Who makes a decent chainsaw?
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Youare
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djradz,
There is some good information on chainsaw fuel mixtures at the website www.madsens1.com Go to Accessories/Repair/Tools then to Maintenance & Service look for the topic Fuel Mix. They refer to both Husky and Stihl manufacturer's specs on fuel requirements. Another website that posted something on chainsaw fuel is www.gcsaa.org.
randy
There is some good information on chainsaw fuel mixtures at the website www.madsens1.com Go to Accessories/Repair/Tools then to Maintenance & Service look for the topic Fuel Mix. They refer to both Husky and Stihl manufacturer's specs on fuel requirements. Another website that posted something on chainsaw fuel is www.gcsaa.org.
randy
banjobj
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Just read your post. I have been cutting wood for years, but your advice is some of the best I have seen.
dmccarty
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Banjobj,
Thanks. Did you find any mistakes in what I said?! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I was hoping someone would say, "HEY! Don't do ABC! That is dangerous!" But nobody did so I must be doing something right. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif BUt I ain't cocky and I ain't bet'n that I'm doing everything right. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I did have my first, shall we say Opps, with the chainsaw two weekends back. I was cutting up a small branch, something like 4 inches in diameter. The branch was in an oak tree top, on amoung many, that the loggers had pushed into a pile. The branch was buried in wood except for the little bit that was exposed. I'm guessing the branch was under a bit of tension. I had just refuled/reoiled the saw and I had just checked the tension on the chain. I always try to do the same thing everytime I work on the saw. Develop habits. Hopefully the right ones. Anyway, I know the chain was on the way I like it and as I was almost through the branch the chain came off the saw. YIKES!
Supprisingly the chain did not do any damage to me. Which I consider a very good thing! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif There is a hooked piece of metal that is designed to catch the chain if it should come off the bar. It did. Its got some impressive scratches. I went to put the chain on and found that one of the teeth had bent so that the chain would not move on the bar. I think I could bend the tooth to fix the problem but for $25 I'm tossing the chain. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I THINK what happened is that the branch was under tension. The tension was pushing the two pieces of the branch towards each other AND down at the same time. Furthermore the branch movement was on the lower peices of the branch. I think this is what pulled the chain off the bar. Basically the branch pinched the chain and it was pulled off the bar. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Thanks. Did you find any mistakes in what I said?! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I was hoping someone would say, "HEY! Don't do ABC! That is dangerous!" But nobody did so I must be doing something right. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif BUt I ain't cocky and I ain't bet'n that I'm doing everything right. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I did have my first, shall we say Opps, with the chainsaw two weekends back. I was cutting up a small branch, something like 4 inches in diameter. The branch was in an oak tree top, on amoung many, that the loggers had pushed into a pile. The branch was buried in wood except for the little bit that was exposed. I'm guessing the branch was under a bit of tension. I had just refuled/reoiled the saw and I had just checked the tension on the chain. I always try to do the same thing everytime I work on the saw. Develop habits. Hopefully the right ones. Anyway, I know the chain was on the way I like it and as I was almost through the branch the chain came off the saw. YIKES!
Supprisingly the chain did not do any damage to me. Which I consider a very good thing! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif There is a hooked piece of metal that is designed to catch the chain if it should come off the bar. It did. Its got some impressive scratches. I went to put the chain on and found that one of the teeth had bent so that the chain would not move on the bar. I think I could bend the tooth to fix the problem but for $25 I'm tossing the chain. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I THINK what happened is that the branch was under tension. The tension was pushing the two pieces of the branch towards each other AND down at the same time. Furthermore the branch movement was on the lower peices of the branch. I think this is what pulled the chain off the bar. Basically the branch pinched the chain and it was pulled off the bar. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
banjobj
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Dan, I have been felling trees for many years and still don't feel comfortable doing it.
Here in Germany they say:" There are three Brands, which You can buy:Stihl, Husquarna and Jonsereds", and thats right, I think. I have a 011 a 028 and a 044, also a Hedgetrimmer and a Trimmer made by Stihl. They had problems with the Saw's named "Wood-Boss" and the smaller ones under 024, which were built, sorry, in the USA, they don't fit their Quality-standards. Stihl began to built Saw in the czech-republik, but they closed the Plant of there bad Quality which will be produced there.
Bernhard, Derichsweiler, Germany
Bernhard, Derichsweiler, Germany
jdkid
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Hi ya
where does dolmar rate over there ?? i know where it rates in german foresty .i also see they have a 4 stroke chainsaw coming out
catch ya
JD Kid
where does dolmar rate over there ?? i know where it rates in german foresty .i also see they have a 4 stroke chainsaw coming out
catch ya
JD Kid
banjobj
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I think chainsaw owners are just like tractor owners, very loyal to their brand.
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With all the expensive equipment we've been buying lately, I stupidly thought I could get away with a Craftsman chainsaw. Big mistake!!! The chain needed tightening every 5 minutes, and it finally started to come off the track as I was cutting!! How dangerous is that??!! Luckily I noticed and shut it down right away. I immediately brought it back to Sears, and demanded my money back, even though I'd had it for several months. The saleman shocked me by giving me the cash right away, with no argument. He didn't even look surprised when I told him that I thought it was so dangerous that it shouldn't even be fixed. I went to the local farm supply down the road and got a Husky 350. I have had a few problems in my one day of use. First it would not start easily. I brought it back and he readjusted it for me. Then cutting through a log, I hit what must have been an old chunk of wire. Sparks flew, and the chain dulled immediately. I brought it back, and the owner of the supply store laughed, and said that he had days like that, too. He re-sharpened it for free. Would Sears do that?
I can't claim to be an expert on the Husky yet, though all my friends have them, but it will be a cold day in hell before I buy another Craftsman power tool!!
Rich
I can't claim to be an expert on the Husky yet, though all my friends have them, but it will be a cold day in hell before I buy another Craftsman power tool!!
Rich
Here it is almost a year later and I finally bought a chainsaw. I got the Stihl Farm boss. It'll do everything I need it for and Stihl had sent out a 30 dollar gift certificate plus a promotion deal at the dealer made it pretty reasonable.
