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  1. Jotel me this

    How old was this tree? Metal found in wood!

    I was cleaning out the ash from my fireplace and found this 4.25" screw eye! I was burning splits recently and in no matter, shape, or form, was any part of this screw eye sticking out of the wood pre-burn. This means the original tree grew around the entire thing (metal wire attached and all)...
  2. S

    DIY Branch jig I invented - cuts 10+ branches at once with chainsaw

    Hello everyone :D I came up with this idea to make a branch cutting "machine" from scrap wood that uses my chainsaw to cut a bunch of branches safely and easily in 1 motion. Has anyone here seen something like this before? (aside from the big metal firewood processing machines with built in...
  3. M

    Gas or battery chainsaw

    I have been using a battery pole saw for a long time. It's end to its life. So I would like to change this model. But one of my neighbor said to take a gas pole saw instead a battery one. I want to hear from the experts which is preferable; gas pole saw or battery pole saw. I use it only to my...
  4. BoiledOver

    Chainsaw Bar Length

    Wondering what bars folks are using and satisfied with on their saws. *For the latest acquisition Husqvarna 395XP, 93cc, have ordered a couple 28" 3/8-.058 bars. *On the 17 year old Stihl 029, 56cc, using 20" with .325-.050 and am very satisfied. *On the 4 year old Stihl MS170, 30cc, using 16"...
  5. sksmass

    Sprocket turns but only with effort

    My saw bogged down and quit today. It would rev up but the chain wouldn't spin. I shut it down and tried to spin it by hand, no luck. I took the saw apart and noticed the bar tip sprocket didn't spin. I cleaned the bar groove, the grease ports, and greased the sprocket. Now it turns but...
  6. Kosmonauts

    Husqvarna chainsaw running sluggish ("bogging?")

    hey, I have a fairly new husqvarna, just a 240, but i take good care of her and always keep chains sharp. I've been having an issue when I throttle with the saw running pretty sluggish and not wanting to throttle like it should be. I believe this is called bogging? I am fairly new to the...