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What did you do to/with your chainsaw today

I don't have a lot of trees left, but I do have a couple of hundred feet of stockade fencing. When a section gets replaced, I use the chain saws to chop it all up. I used to have a neighbor who had a big outdoor bar-b-que pit. He took all the wood I could cut but then he moved. Now I have to burn it myself. So I got one of those steel fire pit things but with a removable grill. When the coals burn down I throw some burgers on the grille.
 
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I am taking advantage of the after Christmas deals. I figured my size chain drive links are so hard to find I better load up with what is available now. The 10" and 12" are available and inexpensive. But the 8" is tough to find. AND expensive. But I like that one the best to keep in the garage. If I need a chunk of 2x4 or something that saw is handy as hell.
 
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One of my Homelite chainsaws has a nice feature on it. On the 12" model, the drive gear is not splined to the drive shaft. It is able to spin. Then there is a Belleville washer and a cupped washer between the drive gear and the retaining nut. You tighten the nut to 30-35 inch pounds. That way if the chain hits something solid or otherwise stops, the gear slips on the shaft and saves the motor and drive parts from damage. That means a lot. I had a parts saw that the drive gear and armature were stripped from just such a catastrophe. I wonder if I should back-fit that feature to the 8" and 10" saws?
 
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Bonnewagon said:
One of my Homelite chainsaws has a nice feature on it. On the 12" model, the drive gear is not splined to the drive shaft. It is able to spin. Then there is a Belleville washer and a cupped washer between the drive gear and the retaining nut. You tighten the nut to 30-35 inch pounds. That way if the chain hits something solid or otherwise stops, the gear slips on the shaft and saves the motor and drive parts from damage. That means a lot. I had a parts saw that the drive gear and armature were stripped from just such a catastrophe. I wonder if I should back-fit that feature to the 8" and 10" saws?
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What the hell could you hit with a saw that would grab the chain that hard?
 
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Supercharged111 said:
What the hell could you hit with a saw that would grab the chain that hard?
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Beats the shiz out of me. I used my 10" saw to gouge out a fence post that was sunken in concrete. I totally ruined the chain and as it stretched it flew off the guide bar. Did NOT break though. I needed a new chain anyway. I can't imagine what would break those parts like that. It was a parts saw, 'tested' , but as soon as I tried it I got growling sounds as it shut down. Sounded OK cutting though. I opened it up and the drive gear was missing about 6 teeth, the splined shaft of the armature was missing 2 teeth. So it only made noise when those busted teeth connected. Or as it shut down. They guy was good though. Cut me a partial refund which I used to find some NOS parts, the gear and armature. I was so impressed, I ended up getting another 'parts' saw from him. It was cheap because it would not turn on. The ON/OFF switch was broken, I repaired it with the 'Crazy Glue/baking soda' mixture which does in fact work great. Cost: $1 in Crazy Glue.
 
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Pictures don't do this justice, but here they are anyway.

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Need to limb and buck a good chunk still, and drop about this many more before we can break ground. I need to get out my tape measure, but I do believe I've cleared the spot for the house/garage and septic so can get the perc test and finally pull a permit. Snow held me up until very recently. Would have been nice to start this a month sooner.
 
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Be grateful for the snow. Right now around here it is already forest fire season. Two weeks ago the forest was fairly wet; now it's burn, baby, burn. North of Duluth along the 61 corridor, there is a major burn going on just west of Two Harbors. Supposed to be rain today but it comes with thunder and lightniing which is not a comforting thing to have happen. Lightning begets more fires. There is rain here; it almost always rains on long weekends around here. Retribution for local bad karma or something. it can be sunny and 85 out in the region but here! Cold, wet, windy and miserable. Job sitting in the middle of his burned out fire would have felt right at home.



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