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Fired up the mastermind 261 yesterday

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  1. GRIZ

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    Afyer work I could not wait to start that piece of art so I walked out the basement door and fired it up to hear it run and as soon as I fired it 3 trees feel in the back yard. Wow I cant wait to saw with it.
     
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    What do they feel like? :D:p
     
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  3. GRIZ

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    A small block chevy:yes:
     
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    so your 261 feels like a SBC?, go get some wood with that soon to be 572/441cm;)
     
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    Soon as 60 hrs a week and 5 yards a week slow down Im guna burn it up:popcorn:
     
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    Glad you got to run it Griz! It's gonna get stronger and snappier with every tankful of fuel. Up to about 10 + tanks. :)

    Any pics of this beast in action!!
     
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    Lol you crack me up Griz
     
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    Hope you werent so excited you cut down your yard trees that you had not intended to use for fire wood!o_O
     
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    You think that 261 is snappy..fire up da fo fo one....;)
     
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    Not yet. Can't wait:hair:60 hrs a week and 5 yards / wife little time hope to a little this weekend. Have you cut any with your 261/
     
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    Drive by the court house with that bad boy. They will never know what hit them!:D

    Gary
     
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    Yeah. About a tank full. On a small ash tree that died in my yard. I like it... A lot.. snappy little thing that is light weight (in comparison to my whale heavy saws ;) )
     
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    I got a poplar that a big long fork fell in the edge of my yard.:thumbs: Im going to try mine out a little this weekend. I know that ant the wood to test them but its running my saws. Can't wait till the frost and 40 hrs a week comes so I can roll the tanks through them:saw::saw:
     
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    Many GTGs use poplar cants to race in.
     
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    Yep I done had a pile of cookies in my mind:yes:
     
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    Those popular cookies will be ready to burn I. The stove this winter as well.
     
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