wood id please? my second scounge
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smokinj
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smokinj
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smokinj
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sweet.......only drawback is i now have to add a chainsaw to my arsenal, first scrounge was all 18 and under so added a splitting ax to go with my maul, now this load all 20 and better and 18 is about max for the monty......i am certainly getting myself in deep here......any ideas for a decent chain, only to be used to cut scrounged rounds, no0t going to be in the forrest
smokinj
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fm said:
A stihl ms, 180 or 250. Keep it simple....Echo has some good home owner saws aswell. 180 for a couple hundo's is a good little saw.
Gasp, those pieces of junk? Come on, it aint a saw unless it weighs at least 15 pounds and has more than 5hp.smokinjay said:
On a serious note, what he said! MS170/180/250 will all do just fine for you. I cut my entire first year on a used MS170 I bought off craigslist for less than $100. I stocked up a 5+ year supply of wood in that years time and that saw still runs great!
lukem said:
With all due respect.........anything worth working with need not be plugged in......and what the heck, regular is down to 3.89 a gallon
looks like i have myself a father's day request
smokinj
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weatherguy
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fm said:lukem said:
With all due respect.........anything worth working with need not be plugged in......and what the heck, regular is down to 3.89 a gallon
looks like i have myself a father's day request
You'll be looking at splitters next. First year I got split wood delivered, then I got addicted to scrounging. If you look hard enough you can end up with cords of wood so you'll need a full arsenal, it'll all pay for itself over time, plus its more fun than just stacking splits.
there is no doubtr in my mind that i am headed in that direction, we live in a tight neighborhoood and i almost took out the neighbor kid when i first saw the scrounge on the side of the road, in fact the splitter has already crossed my mind, have 2 neighbors that both need one, with probably 4-6 cord piles which were felled in a storm, just sitting on their lawn, waiting for therer day to come. figure supplying the splitter has to be good for about 25% of the haul.....*S*
mecreature
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fm said:
I think you get it stacked for free if you supply the splitter.
those top handles look interesting. I would think they would be hard to find used. dealer around here has them for over 300 new...
the 180 is 199.. seems like a no brainer if you need a saw.. I don't have a stihl...
now wait fathers day is coming up real quick...
Flatbedford
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I bought a used MS180 for $100 a couple years ago. Nice little saw. It is much more capable than it looks.
weatherguy
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Check craiglist, I got a husquavarna for $75 with 2 extra chains. Looked brand new when I got it, it was from a guy whose father had just bought it and he passed away.
Backwoods Savage
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Good luck on finding the right saw. There are many out there.
On the cherry, that should be burnable next winter and is decent firewood too. We usually burn some each winter.
On the cherry, that should be burnable next winter and is decent firewood too. We usually burn some each winter.
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