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1. chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard@pacbell.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:50:55 -0700; Hi all, I need to buy a chainsaw for general use, trees, firewood, etc. I never have owned a chainsaw before and would like some guidance on: - brands to avoid - reliable brands - features to get/avo; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00067.html (7,159 bytes)
2. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: ericm@lne.com; Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:35:03 -0700; Anything cheap. Stihl. You want a saw with an intertial and lever-activated chain brake. Don't get one with a solid unmovable guard in front of the front handle. That gets in the way and doesn't work; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00068.html (9,345 bytes)
3. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:19:18 -0400; Poulan is pretty much the bottom of the barrel for quality. Avoid them and the no-name brands and you can equitably compare the other name brands on features and power. The only name brand I don't ha; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00069.html (7,723 bytes)
4. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Mark Sansouci <msansouc@rochester.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:14:21 -0400; As eric said, stihls are good saws. I have had jonsered for years, they are made in the same factory as husquvarna. All three are good saws, and a new saw will have the safety features you want. I se; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00070.html (7,322 bytes)
5. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:45:20 -0400; I'll be different than some of the others... I have a 10 year (or so) old Craftsman chain saw. It works just fine. It doesn't have a lot of fancy features (other than automatic chain oiling), but it; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00071.html (9,223 bytes)
6. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "Ron Schmittou" <rs1121@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:46:46 -0500; Just curious on the list wisdom of emptying the tank and then running the carb dry before storage. I use to always do this, but last couple of years have gotten lazy, and this past weekend pulled the; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00073.html (8,781 bytes)
7. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: ericm@lne.com; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:49:24 -0700; That's a really good idea. I do it on my two-stroke trials motorcycles by turning off the fuel petcock and letting the bike run the carb dry. It works pretty well for keeping the carb from gumming up; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00075.html (8,332 bytes)
8. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:16:29 -0400 (EDT); ... I'll be even worse... I've got an electric chainsaw. My wife had it from before we got married for some reason... Its pretty wussy, but for the occasional limb or whatever around the house it wo; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00076.html (8,483 bytes)
9. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:13:17 -0400; My other hobby is antique outboards, which are almost universally two stroke. Personally, I have strong opinion, but often brought up in this discussion is that, when you run a two stroke dry on gas,; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00077.html (8,687 bytes)
10. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: ericm@lne.com; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:36:04 -0700; There's quite a bit of residual oil in the cases. A single cylinder engine will run as long as there's gas in the carb. A trials motorcycle will idle for about two minutes on a bowl full of gas. Of; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00078.html (8,761 bytes)
11. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:33:41 -0400; Yah, my email was a little bit garbled, that's what happens when you want to fire off one email then go to lunch. What I meant to say is that I have "no strong opinion", I wouldn't preach to anyone w; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00079.html (9,570 bytes)
12. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:57:22 -0700; I like cheap electric chain saws, too. I got mine from Harbor Fright. One came with a pole saw attachment so I can cut limbs that I can't otherwise reach on fire-scorched oak trees. The other one has; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00080.html (9,201 bytes)
13. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:24:35 -0400; Speaking of saws from Harbor Freight... I bought a "rope saw" from HF some time back. It has a section of "double sided" (it cuts in both directions) chain saw chain with a couple of long pieces of r; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00081.html (8,755 bytes)
14. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:34:22 -0700; That's a good habit. The key for expediency is knowing where, about 1/4 mile before getting home, you need to turn the petcock, so you run out of gas just as your motorcycle pulls into it's parking; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00082.html (8,868 bytes)
15. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: eric@megageek.com; Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:14:13 -0400; I have a VERY old McCulloch. I mean REALLY REALLY old. It was old when I got it from my dad about 15 years ago. I put a one size shorter bar on it and this thing is unstoppable! Of course, you need t; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00083.html (8,082 bytes)
16. RE: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:25:14 -0700; I had exactly the same problem, but cleaning the carb didn't solve it. Finally noticed the smoke coming out between the muffler and the engine, deduced the muffler itself was clogged. Some carb clea; /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00084.html (8,039 bytes)

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