chain saw recommendations

[Nevada Ed]

For the past twenty years the new light weight, less noise chain saws have been the in thing to use.
They all do the job with their light weight chains and medium bite.

I have a OLD McCullock saw that has a 18 an 24" blade.
The little blade is used 90% of the time since big trees are not dropped any more per the forestry regulations, in my area.

On one outing for wood a Forest service man drove eight miles around a lake to get to my working area. He got out of the truck and walked over to me to see what the heck was making all that noise. He checked the spark arrester and just smiled at the size of the motor and told me to have a safe day and left.

I have to admit it does sound like a Harley when you fire it up and there is no secret that something is going DOWN !!

 

[NYlakesider]

For the past twenty years the new light weight, less noise chain saws have been the in thing to use.
They all do the job with their light weight chains and medium bite.

I have a OLD McCullock saw that has a 18 an 24" blade.
The little blade is used 90% of the time since big trees are not dropped any more per the forestry regulations, in my area.

On one outing for wood a Forest service man drove eight miles around a lake to get to my working area. He got out of the truck and walked over to me to see what the heck was making all that noise. He checked the spark arrester and just smiled at the size of the motor and told me to have a safe day and left.

I have to admit it does sound like a Harley when you fire it up and there is no secret that something is going DOWN !!

That is sort of what I do when I get a chain saw. I get one that will take a couple different size bars and get it with the smaller size. In my case that is a 18'' bar. Being the saw can handle a larger bar its a "hot rod" Its like dropping a bigger cars engine in a smaller car, you get the best in speed and torque. I got some good sized trees on my property, but if you know what your doing that sized saw will take down and buck some rather large trees!

My next saw purchase is going to be a gas poll saw for trimming branches. Going to retire the old pole with a 14'' fixed blade on it.

 

[soFlaNative]

NYlakeside, is it true that 93 octane or better is ethanol free?
I don't know for sure but I'll keep buying 5 gal. of marine fuel
every couple months for my 2 cycle and four stroke lawn machines
until I can confirm.

I've rebuilt my lawn gear too many times to ever again use ethanol gas.

 

[NYlakesider]

NYlakeside, is it true that 93 octane or better is ethanol free?
I don't know for sure but I'll keep buying 5 gal. of marine fuel
every couple months for my 2 cycle and four stroke lawn machines
until I can confirm.

I've rebuilt my lawn gear too many times to ever again use ethanol gas.

In my state the pumps are marked if they are E free.

As of now any E free gas I can find is 91 octane. There is a higher grade of Ethanol added gas at 93 octane. To be completely truthful my now gone high performance Z06 Corvette and my present Vette run great if not better on the E free 91 vs the E added 93!

Its not a question of cost, as the 91 E Free cost more than the 93 but I will go out of my way to get the E free. I also fill up 5 gallon cans and bring it home for my generator and for making a mix for 2 stroke toys and tools!