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    SELLING John McCloskey(Nixon) Saw estate sale

    I just want to thank y'all from the bottom of my heart. John really enjoyed being part of this chainsaw family. He spent A LOT of his time in his shop working on his snd the neighbors saws and chains. When he passed my world shattered and i asked Bud for some help with his chain saw stuff...
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    KUDOS ENDED - Silent Auction for Nixon's last saw build, Stihl 044

    This is Awesome John wold have loved it, both the name and the song!!!!!
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    Tuning saws for better performance without ear

    I believe his first screen name was “ woodheatwarrior “ He changed it to something else ( which I can’t recall ) . I believe he may still post there at times .
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    272xp running bad, I have opinion, what’s yours?

    Empty the carb metering chamber onto a paper towel . You’ll know if the fuel was mix ,or not. Not saying it happened, but it wouldn’t be the first time straight gas was replaced with mix to save being “embarrassed “ .
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    So what did you buy today

    Piston , Bearings ,seals , all the rubber lines ,gasket set , some other pieces parts for a 10mm 044 . All OEM stuff ,except the piston .. meteor . When all of it comes in , it’s off to Stump Shot’s ( @Stump Shot )place for some “ massaging “ . no pics ,because all they had in stock was the...
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    What did you cut with...

    Being as I was in the USAF ,and subject to moving fairly frequently ,If I was in a place where I needed a saw , I would always buy something cheap from Sears . The reason being , was that when you moved , it was shipped to your next base , or put into storage . Either way , there was a decent...
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    K095 bar oiling imrovement

    Would this thingie work? https://www.baileysonline.com/catalog/product/view/id/912463/s/cannon-oil-hole-gasket-cbw-30000/category/308/
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    Poulan 306/245A owner’s manual

    Thank you very much for your effort !
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    Poulan 306/245A owner’s manual

    If anyone has a copy of this manual , I’d really appreciate getting a copy . TIA , John
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    It's Stihl 044 time

    Thanks for doing this thread . I may be using this as a reference .A guy dropped off a ” stihl saw ,that runs but won’t idle . Well, it’s a 10mm 044 . Been abused badly. The PTO bearing let go and those pieces got eated in the cylinder . Piston’s toast , cylinder may make it . The owner isn’t...
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    Good deal on Safety Chaps

    When you see the length of the chaps advertised , it’s the length from the top of the chaps to the bottom . NOT the inseam . I made that mistake . Thankfully , my wife is short … She likes them .
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    Fundraiser For A Fellow Member

    Talked to @Crocky28 ,and @calcutta250 . They both thought that contributing to the fund would be betterthan kicking in for shipping . So, done deal .
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    Fundraiser For A Fellow Member

    I won something really great last time around . I’ll pass this time .
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    Narrow Kerf Advatage -less pinch

    I run pretty much the same set up on my 346 , 350/346 . 78dl .325nk chain on the Oregon NK bar . Are you using an NK bar ,or standard bar ,NK chain?
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    Fundraiser For A Fellow Member

    Somewhere here in this thread , I said that I’d cover one off shore shipping cost up to $150 . That still stands .
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