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    Fire wood

    Just thought I'd post a couple of pics. I have headed out to my sister's place to cut her some firewood to get her through the rest of the winter.

    The first demonstrated the necessity of using a trailer when you own a 110 DCPU. The load space in these things is a bit pitiful.

    The next shows me loaded up at home before heading out. I've got the 95LT Waeco on the back seats, two saws, a fire bucket and a few sundries and there's literally no space left.

    The last is one of a new saw I bought last week as a spare. I've had the bigger 'old faithful' saw now for 24 years. It still goes superbly but I'm getting very conscious of needing a backup one day. The little saw goes amazingly well but I don't like the plastic fittings on them now. I actually had to order steel log spikes for it separately.

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    The 170 is a ripper of a little saw so handy. I used to use it way more than my 460
    Having 2 saws is always handy I always work with 2. When cutting firewood I always use the little one for limbing and big one for the rounds.
    When cutting slabs the little one is always used for felling trees twice a big as the bar it loves it. Then the 460 set up with the chainsaw mill.
    I've even ran skip tooth on the 170 and it tears through trees!
    The plastic teeth are pretty lame but they do the job....just.

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    My old man got a 170 earlier this year and i agree its a great little saw, his old farm boss is still going strong but its a good backup and for smaller stuff.
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    Nothing like a sthil

    I have only just sold my old 024 that was almost 30 years old and sthil going strong and upgraded to a bigger sthil

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    I miss my dual cab,, they are very handy, but as you say, very small payload wise, but will take the weight ,, (load 'em up lads). My big Jonsered wouldn't even fit in the back without it being on almost a 45 deg angle , so it spent its time on the floor in the rear of the cab,, makes it safe from prying eyes too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LRJim View Post
    The 170 is a ripper of a little saw so handy. I used to use it way more than my 460
    Having 2 saws is always handy I always work with 2. When cutting firewood I always use the little one for limbing and big one for the rounds.
    When cutting slabs the little one is always used for felling trees twice a big as the bar it loves it. Then the 460 set up with the chainsaw mill.
    I've even ran skip tooth on the 170 and it tears through trees!
    The plastic teeth are pretty lame but they do the job....just.
    I got the 180 mainly for the conventional clutch cover set up. Great little saw. I even had my sister using it.

    Like you said, it's perfect for climbing while the old 038 stihl chews through the bigger rounds well.

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    Still using the old Stihl 015L,we inherited from my father.

    Its around 35yrs old.

    The only thing that has gone wrong is the spark plug lead rubbed through on the alloy body of the saw,easy fix with a bit of heat shrink.
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    Well. This morning I could have said that the 038 had run for 24 years without replacing anything. And it did. But, this afternoon I buggered the cutter bar. There must have been a burr that I missed which developed a crack and I lost a big chunk out of the side of the chain guide which is now firmly lodged on the end sprocket.

    Time for a new bar. 24 years isn't bad though and I chose exactly the right time to buy the spare saw!

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    Cutting

    I hope you guys and gals are using safety trousers, or chaps plus earmuffs and helmets with face screens.

    Have had stuff come back at me, including the face.

    While you have a good grip on the saw, it can catch/jam a bit, to then come round on you.

    Please play safe.

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    Chaps always and safety sunnies at the minimum, dryza jacket if it's cold keeps the dust off and I only wear a helmet when felling. I don't wear earmuffs unless I'm milling slabs, I always get the **** frightened out of me when I wear them. But need to invest in a mesh face shield. Not much is is gonna stop an 80cc chainsaw except for the chain brake. Control of the saw is the most important step in safety, the only time I've had it jam or kickback is when I'm being lazy.

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