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Putty
12-14-2002, 05:45 PM
Just picked up a Husqvarna 136 with a 16 inch bar. Brand new--$ 269. Can't wait to use it.
Chainsaws help soo much when building.
I'm giddy...like a school girl.
eeek
trail worker
12-14-2002, 05:58 PM
ooooOOooooh thats a nice saw.I am SO envious! have fun with it!!!
Putty
12-14-2002, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by trail worker
ooooOOooooh thats a nice saw.I am SO envious! have fun with it!!!
thanks, i figured that since i hike the thing in for about 1/2 hour, it makes sense to buy something that is reliable, cause if it breaks, your day is shot. and it was only like 40 bucks more than a new poulan.
its their smallest saw, i think, but twice the cc of the 16 inch poulan.
can't wait to try it tomorrow.
trail worker
12-14-2002, 06:06 PM
are poulans decent saws? i have seen a few around at local stores for decent prices but im not too sure ... any opinions?
Putty
12-14-2002, 06:32 PM
i used a couple over a period of a month. i found the main problem with both of them is that they were difficult to start when you let them sit for a while. otherwise they seemed decent. although a friend of mine bought one for his business, and had nothing but trouble with it for 2 months, and ended up returning it, and buying a Husqvarna. that is what sort of scared me.
Canadian Tire has an 18 inch Poulan for 189 "the wild thing" its the same one as in digglers sig.
island rules
12-14-2002, 07:26 PM
sthil is real, a 017 is nice for trail building, and if its tiem to breka the big boys out they r up to the job as well. if ja have the moeny for a chainsaw, spend it on aquality product, liek a sthil or a husky
Would a cordless reciprocating saw work? Not for cutting 10 inch trees, but finishing the ends of rungs, etc? I don't liek chainsaws in the sense that they are loud and it makes it pretty damn obvious u r building illegal trails.
wilkez
12-14-2002, 09:01 PM
wanna come cut up some wood for me? ill be your friend
davet
12-14-2002, 10:14 PM
Originally posted by burkebuilder
Would a cordless reciprocating saw work? Not for cutting 10 inch trees, but finishing the ends of rungs, etc? I don't liek chainsaws in the sense that they are loud and it makes it pretty damn obvious u r building illegal trails. Cordless tools run the batteries down pretty quick when you're working with green/damp wood. Although those new 18 or 24 volt ones are likely pretty good.
Norman
12-14-2002, 11:25 PM
mmmmmm chainsaw mmmmmm :)
Sharon
12-14-2002, 11:46 PM
wow! seems to be a trend! DaveW will be coming up to see you more often! We did tons of work on C-buster. PD was in with his toy fixing up the log ride at the top.
Help out Wilkez if you can! He's on Lower Crippler and doesn't have easy access to a chainsaw!
bullit_kid
12-15-2002, 01:09 AM
Originally posted by Sharon
wow! seems to be a trend! DaveW will be coming up to see you more often! We did tons of work on C-buster. PD was in with his toy fixing up the log ride at the top.
Help out Wilkez if you can! He's on Lower Crippler and doesn't have easy access to a chainsaw!
I thought u werent gonna say anything about c buster ? ;)
i have a chain saw, that i can bring up to the trails but its a bitch to get it there
Originally posted by davet
Cordless tools run the batteries down pretty quick when you're working with green/damp wood. Although those new 18 or 24 volt ones are likely pretty good.
They are likely pretty expensive as well!
Darryl
12-15-2002, 02:17 PM
I have been using my 20 year old Duramark (canadian built) 16" bar for a while now. I haven't had any problems except the pull cord snapped because it was so old. just goes to show that they don't build stuff now a days like they used to.
Putty
12-15-2002, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by wilkez
wanna come cut up some wood for me? ill be your friend
I am off as of next Friday until the 6th of Jan. I will be working on Pangor, but I can come up and chop up some cedar for you. I don't know where Lower Crippler is, but we can meet somewhere in NV and go from there.
As for the friend thing...I'm pretty damn hard to get along with:???:
PM me and I'll give you my number.
We just put in another 40 feet of bridge over a river on the top of pangor. I'm gonna have an optional line from that one that connects to the 140 foot log we got in there now. It should be fun.
Putty
12-15-2002, 05:47 PM
Originally posted by burkebuilder
Would a cordless reciprocating saw work? Not for cutting 10 inch trees, but finishing the ends of rungs, etc? I don't liek chainsaws in the sense that they are loud and it makes it pretty damn obvious u r building illegal trails.
I love the smell of pre-mix though, plus we are building legally...I think.:)
Originally posted by putty
plus we are building legally...I think.:)
I'm not, but no one seems to care.
Putty
12-15-2002, 05:54 PM
Originally posted by burkebuilder
I'm not, but no one seems to care.
shhhh...and I won't tell
Originally posted by putty
shhhh...and I won't tell
Good. If you squeal... you know what I'm gonna do to you?
Wait, you have a chainsaw :( I don't :(
Never mind.
Putty
12-15-2002, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by burkebuilder
Good. If you squeal... you know what I'm gonna do to you?
Wait, you have a chainsaw :( I don't :(
Never mind.
Bwaaaahhaaaahha...I still won't tell.
:D
I wouldn't call myself burkebuilder if I cared.
LostBoyScout
12-15-2002, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by putty
I love the smell of pre-mix though
Ahh me too, reminds me of my motocross days!
Putty
12-15-2002, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by LostBoyScout
Ahh me too, reminds me of my motocross days!
Had that little Husqvarna up there running today. Its pretty smooth. Sharp chain is nice, but this thing kind or runs like a peppy little 2-stroke. It's got almost twice the displacement of the 16 inch Poulan, and you can feel it.
Sharon
12-15-2002, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by bullit_kid
I thought u werent gonna say anything about c ? ;)
DOH!
Nobody reads this forum anyway :D
We rode 'it' today, the work looks good!
Putty
12-15-2002, 07:14 PM
Originally posted by Sharon
DOH!
Nobody reads this forum anyway :D
156 people say you are wrong ;)
Originally posted by Sharon
DOH!
Nobody reads this forum anyway :D
This forum doesnt have a neuralyzer function.
trail worker
12-15-2002, 09:16 PM
Originally posted by putty
Had that little Husqvarna up there running today. Its pretty smooth. Sharp chain is nice, but this thing kind or runs like a peppy little 2-stroke. It's got almost twice the displacement of the 16 inch Poulan, and you can feel it.
oh man fresh saws are nice..during the summer we borrowed my friends dads husky saw...16 inch blade~dont remember the model exaclty tho ...man was that thing ever sharp! it was so nice tho...lotsa power!
hey just a question...do you know anything about "ripping" chains for saw?
bullit_kid
12-15-2002, 10:21 PM
hey putty need any help on pangor, and time this weekend ?
maybe even friday afternoon as i get out at 11:40. Just pm me..
-Ross
ps i always forget your name DOH
and how was it sharon ?
Sharon
12-15-2002, 11:33 PM
Originally posted by bullit_kid
hey putty need any help on pangor, and time this weekend ?
maybe even friday afternoon as i get out at 11:40. Just pm me..
-Ross
ps i always forget your name DOH
and how was it sharon ?
It was great!
Chris is putty
switch
12-16-2002, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by putty
Just picked up a Husqvarna 136 with a 16 inch bar. Brand new--$ 269. Can't wait to use it.
Chainsaws help soo much when building.
I'm giddy...like a school girl.
eeek
I just bought a chainsaw last week - small world. :D
It's so nice to cut 6 sections of a log (for rungs) in a couple minutes. The bow saw on wet wood is really hard work. :D
Putty
12-16-2002, 08:57 AM
Originally posted by switch
I just bought a chainsaw last week - small world. :D
It's so nice to cut 6 sections of a log (for rungs) in a couple minutes. The bow saw on wet wood is really hard work. :D
True enough. You can really get a lot of work done. Yesterday we went up for half a day, and put in a 40 foot ladder bridge over the first swamp on the top of Pangor. Probably would have taken a year with a hand saw!
I am off for 16 days over x-mas, I will be up there for most of that time riding and building.
Ah-Choo
12-16-2002, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by trail worker
are poulans decent saws? i have seen a few around at local stores for decent prices but im not too sure ... any opinions?
Poulans are crap. Stick with Husquvarna (sp?) and Stihl...Stay away from all of the Canadian Tire ?REvy etc saws...they are for home-owner use, and last about five trips into the forest. The chains are too narrow, the engines under powered and poorly built. You'll get 10 ceapo saws to every husky/stihl...
BTW read the manual on the poulans...for household use only...blah blah blah...
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