[Shop-talk] Well blow me down!

[Brian Kemp]

The Harbor Freight corded pole chain saw that is coupon special for 
$60-70 is actually pretty good for getting branches up to about 8". I 
have about 15 hours on it with no problems other than many of my trees 
are too big and tall sometimes.  Very nice to cut high stuff from the 
ground.  I did watch a county fire crew go to work on a tree that fell 
across the road with some Sthil gas powered pole saws and am a bit 
envious, but at $650, they were a bit pricey for my wallet.

You can get an ok corded chainsaw for about $50.  If you are always near 
a plug and not doing a lot of heavy cutting, it will get you buy and you 
don't have to worry about mixing and storing gas/oil.
Sample: 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Homelite-14-in-9-Amp-Electric-Chainsaw-UT43104/202723256

For irregularly used gas chainsaws, I'm a big fan of a product like 
TruFuel, especially with the bad gas we have in California.  I may go up 
to a year between uses and my regular gas chain saw always starts and 
runs fine

Brian


On 5/12/2020 9:33 AM, Mark J Bradakis via Shop-talk wrote:
> This is not what I wanted to happen.  Had some very gusty winds 
> yesterday, half of our boxelder is no longer attached to the other 
> half.  Didn't do any serious damage to Killer or the garage, as far as 
> I can tell so far.  After some quick work with my cordless 
> reciprocating saw there is at least a pathway to the garage. Still 
> some big limbs putting pressure on my internet cable.
>
> It didn't take long for the work ro wear me out.  I had been thinking 
> of getting an electric chainsaw, amazing how disasters can always seem 
> to provide an excuse for acquiring another tool. But I think I'll hold 
> off, and just let professional tree trimmers do the rest of the work.  
> And hope that no big wind gusts disturb the fallen branches and have 
> them take out my, and Team Net's, network connection.
>
> mjb.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/bk13@earthlink.net
>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk/attachments/20200512/21edbae6/attachment.htm>