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I do like Buckin' he seems like a really good person. And very good at what he does. That said I find it hard to watch the show. I've never been around a large commercial logging operation but compared to the heavy highway work I have been around there seems to be a lot of stuff flying around...

Daserlon that is one nice load and one nice truck. They really knew how to build them back then. So easy to work on and dependable as the sunrise. My first truck was a 79 Silverado short wheelbase FWD. I rebuilt it with new sheet metal and my version of the LT-1 engine. It dyno'd 355 hp and...

Sawfun, It can get pretty complex for sure. In the end you usually end up playing with port length & volume and valve timing to get you what you need where you need it. Nothing works best at all engine speeds and you always end up compromising. Initial designs are usually done with what's...

I've actually been there to see that one. What a great experience that was. There's magic in those old behemoths.

Some nice work in the last week. My wood work this past week was splitting maul and stacking so I'm a bit jealous. And it looks like I'm rained out for a couple days to start this week. I need to get another ash or two in the box and then it will be time to get on the black locust to finish up...

Cool! I love those old steam locomotives. Man if I would have been born in the days of steam I'd have found a way to work on them. They ran the Allegheny 2666 engines in these parts. I'd give a week's pay to ride one up out of the New River line. :) Will

Thanks Spike60, I really like your youtube videos BTW. Good stuff. That's me, to a large degree anyway. It was a tough choice between the 545 and the 555. You can look at what I've gotten down this year (and some large ones to go) and think I would have been better off with the 555. THIS year...

Husky 455 and prior to that an old Stihl 031 from my pop. Both handled like a 20 pound kettleball but were absolutely indestructible. I always wanted a good smaller pro saw but couldn't justify it till I bought my place a couple years ago. My cousin would let me borrow one of his nice pro...

Well I have a good bit of time on the new 545 (18 inch x-cut) in the last 6 weeks or so and can offer a ~reasonably~ informed opinion... at least insofar as for work like I've done and for wood scroungers like me. What I've gotten done with the saw so far: Red Maple: maybe 16 inches was...

Adamski: I live in West Virginia. The emerald ash bore has killed just about every ash tree in the region. They're just gone. Its sad but I've heard some say that eventually the ash bore and the tree will come to some sort of equilibrium. I sure hope so. Sounds like you've got a lot of good...

I never had one... but I always wanted to. It is a saw that makes a LOT of sense for wood scroungers and farm owners like myself. I'm betting you'll only grow to like it more as time goes by. That ash reminds me of some I've got to get down soon myself. They are pretty big and have been dead...

I wonder the same thing. Good heavens that looked painful. Lucky the saw was thrown away from him in the fall, he seemed to have a little throttle going at the time of impact. He made some mistakes. I try to learn from all of them that I see. Won't bash him though as I've gotten through...

Thanks for the post there Philbert. I used the same procedure on a BRAND NEW pair of Labonville chaps about a day after you put this up. How many hours did my old chaps have on them with nary a scratch? Heaven knows. The new chaps jinx. It's real. Will

Very nice weisskopf. I especially like the "Professional" in large black letters on the name tag. Maybe the guys at Husqvarna are tired of having people wonder whether the 545 is a pro saw or not? :) Will

Very interesting. I am still making my mind up about the chain myself. I was in oak and ash all day saturday and still don't know what to make of it. Mine has a wee bit more vibration than I would like (or was expecting). But it cuts well. Very well. And it seems predictable. I had heard that...