Tractor vs. Chainsaw...you guess

[dcyrilc]

I purchased a Stihl 026 12 years ago( I was logging then). They said......."you can't cut your trees with that small a saw". I said .......okay, whatever you say.
30 inch trees..........no problem.......just took a few seconds longer that a 046 would have.
Now I have a great 'firewood saw'......cuts fast and clean, and is light enough to throw around all day.

EDIT: If ya'all want, I can take pictures of the cherry tree I'm going to cut down with the 026, as soon as the sap goes down.

Pictures are always good.:thumbsup:

 

[Don87]

Pictures are always good.:thumbsup:

It shall be done.:thumbsup:

 

[Soundguy]

speaking of reliable.. a couple years ago I bought a poulan pro wood shark? 18" bar I think.

that has turned out to be a great saw. trees, fence posts.. etc.

I left gas in it all year from winter and figured it would be a bear to start.. 6 pushes of the primer and 2 tugs and she was ready to eat wood...

soundguy

I know there is always cheaper stuff on the internet, but I am sooooo tired of the leaf Blowers and other equipment that works for one season and is a serious maintenance item, years to follow.
For Gas Grills .... I bought the Char Broill..... $129 and other cheap brands....
JUNK. (Then bought the Weber... year after Year,,,Cooks and does what it is supposed to do)!
I buy Stihl Equipment.. My Wood boss costs like thunder, but it runs and runs!!! The other stuff are boat anchors!....
(My situation is : I need minmum maintenance, reliable equipment. If I had the time to Play, repair the cheap stuff, I'd buy it)!
btw, as my friend from Taiwan said recently:
"Cheap... No Good... Good, No Cheap"

Johno Geo

 

[Don87]

As promised: Promise Made, Promise Kept - TractorByNet.com

 

[Harvey9]

As promised: Promise Made, Promise Kept - TractorByNet.com

Impressive !

 

[J.Walker]

I hope your tractor and tires are ok?

 

[Jay4200]

I hope your tractor and tires are ok?

Who me? Oh yea, my L4200 could crush 5 of those saws and not even lose it's 1/4 inching valve setting...

JayC

 

[clemsonfor]

speaking of reliable.. a couple years ago I bought a poulan pro wood shark? 18" bar I think.

that has turned out to be a great saw. trees, fence posts.. etc.

I left gas in it all year from winter and figured it would be a bear to start.. 6 pushes of the primer and 2 tugs and she was ready to eat wood...

soundguy

At forestryforum.com some of those guys praise poulan, others hate it. Im in the hate it crowd. My father in law has a poulan, it takes a ton of pulls to get it sarted when cold, my stihl is like 6 at the most if its been off for months.

 

[Soundguy]

odd. I use plain 87 octane gas, and tsc generic mixing oil. I tend to mix a lil on the heavy side, and do splash in some stabil.. probably not enough.. but some.

I don't think I've ever had to pull more than 2x to start her except for the very first time I started her when I got home from the store... just push the primer bulb about 6x and then a pull or 2 and she's good. even after months of storage... ( knock on wood anyway)

soundguy

At forestryforum.com some of those guys praise poulan, others hate it. Im in the hate it crowd. My father in law has a poulan, it takes a ton of pulls to get it sarted when cold, my stihl is like 6 at the most if its been off for months.

 

[djradz]

odd. I use plain 87 octane gas, and tsc generic mixing oil. I tend to mix a lil on the heavy side, and do splash in some stabil.. probably not enough.. but some.

I don't think I've ever had to pull more than 2x to start her except for the very first time I started her when I got home from the store... just push the primer bulb about 6x and then a pull or 2 and she's good. even after months of storage... ( knock on wood anyway)

soundguy

Stihl says to use at least 89 in the manuals for the saws I have. Not sure about other manufacturers, but they claim the occurence of spark nock is too much of a possibility and not as obvious as in a car.