Re: Utility Saw
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05/21/20 08:50 PM
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Bruce T
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I'm really leaning towards them but are the price poimts worth it? Yup.You get what you pay for.
Nevada bound
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Re: Utility Saw
[Re: Pike River]
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05/21/20 09:40 PM
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Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin
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how big of wood you cutting
I like my Jonsered 2255 it is the red case version of the Husky 455 very good all around fire wood saw I think however it runs best with an 18 inch bar.
if your falling larger wood then a bigger saw
to keep a happy bar to displacement divide CC by 3
55/3=18.3inches
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/21/20 10:11 PM
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Have a Stihl CS261, little pricey but a really good strong saw.
My heart belongs to my family. My body belongs to my work. My soul belongs to the woods.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 12:13 AM
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Stihl,,buy once cry once.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 03:51 AM
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how big of wood you cutting
I like my Jonsered 2255 it is the red case version of the Husky 455 very good all around fire wood saw I think however it runs best with an 18 inch bar.
if your falling larger wood then a bigger saw
to keep a happy bar to displacement divide CC by 3
55/3=18.3inches Honestly.....never even heard of Jonsered. Ill check them out. An 18" bar is more than enough for me.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 07:32 AM
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love my echo...it's better than the husky it replaced
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 08:27 AM
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Stihl,,buy once cry once. Agree, it hurts at first. It is a great investment. If you are not doing daily sawing, it will last your lifetime and possibly someone elses.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 10:10 AM
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Chuckles84
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My brother trims trees out of our local union hall. The company he works for has Husqvarna and stihl saws, he says its a race to see who can get to the Husqvarna first because the stihls are problem children.
That being said his personal saws are both Echos.
Your entitled to oxygen. Everything else is earned.
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Re: Utility Saw
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05/22/20 10:11 AM
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Posts: 18,624 Green County Wisconsin
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how big of wood you cutting
I like my Jonsered 2255 it is the red case version of the Husky 455 very good all around fire wood saw I think however it runs best with an 18 inch bar.
if your falling larger wood then a bigger saw
to keep a happy bar to displacement divide CC by 3
55/3=18.3inches Honestly.....never even heard of Jonsered. Ill check them out. An 18" bar is more than enough for me. Jonsered is owned by Husquvarna it is a Husky in a red case with a slightly different grip angle. I just happen to have a very good Jonsered dealer close by and he helped me out with my Stihl a few times so when I was ready for a new saw there was no question I was buying from him. the box stores will typically only have a 20 inch bar on the 455 rancher , if you get it from a dealer who works on them they will have an 18 inch bar Baileys online will run deals on their chain have seen it as low as 10-11 dollars a chain https://www.baileysonline.com/woodlandpro-38rc-3-8-x-058-chisel-chainsaw-chain-wpp-38rc.htmlI prefer the 0.058 3/8 chisel chain 68 drive links to Semi chisel but that cuts and sharpens well also Carlton, oregon and Husky chisels , semi chisels chain are also good I think Carlton makes the chain for Baylies online wodland pro brand but not positive I hand sharpen with a file and vice it is not difficult nor expensive a file is 2-3 dollars , a raker gauge and raker file another 6-7 if you get into a bunch of pine and you want to set the rakers lower and take a bigger chip you can you can tailor the chain to your preference and the chains last a long time when your only taking off what is needed for a new edge and not a grinder making all the same. files do wear out when it isn't cutting right scrap it
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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