Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 13443526)

I went through most of my adult life with a Commercial Toro 5000 weedeater and a Deutz-Allis L+G tractor. When I bought a Still 045 super 26" used at a sale for doing firewood, I got hooked on Stihl. That old saw blasts through big logs without breathing hard. I have since bought a saw that I think maybe the same as yours. 55cc? Mine will take a 20" blade, yours?.

You know what they say: " Buy the best and only cry once."

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13443772)

Anyway sorry to have de-railed.

I will say I agree with Beuhler most chainsaws will do very well if you take care and keep chain sharp and cleaned of pitch. Cedar is sappy and is a bastard on saws found that out clearing centerline for Wilson Creek National Battlefield in Republic Mo.

Originally Posted by tooge (Post 13443715)

I have two Stihl saws. Both are over 20 years old and work great. I sharpen the blades myself with a Dremmel adapter and stone, and other than tune ups, they are super dependable. Your saw should accept an 18" bar no?

Originally Posted by Manila-Chief (Post 13444213)

Thanks guys! You guys were helpful. The saw has not been running well and one reason I'm considering buying a larger saw. Early on I would take it in and get it serviced about once a year. The owner of the shop passed away and I didn't see another Stihl shop, so it has not been serviced in a while.

After reading the "wisdom" here ... I'm thinking of taking a chance (may be better off to put the service charge on a new saw???), take it in for servicing and if it checks out buy an 18" or 20" bar and new chains.

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13449979)

Cooper have I got the powersaw for you.
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60" bar will set ya back about 2400.00 before shipping on ebay. :D

Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13450096)

Yeah I was just flippin the shit on Coop he likes those long bars. I have never used a powersaw with a bar longer than 24". He was smirking at my Homelite Textron XL. The man in the video below is bucking fir with a homelite XL model 76 like I rave about at work. I love my little Home at Nite saw.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 13450232)

Impressive but when you get any big saw with a Skip tooth chain it's going to kick ass. It is a pro grade chain, yellow not green in Stihl terms




i didn't diss your Homelight, I actually used my neighbors climbing saw to thin my oaks, and it was a duel trigger model. I would not use that beast, chain like tat would cut your dick off twice before severing your head.

I had already corrected the blade size on the 045 to 26, it was a typo but I don't own a small saw just a 75cc (26) and a 55cc (16). My father in law had a old Canadian 36" that I got running. (He wouldn't let me used it after I got it running) He sold that saw probably within a week.

I even suggested that the little Stihl's are bad asses and I mentioned expensive but I didn't diss your Homie..

But don't recall giving you shit except about the Wards saw, the 55 MPH chainsaw motor? Yes. I know they are great motors just takes a lot to get 12K RPMs out of an 7K (spec is 8) engine.

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Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 13450266)

I bought a Homelite string trimmer from Home Depot years ago that was a useless POS from day one. I finally got so frustrated with it one day I snapped it across my leg and smashed it into the ground. Will never buy anything with that brand name on it ever again.

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Originally Posted by srvy (Post 13450300)

Westbend actually made logging chainsaws back in the day wards had saws made for them by many manufactures like Pioneer and Doomey same as Sears. Westbend motors and Macs were the choice of many go carters some racers got 70 mph out of a single 2 cycle motor.