I spin my own chains. The breaker and spinner weren't all that expensive and chainsaw chain is significantly cheaper in bulk.
What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2021]
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I spin my own chains. The breaker and spinner weren't all that expensive and chainsaw chain is significantly cheaper in bulk.
Wish yall chainsaw guys were closer, I have a purple Poulan that needs some help.
We need a "What did you do to your chainsaw today?" thread. 🤣
Seriously, I should pay more attention. I'm moving somewhere with a lot of trees.
You need to know two things.... Stihl, or, Husqvarna.
Beyond that, an old 1970s down pioneer isn't bad either but it's far, far, far from safety equipped. I used to run one with no safety guard, no chain brake, none of that fancy stuff but, it would rip. Actually, it's probably still around somewhere, don't recall ditching it.
But no, just go stihl or husky. Do that from a local authorized dealer to get you started and you'll be fine. No big box store crap.
Latest greatest (?) LSJuan tech copy/paste. Focus shifts from trailer to beating on car!
I quickly deduced that hanging anything on the ceiling by myself was an effort in futility so I swallowed my pride and phoned a friend and got the ceiling hung. Last night I piddled with making sure it was 100% fastened, reran the speaker wires to the back, reloaded the tire rack and got that all tied down, and put all the crap back on the top shelf.
While I could have aligned the panels better, overall I'm super happy with how it turned out. The insulation panels are now properly secured, I didn't spend an arm, leg and a left nut to do it, and it reflects even more precious light. Now that the trailer is back in a usable state, I can (and did) shift my focus back to the car having signed up for Buttonwillow this weekend. I finally popped in a throttle pad shim to raise the pedal to a more appropriate location for downshift blips. It was perfect before I did the Stoptechs, but then they decreased brake pedal travel to the point that reaching for that blip was very difficult for the needed big blips. Back at High Plains Raceway, I decided a 5-3 downshift was the way ahead. I'd get a couple laps in with that approach and start grinding that downshift. I had similar, though surmountable difficulties at Hallett with the 4-2 downshift I grew to love. Really I was just being lazy because working down there on a race car with fixed buckets sucks *ss. I finally got the correct length screws and summoned the motivation to knock this out. It went as quick as it should have which made me hate myself for waiting so long to do it. Next I whipped out my new coarse rotor hone. Let me tell you this thing blows away the medium hone I bought earlier in the year. I'll have a sober look at the rotors tomorrow, but I anticipate minor cleanup prior to switching over to the medium hone and then reassembly. I'll load the car tomorrow or Thursday. Friday after class I change clothes and head for the track. I am so ****ing stoked to drive Buttonwillow. I've been watching videos and really watching for camber and elevation changes. I plan to walk the track on Saturday and really hope to get it all to click come Sunday and maybe even snipe a lap record there. CMC had been dead for 100 years out here and the temps are quite cool this time of year, so this is an ideal opportunity to snatch a record that is unlikely to be broken for years to come. It's petty, sure, but I'll take it.
I quickly deduced that hanging anything on the ceiling by myself was an effort in futility so I swallowed my pride and phoned a friend and got the ceiling hung. Last night I piddled with making sure it was 100% fastened, reran the speaker wires to the back, reloaded the tire rack and got that all tied down, and put all the crap back on the top shelf.
While I could have aligned the panels better, overall I'm super happy with how it turned out. The insulation panels are now properly secured, I didn't spend an arm, leg and a left nut to do it, and it reflects even more precious light. Now that the trailer is back in a usable state, I can (and did) shift my focus back to the car having signed up for Buttonwillow this weekend. I finally popped in a throttle pad shim to raise the pedal to a more appropriate location for downshift blips. It was perfect before I did the Stoptechs, but then they decreased brake pedal travel to the point that reaching for that blip was very difficult for the needed big blips. Back at High Plains Raceway, I decided a 5-3 downshift was the way ahead. I'd get a couple laps in with that approach and start grinding that downshift. I had similar, though surmountable difficulties at Hallett with the 4-2 downshift I grew to love. Really I was just being lazy because working down there on a race car with fixed buckets sucks *ss. I finally got the correct length screws and summoned the motivation to knock this out. It went as quick as it should have which made me hate myself for waiting so long to do it. Next I whipped out my new coarse rotor hone. Let me tell you this thing blows away the medium hone I bought earlier in the year. I'll have a sober look at the rotors tomorrow, but I anticipate minor cleanup prior to switching over to the medium hone and then reassembly. I'll load the car tomorrow or Thursday. Friday after class I change clothes and head for the track. I am so ****ing stoked to drive Buttonwillow. I've been watching videos and really watching for camber and elevation changes. I plan to walk the track on Saturday and really hope to get it all to click come Sunday and maybe even snipe a lap record there. CMC had been dead for 100 years out here and the temps are quite cool this time of year, so this is an ideal opportunity to snatch a record that is unlikely to be broken for years to come. It's petty, sure, but I'll take it.
The Stihl and Husqvarna were good, last I used them. I went with Husqvarna's competition, Jonsered a good few years back, there were local dealers. This is back when I burned and sold White Ash, a really nice all around wood, furniture grade and Bur Oak, nice but harder to work with. The only issue I had with them were the original bars, the ends seized. Once an Oregon bar was installed, 0 issues. Just fluids and cleaning air filters, man do hardwoods plug air filters. I can still go fire them up with a couple of pulls. The only 2 strokes I don't want to throw in the bush, just cut it down😉. I should really sell them, I just don't use them anymore. Honestly a Ryobi 18V battery saw would do me for all I use them.
I own a bit of everything but yeah, its hard to go wrong with Stihl or Husqvarna. I have a hard time recommending any of their homeowner or farm/ranch saws (MS271, 460 Rancher, etc) mostly because I'm a snob but they are perfectly fine for a lot of people and a would certainly be an upgrade over any Poulan. They just have a lousy power to weight ratio. The Husqvarna 545 is a great entry level pro saw.
Don't discount Echo and Shindaiwa either. Their CS590 is one of the best bang for buck saws out there. I also like Makita (old Dolmar) but they won't be producing gas saws past 2022 and they don't have the dealer network that Stihl, Husqvarna and Echo have.
My problem is I don't use a chainsaw much, mostly at the hunting lease and I got this damn Poulan for free. I did manage to get it running with a new carb but tuning the carb has kicked my butt. I should just buy a new Stihl or something and throw this one away.
Those small homeowner saws don't take well to tuning. They are finicky as hell. The MS250 is a good homeowner stihl that won't set you back too much. Echo makes a lot of saws that are a great value. If you think it might suit you, buy a top handle. The echo 355T is one of the better top handles out there and its not very expensive. Keep an eye out on Craigslist and Facebook marketplace for used stuff.
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