[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

[Mike M]

Hi Dick, that list member would be me, and it's still making piles of 
chips :) With all due respect, I would look for a small gas powered saw, 
they are VERY light compared to the old ones, and it sounds like you 
need a small one. I don't like electric chain saws for the simple reason 
that the cord gives you something to trip over, and tripping is not a 
good thing when running a saw. I don't see battery ones lasting more 
that a few cuts before they crap out. Like others have said for light 
duty use almost any big brand small saw would work for your purposes.

Best regards,

Mike M

PS - who is going to restart cutting firewood after the ^((*%%*& Deer 
Fly season is over


On 7/17/2016 10:05 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> I used to use gas chain saws but found that I just could not handle the
> weight. I find that the electric saws are much easier to handle/safer.
> Many years ago, a list member (cannot remember who) bought my Stilh gas saw.
>
> I have been looking at the battery saws. There are quite a few on the
> market now.  One day I may change to one.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 8:23 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I use an electric pole saw and generator to trim around my fields--I
>> always drive in a ground rod. If you aren't having much luck with a
>> ground rod, consider buying a gasoline chainsaw or a battery powered
>> model. Some of the battery powered stuff is getting to be pretty good
>> quality. Regarding a gasoline saw, a cheap major brand would suit your
>> needs.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>>
>> On 7/17/2016 8:52 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>>> I forgot to ask the question!
>>>
>>> Do I need to worry about the lack of a ground?
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 7:35 PM, DDSS, Inc. <ddss at telebeep.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tractor related...  The JD 60 in the attachments is the first tractor I
>>>> ever
>>>> restored. It's a 1952.  Originally from Baltimore, we never had much
>> need
>>>> for a tractor :)  When we moved to Nebraska I eventually decided to see
>> if
>>>> I
>>>> could restore one.  When I bought this JD in 1996, I had never even
>> changed
>>>> the oil in my car.  My wife just knew that we would eventually need to
>> hire
>>>> someone to use their payloader to haul the pieces away.  It took me 36
>>>> months and a lot of Coor's Lite to get it done.  I ordered the owner's
>>>> manual, service manual and parts manual.  I learned to weld, do body
>> work,
>>>> use a cutting torch and to paint.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Since that one, I had other people ask me to restore tractors for them.
>>>> Not sure how many remember Rodger Welsch from the list, but I did an
>> Allis
>>>> Chalmers G and a John Deere B for him.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've reached a point that I can no longer get up on the 60, so I gave
>> it to
>>>> a son In Chicago, I'm hoping he'll be able to pick it up before winter
>> sets
>>>> in.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sort of Tractor related...  The other attachment shows my 15 year old
>>>> Generac generator that I converted to Propane.  As you see, it's on a
>>>> carry-all on the back of my Boomer.  We have about 6 acres in trees and
>> a
>>>> lot of it is Cottonwood.   They grow in clusters and during the summer,
>> I
>>>> will go in and thin them out.  That becomes firewood for the next
>> winter.
>>>> I use an 18" electric chain saw, hence the need for a generator.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Question... where we live is all sand, it's like living at the beach.
>> Even
>>>> in the woods, it's all sand.  To get a sufficient ground for the
>> fencer, I
>>>> had to put four 6-foot grounding rods in the ground.  I know I'm
>> supposed
>>>> to
>>>> have some sort of ground when using the generator.   The chain saw has a
>>>> 2-prong plug and has an all plastic housing.  The generator does not
>> have a
>>>> GFI outlet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?  Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> D. Day
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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