Your chainsaw pet peeves

[CR888]

People who slam the saw into a log at WOT going to make a cut

Muh favourite way to cut

 

[CR888]

People who say they are going to show up to buy a saw or parts and don't even have the courtesy to phone as to why they can't make it or change their minds, I no longer build my day around it and first come first serve as far as selling saws.- different generation than old school the way I was raised.

You see it in T/Post threads too and demand all these pics when they have absolutely zero intention of buying, but they just want to see stuff.

 

[qurotro]

People who tune their saw lean reving sky high and thinking that's power.

 

[ayoungtexan]

People who grind off the depth gauges

 

[TreeLife]

People expecting you to lend them a saw. Sure, I'll lend you a saw...with me to operate it. Last time I loaned one I got me a blown up saw in return.

Dull chains
Plugged filters (any)
Bars that haven't ever been maintained
Sprockets on their last legs
Leaks
Never getting cleaned/blown out...

 

[kneedeepinsaws]

Got another one to add. I was cleaning up some downed trees at my high school. A senior there was using a 5020 Poulan that he thought was better than any other saw there. He was getting on my nerves, so I challenged him to race me and my 490. I made sure both saws were tuned right and running sharp chains. I ended up kicking his ass and he blamed the saw, so we traded saws and I kicked his ass again. He didn’t talk to me for rest of the day

Lmao

 

[Gord]

People expecting you to lend them a saw. Sure, I'll lend you a saw...with me to operate it. Last time I loaned one I got me a blown up saw in return.

"Loaned out my saw" customers add to my list of rebuilds or parts saws

 

[TreeLife]

People thinking their homeowner trash is bad ass, regardless of brand.

 

[MooneyPilot]

Pet peeve?

Being around guys that think you’re a wimp if you don’t use a saw that’s four times too big and heavy for the job of the moment. I have saws that are light and powerful for When I’m limbing or climbing. On my disaster relief chainsaw crew the whole bunch grabs the biggest saw they can get even if they’re only limbing. I’m 71 years old and I can use the right saw and work rings around them, but they still imply that I’m a wimp because of that little saw. I get a big saw when I need one.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Stinky oil.

 

[Egg Shooter]

I’ll add the 2nd half of this pet peeve for me... guys running chain so tight that it’s like a fuggin guitar string. Goodbye PTO bearing and crank. Lol

Yes. This. Nice purty blue edges on the bar. Perfect.

 

[Egg Shooter]

I have another. People with big money into ported pro grade saws that look for the cheapest sh!t gas station oil they can find.

 

[Egg Shooter]

Pet peeve?

Being around guys that think you’re a wimp if you don’t use a saw that’s four times too big and heavy for the job of the moment. I have saws that are light and powerful for When I’m limbing or climbing. On my disaster relief chainsaw crew the whole bunch grabs the biggest saw they can get even if they’re only limbing. I’m 71 years old and I can use the right saw and work rings around them, but they still imply that I’m a wimp because of that little saw. I get a big saw when I need one.

Amen.

 

[Xr650jkallen]

Running a pro saw and not knowing how to sharpen your own chain.

 

[pbillyi69]

To me that depends on which model rancher. The 455 and the 460 are pretty heavy for the power they put out. But I actually really like the little 450, as it’s light and has good power too, pulls a 16 .325 real nice. Even though for an extra $50 I can get a 501p

I was very surprised at how much power the 450 had. it pulls a 16 bar buried without bogging at all. i ran a 455 daily when i worked for a guy that had one for his climbing saw. until my myffler mod on my 357 it would as good as it. now that the muffler iz opened up it isnt even close.

 

[deye223]

All of the above but the things that peeve me the most are pepole that have saws and can't keep a tune or a sharp chain .......

 

[ayoungtexan]

All of the above but the things that peeve me the most are pepole that have saws and can't keep a tune or a sharp chain .......

So 80% of homeowners?

 

[deye223]

So 80% of homeowners?

Yep And 60% of so called pro's I have worked with in the last 25 years ......

 

[sawmikaze]

So 80% of homeowners?

80% of chainsaw users.

 

[sawmikaze]

Running a pro saw and not knowing how to sharpen your own chain.

Why just a "pro" saw ?