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Bros, I'm buying a chainsaw today, a Stihl MS-241

Sick and fucking tired of paying some guy $300 every time th...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
Had one of these--good saw--what size bar?
orange narrow-minded corner
  09/13/15
16 inch. The absolute largest trunk I will cut is 20 in, and...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
1 week after buying it a 36in limb will break unexpectedly a...
orange narrow-minded corner
  09/13/15
If a 36 in limb breaks unexpectedly, it is time to call in r...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
Just fucking around have fun
orange narrow-minded corner
  09/13/15
a 36 inch limb is fucking huge, that's a tree
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
We have a giant Ash tree in our backyard with a 4 ft+ trunk....
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
A small tree
orange narrow-minded corner
  09/13/15
$300?? just hire a spic bro
Alcoholic abode boltzmann
  09/13/15
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lime hall headpube
  06/26/16
Protip: don't sit on the branch when cutting it down.
sooty duck-like deer antler
  09/13/15
how much use do you reckon youll get out of the saw?
Filthy home regret
  09/13/15
We frequently get bad ice and wet snow storms, and I live on...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
180
Filthy home regret
  09/13/15
I know a guy who is the neighborhood snake wrangler. He's...
hairraiser lake business firm
  09/14/15
...
maize ticket booth ratface
  09/14/15
Yeah, man, I miss the Friday the 13th franchise, too.
Deranged Hideous Heaven Shitlib
  09/13/15
pls see the lumberjack.mp3 by Jackyl.
razzmatazz olive double fault
  09/13/15
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buck-toothed exhilarant locale
  09/13/15
does that have easy start? you are probably buying too much ...
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
It has all the bells and whistles. It is the smallest pro-gr...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
I've run both, that decompression thing suggests that it's n...
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
All of their pro line saws have a decompression valve. I ...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
yeah that's it, odd it doesn't say it specifically though
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
Also buy a badass AXE?
Aquamarine stirring affirmative action genital piercing
  09/13/15
I fucking hate axes, they always seem like the right tool bu...
orange narrow-minded corner
  09/13/15
If I get an axe, it will be this: http://www.amazon.com/Fis...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
why would you get a splitting axe?
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
Because I will be splitting firewood with it, and I like spl...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
a maul is better for straight splitting imo
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
Read up on the Fiskar splitting ax. As I noted, it is a cont...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
oh I'm sure it works, but at the end of the day, when facing...
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
Here is a good review of it. https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
looks handy for splitting the right wood, but he's using woo...
titillating walnut point dysfunction
  09/13/15
heard STIHL was by far the best, good decision
beady-eyed place of business den
  09/13/15
I have been a Husqvarna since I was 12 and bought my first d...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
Leaving work and heading to the store to by my saw. I have t...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
Soooo CR
buck-toothed exhilarant locale
  09/13/15
...
Translucent fantasy-prone bawdyhouse
  04/12/23
...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  04/21/23
libs MAF
Black Elastic Band
  09/13/15
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Milky candlestick maker
  09/14/15
...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/13/15
...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/14/15
New stihls are not as good as the old ones as the new ones h...
learning disabled fighting old irish cottage
  09/14/15
Fuck. There are chainsaw hipsters, too?
hairraiser lake business firm
  09/14/15
Blame CARB and the EPA.
learning disabled fighting old irish cottage
  09/14/15
Ended up buying an MS-261. I cut down my first tree last ...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  09/26/15
It's also 180 for home defense
tan weed whacker
  09/26/15
Stihl Life with Woodpecker
Ultramarine Parlor
  09/26/15
Just finished cutting down two decent sized trees. Tired as ...
Obsidian multi-colored new version
  06/26/16


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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:24 AM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Sick and fucking tired of paying some guy $300 every time there is a large branch that needs taken care of.

When I told my wife I was going to buy a chainsaw, I swear I saw a glimmer of respect in her eyes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28745993)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:24 AM
Author: orange narrow-minded corner

Had one of these--good saw--what size bar?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28745996)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:35 AM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

16 inch. The absolute largest trunk I will cut is 20 in, and the 16 in bar can handle that easily enough with some patience.

It has been a while since I ran a saw. I figured using a fairly manageable sized bar and buying the lightest pro grade saw makes sense for my intended use.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746039)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:09 PM
Author: orange narrow-minded corner

1 week after buying it a 36in limb will break unexpectedly and you'll have to cut it partially by hand or learn to safely gouge-cut

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746216)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:11 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

If a 36 in limb breaks unexpectedly, it is time to call in reinforcements, if for no other reason to lift the heavy sun of a bitch.

And I know how to work a saw. I spent a summer in HS helping a brow clear timber on his land every weekend. Looking back, it is a miracle none of us ended up with a giant scar across our face.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746230)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:13 PM
Author: orange narrow-minded corner

Just fucking around have fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746243)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:13 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

a 36 inch limb is fucking huge, that's a tree

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746239)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:15 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

We have a giant Ash tree in our backyard with a 4 ft+ trunk. If that fucker ever comes down, it will be giant mess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746256)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:16 PM
Author: orange narrow-minded corner

A small tree

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746258)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:47 PM
Author: Alcoholic abode boltzmann

$300?? just hire a spic bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747146)



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Date: June 26th, 2016 10:16 PM
Author: lime hall headpube



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#30798541)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:40 AM
Author: sooty duck-like deer antler

Protip: don't sit on the branch when cutting it down.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746059)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:42 AM
Author: Filthy home regret

how much use do you reckon youll get out of the saw?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746074)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:13 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

We frequently get bad ice and wet snow storms, and I live on a street with a lot of trees. Every other year, a large limb falls on the street. I will thoroughly enjoy coming to the rescue of all the hard-bodied milfs on our street, while telling their husbands to step back so they don't get hurt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746246)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:14 PM
Author: Filthy home regret

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746248)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 1:14 AM
Author: hairraiser lake business firm

I know a guy who is the neighborhood snake wrangler.

He's famous in the subdivision. All the ladies love him.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750764)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 1:15 AM
Author: maize ticket booth ratface



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750765)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 11:43 AM
Author: Deranged Hideous Heaven Shitlib

Yeah, man, I miss the Friday the 13th franchise, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746078)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:13 PM
Author: razzmatazz olive double fault

pls see the lumberjack.mp3 by Jackyl.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746245)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:49 PM
Author: buck-toothed exhilarant locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746443)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:15 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

does that have easy start? you are probably buying too much saw for you, the mid grade stihls are fine and that easy start thing is 180 as fuck in the cold

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746255)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:22 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

It has all the bells and whistles. It is the smallest pro-grade saw Stihl makes. In fact, it is smaller than a lot of of the "farm and ranch" saws.

The main advantage of the pro line over the "farm and ranch" saws is ease of repair and weight, and pro line saws are only an additional $50 to $100 over the farm and ranch saws. Now that I am older, I can appreciate the importance of light weight tools, and when I buy something, I want it to last decades. I hate replacing tools.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746295)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:25 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

I've run both, that decompression thing suggests that it's not the easy start, it's a heavier duty saw but the farm and ranch will also last decades and I'm telling you, pumping away in the cold is so much nicer when you barely have to pull

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746315)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:43 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

All of their pro line saws have a decompression valve.

I was under the impression that the 241 has their easy start feature, but I cannot confirm from Stihl's webpage. This video certainly makes it look like it does given how slow he pulls the cord.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNRbNdfEXW8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746414)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:40 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

yeah that's it, odd it doesn't say it specifically though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747109)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:18 PM
Author: Aquamarine stirring affirmative action genital piercing

Also buy a badass AXE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746266)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:20 PM
Author: orange narrow-minded corner

I fucking hate axes, they always seem like the right tool but never are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746276)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:23 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

If I get an axe, it will be this:

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-X27-Super-Splitting-36-Inch/dp/B004M3BAQE

It is a highly controversial axe, but I used one a while back and loved it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746304)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:26 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

why would you get a splitting axe?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746319)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:55 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Because I will be splitting firewood with it, and I like splitting wood by hand. It is a great workout.

If I could make a decent living splinting wood and bailing hay, I would be a very happy man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746484)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:40 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

a maul is better for straight splitting imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747114)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:52 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Read up on the Fiskar splitting ax. As I noted, it is a controversial ax since it runs counter centuries of accepted wisdom, but it really does work well for splitting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747182)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:55 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

oh I'm sure it works, but at the end of the day, when facing a log with shit grains running different ways and hard as fuck wood, unsuitable for splitting really but needing it, WEIGHT will DOMINATE all other things

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747198)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:59 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Here is a good review of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpsQFNZB8ZU

Wranglerstar also reviewed it, but I'm not a big fan of that faggot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747221)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 3:02 PM
Author: titillating walnut point dysfunction

looks handy for splitting the right wood, but he's using wood chosen for how well it splits, because he's splitting so much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747232)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:25 PM
Author: beady-eyed place of business den

heard STIHL was by far the best, good decision

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746310)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 12:48 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

I have been a Husqvarna since I was 12 and bought my first dirt bike, an old, beat-to-shit Husqy. But I have had a ridiculous number of Husqy power tools crap out on me recently, and I baby the shit out of them. I only run ethanol free gas in them, and if I am not going to be using them for an extended period of time, I always drain the fuel and pull the cord several times to evacuate the fuel from the carb.

I am done with Husqy, and one of my city's top Stihl dealers is located about 5 blocks from my house. It is a no brainer. I am thinking about going all in and getting a Stihl saw, trimmer, and blower.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28746436)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:27 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Leaving work and heading to the store to by my saw. I have this on repeat for the remainder of my afternoon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52p9jc-gOo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747021)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:47 PM
Author: buck-toothed exhilarant locale

Soooo CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747143)



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Date: April 12th, 2023 12:27 PM
Author: Translucent fantasy-prone bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#46175906)



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Date: April 21st, 2023 6:58 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#46216481)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 2:48 PM
Author: Black Elastic Band

libs MAF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28747151)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 1:04 AM
Author: Milky candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750724)



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Date: September 13th, 2015 9:42 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28749609)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 12:01 AM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750438)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 12:58 AM
Author: learning disabled fighting old irish cottage

New stihls are not as good as the old ones as the new ones have been impaired by emissions. I have the MS290 farm boss 20in bar.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750704)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 1:19 AM
Author: hairraiser lake business firm

Fuck. There are chainsaw hipsters, too?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750785)



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Date: September 14th, 2015 1:24 AM
Author: learning disabled fighting old irish cottage

Blame CARB and the EPA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28750808)



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Date: September 26th, 2015 10:14 AM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Ended up buying an MS-261.

I cut down my first tree last night. Went without a hitch. I figure I will recover my investment after I cut down one more tree and clean up another three.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28840673)



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Date: September 26th, 2015 10:21 AM
Author: tan weed whacker

It's also 180 for home defense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28840704)



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Date: September 26th, 2015 10:23 AM
Author: Ultramarine Parlor

Stihl Life with Woodpecker

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#28840710)



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Date: June 26th, 2016 9:02 PM
Author: Obsidian multi-colored new version

Just finished cutting down two decent sized trees. Tired as fuck, but it was great day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2988250&forum_id=2#30798021)