Felling a tree

[Chad]

Plenty of other oldies but goodies out there... Poulan, Partner, Dolmar... Sure there are others.
My first new in the box saw was a Poulan 2900. Home Depot special on sale in 97... I still have that, and honestly, it's one of my favorites. Came with a 20" bar. I did add a kickback brake years down the road just because I could. That saw was run hard at times. Way harder than it was intended, but it still does what I ask. It's my primary saw here in NJ, which generally means it sits around, and cuts a christmas tree every year. Every 5 years a friend asks me to take a tree down...
Chainsaws are worse than Case tractors... You can guy them by the pickup truck load, and they don't take up much space... Easy to look down one day, and find 20 saws sitting there, and not know why...

You are spot on Toolslinger! Like with our tractors I too have a chainsaw addiction. About 20 atm of various brands all in various states. Always deals out there, and the older machines are fun to work on. Currently on my bench is an old Pioneer 1200 (the last attempt they made to copy/compete with the famous Homelite XL12) then I'll be on to rebuilding a Stihl 084. They do accumulate easily, and I like being able to work on them in my warm basement shop during the winter.

Will post the collection in another thread soon hopefully.

And yes, just like the current "garden tractors" available today, newer saws, while lighter and safer, sometimes aren't as reliable. And then if you want to fix them it's not worth it.

Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

[Eugen]

Plenty of other oldies but goodies out there... Poulan, Partner, Dolmar... Sure there are others.
My first new in the box saw was a Poulan 2900. Home Depot special on sale in 97... I still have that, and honestly, it's one of my favorites. Came with a 20" bar. I did add a kickback brake years down the road just because I could. That saw was run hard at times. Way harder than it was intended, but it still does what I ask. It's my primary saw here in NJ, which generally means it sits around, and cuts a christmas tree every year. Every 5 years a friend asks me to take a tree down...
Chainsaws are worse than Case tractors... You can guy them by the pickup truck load, and they don't take up much space... Easy to look down one day, and find 20 saws sitting there, and not know why...

You are spot on Toolslinger! Like with our tractors I too have a chainsaw addiction. About 20 atm of various brands all in various states. Always deals out there, and the older machines are fun to work on. Currently on my bench is an old Pioneer 1200 (the last attempt they made to copy/compete with the famous Homelite XL12) then I'll be on to rebuilding a Stihl 084. They do accumulate easily, and I like being able to work on them in my warm basement shop during the winter.

Will post the collection in another thread soon hopefully.

Please do, I'd love to see them! I'm starting to look for old saws myself!

[Toolslinger]

We'll have to do this elsewhere, but...

And now back to the felling of trees, before we drive this one any further off the road...

[DavidBarkey]

I dought he is that much $$, Give me an idea what you would like and I will give him a call . It doesn't cost anything to ask , then you know . The only thing is you have to take him the logs and it has to be after syrup season is over .

Dave

You're right Dave, can't hurt asking. Maybe he charges per cut, or per hour? I think I'd rather get boards made out of it, more useful than beams. I can probably have a few 12 ft logs for that.

BTW, I have one ash log that's more than 16" across, but has been sitting outside for a year and a half. I wonder if that can still be useful or is good only for fire. It's so heavy I can't lift it with the 644

Because they were near a house he won't touch them . Risk of nails is too high and not worth the time to resharpen the blade . If they were from a bush lot he would have later in the summer .

Dave

[Eugen]

Because they were near a house he won't touch them . Risk of nails is too high and not worth the time to resharpen the blade . If they were from a bush lot he would have later in the summer .
Dave

I do have a metal detector but I guess he'll rather pass anyway. Thanks for asking Dave!

[Harry]

We'll have to do this elsewhere, but...

And now back to the felling of trees, before we drive this one any further off the road...

Toolslinger, those are some serious toys!

Keep the Peace
Harry

[DavidBarkey]

Because they were near a house he won't touch them . Risk of nails is too high and not worth the time to resharpen the blade . If they were from a bush lot he would have later in the summer .
Dave

I do have a metal detector but I guess he'll rather pass anyway. Thanks for asking Dave!

Be a good idea to check them before you do much more cutting yourself .

Dave