I couldn't help myself and got the Stihl MS311

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Just read this.
Nice saw Keith. Those noses can be tight first off .
But I really don't miss getting firewood. I started on the axe at ten. More jams then splits. At thirteen I was promoted to a McCullough chainsaw. For 39 years I split firewood and this morning as I have done for the past seven years I pressed a button and the gas kicked in. Bloody fantastic.
No it's not as nice as a big wood heater but the time and cost saving just makes me smile. I am getting old and lazy. Chop on gentlemen, chop on. :D
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macca wrote: Mon Jul 17, 2017 6:09 am Just read this.
Nice saw Keith. Those noses can be tight first off .
But I really don't miss getting firewood. I started on the axe at ten. More jams then splits. At thirteen I was promoted to a McCullough chainsaw. For 39 years I split firewood and this morning as I have done for the past seven years I pressed a button and the gas kicked in. Bloody fantastic.
No it's not as nice as a big wood heater but the time and cost saving just makes me smile. I am getting old and lazy. Chop on gentlemen, chop on. :D
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Haha thanks Macca,

You are dead right it certainly takes a fair amount of time to cut wood but I need the work out lol.
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Just ran the first tankful thru the new ms461. Guess what happened to the nose roller!


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kickinback wrote: Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:34 pm Just ran the first tankful thru the new ms461. Guess what happened to the nose roller!
Haha You're shitting me?
Did you free it up mate?

MS461!! Thats a nice bloody saw!
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Deadset. Couldn't believe it. Knew what the problem was straight away.

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kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 11:57 am Deadset. Couldn't believe it. Knew what the problem was straight away.

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Nice saw, I hope you got it fixed ok.

Bit of an upgrade from the 024 mate!

A longer bar and a ripping chain and you'd be ready to mill timber to build your own stocks mate!
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For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.




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kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.
The deer makes a bit of a mess with the chainsaw though.... :lol: :lol:
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The Raven wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:44 pm
kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.
The deer makes a bit of a mess with the chainsaw though.... :lol: :lol:
Half and quarter my cattle carcasses with a sthil 08s . Goes alright. :)
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macca wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:47 pm
The Raven wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:44 pm
kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.
The deer makes a bit of a mess with the chainsaw though.... :lol: :lol:
Half and quarter my cattle carcasses with a sthil 08s . Goes alright. :)
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Ummm bar oil :lol:
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daisy wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 4:25 pm
macca wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:47 pm
The Raven wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:44 pm
kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.
The deer makes a bit of a mess with the chainsaw though.... :lol: :lol:
Half and quarter my cattle carcasses with a sthil 08s . Goes alright. :)
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Ummm bar oil :lol:
No mate. Run it dry. The fat lubricates it. Only had oil in it for the initial start up at the dealers. 30 years on and never missed a beat or beast. :D
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Firewood and food. Good arvo/evenings work.

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That photo is awesome!

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macca wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 3:47 pm
The Raven wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:44 pm
kickinback wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:35 pm For the first time ever I was cutting faster than Mitch could split. The deer afterwards was a bonus tho.
The deer makes a bit of a mess with the chainsaw though.... :lol: :lol:
Half and quarter my cattle carcasses with a sthil 08s . Goes alright. :)
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Bit had to get the cattle to stand still though....
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Would be ok cooked over the hot coals.

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