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New saw Break in gas mix.?

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by HDRock, May 15, 2016.

  1. clemsonfor

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    Maybe so or permitting, license and insurance to do business in those area selling basically hazmat?
     
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    Maybe, or just part of the Big Scam. Kind of like when a refinery announces a shut down, and fuel goes up the next day. Buncha colluding bastards.
     
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    Probably...or like that funiture stor across town that's been going out of business 3x a year of the last 5 years?
     
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    Exactly.
     
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    The additional cost is an oddity to me, since REC fuel has less stuff in it=less processing. Kinda like Diesel costing more?
    Stupid.
     
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    These are all "broken in" on 88 Non Ethanol and Shindaiwa Red Armor.
     
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    I think the red armor breaks in better then some other full synthetic .
    Is it me or does your 5105 have the most worn bar? I could understand why.
     
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    Thank the EPA for higher diesel. The ULSF added 20-50 million dollar add ons to each refinery that wanted to make diesel. State taxes have a big part of gas cost. We pay 20-25 cents less a gallon than in VA now. We used to be even. NC is way higher than TN and SC
     
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    Agreed on the Red Armor.

    LOL! You know that bar got scared when I put it on that saw, and all the paint ran away.

    Edit: The 359 is a saw I had done for my 16 year old boy.
    Also, if you zoom in on the MS390, you'll see an original MMWS decal on the top cover.
     
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    I was wondering the deal with the 390
     
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    Bought new around 2002 for me by a friend and coworker. He wanted me to have something better than my Poulan 2900 Farmhand. Sent off to Mastermind 08/2011, which was still pretty early in the life of MMWS. It pulls a 24/25" with ease now, and has always been dependable. The only thing I have had to replace is a fuel line.
    I have kept it all of these years because of my friendship with the friend who bought it for me. He drove tank trucks for us for years, and we have known each other for 25+ years. He first started driving when chain drive Macks were still being used, and told many great stories of driving logging trucks, growing up in the Sierras, life on the road, betting the ponies, etc, etc, etc. He's now well into his 80's and still driving a few loads a week, though they aren't the hauls of years gone by, he still keeps rolling along.
     
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