Freshening up the 340->353 I built. Just going through it and making sure it is 110% squared away and getting new b/c as it will be sold shortly.
Last weekend I met up with the son of
@Viper21 who is a Marine here local to me. Worked on the Husqy 440 he got second hand (and the MS271 that belongs to his buddy) and quickly established that little turd 440 isn’t going to work for what he wants to do. They were kind enough to feed me a couple beers and some dinner, so I did muff mods and tunes on their saws (I sharpened the chain on the 271 as well, old boy seems to be an aspiring rock carver). Sam fell in love with a 372 I just finished and he ran for a tank or so, but said its a little big for what he needs. So, I am going to hook him up with the “Bucked up” 353 for a pretty good price and get him set up with a solid, dependable saw that does what he needs it to do. He has a wife and child as well as some land that needs to be cleaned up (with a little hurricane damage) and he is close with a couple of his neighbors; so i know it will be put to good use. I was a Corporal once and I remember what it was like with money being tight (hell its tight now) so i’m giving him the saw, new b/c and spare chain for what I have into the saw for parts. Make sure the young lad is set up for success. He already told his neighbor that anything he needs will be handled.
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@Viper21, the great man your boy has become speaks volumes. I am truly glad I got to meet him and his family and made sure he knows I am just a phone call away if they need anything. Good people and good neighbors. It doesn’t get much better than that.
