm fortunate: my brother and I share two Stihls. One is an 025 (45cc) which is simply a delight to use. I can reach out and cut onehanded if pushed. My brother (a farmer) likes it so much I seldom see it. Its been going for 15 years and never missed a beat.

The other is an 066 (90cc) which we bought second hand from the Stihl shop. It was traded in by a young forestry guy who liked to have the latest new saw. Fair enough, everyone wins.

Its a beast...and its MINE!! I loves it. A bit heavy and not adapted for garden shrubbery but if you grit your teeth and plan, you can level a hurrer of a lot in one sweep. Makes a hedge trimmer look like a toy.

At this point I should admit that after 30 years of accidentfree chainsaw use (farm and firewood), the 066 did bite me recently. Trimming some willow saplings, late evening, tired, rested the saw across my leg. Done that many times but this time it gave me a friendly nip. Cleanest cut I've ever seen at least it healed well.

Anyway I now use chainsaw chaps.

[unstuck]

Im lucky, I got my lesson in chapless chainsaw work when I was 15. Got myself right across the top of the knee, down to the bone. Always wear chaps now.

[nallac]

Awesome wee motors those ohlson and rice, apparently they do everything from pushbike engines to washing machine engines.Would love to get one for the collection one day. I have a nice collection of old pioneer,s and macoulochs.

Any Pic's of your collection?. I love my old Mac's.

[Winston001]

Cut my teeth on a McCulloch as a farmboy years ago. A lovely saw when it went but Dad wasn't great with understanding small motors so it was often a bitch to start. Or maybe it was just a bitch. The Stihl is indescribably better.

Actually its probably memories of the old yellow McCulloch which drove me to buy the very best saw I could find. Live and learn.

[geoffm]

I got a Stihl 010AV as a Christmas present when I was 16 (I was into woodturning in a big way). Still got it - nice saw for small work.
Got a well used MS230 Stihl second hand for bigger wood last year. Believe it or not, the saw that gets the most use recently is a little $
Ozito from Bunnings - about a 12" blade and 25cc. We milled a lot of pines recently on the farm and chopped a lot of branches up, and the small saw has worked fine for the 10m3 of wood. The top handle and smaller size makes it ideal for chopping branches using a sawbuck.
I didn't expect much, but so far I am quite impressed, especially for the price.

Other toy is a bench chain grinder ($100 from TM) - makes sharpening chains faster. I have a 12v electric file grindstone I ha ve had for years -get one if you are doing a lot. Much faster than a file. About $30 these days - mine cost a lot more 10-15 years ago.

When we bought the farm in 1977, it came with a well second hand McColloch ProMac. A Real Mans Saw, no wossy chain brakes, shakes like an alkie with the DTs and heavy, but grunty. Still goes, but not used much, the newer saws are so much nicer to use.

[nallac]

I like Macs