How'd it go today?

[davidwyby]

You are not surprised by this revelation, I hope?

I haven’t figured out why but I miss shots with the Jonny.

The stihl has more torque, the Jonny is faster. I think they tend that way from the factory but the way they were ported makes it more so.

461 resists dust in it’s air filter and clutch better.

 

[davidwyby]

The red one is much prettier

Also not exactly apples to apples. Red is running 34” of full comp chiselbit and 461 30” of skip. The wood feels like cottonwood, a little harder but fibrous. Drag on the chain.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Looked at a walnut that I'll be milling. 6'2" across the stump.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Headed in the right direction now.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I haven't gotten them home yet, but I've been gifted 24, 12volt batteries grim an off grid solar system. They upgraded to lithium. Researching grid tied backup. Keep it topped off on the grid, then have backup during an outage. A day or two with no power would be very unusual. I have a propane 10kw, but would rather not have to buy a big tank, and have to pay to fill it. Solar panels would be nice, some day. Something fun to think about, anyway.

 

[Nutball]

I hit a nail on the last cut and it broke the chain. Just a stock Echo 490 pulling it.

 

[davidwyby]

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[davidwyby]

That tree was leaning pretty hard to the fence and $$$$ house on the right. Tethered with my new cable to the left.