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I'm done with them. Today was the rerun of a bad movie. Start/stall/pull/choke/no choke/sore elbow/job not done/etc.


I'm sticking with my little electric one and if that don't get the job done I ain't doing it!

Thanks you patient reader!

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Having the same problem with my snow blower! FRUSTRATION!

Rog

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An ounce of responsibility is worth a pound of State and Federal laws.

I spent most of my money on woodworking
tools and beer, the rest I just wasted.

Ron, I love my 14" electric chain saw. It seems that I go to the reciprocating saw more and more. When we had our wind storm on Halloween, I cut up my downed limbs with the reciprocating saw. It was easier on me--it doesn't matter as much if you get the blade in the dirt.

I had problems with my snowblower a few weeks ago. I took it to the repair place and they couldn't replicate the problem. They charged me a diagnostic fee and that was OK. The neighbor figured out that for some reason, you can't fill the gas tank full. You have to leave it about an 1" from the top. It runs fine then. Hey, I can do that!!! I'm sure glad I had it for the last 7.4" snow. This is getting very old.

Verna

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Verna
Indianapolis, IN

Hey Ron,
Count me as a fan of the electric chainsaw. I bought a Stihl™ about two years ago as a replacement for my granddad's old Swedish Banjo, and couldn't be happier. And my neighbors hardly know that I have it.

Tom

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I hope you know you cannot use gas with methanol in small gas engines it will give you problems.

I been looking at portable generators for other reasons anyway, so this will work for my needs. I'm not cutting down big trees anyway. I have my Dad's old craftsman electric saw and I'm going to get a pruning saw for my sawzall.

Eventually, perhaps a Makita Commercial Electric Chainsaw.

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Stihl has a couple of decent LiOn saws you might look into. MS160-BQ has a 36v with 12" bar for around $350. Thinking about getting one myself.

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One word:

Stihl

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Cheers - Dennis

Hey Guys,

One other recommendation is to purchase the carbide tooth replacement chain, for all the same reasons you would buy a carbide table saw blade.

Tom

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Not!

Rarely would I take issue with your advice, Tom. But personally I fail to see the value in an expensive carbide tooth chain. The cost of a carbide chain is easily amortised over the cost of a few sharpenings of a conventional chain. Plus, the option of having a conventional chain sharpened for a specific use, eg ripping, as opposed to the standard crosscut. And if you think you'll go through your chain sawing career without hitting a small pebble or a ferrous object in a tree trunk, well, as the saying goes, "Don't ask me how I know".

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Cheers - Dennis

For anyone looking for an electric saw, Northern's got one on sale right now that's a combo chainsaw/polesaw:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... tmB84Isl-M

Skyrider

Hey Dennis,
It's true that the carbide chains are more expensive, but when I was cutting up pallets (nasty, dirty things), I would go through a HSS chain in about four pallets. The carbide ones last about four or five times longer, which puts them about a push with the cost of a HSS sharpening. So I figure the time and aggravation saved make it worth it ...for me.
Cheers,
Tom

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