How'd it go today?

[treesmith]

Same pic as earlier but after sundown and a beautiful moon over the Smokies…

 

[treebilly]

I could disappear in the Smokies. I wish it wasn’t such a popular vacation spot. The last two times I visited I was able to wonder off by myself for a few hours for a reset.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I'm looking for a brake handle for my Husky 66 (worlds most reliable chainsaw), and I'm blown away by what people think they are worth. $140 and up is pretty common. I'm trying to get it set up to leave at the sawmill so I'm not hauling my 395XP around all the time, and I can leave the 32" bar on the big saw. I only use it sparingly at the mill due to it's prehistoric suspension.

 

[flushcut]

Partsttee.com has the handle and side cover for 148$ last one in stock possible ever. 30 year old saw give or take.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've found used for $20-40. That's more my style.

 

[Nutball]

I'm blown away by what people think they are worth. $140 and up is pretty common.

If they're so reliable, you shouldn't ever need one, unless that's the one unreliable part in high demand.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I dropped a tree on it. That saw I've owned since '96. It's spent years in the back of a pickup, neglected, and it still starts and rips. All the Stihl saws I've bought new are in pieces on the bench.

 

[flushcut]

Stihl in the shop, Husqy in the woods.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I should fix them. A 1997, never been filed 020T that needs a carb. 036 Pro needs a carb kit.

 

[Nutball]

The new Stihls need a kickstand. They must have hired Husqy engineers.

 

[davidwyby]

Yes.

Had that tube on one side and a framed and tiled shower enclosure on the opposite side that had been leaking into the floor. Deleting that and putting a combo in where the tub was. Also getting rid of lots of old tile. Half way up the walls, countertop, etc.

 

[davidwyby]

I've found used for $20-40. That's more my style.

I probably have one

 

[treesmith]

Had a storm call last night. White oak top blew out in a storm and had a driveway blocked. Older/repeat customer of mine. Was actually a good friend of my dad when they were in school. After I had the mess cleaned up and was about to leave, he came out and pointed out the muscadine vine across the drive from my truck. He said he got the sprouts from my great-grandfather about 70 years ago, and had kept it going ever since. Every time they’d move over the years, he’d take some with him. He told me to ask my dad if he wanted some sprouts off of it. He does…and so does my wife and daughter. So I’ll be going back in a week or so to get as many sprouts as I can scrounge… I thought it pretty cool that he’s kept that same vine alive for that long.

 

[Kaveman]

My ex wife is keeping some Iris for me, that's been in the family for nearly 100 years. My granny brought them out to Arizona from the family farm in Missouri, back in 1952. They're purple, and I'm a proud steward of them. Shame I don't have a place to plant a few, not that Rob would mind much.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I'm trying to find a ring and pinion for my 2001 4runner and no luck. I thought I'd get a junkyard diff somewhere. Nope. I have a rebuild kit, so I just tried my preferred auto parts store for an r&p. Nope. I know these cars evaporate here in the Northeast but they live forever in California. No aftermarket parts. I'm confused.

 

[Burnham]

That does seem strange. Older ones like yours are not uncommon here in Oregon. Do you have part numbers for what you need? I could poke around out here for you, Dave.

 

[Burnham]

This isn't what you need?

https://realtruck.com/p/usa-standard-ring-pinion-gears/