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07/19/08, 06:33 PM
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What To Do With a Chainsaw Engine
I am going to purchase a new chainsaw and didn't want to get rid of the old one(Stihl 250).
The old one works fine and thought about maybe hooking it up on a bicycle, or maybe to a car generator and use for electricity if the need arises.
Anyone have any other ideas ?
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07/19/08, 09:03 PM
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When most people cut wood up here ,they always bring two chainsaws
I case one gets hung up on tree.
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07/19/08, 10:42 PM
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Cabela's had a blender powered by one. Maybe it was a gas weedeater motor. All I thought was how desperate to you have to be to have to have margaritas or smoothies.
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07/19/08, 10:55 PM
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"When most people cut wood up here ,they always bring two chainsaws
I case one gets hung up on tree."
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_I thought they were talking about a chainsaw, If it does not say "Husky" on the side, is it really a chainsaw?...........best place for that one is to be used as a boat anchor............mike
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07/19/08, 10:57 PM
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Used to use them to power larger radio controlled cars when I was a kid.
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07/19/08, 11:12 PM
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An outfit in Oregon makes a windlass winch for a chainsaw engine. Tie an elk to the back of your chainsaw, wrap your long rope around the windlass a few times, and the chainsaw drags you and elk back up the hill to your truck.
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07/20/08, 03:05 AM
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Kid I grew up with put one on a scooter. It was quite fast. Easy to crash on though since the handling was kind of squirrelly at high speed. Extremely small steering corrections were a must. A big movement or trying to do too much maneuvering would quickly send it into an uncontrollable oscillation and on the pavement you went. Just had a section of pipe for a muffler and screamed like a banshee when it got really wound out.
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07/20/08, 10:25 AM
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if its still running why buy another for? seems kinda crazy to mess up a good saw.
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07/20/08, 01:00 PM
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You've got one of the best devices made on the planet! A few bucks every couple of years, and it'll last forever.
I really truly want another Stihl, a bigger one... trouble is, mine simply refuses to give it up. Had it for 14 years, and might have spent 150$ in ropes, bars, mufflers, whatnot... And I use the heck out of mine...
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07/20/08, 02:41 PM
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Thanks for the idea's. The Stihl needs a little work the engine is good..the handle and housing were a victim of a fallen tree gone bad. I have the means to get another and have the old one for a back up, if need be.
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07/20/08, 03:47 PM
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throw the old one on ebay....they bring good money on there usually.
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07/23/08, 10:42 PM
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Chainsaws
I have five Stihl chainsaws here in the Alaska bush. They are all old but still run well. I need that many saws because parts are difficult to get out here.
As far as making electricity with one, it would be far cheaper, in terms of fuel, to use a small four cycle engine. Two cycles use far more fuel per horsepower. Better yet I would get a small diesel engine. I have a 6.7hp Hatz diesel hooked up to a car alternator. It runs 9 hours on one gallon of gas. I use it to back up my solar panels when the sun doesn't shine. In winter, when there is little sun, I run it one day a week to charge batteries. The batteries power a small freezer, lights, and my satellite internet system.
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07/24/08, 06:43 AM
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Add three more and build one of these:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQPwgV-WbQ
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07/24/08, 11:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinsan
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I think your video points to the wrong place... that's a video of drunk animals, not a set of chainsaw powered roller skates for elephants.
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07/24/08, 12:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by texican
You've got one of the best devices made on the planet! A few bucks every couple of years, and it'll last forever.
I really truly want another Stihl, a bigger one... trouble is, mine simply refuses to give it up. Had it for 14 years, and might have spent 150$ in ropes, bars, mufflers, whatnot... And I use the heck out of mine...
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same here. My 034 just wont die
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07/24/08, 02:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RACCOON
When most people cut wood up here ,they always bring two chainsaws
I case one gets hung up on tree.
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i carry my old homelite to cut my stihl ms260 out if i ever get it stuck
but they do / did I did a search on it but can't find it now make a circular saw atachment that replaces your bar and turned you saw into a circular saw for the ultimate in cordless circular saws i was talking to an old amish guy at an auction and he had one.
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