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All this huge oak is giving me piles...of wood!

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    ill go along with that...even cooler if possible NH mountain man
     
    buZZsaw BRAD, Apr 26, 2019
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    Yes, I use it a lot for the small stuff and love it.

    When I bought this I had put it off for a long time. Checked with many and most advised the 250 which is a good saw for sure. But what swung me was a man I know who worked on Stihl for many years and he highly advised the 180. I asked, "Isn't that just a toy?" He said for sure not and that is the only saw he uses. So I finally got one.

    The only problem I have with it is the narrow kerf works great and you can saw some big stuff if you need to (I cut some 26" red oak) but you do have to sharpen the chain much more often. I have a 16" bar on mine and would not like to use a 14" as that is just too small for me.
     
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    Hoping to get some splitting done this weekend. Need to organize these hefty rounds. Lol
     
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    Hopefully the weather will cooperate MikeyB! Raining pretty good here now.:singingintherain: T-storm early this afternoon.
     
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    Awesome score!

    Might be time to use some of that wood selling money on some bags for your truck. :)
     
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    not sure of what you mean BigPapi
     
    buZZsaw BRAD, Apr 26, 2019
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    Air Suspensions & Springs at Summit Racing

    Air bags for the rear end. They range in price and performance from mild to luxury. Helps keep the truck level when loading like a FHC Hoarder! :)
     
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    My stepson put brakes on the other night and i was asking him about beefier shocks/extra leaf springs in the back. Ill talk to him about them. Thanks for the idea. I definitely load like a FHC hoarder BigPapi Most of my loads are close to home luckily (less than ten minutes)
     
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    IMG_20180310_145659669.jpg See of Firestone air bags I put on my F-150. Really helped pulling the dump trailer. You can get on board compressor kits to go with the bags or adjust pressure manually, the way I do now. I want to get the kit one day...
    Check out this site, they have all kinds of suspension parts. I got my bags from here. Look on eBay too.
    Truck Load Support - Increase Load Capacity with Hellwig Leaf Helpers, Super Springs, Air Bags
     
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