chaisaw bar oil

[ferniesnow]

Just for imdoo'n I will type out the joke as I know he would be too polite to ask......

There was a guy from Red Deer who bought a new Stihl chain saw. The dealer convinced him to go the MS460AR with a 24" bar. This is an electronically controlled fuel injection system for the proper fuel/oil ratio at any temperature and at any elevation. As Imdoo'n is environmentally concerned he agreed with the salesman and bought the saw. The dealer told him he could cut 6 cords a day with this beauty leaving him more time to drink some BrewHouse when he was finished.

With a case to carry the saw, a jug of chain oil, one of those fancy jerry cans with the oil and gas tanks combined, a few files, and a couple of wedges. He was set. He had the rails on the box of the truck and off he went.

He came back to the dealer just before closing time. His pants were torn, his jacket a shamble, his hat was all dirty and had lichens all over it, gloves were ripped and his fingers were bleeding. His glasses were bend and very dirty. The carrying case was broken. The saw was dented, the bar bent, and the chain was off and hanging down.

The dealer has to stymie a laugh and without bursting out laughing asked Imdoo'n, "How was your day?"

Quite quickly, the dealer said, "never mind, pass me your saw and I will fix it for you."
A couple of minutes later, with a new bar and chain, the dealer started the saw up and said, "Runs just like new!"

Imdoo'n said, "what's that noise?"

 

[imdoo'n]

you saw me using it like a hand saw? hehe where is the key and electric start, friggin saws.

 

[medler]

Friggen Larry and his toys...

 

[GYMBRAT]

This thread has made me LOL each time I view it. good shtuff!

 

[northern bear]

Sounds pricey, last chain I bought was skip tooth Stihl and it was about $30.

The chain was the cheap part. Bout 25 bucks or so but the bar is pricey. It's an Oregon with roller nose that's replaceable/rebuildable. Biggest one available for my saw, Husqvarna 55. To much for it really, that's why I went with a skip tooth.

 

[imdoo'n]

a bar costing that much, i'd be treating it well also. a 28inch bar is a biggie all right, must be a pain sharpening. must clear a wide path through the bush.

 

[northern bear]

a bar costing that much, i'd be treating it well also. a 28inch bar is a biggie all right, must be a pain sharpening. must clear a wide path through the bush.

Ya I only gets used in select places. Mostly I run a 20" for everyday stuff. Not bad to sharpen because it's a skip tooth. Only half the teeth of a normal chain. Probably less teeth on it than my 20" setup. The big bars are nice though, no bending over to buck up a log

 

[GYMBRAT]

Used to run a 394xp Husqvarna with a 50" bar for falling back in the day, sharpening SUCKED yes! And a 288xp and a 36" bar here in Ab for hand cutting. BEST saws on this Earth hands down. The old 266xp's were indestructible, prob why they quit producing them!

 

[northern bear]

Used to run a 394xp Husqvarna with a 50" bar for falling back in the day, sharpening SUCKED yes! And a 288xp and a 36" bar here in Ab for hand cutting. BEST saws on this Earth hands down. The old 266xp's were indestructible, prob why they quit producing them!

That's a big ass saw. Stand it on end, i bet it's taller than me. Probably 70" over all length. I need a saw like that just to have lol.

 

[GYMBRAT]

That's a big ass saw. Stand it on end, i bet it's taller than me. Probably 70" over all length. I need a saw like that just to have lol.

big trees so needed a Big powered saw you bet. Itd literally drag ya through the bush if it could LOL. I still have it out at the farm in the shed. I like to run it every so often for the heck of it.......helps remind me why I got outa that line of work

 

[ferniesnow]

Used to run a 394xp Husqvarna with a 50" bar for falling back in the day, sharpening SUCKED yes! And a 288xp and a 36" bar here in Ab for hand cutting. BEST saws on this Earth hands down. The old 266xp's were indestructible, prob why they quit producing them!

I'd have to have arms like my legs just to carry it around let alone operate that sucker!!!!

 

[GYMBRAT]

I'd have to have arms like my legs just to carry it around let alone operate that sucker!!!!

They're actually not all bad as they really balance out nicely. My 4arms and shoulders looked way disproportionate compared to my upper arms etc when id get outa camp back then lol

 

[Bnorth]

Used to run a 394xp Husqvarna with a 50" bar for falling back in the day, sharpening SUCKED yes! And a 288xp and a 36" bar here in Ab for hand cutting. BEST saws on this Earth hands down. The old 266xp's were indestructible, prob why they quit producing them!

Haha yup I have an old 266xp it's a great saw. Also have a 3120xp that thing is a beast! The 288xp is probably my favorite saw that I have run. I ended up biased towards Husky by accident lol, never even run a stihl but I do like their chain better than the husky/oregon stuff.

 

[GYMBRAT]

Haha yup I have an old 266xp it's a great saw. Also have a 3120xp that thing is a beast! The 288xp is probably my favorite saw that I have run. I ended up biased towards Husky by accident lol, never even run a stihl but I do like their chain better than the husky/oregon stuff.

cool yeah same here, I had a bucker workin for me one time who was a saw mech and swore his stihl with an arctic package would out idle my 288 Husq with no winter vent covering etc, plain jane 288......we buried them in a snow drift and let em idle, well his "Arctic" package twice as expensive saw died way b4 mine and mine never did freeze up. Just kept idling lol.............easy $100 buck bet