[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

Wed Jul 20 05:06:23 PDT 2016

Mike, glad to hear it's still running.

If I give up my corded electric saw, I will probably go the battery route.
I swore, years ago, that I would not bring another internal combustion
engine on the place.  Electric saws, I just dust off and put it back on the
shelf until I need it again.  Not so much with gas engines.   Once I
converted my Generac to LP, I have no more problems with stale gas, all I
do is change the oil.  I may even convert my Craftsman push mower to LP.

Dick

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 10:43 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> 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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