An electric is all I've used in the magazine dozen years.
Had it out yesterday to take down pine trees that had died on me last year

On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:19:40 PM UTC-4, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:13:44 -0400, wrote:



On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:



How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,

because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.





I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)



Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,

no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little

jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.





I've got one of each, but since getting the electric, the gas one just sits. I do like that Makita!

For serious work I like my Stihl. For little jobs the cordless demolition saw with an aggressive wood blade made for cutting limbs works great.

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On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.

I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)

Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.


Harry's a pussy, too? What a list!

True North wrote:
An electric is all I've used in the magazine dozen years.
Had it out yesterday to take down pine trees that had died on me last year


WTF is a "magazine dozen years"?

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On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:19:40 PM UTC-4, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:13:44 -0400, wrote:



On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:
How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.
I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)
Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.


I've got one of each, but since getting the electric, the gas one just sits. I do like that Makita!
For serious work I like my Stihl. For little jobs the cordless demolition saw with an aggressive wood blade made for cutting limbs works great.

Skil has a blade called the "Ugly" for pruning. It's great with the
cordless recip saw.

On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:34:23 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:19:24 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 6/24/14, 1:13 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.


I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)

Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.




No, I don't go up trees. Ever. I do have a good ladder I can use, brace
properly, and cut off a tree limb I can reach. I don't have any problems
starting or running the chainsaw. I don't see where an electric chainsaw
would make me feel less nervous.


They are just a lot easier if you are just cutting a few limbs. No gas
problems. (mixing fresh, using it all or dumping it etc)

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And a whole lot quieter.

On 6/24/14, 10:34 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:19:24 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 6/24/14, 1:13 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.


I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)

Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.




No, I don't go up trees. Ever. I do have a good ladder I can use, brace
properly, and cut off a tree limb I can reach. I don't have any problems
starting or running the chainsaw. I don't see where an electric chainsaw
would make me feel less nervous.


They are just a lot easier if you are just cutting a few limbs. No gas
problems. (mixing fresh, using it all or dumping it etc)


I keep about a quart of gas/oil mixed for my string trimmer, which I use
at least once a week. Same mix goes into the chain saw. Stays fresh
enough, or at least it's never given me a problem. When I am finished
with the chain saw, I empty the mix out back into the little container
and run the saw dry. I use the chain saw about once a month for cutting
limbs too big for the Sawz-all.


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rec.boats would be an airport!

On 6/24/14, 11:04 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:19:40 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:13:44 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.


I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)

Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.


I've got one of each, but since getting the electric, the gas one just sits. I do like that Makita!

Yup but when you are filling a 30 yd dumpster you need gas

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Hort%20dumpster%20full.jpg





There must be a way to turn that into a cash crop. Can you smoke it?

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If right-wing assholes could fly,
rec.boats would be an airport!

On 6/24/2014 10:34 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:19:24 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 6/24/14, 1:13 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:50:55 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

How many chainsaws do you have? I have but one, and it's low mileage,
because it scares me to use it. I do use it, but man oh man...high anxiety.


I guess you don't go up a tree with it then ;-)

Maybe an electric is what you need. These days they are pretty good,
no gas to fool with and they start every time. I use mine for little
jobs and crank up the gas saw if I am getting serious.




No, I don't go up trees. Ever. I do have a good ladder I can use, brace
properly, and cut off a tree limb I can reach. I don't have any problems
starting or running the chainsaw. I don't see where an electric chainsaw
would make me feel less nervous.


They are just a lot easier if you are just cutting a few limbs. No gas
problems. (mixing fresh, using it all or dumping it etc)

It's the moving parts that intimidates him.

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government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson

Harry. I have 6 chainsaws I use. My smallest is a Stihl 0/17 with a 12" bar it's light and does a great job on limbs etc. a poulan with an 18" bar and that's the saw I use the most but odd enough it's also the saw I love to hate. Then a shendaiwa 345 w/12" . It's light and dependable but not very powerful. Then an Echo with a 20" heavy bar which is a good log saw. Now my sweetheart is the Makita (dolmar) i4000 equipped with a 24" roller bar . It s a great all around saw. I use it and the poulan "wood shark" the most. But I also have a man eating Stihl 051AV from the mid- 70's. It's got the 33" roller tip bar and I use it to slice up fallen oaks up to 5 ft. in diameter. I look at chainsaws like I do my firearms and credit cards. Use them if you need to, but give them respect.