[AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Wed Jul 20 07:46:41 PDT 2016


Dick,  I have two portable generators.  One
runs on gasoline and I run the carb dry on it every
time I use it and NEVER use gas with ethanol in it.
The other one is set up to run on gasoline or Propane.
I've never run it on gasoline and don't intend to.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dick Day
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 8:06 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] FW: Slightly Off Topic

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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