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Sometimes a nap takes you. Or, me, in this case. I made it to 11:00. Called my mom. Considered heading to town to buy, or at least ponder, a chainsaw, see my friend, and other such. But a nap seemed perfectly reasonable and doable. BAM! Lights out for this kid. I heard, or thought I did, someone at my door at around... 16:00. By the time I figured it out, must have been having delays through dream echos, no one was there. Got a call a bit later, suggesting that dinner was on the way. I barely made it awake for that. I ate, then back to bed. I slept until 23:00. Double BAM!
Never mind, my work toward become a daylighter again is... going forward. I think I have an appointment in Ogden tomorrow, in the afternoon. I may try to get there rather early. If I can. Just to make sure they can do a blood test, fasting. That will give me time to eat something after, look at chainsaws, ask a few questions, maybe look for .45 cases (new, only), and just dicker some time away. It might improve my practice and appreciation about being out of my home. Hmm, while I am thinking about it, I might check to see if any of the Churches there have a mid-day Mass! Yeah, I really do like going to Mass. It's a treat. Like... God-bacon or something. *grins* If you must be a fool, be a fool for the right One.
I am thinking about figuring out a food option, then going back to bed. A bit more sleep, even if it means oversleeping, might help me figure out my day and travels tomorrow more easily.
The two chainsaws brands I like the most are Husqvarna and Stihl. For size, the Husqvarna 455 Rancher would be the smallest I would consider, though I would consider up to a a Stihl MS 362. For now the bigger Stihl has my eye, but I have to have it in my hands and ask questions first, especially with only 3.2 ounces of weight difference. Being able to use an 16" to 20" chain is fine for now, but being able to pull a 25" chain wouldn't be bad for when/if I am able to seriously get to work on my "woods" or even minor lumbering (for firewood or money). My mother suggests she thinks this is a good choice. I must admit she makes me a bit nervous around such gear. She has a history of... being too near too many disasters. She would love to use such tools, since she can't she likes to "participate". We will see. Love her dearly, fear her greatly. Hah.
Well, on to a bite to eat if I can wrangle something up. Then another nap, hopefully one that doesn't turn into a "nap". HuhhOoga! Later, good night actually, I hope.
20" is a decent compromise. There's not a single thing on my property that would require that size, so I've been considering a smaller saw.
ReplyDeleteBut I felled many a tree with the predecessor to that saw. It was a Husqvarna, but that was nearly thirty years ago now and remember little about it except that it was reliable.
After a bit of hunting, I see that the size of wood a saw can cut is double it's bar length (as I sort of suspected somehow, just had to be sure). I need to check the diameter of the trunks out here, but you may be right on the 20" bar. On the other hand, a similar weighted chainsaw that can handle five more inches of bar would cut a little more quickly for the same task, especially if both is outfitted with an 18" or 20" bar. My worry is whether that power can be handled, even by my truly ogre strength, without experience. If I could handle it, the thing with me is speed. I run out of stamina very quickly, if I can do amazing things using the brute strength I do have in the short amount of time I can work.
ReplyDeleteI will mull this over with the sellers. Of course, most of those guys base their decisions on typical men. I will have to... read between the lines, ask pertinent questions, and do my own research. Much like many people would told me not to buy, or even consider, a Desert Eagle .50 because the recoil and slide are beyond common handling. I can and have used that gun without any issue. See, something like that. Hell, I didn't even know there were issues until I had dumped a couple boxes downrange with a purely stock .50 and later was discussing actually buying one myself (to someone who didn't know I had shot one). Durh! *crossing eyes*
I'm just different, but I do have limits. Of course, there is a nearly $300 price difference, but the range of use and speed might make that very worth the money.