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From: JayC on 27 Jul 2010 15:50 I recently got a Chinese chainsaw, and after some degree of tweaking, it performed admirably. It was a terrific saw for $125. I did a LOT of work with this saw over the last month while cleaning up around JPE: cleared several roads, cleared around buildings, cut up a ton of brush, made a large clearing in the woods, bucked up dozens of trees, etc. I've easily run 15 tanks of fuel or more through the saw, but had yet to have to sharpen the chain, though it was just about due to a filing - getting better at not hitting the ground, I guess. I also have a Stihl 036 Pro, but found myself using the chi-com saw exclusively, and grew to love the little thing. Well, now it's dead. I had it in the bucket of my tractor, but didn't have the bucket fully tilted back. I got distracted, and forgot about the saw when I took off, so neglected to tilt the bucket. I had just graded the road, and was marveling at how smooth it was, and how fast I could go on my tractor. At about 100 yards down the road, tapped in 7th, BA- WHAM...my tractor bounced around violently. "What was THAT??" I spun around to see my beloved chi-com saw clatter to a stop behind me. Oops. THATs why I DON'T allow myself to pay $600 for a saw... Evidently, getting run over by an 8000 pound tractor is not good for a chainsaw. Bah. I think I'll get another one... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4835493996_b412658801_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4834884743_473b8b7081_b.jpg OTOH, speaking of 2-strokes... I did pull my GasGas out of the garage and hauled it up to JPE, along with the wife's TTR125L. I didn't get a chance to start the GG, but did take a spirited jaunt around some of the local area on my wife's bike after doing a bit of wrenching on it. That lil' thing gets squirrely when you go fast across wet rocks. JayC
From: john on 27 Jul 2010 16:14 pop's took his craftsman back to sears (after he ran it over with a 9 foot bush hog) they laughed, he did too, and bought another one. john quads are the demise of many a 2smoke "JayC" <jwc(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote in message news:f9f89361-21ed-49c8-a61d-48dab64c51d6(a)m18g2000vbg.googlegroups.com... >I recently got a Chinese chainsaw, and after some degree of tweaking, > it performed admirably. It was a terrific saw for $125. I did a LOT > of work with this saw over the last month while cleaning up around > JPE: cleared several roads, cleared around buildings, cut up a ton of > brush, made a large clearing in the woods, bucked up dozens of trees, > etc. I've easily run 15 tanks of fuel or more through the saw, but had > yet to have to sharpen the chain, though it was just about due to a > filing - getting better at not hitting the ground, I guess. I also > have a Stihl 036 Pro, but found myself using the chi-com saw > exclusively, and grew to love the little thing. Well, now it's dead. > > I had it in the bucket of my tractor, but didn't have the bucket fully > tilted back. I got distracted, and forgot about the saw when I took > off, so neglected to tilt the bucket. I had just graded the road, and > was marveling at how smooth it was, and how fast I could go on my > tractor. At about 100 yards down the road, tapped in 7th, BA- > WHAM...my tractor bounced around violently. "What was THAT??" I spun > around to see my beloved chi-com saw clatter to a stop behind me. > > Oops. THATs why I DON'T allow myself to pay $600 for a saw... > > Evidently, getting run over by an 8000 pound tractor is not good for a > chainsaw. Bah. I think I'll get another one... > > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4835493996_b412658801_b.jpg > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4834884743_473b8b7081_b.jpg > > OTOH, speaking of 2-strokes... I did pull my GasGas out of the garage > and hauled it up to JPE, along with the wife's TTR125L. I didn't get > a chance to start the GG, but did take a spirited jaunt around some of > the local area on my wife's bike after doing a bit of wrenching on > it. That lil' thing gets squirrely when you go fast across wet rocks. > > JayC
From: WW on 27 Jul 2010 18:50 "JayC" <jwc(a)sysmatrix.net> wrote in message news:f9f89361-21ed-49c8-a61d-48dab64c51d6(a)m18g2000vbg.googlegroups.com... >I recently got a Chinese chainsaw, and after some degree of tweaking, > it performed admirably. It was a terrific saw for $125. I did a LOT > of work with this saw over the last month while cleaning up around > JPE: cleared several roads, cleared around buildings, cut up a ton of > brush, made a large clearing in the woods, bucked up dozens of trees, > etc. I've easily run 15 tanks of fuel or more through the saw, but had > yet to have to sharpen the chain, though it was just about due to a > filing - getting better at not hitting the ground, I guess. I also > have a Stihl 036 Pro, but found myself using the chi-com saw > exclusively, and grew to love the little thing. Well, now it's dead. > > I had it in the bucket of my tractor, but didn't have the bucket fully > tilted back. I got distracted, and forgot about the saw when I took > off, so neglected to tilt the bucket. I had just graded the road, and > was marveling at how smooth it was, and how fast I could go on my > tractor. At about 100 yards down the road, tapped in 7th, BA- > WHAM...my tractor bounced around violently. "What was THAT??" I spun > around to see my beloved chi-com saw clatter to a stop behind me. > > Oops. THATs why I DON'T allow myself to pay $600 for a saw... > > Evidently, getting run over by an 8000 pound tractor is not good for a > chainsaw. Bah. I think I'll get another one... > > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4835493996_b412658801_b.jpg > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4834884743_473b8b7081_b.jpg > > OTOH, speaking of 2-strokes... I did pull my GasGas out of the garage > and hauled it up to JPE, along with the wife's TTR125L. I didn't get > a chance to start the GG, but did take a spirited jaunt around some of > the local area on my wife's bike after doing a bit of wrenching on > it. That lil' thing gets squirrely when you go fast across wet rocks. > > JayC Is it under warranty yet??? (grin) WW
From: Tiago on 28 Jul 2010 09:51 On Jul 27, 5:14 pm, "john" <k...(a)diss-.add> wrote: > pop's took his craftsman back to sears > (after he ran it over with a 9 foot bush hog) > they laughed, he did too, and bought another one. > john > quads are the demise of many a 2smoke Where I work we service cell phones. One day a guy walked in with a phone that was clearly ran over. He said it was "normal wear" claiming that "all phones wear like this" and demanding "you should give me a new one"... Man, even the sim card was broken inside the phone. Not a single salvageable part... We didn't laugh, neither did the guy. -- T
From: Dean H on 28 Jul 2010 11:19
> > http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4835493996_b412658801_b.jpg >http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4834884743_473b8b7081_b.jpg > What? You're out of duct tape and JB Weld? You are slacking, dewd. |