I was in junior high and some hurricane kept us out of school for a week or so. I went to my Moms friends house to “clean up”. She said the tools were in the garage. I got a few rakes and started raking leaves when the owner came out and told me that she could rake, I was there for all of the trees that weren’t vertical. She took me to the shelf that had 3 Craftsmen chainsaws. None of them worked, so my first few hours were repairing recoils, cleaning air filters and wire brushing spark plugs. In the next 1/2 hour, I learned that its best to keep the chain outta the dirt and that the file had to be pushed in a laser straight line for big chips. After the cleanup, I wanted my own saw, but still had to answer to my mother. In 10th grade, I purchased my very first saw, an Echo 330EVL. Still have it today and she is still used for the small stuff. Next I purchased an 044 Magnum when I got out of the military, and since then my saw collection has grown. I’ve gotta have over 30 running saws now, plus I’ve also got about a dozen or so apart in boxes, most boxes are still sealed up with the tape they were shipped in.
