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I grew up on the islands a bit north of you. Dad just passed, I should be up there this summer. -
South_Prairie_Saw reacted to oddsaws's post in the thread DOLMAR/MAKITA The Official Sachs Dolmar Dolmar Makita Dolmar Chainsaws Thread with
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Getting closer to finishing my first Dolmar build, a 114. Shout out to @Shane¹ who has been most helpful getting me through this project 👍 -
South_Prairie_Saw replied to the thread Trees you've cut.Nice big fir with the 400. 25” bar with the westcoast kit (bark box, dawgs and air filter). I love this thing, I can’t imagine what...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Jay Hansen's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
A six or eight foot bar paired with a powerhead that can actually pull it seems desirable to me
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Jay Hansen's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
And sometimes just because they're BiG AND RARE. Like a 10 cube 090.
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South_Prairie_Saw replied to the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade?.I am 99% sure there is a similar thread on another popular site.. I’ve been lurking on and off both of these sites for a long time but...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Jay Hansen's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
Jonsered and Comet both made diesel saws. None have come my way yet, but several collectors on this forum own one or more.
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South_Prairie_Saw replied to the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade?.Boom! This is kinda what I was getting at. When it comes to value of these, everything is relative. I would love to add a dolmar or...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to oddsaws's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
What I’ve seen as ‘desirable’ or popular in my short time building saws. Or ones that will get bought up quickly. I usually work on...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Jay Hansen's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
Some saws from past decades stand out because they fit their market niche so well. As a result, many of these models are desirable to...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Wilhelm's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
Stihl 090 McCullough 125 Sachs-Dolmar 166 Husqvarna 3120 Dolmar PS-7900
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to pastryguyhawaii's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
Here’s three saws I bought because of what I read about them. I’m no professional, I just use saws for my woodworking projects. First...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Ketchup's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
The Pioneer p-39-65 series and the Dolmar 1x3 series were so good they rival the modern equivalents. McCullough and Homelite also had...
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South_Prairie_Saw replied to the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade?.Yeah kind of interested in the older saws. I just don’t have much exposure to a lot of them and there are so many manufacturers, or...
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South_Prairie_Saw reacted to Coupe's post in the thread Best/Most Desirable saws of each Decade? with Like.
If you are going way back all the old saws were good. Homelite XL12's took a lot of beating that's why they went on for so long.
