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Stihl 441R C M

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Rope, Oct 22, 2017.

  1. Cold Trigger Finger

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    The Lacrosse packs didn't last 3 months so I went back to white Bata bunny boots. The pacs caused an amount of foot stomping to stay warm . Not so with the bunny boots.
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    This is an Ingersoll2000 rock drill . Air Track. Powered by an Ingersoll 1600 compressor drilling 4 or 4 1/2" dia blast holes in frozen "permafrost" over burden and gravel. Ain't no cab on an air track. Outside work. Its probably the single coldest job on The Slope.
    Our compressors burned over 130 gal of diesel per 12 hour shift but they only held around 68 gal in their fuel tanks. Drillers burned more fuel than the D10 dozers that pushed and the 390 Cat excavators that loaded the B70 off highway belly dumps .
     
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    O.K. Up front, I didn't read the entire thread. As a generally firewooder who appreciates a well-ported saw (MMWS and Tree Monkey) here are my opinions. First off, from your original posts, the stock MS441CM is performing the exact task you bought it for, with room to spare. YOU WIN. No doubt, it will be a very fine to "SUPERIOR" saw as it is in stock form. JUST KEEP YOUR CHAINS SHARP. Yes, square filing will out perform round filing and ported saws out perform stock. BUT!!!!!!!! I will kick your butt with a stock Stihl Pro saw with a sharp, standard, round filed ("RS") chain vs. a dull square filed chain and/or ported saw. These are my opinions/experiences, your mileage may vary. Congratulations on your chainsaw purchase (addiction)
     
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    I'm sorry, but that's just too damm cold!!!! Holy fright, I can't even imagine. Last time it got - 20F here & the whole world stopped.
     
  4. Cold Trigger Finger

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    It's a different world when it gets cold. But, if you check cold temps in the lower 48. There are some places like International Falls Minnesota and other places that get flat chilly.
     
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    Right on, sharp always wins for sure. I am only a few tanks into her. Of course she will get better with breakin. Frankly I am surprised how much better than the 036 she is.
     
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    Yeah BUT !!! I will stomp your derrière with a Stihl Pro saw that has been ported and is running a sharp razer sqr/sqr vs the same model stock with a sharp RS sqr/round ... to the tune of upwards of 55% or more ... If u are cutting for personal use then maybe not worth BUT !!! If you are doing tree-work and especially processing firewood 55% at the end of the day is ALOT more $$$ in your pocket eh?
     
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    Once it gets -20* things get expedentially tougher. It’s hard on everything mostly metal. The right clothing it’s not as bad as you think. We don’t wait for summer, we enjoy winter and what she offers. We can access so much more of Alaska when she is frozen. Where I live we don’t get much humidity or wind. I would rather-50* where I live than, 0* with 80+% humidity and 5+ mph of wind.
     
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    Waiting for this, all in good time.
     
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    If those are not in place, saw chips will collect in the tube and ignite.
     
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    EAB (emerald ash-borer) has done a number on our ash trees here in NY ... looks like I’m gonna hafts to sharpen muh chain lol !
     
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    I don't think there is a ash tree here that has not been affected by the EAB. I have found that some people don't want ash for firewood because it does not burn as good as oak and it is not hardwood:rofl: :lol:
     
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    I’ll take all the free ash I can get ! Oak it is not - but a wood to warm a Kings slippers by !
     
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    I don't really see any difference in it.
     
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    Red oak seasoned for 2plus years burns a lot hotter and longer than any ash I’ve burned ... your mileage may vary
     
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    Thats way too cold! So you are out running a rock drill with no cab at sub zero temps? Sounds like you got big $ invested in winter gear, well i guess you would die without it! Here where i live if its any colder than about +10 nobody even messes with that type of work. It only gets sub zero about 6 days a year here ( central ore). They were drilling a couple years ago where i work when it was +20 and they had a brushpile lit up so they could get warm once an hour.
     
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    These guys from Alaska must have anti-freeze in their blood !!!
     
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    Ash wood green or Ash wood brown , is fit for King with golden crown ;-)
     
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