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8ntruck

Thursday, I got out my 25 year old Craftsman 18" chain saw and cut a sizeable limb that has been laying behind the tractor shed for 3 or 4 years.  It is in the way and time came for it to go.  This spring, when I last used this saw, I noted that the dome in the primer pump had a small split in it.  Not enough to leak, but enough so i did not trust taking the saw into the woods for serious work.  Worked fine to cut that limb into firewood sized pieces, though.

 

I bought a new dome, but discovered that this primer pump is not rebuildable.  New pump is on order.  The bottom of the saw case was covered in bar oil.  Guess I forgot to empty the bar oil tank before I put it away last time.  I suppose I'd ought to chase that leak down someday.  Then again, draining the oil tank after use is easier.....

 

Today, I split the wood.  I put Pack Rat, the Allis Chalmers B110, to work hauling the resulting cart load of split firewood down to the lake house wood pile.  Treated Pack Rat to a new air filter element, too.

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ebinmaine
9 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

The bottom of the saw case was covered in bar oil.  Guess I forgot to empty the bar oil tank before I put it away last time.  I suppose I'd ought to chase that leak down someday.  Then again, draining the oil tank after use is easier.....

 

I have 3 gas powered saws and Trina has a battery powered one. ALL of them leak bar oil over time. Some have a much shorter leakdown period than others. 

For her battery saw and at least one of my gas saws, laying them on their right side - fill cap UP - prevents or dramatically slows the leakage. I find that counterintuitive considering the now down-facing side is the actual side the oil should come from ... but it works.  🤔 

 

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lynnmor

My chainsaws, all 7 of them, leak very little or no chain oil and I never drain them.  Of course there is always some residual oil slowly draining from any chainsaw so I keep bed pads under them.

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Sparky

  Pedaled about 60 miles this weekend, including the 22 miles I did with my 81 year old mom today.
  And No… we aren’t on E-bikes. Pure people power :handgestures-thumbupright:

 

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ebinmaine

@Sparky

 

VERY IMPRESSIVE 

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WHX??

Your a real hero Sparky I wouldn't make out of the driveway. Well now if I had some captains n coke in that there bottle I might make it 1/2 mile to the end of the road. Then have to turn around  back home for a refill... :lol:

 

Got my bell rung... :confusion-seeingstars:

Picked it for free off a scrap pile. Who would throw stuff like that out Sylvia?

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SylvanLakeWH
2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Picked it for free off a scrap pile. Who would throw stuff like that out Sylvia?


:angry-tappingfoot: Always gets my blood going...

 

That would be a perfect "Gottanother Wheel Horse" bell!!! Kinda like tip bells in bars... :ychain:

 

Ya know, let Cindaaaaaay prepare for a new :wh: or three... :lol:

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adsm08

Getting closer with the Escape:

 

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I did a little more fitting and trimming after this was taken. I still probably need to trim the edges a bit, and then I'll start welding it in. I drilled the top flange for rosettes, and then once I get the top welded in place I'll have to stick a jack under the bottom and push it into place because the bend isn't quite the same angle as the original piece. This one is a tad taller overall.

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8ntruck

As @Pullstart pointed out in his pool project thread, it rained in this neck of the woods today.  Probably my fault.  I slopped a coat of Thompsons Water Seal on the deck of my utility trailer yesterday afternoon.  Today's rain sure beaded up nicely on the trailer.

 

I've got a 10" Black & Decker chainsaw that is handy for taking care of 3 or 4 inch limbs the wind brings down from time to time.  I've come to recognize that it is the wrong tool to try to do the work of a gas saw even for a job of 4 or 5 cuts.  The kind of small job where it is not worth getting the gas saw out and messing fuel and chain oil.

 

Yesterday, I noticed a display of Milwaukee M18 chain saws at the local hardware store.  These things will go head to head with a gas saw.  The light came on - I NEED ONE!  The Milwaukee saws are attractive me because I already have tools on the same battery system.  They are using Oregon bars and chains on these, so a replacement or length change won't  be a hassle.

 

Now, which one?   The 8" one hander they call the Hatchet, a 12" or 14" top handle saw, or a 14" or 16" back handle saw?  For some reason, the top handle saws are $70 more expensive.  Right now, i'm leaning towards the back handle saws.

 

 

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I still need to clean up and inspect the front bead, and probably go over the top one once more, but I'm sitting right on the floor, cross-legged, in a space about the width of a creeper, and I'd been at it an hour and a half already.

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Wayne0
23 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

As @Pullstart pointed out in his pool project thread, it rained in this neck of the woods today.  Probably my fault.  I slopped a coat of Thompsons Water Seal on the deck of my utility trailer yesterday afternoon.  Today's rain sure beaded up nicely on the trailer.

 

I've got a 10" Black & Decker chainsaw that is handy for taking care of 3 or 4 inch limbs the wind brings down from time to time.  I've come to recognize that it is the wrong tool to try to do the work of a gas saw even for a job of 4 or 5 cuts.  The kind of small job where it is not worth getting the gas saw out and messing fuel and chain oil.

 

Yesterday, I noticed a display of Milwaukee M18 chain saws at the local hardware store.  These things will go head to head with a gas saw.  The light came on - I NEED ONE!  The Milwaukee saws are attractive me because I already have tools on the same battery system.  They are using Oregon bars and chains on these, so a replacement or length change won't  be a hassle.

 

Now, which one?   The 8" one hander they call the Hatchet, a 12" or 14" top handle saw, or a 14" or 16" back handle saw?  For some reason, the top handle saws are $70 more expensive.  Right now, i'm leaning towards the back handle saws.

 

 

I picked up a cheap China 40 volt 16" saw on the jungle. $100 on sale. I just wanted something I could cut a branch or something.

For what I paid, it's awesome. It won't replace my Stile, but for little jobs, it works.

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ebinmaine
23 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Now, which one?   The 8" one hander they call the Hatchet, a 12" or 14" top handle saw, or a 14" or 16" back handle saw?  For some reason, the top handle saws are $70 more expensive.  Right now, i'm leaning towards the back handle saws

 

1 minute ago, Wayne0 said:

I picked up a cheap China 16" saw on the jungle. $100 on sale. I just wanted something I could cut a branch or something.

For what I paid, it's awesome. It won't replace my Stile, but for little jobs, it's great.

 

 

Trina has a Kobalt battery powered saw with a 14" bar. 

It'll run one battery charge to a tank of gas in my Echo 33cc or Stihl MS180C. 

You're limited to the battery discharge/ recharge time. 

Multiple batteries would be handy. 

Power is good. 

Chain cut is good. 

 

 

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SylvanLakeWH

I have the 20v dewalt saw and pole saw. Outstanding performance. :twocents-twocents:

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