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02-28-2018, 01:21 PM | #1081 |
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02-28-2018, 01:54 PM | #1082 | |
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02-28-2018, 02:05 PM | #1083 |
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That Homelite is legend around the shop. I bought same model for home from Sutherland Lumber for 60 bucks as a refurb and its been going strong since 1980.
Dad bought a second hand Wards Westbend 820 when I was a kid it weighed a ton so he bought a new Remington gas chainsaw and took the westbends motor and made us a gocart. That thing would haul ass easy 50 60 mph but felt like 120. Mom thought me and my brother were gonna kill ourselves so it was sold from under us while at school. She was probably right. |
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02-28-2018, 02:15 PM | #1084 |
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02-28-2018, 02:23 PM | #1085 |
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I have two Stihl saws. Both are over 20 years old and work great. I sharpen the blades myself with a Dremmel adapter and stone, and other than tune ups, they are super dependable. Your saw should accept an 18" bar no?
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02-28-2018, 02:26 PM | #1086 |
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Westbend 820 gocart motor. This one is a beauty.
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02-28-2018, 02:29 PM | #1087 | |
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02-28-2018, 02:34 PM | #1088 |
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My wife (and the subdivision) will not allow me to put it in the front yard. Only have 1.75 acres.
When we moved here it was okay, but I learned that trees grow fast. (And, we had another space at my now departed Mother-in-laws place.) If I had of had the insight those trees would have been much easier to cut. |
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02-28-2018, 02:43 PM | #1089 |
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Restored vintage Wards powercraft with westbend 820 2 cycle.
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02-28-2018, 02:44 PM | #1090 | |
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My Stihl is the same but it only calls for 16 or 20 I think they busted back on the parts numbers looks like 12-16-20 -24 Last edited by cooper barrett; 02-28-2018 at 02:53 PM.. |
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02-28-2018, 02:47 PM | #1091 |
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02-28-2018, 02:52 PM | #1092 |
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Anyway sorry to have de-railed.
I will say I agree with Beuhler most chainsaws will do very well if you take care and keep chain sharp and cleaned of pitch. Cedar is sappy and is a bastard on saws found that out clearing centerline for Wilson Creek National Battlefield in Republic Mo. |
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02-28-2018, 03:03 PM | #1093 | |
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I've been at Wilson's Creek. I had a screaming child (cutting teeth) in the car but I remember the road around it. I must have circled it 10 times before she went to sleep. |
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02-28-2018, 03:52 PM | #1094 | |
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02-28-2018, 04:14 PM | #1095 |
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