On Mon, 17 May 2010 07:26:14 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 16 May 2010 22:20:03 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:


My 2-decade old Remington chainsaw nearly bit the dust last week
when I let a rental worker (needed an extra body for digging out
those pampas grass clusters) use it. It had been cracked already,
but the bar and chain now bounce around a 7" arc at the tip. It
still works, and I cut down 2 dozen hedge trunks with it, but it's
on its last leg. Hmm, what to replace it with...maybe a
chainsaw-on-a-pole.

Ummmmm... hey Larry - if your bar is that broken that it traverses a
7" arc, then it's a no brainer - it's junk. At least the bar is.
This one is too obvious to even spend time talking about...

No, it's the plastic housing, or what's left of it, which is allowing
the bar/chain/adjuster assembly to move around. What has amazed me is
that it hasn't come off and self-destructed. It still cuts wood! And
yes, I was quite careful and haven't used it again. I hope to replace
it tomorrow, but I only use it once or twice a season. This was the
second time this Spring.

I didn't notice your last comment in your first post until just now Larry.
I just bought a chainsaw on a pole this year. I have lots of branches to
prune around our yard since we live in the woods. Finally broke down and
bought one of the chainsaw pruner attachements for my string trimmer. Quite
impressive in what it will do. Sure does beat setting up a ladder and
hauling a chainsaw up to prune. I can get around 12' of reach with this and
that's enough to get most of what I'm usually after. Got mine at the
factory reconditioned store for $49 - half the retail price.

Cool. I'm looking at the Homelite at HD for $99. It telescopes to 15'
(Har! That includes your 7' height. and down to 42", which will
keep me from having to squat or bend over for most cuts. Squatting
kills my foot these days.

Do these gas trimmer attachments keep the motor upside down when
running, or how do they work? It seems like that would be a problem.

--
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the state of facts and evidence. -- John Adams, December 1770
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