Ever lose something mysteriously in the woods?

[k0ua]

I "lost" the log chain out in the front yard about a week ago. It took a couple minutes to find it. I had parked the tractor over the top of it.

 

[stuckmotor]

I "lost" the log chain out in the front yard about a week ago. It took a couple minutes to find it. I had parked the tractor over the top of it.

We'll let the elves off the hook on that one.

 

[k0ua]

We'll let the elves off the hook on that one.

I am not so sure they did not move it under the tractor.

 

[murphy1244]

My brother and I were fishing at the park and we had a small cooler of beer. I put my army jacket over it to hide it from the Rangers. We lost it after 1 hour of fishing. Spent at least 2 hours trying to find it. I mean you could walk right up to it and not see it.

 

[oosik]

Not in the woods but in my lawn. I always back my vehicles out of the carport onto the lawn to work on them. Its quite common that I will drop a nut, bolt, pin etc into the grass. Its usually a special item - not available at the local hardware store. I've spent countless hours "parting grass" looking for lost parts.

Finally, I got smart. I bought a cheap metal detector to find lost parts. Now I never drop or loose parts anymore. Go figure.

 

[holeycow]

How do you like the 421? I'm really considering one for my dad. He can't start a saw anymore after a shoulder injury. I'm thinking about a spring assisted starting saw. So far I'm looking at a Stihl 211, Echo cs-400, Dolmar 421 and maybe a Jonsered, but I forget the model number.

The Echo dealer is 15 minutes away, Stihl right in town, but it's an Ace hardware, and they don't really know their stuff. Dolmar dealer is 45 minutes away. The Dolmar seems like the best saw for the money, just a little worried about the drive if I need something. Echo has a really long warranty period too, which is nice.

I have a ps420 and a couple of bigger "pro" saws. Anyway, the ps420 is a very good saw and the easiest starting machine I have ever owned. You won't need very many parts (probably none unless you run saw every day). Nothing that can't be dropped in the mail anyway. The small stihls and husky homeowner models don't compare, especially for the price. Homeowner saws do not feel the same as a pro saw. They feel heavy and gutless for their size. No snap.

I use the ps420 more than the other saws because it is a good feeling saw that can do most of my work efficiently. The little saw needs fuel screw adjustments from time to time to make it run it's best, just like any other saw (unless it's a new-fangled blow-up-a-matic computerized jobbie, that is).

I like good tools. The Dolmar is a good tool that runs like a good chainsaw should.

Last summer I was dropping some snags for a friend. He insisted I run his Husky Rancher so it wouldn't cost me any money. I cut a few trees with it and then got out my own saw with my own gas because I couldn't stand running his. It just felt wrong. No snap. For small trees the little Dolmar was way faster than the much larger Rancher.The similarly sized pro saw makes the homeowner model feel woefully inadequate, although you can cut a lot of wood with a homeowner model, for sure. If you haven't run a good running "pro" saw you wouldn't understand.

The little Dolly has snap. And starts unbelievably well. There's a youtube video somewhere that shows a pretty small child starting one. It is no lie.

so you can get a homeowner saw for the same price as a magnesium, proper saw. No brainer.

 

[holeycow]

I will never forget the time I was cutting the lawn with a push mower when I was about 12 years old or so. I had run out of gas. I took the cap off and then went the 30 feet to the gas can, brought it back and filled up the lawnmower. For the life of me I couldn't find the gas cap after that for quite a while. Turns out I had set the cap down on top of the lawnmower motor bottom side down and it looked like part of the mower engine. Sheesh.

Maybe my klein linesman pliers will show up some day. Or my swiss army knife. Or my one-time favourite claw-hammer...a 16oz "Mickey".

 

[mguitas]

Thing is that I know exactly where I left my saw and 3M hearing protection and then they were gone.

Maybe you though you left it there. There is always a logical explanation for everything.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Maybe you though you left it there. There is always a logical explanation for everything.

That is exactly what happened. I was working all day in about a 75 yard long strip gathering oak branches I had already trimmed, as well as sawing up dead falls, loading up my truck and hauling it all over to my burn pile. Except somewhere toward the end of the day, I thought I'd cut dead falls up that are next to the fire and haul them over in what was going to be the fading light of day. Except I forgot I did that and when I went over to where I had been working, I starting wondering where my saw and mickey mouse ears went.

CRS.

 

[motownbrowne]

I have a ps420 and a couple of bigger "pro" saws. Anyway, the ps420 is a very good saw and the easiest starting machine I have ever owned. You won't need very many parts (probably none unless you run saw every day). Nothing that can't be dropped in the mail anyway. The small stihls and husky homeowner models don't compare, especially for the price. Homeowner saws do not feel the same as a pro saw. They feel heavy and gutless for their size. No snap.

I use the ps420 more than the other saws because it is a good feeling saw that can do most of my work efficiently. The little saw needs fuel screw adjustments from time to time to make it run it's best, just like any other saw (unless it's a new-fangled blow-up-a-matic computerized jobbie, that is).

I like good tools. The Dolmar is a good tool that runs like a good chainsaw should.

Last summer I was dropping some snags for a friend. He insisted I run his Husky Rancher so it wouldn't cost me any money. I cut a few trees with it and then got out my own saw with my own gas because I couldn't stand running his. It just felt wrong. No snap. For small trees the little Dolmar was way faster than the much larger Rancher.The similarly sized pro saw makes the homeowner model feel woefully inadequate, although you can cut a lot of wood with a homeowner model, for sure. If you haven't run a good running "pro" saw you wouldn't understand.

The little Dolly has snap. And starts unbelievably well. There's a youtube video somewhere that shows a pretty small child starting one. It is no lie.

so you can get a homeowner saw for the same price as a magnesium, proper saw. No brainer.

I talked to two different Dolmar dealers today. The price on the 421 I was quoted was very good. I have pretty much made up my mind to go that way. And that was before I realized that we get to call them "Dollies". That settles it once and for all!