Recent content by mainer_in_ak

Very simple here, but its a little more difficult if yer head is too far up stihl's aszhole: The 881 is not a milling saw. Not even close. Porting will only polish a turd. Stingy garbage oiler. The plastic oiler strips out in the cold as well. The vibrations are severe. Being strato, they get...

Milled lots with an 881. The saw is an overpriced joke: https://opeforum.com/threads/anyone-compare-a-cs1201-vs-ms881.32355/#post-1649959

Coupla pairs boots are sidelined: Timberland Evergreen loggers: That synthetic heel counter is beating the crap out of the back of my heels when hiking up really steep stuff. It has no give, as the back of the heels rubs walking up really steep stuff. A thick woolsock doesnt even help! Carolina...

Never got into the Milwaukee tools. Run about $10k in Dewalt stuff. 60 volt and 20 volt. Everything has been good, though some tools are quirky. Back in my Army Engineer days, all our tool kits were Dewalt cordless stuff. I did 3 one year tours in the Iraq war with that sht. I get a chuckle...

Got a few years of run time with a coupla cs 400's. They're good saws. With the long stroke and upper transfers as low as they are, the just chug through big trees with 18" bars burried. They dont run high rpms but they're a very good saw. 6 tooth spur sprocket as well.

Georgia boots did it again: They're running a very generous sale on a $200 pair of loggers. $125, free shipping and a pair ah socks. I pulled the trigger! So another pair added to the shootout:

Youre not anywhere near the rev limiter. Too much ignition timing. I can hear it in the cut, cackling. If it's one of those goofy gear head offset keys, take it out and use your original flywheel key. With a pair of calipers, only remove .015 off the key. Make sure the gas is fresh stuff, 90...

Those g8010's have been a great general purpose, affordable boot.

Those replacements they sent made it up North. Its fall time nowadays, so might be limited on the days I can cut in them as most mornings im going for insulated boots. 2lbs 5 oz per boot. So 4 onces lighter per boot over the old G8100. Interesting tread over old discontinued pair:

I literally said that if you cant wear them because of your ankle issues that I understand. Why keep repeating yourself? I dont know how flat or steep your terrain is but I live in the steep stuff. My timber sale for white spruce saw logs through the State of Alaska is on the tallest hill from...

Nother observation on most of these boots regarding lack of false tounge: I wish logger boot manufacturers that dont include a false toungue would think otherwise. Most of these boots only include false toungue that is nothing more than ornament or a decoration. Couple weeks ago i was wearing...

That's a bit short sighted. These are loggers boots and when cutting trees on steep or muddy terrain, the heel profile is there for a reason. They aren't the ideal boots for hard pack or construction or ankle problems. The height-difference of a loggers heel directly compared to a low heel...

True that! The going rate for a used 8000 or 800 is $400. I guess some of the ebay sellers didnt get the memo though. Whats surprising about the saw, is how much they respond to basic mods. The stroke of that 81cc takes care of the rest. They run completely different than 70 cc fodder. Even...

Hey pal, this is upsetting and not a fair shake. I could start that Stihl in 1 pull. Why are you watching you neighbor "always yanking on it"? "Even while it's hot" That's kinda creepy.

No sir, review bots mustve plagiarized my home depot review: