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I dunno. They're kind of an archaic "legacy" boot. Extremely flat profile. An orthotic insole with arch support is a must. Where other companies are offering more advanced fire and ice Vibram treads, the super rainforest has a tread compound that's too hard. This slippery/hard tread compound...

Theyre stitched at the toe. Might just find some shoe cement and finish em with my speedy sticher. 52 lb test waxed polyester where every stitch is a knot.

Zero response from georgia boots.

Something is wrong with the saw. Typically, a cs 400 with the muffler opened up is one of those under dogs that u can bury an 18 inch bar in hardwoods.

Spruce is so soft, framing nails wont hold it. Construction screws only. All saws run fast in spruce. Just a basic 1hr epileptic seizure with a burr grinder and a base gasket delete, my 70 cc saws will pull 12k rpms with a 28" bar full of spruce using full house chain. Definitely softer than...

Got a new .404 one setting around somewhere. You can have it for free if u still need one.

Dang! Lotta work in that there 500i. I like your observations on better airflow and slightly rougher ports. Same with water. One of the fastest sharks in the world is up here in Alaska. They get beyond 50 mph and the salmon shark has an exterior like 60 grit sandpaper.

In addition to my acres of privately-owned Alaska birch for firewood sales and flooring/trailer-deck boards, Ive added a state of Alaska timber sale for spruce saw logs. I paid it off in full this summer. State extended my contract out to 2 years, at no charge. Really thoughtful, patriotic...

There is nothing wrong with the way the clutch side spikes are attached. It's no different than how many husqvarna pro saws are set up. It's held in place by a torx screw. If anything the steel plate prevents the bar nuts from gouging the magnesium insert and spreads out the bar nut torque. If...

And if at first you don't succeed (first you don't succeed) Then dust yourself off and try again You can dust it off and try again, try again

Nope. Just take a flat file like a raker file and take .015 off the flywheel key. Go slow and check with calipers. This is where i thought money should go into the 590: OEM clutch-side felling spikes Redbeard stihl to echo bar adapter 24" versacut bar/84 dl oregon EXL chain

I run a 590 configured exactly how you describe. It's a torque monster. Yep do an ignition advance. On the base gasket delete, you wont need to check the squish. Echo saws are generous on the squish. After the base gasket delete, the 590 will be in the 170 psi territory. On the ignition...

The georgia 8100 boots are out. I bet the newer model is better: georgia forestry logger. Seems to be an old glue issue. Oh well, new old stock boots made over a decade ago. Contacted the georgia boots customer service if they would fix them or exchange them for the newer version forestry logger.

Get lotta echo stuff from McHenry on ebay. Cylinder and piston kit. You won't beat that price:

I repaired one with very thin remnants fiberglass and epoxy resin. Roughed it up, primed it and shot a few coats of UPOL raptor with my shutz gun. Color-matched the factory color as best i could. On the tintable raptor, a napa paint department can help color match and sells certain paint in...