Ice storm!

("Morgans" wrote)
Not everyone needs a lumberjack saw. That's the facts.


But if he's got a lumberjack saw, ...he's ok? g


Montyblack

Be safe, if you are using a chainsaw on ice covered ground,
have spikes on your boots. Kevlar chaps and hearing and eye
protection, too.
If you only have a few trees, an axe will get the job done
and keep Al Gore happy [if that matters].


"Montblack" wrote
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| ("Morgans" wrote)
| Not everyone needs a lumberjack saw. That's the facts.
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| But if he's got a lumberjack saw, ...he's ok? g
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| Montyblack
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Morgans wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote


This isn't true with chain saws. The biggest problem is that after a
couple of years, especially if not used frequently, the cheap saws tend to
get very hard to start. My Stihl often sits a year between uses as I tend
to cut and split 7-10 cord each year all in one month or so, yet it still
fires up in 3-5 pulls.


Things change, over the years.

It is impossible to justify buying a saw at three times the cost, when you
can get a decent saw that will start reliably.

I have a Pouland that gets one or two tanks run through it, every year, or
sometimes two. It is around 6 years old, and I can guarantee that I could
go out to the cold shed, put fresh gas in it, and it would start on the
third pull.

Never heard of a Pouland. We tried a Poulan once, but that was a junk
saw after less than a month.

Actually, the price premium for a Stihl is often less than 50% and never
even close to 3X the cost. You obviously haven't checked prices.

Matt

Jim Macklin wrote:

Be safe, if you are using a chainsaw on ice covered ground,
have spikes on your boots. Kevlar chaps and hearing and eye
protection, too.

Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can cause amazing
damage given one second of complacency.


If you only have a few trees, an axe will get the job done
and keep Al Gore happy [if that matters].

Axes are nearly as danagerous as chain saws, especially in the hands of
a person who uses an axe once a year or so. And if using my chain saw
bothers Algore, I'll go out and fire it up right now! :-)

Matt

Montblack wrote:

("Morgans" wrote)

Not everyone needs a lumberjack saw. That's the facts.



But if he's got a lumberjack saw, ...he's ok? g


Montyblack

You sure that isn't Mountblack?

Matt

Absolutely. Chainsaws are amazing tools, but also can cause amazing
damage given one second of complacency.

I know. After years of working with woodworking tools (routers,
planers, table saws, etc.) I've developed a remarkable respect for
whirling metal things.

My 16 year old son begged me to let him try the chain saw, and I
eventually relented -- but not till after a 10 minute lecture on
safety.

He did fine -- but it was like watching Mary sky-dive... Not good for
the digestion.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Morgans" wrote)
Not everyone needs a lumberjack saw. That's the facts.


But if he's got a lumberjack saw, ...he's ok? g


He's a lumberjack and he's okay
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

In article ,
"Matt Barrow" wrote:

"Montblack" wrote in message
...
("Morgans" wrote)
Not everyone needs a lumberjack saw. That's the facts.


But if he's got a lumberjack saw, ...he's ok? g


He's a lumberjack and he's okay
He sleeps all night and he works all day.

He cuts down trees,
He eats his lunch,
He goes to the lavat'ry

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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Or locks on a cloth top convertible.


My brother locked his keys in his motorcycle.


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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| "Alan Gerber" wrote in message
| ...
| wrote:
| no... wait... the snow
| plow STILL hasn't been down our road and the drifts are
now over 4"
| deep.
|
| We've been housebound all day, but we have electricity
and heat.
|
| Please tell me that was a typo, and you mean four FEET
deep, not four
| inches!
|
| Being housebound in four-inch snow is kind of like
having to spend the
| night on an escalator due to a power failure.
|
| Or locking your keys in the car with the windows open.
|
|

("Matt Barrow" wrote)
My brother locked his keys in his motorcycle.


My gal got locked out of her sister's old Ford Exploder because the remote
control key fob was low on batteries.

I laughed.


Montblack
And I was able to laugh ....because it wasn't me!