Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Pulled a bonehead stunt over the holidays. I was clearing off a little hill adjacent to my pasture in order to add a couple more acres of pasture land. I had just finished cutting a bunch of little saplings and small trees, I left my saw on the hillside and pulled all the debris down the hill and about 50 feet into the pasture. I doused the pile with a couple gallons of the 'ole no. 2 diesel, and tossed in a match.
I was resting on the tailgate, eating a sandwich when I looked up to discover my fire had creeped across the 50 feet of dead grass, and was into the broom sage at the bottom of the hill! The fire was out of control, and up the hill in a matter of seconds, there was a road on the upper end that acted as a firebreak, so I just had to control the fire along one side. I managed to get the fire out, it acuually left the hillside looking pretty good, but my poor old saw was burned to a crisp!
The saw was a Husky 262XP. I've owned several saws, and this was my favorite. It was a 62cc, 4. 8 hp machine, really hot saw for the size, and not too heavy. When I bought it, the "XP" series Huskies had just come out, I think that was in the very early '90's. I paid around 600 bucks at the time.
I liked this saw so well, that over the ten years or so I owned it, I sold/gave away all my older saws; figured this one was all I needed. Now that I've toasted this one beyond repair, I'm gonna have to buy a new one. All the pulpwood cutters around here use Stihl or Husky, never see anything else.
What is the consensus on new saws, I would like something very similar to what I had. I bought the Husky because I was ****** off at the Stihl I had at the time, it was an older model that still had points & condenser. Mine would consume one of the little round disk condensors every year or so, always at a very inconvenient time. I got tired of spending 50 bucks for those little condesnors, so I bought the Husky, never had a problem.
Who makes the best saw nowadays? I'm gonna buy another 60 - 70cc machine in the next few days, and would be interested in what you all would recommend.
I was resting on the tailgate, eating a sandwich when I looked up to discover my fire had creeped across the 50 feet of dead grass, and was into the broom sage at the bottom of the hill! The fire was out of control, and up the hill in a matter of seconds, there was a road on the upper end that acted as a firebreak, so I just had to control the fire along one side. I managed to get the fire out, it acuually left the hillside looking pretty good, but my poor old saw was burned to a crisp!
The saw was a Husky 262XP. I've owned several saws, and this was my favorite. It was a 62cc, 4. 8 hp machine, really hot saw for the size, and not too heavy. When I bought it, the "XP" series Huskies had just come out, I think that was in the very early '90's. I paid around 600 bucks at the time.
I liked this saw so well, that over the ten years or so I owned it, I sold/gave away all my older saws; figured this one was all I needed. Now that I've toasted this one beyond repair, I'm gonna have to buy a new one. All the pulpwood cutters around here use Stihl or Husky, never see anything else.
What is the consensus on new saws, I would like something very similar to what I had. I bought the Husky because I was ****** off at the Stihl I had at the time, it was an older model that still had points & condenser. Mine would consume one of the little round disk condensors every year or so, always at a very inconvenient time. I got tired of spending 50 bucks for those little condesnors, so I bought the Husky, never had a problem.
Who makes the best saw nowadays? I'm gonna buy another 60 - 70cc machine in the next few days, and would be interested in what you all would recommend.
one thing you may gain out of the hard lession is that the new saw will have alot better dampning so you will get alot less vibration , this is real good ... ... . Kevin
