Thread: Winter Firewood take2

I’ve got a 395 and 394, I thought you had a busted one


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The 395 forms the rings no problem, I use a 385 on the smaller trees.

Originally Posted by hamsav

I have a 044 with a 24" oregon bar , the original bar was fine till I broke the rules .....yeah , I lent it out . Had it 30 odd years now ,never missed a beat.

Yeah, never lend your chainsaw. Lots of other family things can be lent b4 a chainsaw.

I've still got my old 045 which is even older than than your 044. Long since mounted on a BT 360 2 man posthole borer.
Bought it at a time when brands like Pioneer were still in use.

Our saws of the day were a couple of Stihl 051s (89 cc) and an 075 (111 cc). All antiques now.
We did a lot of clear felling of old man macs. Unlimited firewood, all axe split, no mechanised softy splitters.
Also had access to some native for firewood but I won't describe where we got that...

The 075 (probably well outgunned by smaller says today) was a superb crosscutting saw. A full day on that and my arms would start to cramp up.

Re gum. I may have imagined it, but when I first encountered old fallen trunks I'm sure I saw sparks coming off my bar tip (not roller tipped). May have imagined that, so long ago.

Got rid of our fireplace a few years ago and went gas. Then they hiked the price of gas. Pricks.

075/076 are still being produced for the third world markets.

They are popular milling saws in Europe.A guy in Wales imports them from Indonesia

Originally Posted by muzza

This thread reminds why I have gas-fired central heating and no longer cut firewood for anyone......

Not for much longer ya won't...if Cindy has her way

Originally Posted by MSL

I’ve got a 395 and 394, I thought you had a busted one


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Errr, yes I do. Though wasn't going to mention it on an open forum, esp if I said how it got broke

Swapped some antique McCullough chainsaws plus a little cash for an 084 from jim downs in drury back in the 90s. Still have it and it gets used. Jim had a huge collection of old saws some of which were on display in the shop. He was a bit of a hoarder and had sheds full evidently.

Muzza..you can keep your gas-fired central heating. I'll stick to my beloved open fire, burning manuka and pohutukawa. There's nothing better than sitting with a whiskey in your hand, gazing into the flames of wood you cut and split and stacked yourself. And BTW, no woman ever said: "Let's make love in front of the heat pump, darling"...just saying.

Greetings All,
Can't compete with the big boys epic chainsaw stories. Am currently using a 250mm bar top handle saw for all the smaller stuff and will move up to a bigger saw with a 450mm bar when I get to the trunks, the biggest of which is about 500 mm in dia. Both are Shindaiwa saws. Works for me.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by Ranger 888

And BTW, no woman ever said: "Let's make love in front of the heat pump, darling"...just saying.

So, the kitchen table gets dragged in front of the fire....?

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
Can't compete with the big boys epic chainsaw stories. Am currently using a 250mm bar top handle saw for all the smaller stuff and will move up to a bigger saw with a 450mm bar when I get to the trunks, the biggest of which is about 500 mm in dia. Both are Shindaiwa saws. Works for me.
Regards Grandpamac.

GPM here's a small chainsaw story.
When I lived in Oz I had no saws with me. A big pine got blown over near us and the farmer said I could have it for firewood.
I bought a tiny Stihl 010 and set to on limbs. Once it was too much for the 010 I bought a Stihl 032. Over the course of 5 years I cut up that tree with those 2 saws. I had no trailer so the whole lot was moved in my trusty Holden Kingswood. Fully loaded boot and back seat.
Jeez Vic can be cold in winter.

Originally Posted by zimmer

GPM here's a small chainsaw story.
When I lived in Oz I had no saws with me. A big pine got blown over near us and the farmer said I could have it for firewood.
I bought a tiny Stihl 010 and set to on limbs. Once it was too much for the 010 I bought a Stihl 032. Over the course of 5 years I cut up that tree with those 2 saws. I had no trailer so the whole lot was moved in my trusty Holden Kingswood. Fully loaded boot and back seat.
Jeez Vic can be cold in winter.

Thanks for that Zimmer,
My whole firewood collecting is low tech and on our small block. The split wood gets shifted around the corner to drying stacks. These are made of two 1.8m fence posts set up on concrete slabs. Over the posts goes 1.2m lengths of branch wood with the firewood stacked on top about 1.2m high. Late summer the dry wood gets towed up the drive with my tiny truck (Suzuki Jimny) and tiny trailer and stacked away in my dry wood shed near the house. Most of the trees were propagated by my late father from seed he collected and planted by me. I think I have a lifetime supply of wood all within 100m of the house. Plans don't always come together that well.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Swapped some antique McCullough chainsaws plus a little cash for an 084 from jim downs in drury back in the 90s. Still have it and it gets used. Jim had a huge collection of old saws some of which were on display in the shop. He was a bit of a hoarder and had sheds full evidently.

Just hope it never needs an Oil pump.

It took me a year to track down a used one.They dont seem to make them any longer.The sprocket is plastic and it just breaks down over time.I could buy the sprocket but couldnt get the arbor off the pump.

Think there is three 084’s up in the shed roof at home, great saws.


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All this talk about chainsaws and no one has commented on that fine looking wheelbarrow, my dad has one just like it and they're the definition of a workhorse.