03-08-2016, 07:25 AM
Back in the '60s I made part of my living with chainsaws.
I have not been a frequent user since.
I still think that anything less than a 24" is not a real tool.
But, for general small yard jobs and from the size of the trees on our lot, I went with an inexpensive Homelite 14" from HD.
I've had it over 2 years now and have used it much more than I thought I would because of Iselle, the Kona Wind, and the Ohia sudden death problem.
It has and still is serving me well.
I had one problem with it that I thought might be a bad coil, turned out that the resistor spark plug had an early failure.
Over 2 years of moderate use and the chain is still reasonably sharp.
But, that is more due to a lack of pilot error than anything else.
I have not been a frequent user since.
I still think that anything less than a 24" is not a real tool.
But, for general small yard jobs and from the size of the trees on our lot, I went with an inexpensive Homelite 14" from HD.
I've had it over 2 years now and have used it much more than I thought I would because of Iselle, the Kona Wind, and the Ohia sudden death problem.
It has and still is serving me well.
I had one problem with it that I thought might be a bad coil, turned out that the resistor spark plug had an early failure.
Over 2 years of moderate use and the chain is still reasonably sharp.
But, that is more due to a lack of pilot error than anything else.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.