Recent content by isaaccarlson

I have a 40x80 shop. I use multiple tools at a time, and unplugging to switch tools is a pain. I work on different sized projects and a long cord on the tool usually means not even thinking of an extension cord. I have some 25, 50, and 100 ft cords, and they get used, but not every day. Good...

I don't even bother with extension cords unless its really far. I have 40 ft power cords on both my welders and 25 ft cords on power tools. Sometimes I need an extension, but usually not. People see the long cords on stuff and start asking why they are so long.....I just smile and wave. I...

They would have been better off making improvements to their existing models. It seems companies focus more on making new cheap shiny crap and less on making quality equipment. Look at trucks. The new ones are useless for work. They are designed for soccer moms and to heck with the working...

The worst part is that all of your points are important. Power, weight, fuel economy, fuel capacity, ease of increasing power.....a good saw should have most or all of them in spades

I see that around here with different things. "It's older, so it should sell for the same as new" is the line I get.

Go get it

Case pressure would be relative anyway, because it still has to go through the transfers. More exhaust vacuum and better transfer flow would make case pressure peaky. A lazy exhaust and less flow would make it flatter and wider. How much air can you pack in there effectively AND put in the...

I just picked up some C85 loops. Going to try them out.

I have 3 different sizes of chain, so that means I have to spend north of $1,500. Buying new bars to convert to 2 sizes of chain wouldn't help. I have been finding discount loops online and buying when the price is right so far.

Yep. I have to take em down on every chain I get. I used to sharpen at least 3 times before touching them, about 20 years ago. Now I have to put every chain in the chain grinder, or even worse, use the belt grinder to remove safety humps or those fangled "vanguard" folded rakers. It's...

Wow! Pretty cool!

I get about 18-20 wheelbarrow loads per cord if I stack it on there. Around 35-40 splits/load, sometimes more. Around 700-800 splits per cord My son stacks 50-60 splits on the wheelbarrow, which looks more like a rolling jenga tower. He can't maneuver with it like that, but he can move a pile...

I built myown splitter exactly the way I wanted. Used a ford van axle. It runs down the road at whatever speed you care to go.

That cylinder sound like it runs real nice.

Crazy