Thanks R Grant!
I just got the new motor installed and got the saw mostly back together. Tomorrow I'll take it in and show it to my buddy the Stihl mechanic at...
I'll stop using the winter shutter position and see how the saw runs.
The Radiance propane is a direct vent stove, and is going into the master bedroom.
I just bought a Vermont Casting Radiance propane stove for $280. Looks to be in great shape. Now in 2018, when I put my Jotul F400 wood burner...
I'm 76, and need a lighter saw. I take my time and try not to overload the saw. The present oak I'm working on has 130 growth rings and is 20-22...
In 2019 I bought a new Stihl MS251 Wood Boss. I heat entirely with wood, and have a lot of oak on my place, as well as friends' places. I am...
Curliques Mr. XLH! I like curliques.
I'll try to get some pics of inside the chainsaw repair area tomorrow.
Here is one of the Stihl junk yards. [IMG] Some Husq's here too. [IMG]
I'll post some pictures soon.
I've got a buddy who has a Stihl dealership, and must have 100+ junk Stihls in his shed. I'm betting I can find a clutch cover that fits.
Thanks guys!
I cut mostly oak. If I run into gnarly pieces, instead of splitting them, I'll noodle them. But too often some of the noodles jam up my Stihl...
I've used ashes on a wet paper towel when the glass is cold and also very warm. But I never do that when the glass is hot--I'm afraid it would...
I just processed four front-end loader buckets of Elm from a blown down tree--the property owner said I could have it after some guy with a...
I used a kiln to dry some red oak firewood a couple of years ago. It had been cut and split a month earlier, but I needed some dry firewood, so...
I dunno. But I cut down a Hickory tree several months ago... base was 28 inches in diameter, and when I used some heart wood to smoke some lamb,...
It's gorgeous but I'll stick to my Jotul F400 Castine.
I thought Vermont Castings too.