Re: O.T. Homelite Chainsaws

Posted by jdemaris on October 30, 2004 at 19:45:38 from (209.23.29.80):

In Reply to: Re: O.T. Homelite Chainsaws posted by Kevin (FL) on October 30, 2004 at 09:13:23:

I don't know anything about Live Oaks. I've cut and split plenty of Black Walnut, Red and White Oak, but the worst I've ever come across as far as cutting or splitting is curly Hard Maple - especially stump wood. I just got done cutting up and splitting a 60" diameter Hard Maple tree. The wood near the stump would not split in my splitter - the wedge actually cut through it instead of splitting it. It almost had no grain at all.
I've never used or seen a bow on a saw either. I've got a 30" bar on my Stihl 045 Super and never found a tree yet that it couldn't handle. I think it would cut all day long in 90 degree weather if the chain was kept sharp. Once it gets a little dull though, it will work the heck out of any saw. Most of the cutting should be accomplished by chain speed, not chainsaw engine lugging power. 30" bar and chain is awful though one you hit one little pebble or a nail or something. It's a lot of chain to sharpen.
The Homelites I mention are on someones front lawn in a pile near me - in the town of East Meredith, New York - Delaware County. There's maybe 10-12 saws, mostly big Homelites but also a big Mac and a Remminton Mall saw along with a couple of old walk-behind tractors. As I mentioned earlier, they want $25 each. I offered $100 for the whole pile, but no deal. So . . . I bought the big two-man saw. It has 5/8" chain on it, a huge Homelite powerhead, but the rest of the saw is, I think, Disston. It barely fit in the back of my Suburban, so it's about 8' long total.

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