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Post by Fossilman on Sept 28, 2015 20:29:23 GMT -5
Crazy cool!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by herchenx on Sept 28, 2015 21:05:10 GMT -5
Can't stop looking at them. Very very cool stuff James and super job on the shine.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2015 5:06:21 GMT -5
Can't stop looking at them. Very very cool stuff James and super job on the shine. Georgia boys deserve a handicap John Herchenx, the heat/humidity factor.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2015 5:18:02 GMT -5
Gorgeous agates, James! That natural bonsai ain't too shabby, either! That is an Ogeechee Tupelo megalotis. Planted on honey plantations in S Georgia during the age of slavery starting late 1700's. Trees still producing, source of the world's finest honey. A smart crop, planted in vast wetlands no irrigation needed. The bees go into the harsh environment and bring in the treasure. Ogeechee's only grow N Florida/S Georgia.
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Post by drocknut on Sept 29, 2015 10:47:10 GMT -5
Those are seriously cool. Probably run about 3 gallons thru that little saw Diane. more of a home owner's saw. It's a Husky model 450 BUT, it is super light @ 10.8 pounds. Has a cheap crap non-adlustable oil pump known for problems, so far so good. It only uses one nut to clamp the 18 inch bar, seems to work and speeds up chain tightenings. I like the heck out of it. Light weight and inexpensive Doing lots of limbs, light important. Weight of the saw is definitely important. Inexpensive is good as long as it's well made. My little Stihl just has one nut to hold the bar too. It's only a 14" bar.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2015 11:25:41 GMT -5
Only one nut on the Stihl eh drocknut. Never had one like that. Being pure lazy about tightening the chain. Thought about a 14 instead of an 18, but thought about less bending over with extra reach. little things make a big difference in worn out body parts. I think the big Husky is 7 cu.in. Has lots of grunt, but 21 pounds,22 inch. Back breaker. Will weld the chain to the bar if oil runs out.
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Post by captbob on Sept 29, 2015 11:57:51 GMT -5
For some reason, I feel like I'm watching an episode of The Twilight Zone. Those are seriously cool. Probably run about 3 gallons thru that little saw Diane. more of a home owner's saw. It's a Husky model 450 BUT, it is super light @ 10.8 pounds. Has a cheap crap non-adlustable oil pump known for problems, so far so good. It only uses one nut to clamp the 18 inch bar, seems to work and speeds up chain tightenings. I like the heck out of it. Light weight and inexpensive Doing lots of limbs, light important. Went back and reread three times to try and find where this thread went from frog eggs to chain saws. Always expect threads to drift from topic to topic, but this one was more like one of them worm holes on Star Trek. equally interesting carry on
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 29, 2015 13:26:25 GMT -5
Ha ha, I had that same exact thought. Chainsaw? What chainsaw? Lol. jamesp talking shop again...
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Post by verhexen on Sept 29, 2015 13:44:56 GMT -5
Can I live under that tree?
Seriously gorgeous.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2015 14:00:08 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2015 14:06:22 GMT -5
Can I live under that tree? Seriously gorgeous. Mosquitos in the calm air around the bank would suck you dry. Especially after heavy rains when the far reaching flood plain refills with large pools w/out fish to eat them. Looks enticing, but... It is a pretty spot on earth.
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Post by drocknut on Sept 29, 2015 20:49:12 GMT -5
Only one nut on the Stihl eh drocknut. Never had one like that. Being pure lazy about tightening the chain. Thought about a 14 instead of an 18, but thought about less bending over with extra reach. little things make a big difference in worn out body parts. I think the big Husky is 7 cu.in. Has lots of grunt, but 21 pounds,22 inch. Back breaker. Will weld the chain to the bar if oil runs out. Yep, one nut to hold bar on and one nut to run the saw...lol. It's an arborist saw designed to be used when working in the bucket or climbing up in the trees. linkThat was the only one I owned, the big saws belonged to the guy I worked for. We ran an MS 250 with a 20" bar and that was a sweet saw. If I had a bigger saw I'd go with the biggest bar the saw can handle (size matters you know ;-) ) I'd almost pay to see you use the saw with the chain welded to the bar..lol.
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Post by Tom on Sept 29, 2015 22:13:19 GMT -5
Really great material James. I absolutely love the bots. They look just plain cool!
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Post by jamesp on Sept 30, 2015 5:32:11 GMT -5
Really great material James. I absolutely love the bots. They look just plain cool! Good to know that info from electrical man. See, mechanics and electrics can be nice to each other thanks man
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Post by jamesp on Sept 30, 2015 5:43:16 GMT -5
Only one nut on the Stihl eh drocknut. Never had one like that. Being pure lazy about tightening the chain. Thought about a 14 instead of an 18, but thought about less bending over with extra reach. little things make a big difference in worn out body parts. I think the big Husky is 7 cu.in. Has lots of grunt, but 21 pounds,22 inch. Back breaker. Will weld the chain to the bar if oil runs out. Yep, one nut to hold bar on and one nut to run the saw...lol. It's an arborist saw designed to be used when working in the bucket or climbing up in the trees. linkThat was the only one I owned, the big saws belonged to the guy I worked for. We ran an MS 250 with a 20" bar and that was a sweet saw. If I had a bigger saw I'd go with the biggest bar the saw can handle (size matters you know ;-) ) I'd almost pay to see you use the saw with the chain welded to the bar..lol. There you go Diane. I have an arborist saw. about the same, a Husky. Same 1.6 cu. in. engine and about 8 pounds. Just jumping to 10,8 pounds and 3 cu.in. was the deciding factor. With super sharp chain(all important). Anyway, it rips thru 6-10 inch trunks like butter, so light enough to limb and powerful enough for cutting small/medium logs. it drives the same chain as the big saws, so it kicks back a bit doing limbs if you know what I mean. Probably safer with the smaller pitch chain. yep. Those big saws just keep pushing the chain whether oiled or not. that did not take long to figure out. I should have noticed the chain was not coasting to a stop signaling low oil and friction. Gotta learn your saw.
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Post by drocknut on Sept 30, 2015 19:57:26 GMT -5
I know what you mean about kickback, boss had an old stihl 034 saw with a 20" bar that kicked like a mule no matter what you cut. I hated that saw. Yes, the smaller pitch is safer when cutting the small stuff but it would be a pain to have to swap chains just to do limbing. Our saw usually developed the bad habit of free wheeling and you had to engage the chain brake to get the chain to stop. He was bad about maintenance or getting things fixed on saws.
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Post by Tom on Sept 30, 2015 21:01:36 GMT -5
Really great material James. I absolutely love the bots. They look just plain cool! Good to know that info from electrical man. See, mechanics and electrics can be nice to each other thanks man We sure can, we can't get along without each other *hugs*. ? Those really are beautiful fossils
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2015 1:32:05 GMT -5
Good to know that info from electrical man. See, mechanics and electrics can be nice to each other thanks man We sure can, we can't get along without each other *hugs*. ? Those really are beautiful fossils hugs OK as long as the other mechanics don't see LOL. odd how there was an ooze of extra silica coating the fossil coral
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Post by jamesp on Oct 1, 2015 2:47:25 GMT -5
I know what you mean about kickback, boss had an old stihl 034 saw with a 20" bar that kicked like a mule no matter what you cut. I hated that saw. Yes, the smaller pitch is safer when cutting the small stuff but it would be a pain to have to swap chains just to do limbing. Our saw usually developed the bad habit of free wheeling and you had to engage the chain brake to get the chain to stop. He was bad about maintenance or getting things fixed on saws. That coarse chain grabbing on limbs constantly made me concerned about the one nut holding the bar. Does fine. Cut lots of bamboo, got to use the small pitch chain on it. It derails the chain a lot. Arborist saw only for it. Never quote removing a bamboo grove. You will loose your butt. There is no easy way other than an expensive track hoe mounted grinder. Or using fire.
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Post by drocknut on Oct 1, 2015 12:34:49 GMT -5
Chain might be derailing because of the lazy person who doesn't want to tighten the chain...lol. Just sayin...lol
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