[AT] New chainsaw

[Alan Riley]

Farmer, that probably would have been a Shindaiwa saw
that gave you the near heart attack.  They are red and definitely
not cheap.  I am in the same boat as you regarding using a
heavy saw.  My old McCulloch Pro-Mac 610 20" saw is just
too heavy to use except to fell a tree or cut up large diameter
logs on the ground.  About 5 years back a medium size oak I
was cutting (beside the pad for my new tractor shed) decided
to fall in the opposite direction it was "supposed" to fall, pinching
the bar of the Mac.  One of my boys had "borrowed" (I never
saw it again) my 14" Craftsman (Poulan), and my 16" Homelite's 
clutch was slipping badly.  Being mildly upset, as you were, I
stopped at the first place down the road that sold chain saws
(7 or 8 miles away) rather than going twice that far to Lowes or
Wal-Mart.  I nearly choked on the price, but I did buy a 14" 
Shindaiwa (a model 300S Professional, I believe).  It got me
out of a jam that day and has never failed me since.  It is very
easy starting and I really enjoy using it.

Alan
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:44 PM
Subject: [AT] New chainsaw


>I wanted to cut some wood last week and my little Poulan didn't want
> to fire up. Thinking back it was probably just a tiny bit of water in
> the carb from condensation etc. that turned to ice out in the cold but
> as many of us do I got a little pi$$ed and headed to town to look for
> a new saw. The local farm store only carries Poulan and while Poulans
> have always given me decent service I was still a little angry at
> mine. I have an almost new 20" Poulan Pro which is great for felling
> good sized trees and bucking the logs but it just gets too heavy for
> limbing etc. especially when climbing in awkward spots or reaching out
> to cut. I have used the little 14" Poulans for a long time for that. I
> just wanted something different this time so I went to see our only
> actual outdoor power equipment dealer in town. There are several
> around but they are about a 60 mile round trip and the folks in town
> are a 6 mile round trip. They also have a decent reputation and I have
> bought parts there before and they seem to stock well and know what
> you need. They had a display of some kind of "red" saw that I can not
> recall the name of (I think it starts with an S not Stihl, I think it
> has a Q in it). I looked at the price tags on them and about had a
> Fred Sanford heart attack right there among the saws...
> :-)
> Then I spotted a display of Echo products. My hand was still shaking
> when I turned over the price tag on the smallest one and it was almost
> twice the price of the small Poulan I had looked at in the farm store
> but after seeing the price on that red one it seemed almost free.
> One of them followed me home and I must say that I do like it a lot.
> It is extremely light and the whole head is a lot smaller and flatter
> than the Poulan. The dealer insisted on putting fuel and oil in it and
> firing it up before he would let it out the door. I had looked before
> at several brands but this time I wanted a local parts stocking
> dealer. I suppose now he will go belly up on me since I bought one...
> :-)
> I'll keep the bigger Poulan Pro, the Echo and the newest little Poulan
> and probably take all of the others I have to the Portland Spring Swap
> Meet.
> 
> -- 
> --
> "farmer"
> 
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
> 
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> 
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
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