JohnnyKnoxville's sig.

[RossGr]

<< Nothing angers a tree hugger like a Husqvarna >>



I have been looking at this for a few weeks now, the first thought was why Husqvarna? Those are just toys. I went to the web page and sure enough the longest bar I could find mention of was 20&quot;, yep, a toy.

I was raised in a hard core logging community (Roseburg, Oregon) in the 50's and 60's. My best friends dad was a faller, he cut the big ones. I remember him working on his saw in the backyard, with 2 blue clouds hanging over him, one from the saw the other from his mouth. His saw had a bar that must have been 48&quot; That is a real chain saw, these little babies with a 12 or 14&quot; bar couldn't even be used for limbing in a real logging operation.

I am having a problem though, I have been trying to remember the brand name of those old saws, They surely were not Husquvarna's or Homelite or Sthil, but for the life of me I cannot come up with the name. There was a Chainsaw store in Rosebure with a big Yellow sign on painted on the side, it was one of the busiest shops in town, but I cannot remember the name of the saw. Any other old Oregonians out there who can trigger some memories for me.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Hardly a toy. I have personally used one which had such a long bar that it had a handle at the other end.

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

Ha Ha you must've not searched the website enough because they do make a pro logger model that is 119cc 8.7 horsepower and a bar option up to 72&quot; hardly a toy..I personally own a 372XP which is 71 cc 5.4 horsepower and 28&quot; bar.I've heard of some (Stihl?) that require 2 persons to operate.Oh my god I hope this does'nt turn into a Husky vs Stihl flame thread

 

[Antisocial Virge]

They also make this little &quot;toy&quot; one that has like a 6 inch bar or something. A proffesional word carver I knew had one and he said it cost more that his biggest saw. :Q I'll see if I can find a pic.

 

[bandXtrb]

and i remember the other half of his sig came from the thread about having bilingual forms where he showed insensitivity to foreigners

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

<< They also make this little &quot;toy&quot; one that has like a 6 inch bar or something. A proffesional word carver I knew had one and he said it cost more that his biggest saw. :Q I'll see if I can find a pic. >>


You might be thinking of the 335XPT its so light you can use it with 1 hand
Little sucker cost almost 400$

 

[perfectlysane]

Stihl is what i aways hear of (I'm in oregon)

 

[Antisocial Virge]

<< You might be thinking of the 335XPT >>


Yea thinking that might be it. I remember the oil and gas plugs were the same size. He had a tiny bar on it though. Came almost to a point for detail carving and it was alot shorter than they show in that pic.

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

<< and i remember the other half of his sig came from the thread about having bilingual forms where he showed insensitivity to foreigners >>


Hmm not me I love foreigners
No it was from some kid that posted a thread about *cracking* programs

 

[RossGr]

Hmmm.... Guess I didn't dig deep enough. The biggest I found in the comerical section was 20&quot;. Nor real critical, though I was expecting more. Not much demand for the big saws any more. About the only place you would need a 72&quot; bar would be in the Redwoods, sure hope they have slowed the cutting of those big boys. Nothing like an old growth forest to humble a man. I remember as a boy riding with my dad in our old '51 Willy's. We would drive all day in the coast range west of Roseburg though old growth firs. When we came to a clear cut we would stop and admire the view and roll rocks down the mountian sides. Now you drive those same roads through clear cuts all day, when you come to a stand of old growth you stop get out and admire the big ol' trees. Some of you may have never seen
An old growth fir. This is my son and daughter with a mature but not huge fir behind them.


Still not sure of the name I am looking for I don't think it was Stihl. But I have burned a lot of brain cells in the last 40ys.