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When i was a young'un, my grandpa would make me help him cut wood, and i hated it. I always wondered why he liked it so much...
As i got older and got a handle on the finer things in life, i too realized it was sort of a relaxing experience to go out and make sawdust.
Granddad had...well, a granddad of chainsaws, a Homelite super EZ.
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Through sweat and back-breaking labor, he cut endless amounts of firewood to keep us warm with this saw. It has cut more firewood than i will ever see. Later in my childhood, his children got him a new model Homelite, but by then the brand had long passed their sell-by date, and he ended up giving it back to his son after several problems.
The old EZ was dusted off, and once again pressed into service. It is still in existence, but i left it back home when i moved to AZ, with instructions to never throw it away.
Thinking of what Homelite once was, it is sad to see what they are now.
Father time caught up to granddad..as it does to us all, and the wood cutting duties fell on me, and the time came to purchase my own saw. I knew the "big 2" were fairly interchangeable from a performance/durability standpoint, so i picked the closest dealer at them time, which was Sthil. This was before Lowes had Husky.
So i bought the Farm....Boss, that is!
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It ran for 8 years without so much as a hiccup until i moved, at which time i left it with my uncle who now occupied the old homestead, with only wood heat. So far as i know, it's still going strong, and sits next to the old Homelite when not in use.
Of course, after i moved to the deserts of Phoenix for a few years, wouldn't you know that i would end up back in colder country, and a wood stove as back-up.
My current situation doesn't dictate that i spend $400 + on another Sthil, so i went looking for another saw, with lighter duty use and price in mind.
What i found was what seems to be a decent saw at a steal: A Poulan Pro ( don't forget the pro, now ) 5020AV.
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Before you turn your nose up, be aware that Huskvarna owns Poulan, and most of the pieces of this saw have the Husky logo cast into them. It also has some Husky features ( like pulling intake air through the flywheel to remove dust ). At 50CC for $180, it is a bargain, and gets good reviews.
I have used it, and it performs well beyond its price tag. Durability is the only question, which i hope to answer over the next few years.
If i were spending $400 bucks, i'd be mighty tempted to try the Echo TimberWolf some Home depots are now carrying.
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59CC and decompression release. Pretty nice.
This is mostly new stuff, but i know that a lot of people collect old saws. I probably would to, if i had the time and space. Chain saws, old or new, are just mysteriously cool!
As i got older and got a handle on the finer things in life, i too realized it was sort of a relaxing experience to go out and make sawdust.
Granddad had...well, a granddad of chainsaws, a Homelite super EZ.
Through sweat and back-breaking labor, he cut endless amounts of firewood to keep us warm with this saw. It has cut more firewood than i will ever see. Later in my childhood, his children got him a new model Homelite, but by then the brand had long passed their sell-by date, and he ended up giving it back to his son after several problems.
The old EZ was dusted off, and once again pressed into service. It is still in existence, but i left it back home when i moved to AZ, with instructions to never throw it away.
Thinking of what Homelite once was, it is sad to see what they are now.
Father time caught up to granddad..as it does to us all, and the wood cutting duties fell on me, and the time came to purchase my own saw. I knew the "big 2" were fairly interchangeable from a performance/durability standpoint, so i picked the closest dealer at them time, which was Sthil. This was before Lowes had Husky.
So i bought the Farm....Boss, that is!
It ran for 8 years without so much as a hiccup until i moved, at which time i left it with my uncle who now occupied the old homestead, with only wood heat. So far as i know, it's still going strong, and sits next to the old Homelite when not in use.
Of course, after i moved to the deserts of Phoenix for a few years, wouldn't you know that i would end up back in colder country, and a wood stove as back-up.
My current situation doesn't dictate that i spend $400 + on another Sthil, so i went looking for another saw, with lighter duty use and price in mind.
What i found was what seems to be a decent saw at a steal: A Poulan Pro ( don't forget the pro, now ) 5020AV.
Before you turn your nose up, be aware that Huskvarna owns Poulan, and most of the pieces of this saw have the Husky logo cast into them. It also has some Husky features ( like pulling intake air through the flywheel to remove dust ). At 50CC for $180, it is a bargain, and gets good reviews.
I have used it, and it performs well beyond its price tag. Durability is the only question, which i hope to answer over the next few years.
If i were spending $400 bucks, i'd be mighty tempted to try the Echo TimberWolf some Home depots are now carrying.
59CC and decompression release. Pretty nice.
This is mostly new stuff, but i know that a lot of people collect old saws. I probably would to, if i had the time and space. Chain saws, old or new, are just mysteriously cool!
