So what did you do today?

[fearofpavement]

Rode in a boat about 250 miles up the Amazon River today. Heading into Leticia, Colombia in the morning and then fly to Bogota. Spend a night there and arrive in Atlanta midnight Wednesday.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Went to work and enjoyed this sunny weather. Supposed to be Real nice this week. Hoping to get some truck time if I Have time between work and school. lol

 

[JeffGu]

The wife and I were powerwashing a Carlton SP-2000 stump grinder that I drove out to Virginia to buy (used) and a guy from one of the lawn services stopped and asked if I'd grind out a cherry tree stump at the Catholic church that he mows. So we did. I take this is as a good omen. I believe this machine just might pay for itself before the end of summer.... we picked up 3 more jobs for this week before nightfall. One was a neighbor who walked over and asked about it when we got back, the other two were also drive-by stump grinder chasers who saw it in the yard and stopped.

I had a feeling I'd be glad I bought it... but this is rather silly. Apparently, all I have to do is leave it in the front yard and let it advertise itself.

 

[stihl_head1982]

Went to the funeral of an old friend. We drank, doped and ran the streets together many years ago. Apparently he never got out of the old life. Thankfully I got out through the power of Jesus Christ. Saw some old faces and learned that many of the others are already dead. Certainly a sad occasion.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Finished all these darn trimmers and blowers

 

[jmssaws]

Killing trees today.

 

[merc_man]

Killing trees today. View attachment 17104

Looks like your taking a nap with a good lookin saw.

 

[jmssaws]

Looks like your taking a nap with a good lookin saw.

To sweaty to nap!

Ok,I'm napping. Lol
Saw ain't mine,I gotta port it and send it home

 

[fearofpavement]

Went Stihl chainsaw shopping in Leticia, Colombia today. Due to the strong dollar, prices are actually less now than in the USA.

MS660 is about $930 with a 36" Duromatic bar and chain. The bar is very wide. They also had it with a 36" ES sprocket nose bar.
MS461 was $973 and I don't recall which bar but it was long. Maybe 32"?

Both of these were German made, not Brazilian. They also had many other models but those are the ones that caught my attention. So I'm thinking I could have left there with an MS660 powerhead for about $875 bucks. I don't need an MS660 but I think I may have drooled a bit before I walked out the door.

I'm in Bogota, Colombia now vegging in a hotel before tomorrow's flight to Miami and then Atlanta. Sure am looking forward to wrapping my arms around Groundi. It's been a while.

 

[czar800]

Wife found the kids a "new" swing set on cregslist....... So I went and picked it up after work.

 

[CR500]

To sweaty to nap!

Ok,I'm napping. Lol
Saw ain't mine,I gotta port it and send it home

you can keep her long as needed..... I love seeing it being worked a bit actually

 

[jmssaws]

you can keep her long as needed..... I love seeing it being worked a bit actually

It flat got worked today! I always run a saw some before I port it but I ran this extra.

 

[CR500]

Did it handle itself well I hope?

 

[jmssaws]

Did it handle itself well I hope?

Yes it's a great running saw,I put my favorite bar on it and fell with it all day.

Balance is best with the 28",the 24" sugi light didnt feel as good.

 

[PA Dan]

Wife found the kids a "new" swing set on cregslist....... So I went and picked it up after work.

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Very nice Mike great find!

 

[jmssaws]

Bucking hickory logs today,hickory deals in misery.

 

[merc_man]

Bucking hickory logs today,hickory deals in misery.

that sounds like tough splittling to me lol.

 

[jmssaws]

that sounds like tough splittling to me lol.

Logs not firewood thankfully

 

[awol]

Where can you sell hickory right now?

 

[jmssaws]

Altenburg hardwoods is paying 750 a thousand for hickory.