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Kevin,
This is how we do it here.
Solar powering the corded electric saws.

Still, a 49cc fourstroke is so cute it just has to be mentioned… especially when engine collecting is one’s addiction.

I have no illusions that the senix is even remotely competitive with the Husqvarna. I bet it’s probably even dangerous. Still, I’d bite. They have two at tractor supply.

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Hope this saw is better than the Ryobi 4 cycle string trimmer, I had one timing belt broke within 2 years, non-repairable. Bought Ryobi 2 cycle no problems. :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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That Ryobi was probably an OHC if it used a belt, this one is OHV push rod so probably uses a timing gear.

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I just searched for an Old McColloch saw one of my uncles used to have. Maybe still does. It was huge and had a handle on the end of the bar. I thought that may have been four stoke but couldn’t find anything that said McColloch made a four stroke. I think it had to be early fifties at least.

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Hi Tom, you’re right, McCulloch never did any four-stroke saw’s, but please find it save it for the future, and post a pic of it, just love the old McCulloch two-man saw’s :slightly_smiling_face:

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Two old friends met, one collecting motor fuel and the other arranging pastures for livestock, the weather was dry and the thirst immeasurable, and they drank a few glasses of wine and talked about the economy, … it happened a few days ago back.

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Oh sorry for the late reply, it is my fault. I borrowed them and I forgot to tell you. It got warm out, and I needed some super absorbent shop towels.

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Let’s be careful here. Senses of humor like ours can get us into a whole lot of pc trouble.:yum::yum:

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It reminds me of when I was like 16 and doing work for this guy, who literally asked to be remembered as an asshole. :stuck_out_tongue: He asked me to run in and get one of his wife’s pads because he needed one. I thought we was just pulling a prank, but I did it anyway. His wife just rolled her eyes, and complained about how much they cost, and went on a spiel about how come he has to use hers, and why can’t he get his own. He was welding and he used them in his welding helmet to absorb sweat.

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I thought I was done with next winter’s firewood -BUT- with Easter halabalu over with and the weather SO nice (blue sky and suddenly 70F), I decided to grab the last oppertunity for some amusement. Already tomorrow parts of these north facing icy roads will probably start to soften and get muddy.
Two small loads today with the Fergie, before it will be released from its chains.

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Ha, Jo, your Fergie is gas hungry, so tighten the chain so he won’t bite anyone. :grinning: :tractor:

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Your pictures made me feel a little better. I was sitting here watching the snow coming down outside and feeling sorry for myself in this cold rotten weather. Then I saw your pictures and realized that other people are still dealing with this dam crystalized precipitation. TomC

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We sure haven’t seen any thing like a 70F over here Tom. Got about 4 high 50’s so far this spring. 35 today though.

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Yea! Remind me again about this thing “climate warming”. TomC

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I personally think, based on some journals that are coming out that we are in the starting phase of a new ice age. In the climate projections they almost never figure in the sun’s maximums and minimums. The last big solar minimum was from the 1600s to the early 1900s if I recall correctly. The Thames froze so sufficiently in winter that they had shanty towns on the ice for markets.

I’m not a climatologist nor an expert on solar cycles but I have pattern recognition skills and history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

https://solargsm.com/

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TomC, I expected 70F and sunshine to cheer you up - not more snow :smile:

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JO I don’t know about that, it has been so long since we have seen anything above 40. TomC

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Okay Tom I will help you understand how “climate warming” works. You see the people behind all of this is making trillions of dollars that you and I and all the others are paying out in some kind of phony bulls*** carbon taxes. Now this is making you , me, and all others that have to pay for it Mad. Now when we get Mad our body temperature goes up. And there are is a lot of people this is happening to so causing the temperatures to rise over all. Well, There you go. Simple all in a cracked nutshell.
Oh by the way they have now use the words “Climate changing”. You know summer, fall, winter, spring.

Bob

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My neighbor had a 46” dia big leaf maple tree that was a very messy hazard. He hired an amazing climbing cutter to take it down and then cut into 16” rounds.
I will do the cleanup and split and stack for the wood at a relaxed 75 YO RETIRED pace.
Some of those huge gnarly pieces on the hillside will be left to provide squirrel habitat!

Be sure to zoom in to see the cutter really out on a limb.

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I didn’t see that he replied about the music. It’s Yakety Sax.

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