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Default New Stihl Chainsaw

On Apr 20, 12:25*am, Harry K wrote:
On Apr 19, 5:05*pm, Oren wrote:

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:32:59 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc


wrote:
I'va had a mccullough for about 30 years. *Bought under the mongomery
ward label. *Been through a bunch of chains and a whole bunch of
trees. *Got no complaints but don't know how well their recent ones
are. *You're not going to avoid having to adjust the chain. *Chains
stretch. *Spend the extra to get a little bigger one than you think
you need. *You won't regret a little extra power.


I haven't heard that brand name in many years. One brother made a
living with those saws for years and retired.


Well, 30 years ago was jusst about the last years that Mac built real
saws. *They used to be the King of the Hill in the woods.

Harry K


Guess I'll keep mine :-) It's a bit heavy if you have to use it for a
while but with a sharp chain it's eats through a 12" tree log in
seconds.