At 09:25 PM 5/10/2013, Allan wrote:
I have a fairly wooded lot and have decided I need to get a chain saw to
keep it maintained. I checked local CL and surprisingly didn't find
much.
Needs to be gas-powered, too large a lot for electric to be practical.
Don't really know much about them. I don't need anything
lumberjack-quality, but don't want a piece of junk either. It's
probably something I will only use a few times a year. Maybe should
just rent one as needed?
I didn't know chain saws could be rented. That sounds like a
good way to learn about what you might want. Do wear ear muffs and
safety chaps. The rental people probably provide them with the saw.
For the last 32 years I have been using a chain saw a couple
times a week. Mostly cutting up trees that have fallen out into my
fields or across farm roads. I burn 3 or 4 cords to heat my house
and sell another 6 or 8 to long term customers. The Stihl saws have
been the best. For the last 10-15 years I have settled on a pair of
Stihl 026s with 16" bars and Oregon chisel chain I buy in 100' reels
from baileysonline.com. I make the loops with a hand tool. At the
end of the day I clamp the saw in a vice and give each tooth a pass
or two with a file. Every fifth or so sharpening I measure each
tooth with a caliper to make sure they are staying the same length
and I measure each raker with a gauge.
You may not go into it as heavy as I have but you probably will
do more than you think. For example your neighbors may become very
friendly. So you might want to think in terms of eventually getting
a quality saw. They are so much more satisfying to use than the
"homeowner" ones.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Gardening is all about the urge for excellence.
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