09-09-2015, 04:45 PM | #1 |
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I bought a new chainsaw
I've got a big Ash tree that is dying. So I needed a new chainsaw. I've never had a good one, only box store crap.
I bought a Stihl Farm Boss. That saw will really eat through that ash tree. My Ash tree was dying because of those dang Emerald Ash Borers. I was working in a tight area. I had my workshop on one side, my gazebo on the other and power lines on one side. So I had to climb up in it and cut the top out before I could cut the tree down. 20150909_170024 by John Danley, on Flickr
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09-09-2015, 05:12 PM | #2 |
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That's the same one I got last Friday.
It's a beast, isn't it? I've only run saws that were either already fairly worn out when I got to use them, or they were box store saws or both.
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09-09-2015, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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I have a 041 Farm Boss that I have had,
and used, for forty years... Great saw |
09-09-2015, 05:16 PM | #4 |
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Yes it is. It's a joy to use. It cuts through that Ash like butter. I bought a spare chain, a half gallon of chain oil, and a six pack of 2 cycle oil. They double the length of the warranty if you buy a six pack of the 2 cycle oil.
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09-09-2015, 05:25 PM | #5 |
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I bought a six-pack of their 2 cycle oil, but I also bought a couple quarts of Stihl 50:1 chainsaw fuel. I burned through a quart in 2 days. Kind of pricey ($30/gal), but it has no ethanol in it.
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09-09-2015, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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I drive about 10 miles and buy ethanol free gas. It costs about a dollar more per gallon than the 10% ethanol, but it's worth it. It is all I use in my mower, trimmer, and now my chainsaw. When I go I fill 4 - 5 gallon cans, so it lasts me for quite a while.
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09-09-2015, 06:40 PM | #7 |
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I've had a Farm Boss for 15 years and it has NEVER failed to start or cut a days load of firewood. And I cut a LOT of firewood! I bought a smaller Stihl for cutting small stuff. That Farm Boss gets heavy after a day of toting it around.
Pogo/Sanders, you may consider getting a spare bar too. If the bar ever gets pinched between logs and you can't get it out, you can always remove the saw from the bar, mount the spare and chain, and cut your stuck bar free. I've had to do that a few times. Beats leaving your saw in the woods until you can chop it free.
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09-10-2015, 07:09 AM | #8 |
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Looks a lot like mine but it's cleaner & newer!
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09-10-2015, 09:04 AM | #10 |
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Is that a 20" bar?
Looks longer Looks like a vintage axe. Is that marked Kelly True Temper?
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09-10-2015, 09:13 AM | #11 |
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Pogo super nice saw.
RetVet keep a couple of plastic wedges with yah when your cutting. You will see them at the chain saw supply place. Keep a mall wtih yah also. Insert wedge in next too your stuck saw chain, couple of raps with the mall and it will lift a Komiforna red wood tree. That is all the pro loggers use. Save yah some work from taking that saw apart.
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09-10-2015, 09:30 AM | #13 |
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Got a new woodsplitter, too -- powered by, "Armstrong"
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09-10-2015, 09:38 AM | #15 |
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I carry an extra chainsaw with me, as well. I was taught, (and learned from not paying attention to my teachings) that when it comes to chainsaws and being miles away from anywhere, "two is one, and one is none".
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