Spent the last few hours at the marina, unloading all the loose stuff
off of Yo Ho, and having her plopped onto her trailer for the long trip
(:} to the dealer's for winterizing, washdown and shrinkwrapping.

I was going to head out on the Bay today, and take advantage of the nice
weather, but good sense prevailed. Well, maybe not. Still, I have a
couple of friends with boats still in the water here, so there is hope
for another outing before the snow starts falling.

And Miami in February, hopefully.

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I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!

Harry Krause wrote in message
...
Spent the last few hours at the marina, unloading all the loose stuff
off of Yo Ho, and having her plopped onto her trailer for the long trip
(:} to the dealer's for winterizing, washdown and shrinkwrapping.

I was going to head out on the Bay today, and take advantage of the nice
weather, but good sense prevailed. Well, maybe not. Still, I have a
couple of friends with boats still in the water here, so there is hope
for another outing before the snow starts falling.

And Miami in February, hopefully.

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Don White wrote:
I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!


I've not owned a chain saw for many years, but I'm considering the
possibility. We lost some trees during the last big storm here;
fortunately they fell where they do no harm. Plus I have some scraggly
stuff at the edge of the woods I'd like to cut down.

But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.



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There is an art to it.
I had owned two different devices that were supposed to make it easy and
used them them with mixed results. When I tried to file down the little
guides, in addition to the teeth, I usually ran into trouble.
I do have a dealer within walking distance if I ever get the itch to own one
again and would probably pay them to sharpen.


Harry Krause wrote in message
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But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.



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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:42:52 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!


I've not owned a chain saw for many years, but I'm considering the
possibility. We lost some trees during the last big storm here;
fortunately they fell where they do no harm. Plus I have some scraggly
stuff at the edge of the woods I'd like to cut down.

If it's for occasional use near your house and you are only going to cut
stuff less than around 8"-10" diameter, consider getting an electric
chain saw. They're cheaper, much more convenient and very capable.

But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.

Again, if it's for occasional use, you can go years without sharpening
the blades.

Steve

(Steven Shelikoff) wrote in message ...
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:42:52 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!


I've not owned a chain saw for many years, but I'm considering the
possibility. We lost some trees during the last big storm here;
fortunately they fell where they do no harm. Plus I have some scraggly
stuff at the edge of the woods I'd like to cut down.

If it's for occasional use near your house and you are only going to cut
stuff less than around 8"-10" diameter, consider getting an electric
chain saw. They're cheaper, much more convenient and very capable.

But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.

Again, if it's for occasional use, you can go years without sharpening
the blades.

Steve

Funny, that goes against what most chain saw manufacturers suggest,
and that is to sharpen the chain before each use. Once you learn how,
it only takes a few minutes to do.

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:19:54 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:


Hmmm. Y'all make road trips? An electric chainsaw isn't going to hack it;
too long a drop between the power and the saw.

If you only have occasional use for a chainsaw, why not just rent one?
The rental shed will even sharpen the chain for you. ;-)

How would you have liked to use one of these? We have come a long way.

http://www.acresinternet.com/cscc.ns...9?OpenDocument

On 24 Nov 2003 04:52:55 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

(Steven Shelikoff) wrote in message ...
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:42:52 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!


I've not owned a chain saw for many years, but I'm considering the
possibility. We lost some trees during the last big storm here;
fortunately they fell where they do no harm. Plus I have some scraggly
stuff at the edge of the woods I'd like to cut down.

If it's for occasional use near your house and you are only going to cut
stuff less than around 8"-10" diameter, consider getting an electric
chain saw. They're cheaper, much more convenient and very capable.

But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.

Again, if it's for occasional use, you can go years without sharpening
the blades.

Funny, that goes against what most chain saw manufacturers suggest,
and that is to sharpen the chain before each use. Once you learn how,
it only takes a few minutes to do.

Of course manufacturers are going to suggest that, mostly for liability
reasons. That way, if someone gets hurt with a chain saw (as they very
frequently do because it's probably the most dangerous tool most people
ever use) the manufacturer can claim in court that they weren't
following the instructions because they didn't sharpen the blades before
every use (which almost no one I know does).

Most people only sharpen the blades when they need sharpening. And just
getting down one snag branch by cutting a few medium sized branches that
could also be done with a tree limber shouldn't dull the blades enough
to require sharpening next time.

Steve

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:44:28 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:19:54 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:


Hmmm. Y'all make road trips? An electric chainsaw isn't going to hack it;
too long a drop between the power and the saw.

Well, yeah. That's why I said it's just for occasional use around your
house where you have power available with a long extension cord.
Obviously if you're out in the woods you should be using a gas one.

If you only have occasional use for a chainsaw, why not just rent one?
The rental shed will even sharpen the chain for you. ;-)

Convenience. Sometimes it's nicer to just go into the garage and pull
the electric off the wall, plug it in and cut away then driving down to
the tool rental place, renting the thing and driving it back. Not to
mention that it only takes a couple of rentals to equal the cost of
buying one.

Steve

(Steven Shelikoff) wrote in message ...
On 24 Nov 2003 04:52:55 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

(Steven Shelikoff) wrote in message ...
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:42:52 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
I just spent part of the afternoon trying to get a large snag branch down
from a big old ash tree on my front lawn.
This was damage left over from hurricane Juan.
What a struggle. It was hooked up well.
Since I don't own a chainsaw anymore, I had to use my tree limber with it's
foot long curved blade on the end of the pole.
After cutting through a number of medium sized branches, the snag came
crashing down, narrowly missing the wife and
mini-van. D'oh!


I've not owned a chain saw for many years, but I'm considering the
possibility. We lost some trees during the last big storm here;
fortunately they fell where they do no harm. Plus I have some scraggly
stuff at the edge of the woods I'd like to cut down.

If it's for occasional use near your house and you are only going to cut
stuff less than around 8"-10" diameter, consider getting an electric
chain saw. They're cheaper, much more convenient and very capable.

But I absolutely hate sharpening chain saw chains.

Again, if it's for occasional use, you can go years without sharpening
the blades.

Funny, that goes against what most chain saw manufacturers suggest,
and that is to sharpen the chain before each use. Once you learn how,
it only takes a few minutes to do.

Of course manufacturers are going to suggest that, mostly for liability
reasons. That way, if someone gets hurt with a chain saw (as they very
frequently do because it's probably the most dangerous tool most people
ever use) the manufacturer can claim in court that they weren't
following the instructions because they didn't sharpen the blades before
every use (which almost no one I know does).

Most people only sharpen the blades when they need sharpening. And just
getting down one snag branch by cutting a few medium sized branches that
could also be done with a tree limber shouldn't dull the blades enough
to require sharpening next time.

Steve

Again, if you know what you are doing, it only takes a few minutes to
brighten up a chain. Now, mind you, I'm not talking about a chain that
hasn't been sharpened in a long time, that takes time to regrind into
decent shape. I was taught early in life that if you file your chain
often, it doesn't take but a few minutes, and makes cutting SO much
easier. If you let it get dull, then it takes a long time to file
sharp.