GX460 & GXOR B.S. thread (8 Viewers)

[Cold Iron]

I picked up a Stihl MS261C last year. It's been an awesome little saw. I have 4.5 acres of hardwood, have cut up around a dozen read oaks in the past year, have 6+ more dead ones still standing, and another 5-6 that were knocked over by ice and wind storms. So for my purposes, gas is the way to go . If I still lived in town, I'd probably get a M18 saw.

My Farm Boss was only ~30 when she died LOL. That is when I looked at electric starting with Stihl. They were just coming out then and almost had a heart attack when I seen the price and the price of batteries. Hard to kill a Stihl.

 

[Acrad]

My 83 year old father and 60+ year wood burner is moving on from his late 60’s Stihl 041. To be honest I have too many petrol engines (lawn/vehicles/motorsports) to maintain these days so welcome to have some simple electric tools that do the job well. Free solar to charge as well.

Interesting video even though he did push motor to overheat

 

[r2m]

Oh and an Aussie called my truck a Land Cruiser...

I consider that an honor, to be called a Landcruiser!

 

[r2m]

Went for a leisurely drive in the mountains on the way to a waterfall with the family. This first picture was a sign of things to come, a foreshadowing if you will. And, I didn't have a chainsaw or handsaw with me...like an idiot... I managed to move large rocks and several dead downed trees, but as you'll see at the end of this sequence, a bendy alive tree is another story. No manner of firefighter strength was enough for me to move the MF. LOL All I gotta say is snow melt and avalanches are a hell of a drug.

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Well dammit...
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A FIREFIGHTER and NO chainsaw OR axe!!!! Sorry my friend, you just lost some points on that!!!
Agree with all the e-chainsaw posts!
I used to always carry one for camping, love to section and split my firewood. But eventually I got over the smell, oil leaks and since I am so close to the beach on a small patch of land, I really never use it except when camping. Hence when I do need it, gotta deal with the gas/oil mix, then yank the darn pull cord a dozen or more just to get it started.
My 14" https://www.amazon.com/Greenworks-10-5-Amp-Electric-Chainsaw-20222/dp/B00PBYZ686/ref=sr_1_1? has been great!
Yeah, it's not cordless and it won't do 2 foot diameter very easily, and I have to use a 3k W inverter (in the back of my rig ), but as mentioned above, I can't have a cordless because of how rarely I use it, and much like many folks have range anxiety with cars, I'm the same way with cordless power tools. I ALWAYS want to make sure I can finish a job without running our of juice.

Also, I always have a bow saw and flip saw (one of the Japanese folding tree saws) and hatchet in my rig all the time for trimming branches and small stuff that doesn't require an e-saw.
So far, been loving it!

 

[Hiluxforever]

Scheduled a happy hour oil change at my local Lexus dealer and when I checked in they said it was free. Now hopefully they don't find anythjbg.

 

[GrizzlyClint]

A FIREFIGHTER and NO chainsaw OR axe!!!! Sorry my friend, you just lost some points on that!!!

Yea yea yea. Yuck it up.

 

[r2m]

Yea yea yea. Yuck it up.

Seriously, still have huge respect for what you do.
Have a bunch of firefighter friends, mostly retired now, but a bunch of great guys.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Same.

 

[rav8]

Additionally, and here's where things get even more complex and possibly stop the 34-35" show in its tracks for the time being: I have a toddler, a newborn, and work 2 jobs. Extra time, effort, and/or money to get a tire to fit properly without any rubbing is just not in the cards right now. I keep trying to tell myself that it is, and that I can find the time to make it all work, but I'm acknowledging my free time is minimal as-is and I can't devote any of it to fighting for tire clearance. Call it adulting or maturing, but it is what it is.

I may have a few years ahead of you (6 and 3 yo). Kids were the biggest factor when it came to buying a GX and considering the lift/tire size for me. Letting the kids climb into the vehicle at a young age was an important step in my view...and they love to tell me how they did it by themselves. Long term, this means no sliders for 3 more years. Additionally, I don't know how tall you (or anyone else who would be seating the kids) are but it's not fun to lift a kid or occupied convertible into the back seat...more so when lifted. This gets old. Our WRX was far easier for kid loading until there were two.

I use my GX for family vacations with some trails for and towing our camper. @JEFFKISTHENAME does things to the next level and I like it. @r2m does them more to my style. @BigSwede has another great example of what I would like someday. @Acrad is like the librarian of GX truths and reason. The GX may not be the best answer. Sometimes it is.

 

[rav8]

My 83 year old father and 60+ year wood burner is moving on from his late 60’s Stihl 041. To be honest I have too many petrol engines (lawn/vehicles/motorsports) to maintain these days so welcome to have some simple electric tools that do the job well. Free solar to charge as well.

Interesting video even though he did push motor to overheat

So...I've got a nice gas Stihl and a managable Craftsman with nice chaps to boot. I understand there is a safety concern when using electric chainsaws with traditional chaps because the electric units will not choke out with interference the way gas units do. That the saws just continue to pull through the the fibers/cloth/tissue both interest and terrify me. Has this been your experience @Acrad? I like having dangerous things, I just want to understand them.

 

[r2m]

I may have a few years ahead of you (6 and 3 yo). Kids were the biggest factor when it came buying a GX and considering the lift/tire size for me. Letting the kids climb into the vehicle at a young age was an important step in my view...and they love to tell me how they did it by themselves. Long term, this means no sliders for 3 more years. Additionally, I don't know how tall you (or anyone else who would be seating the kids) are but it's not fun to lift a kid or occupied convertible into the back seat...more so when lifted. This gets old. Our WRX was far easier for kid loading until there were two.

I use my GX for family vacations with some trails for and towing our camper. @JEFFKISTHENAME does things to the next level and I like it. @r2m does them more to my style. @BigSwede has another great example of what I would like someday. @Acrad is like the librarian of GX truths and reason. The GX may not be the best answer. Sometimes it is.

Went through and will be going through the same thing, little ones being able to climb in by themselves. Took a while till my older granddaughter was able to climb in/hop out by herself. She's 8 now, so not an issue, but she's on the very small side for her age so it took her longer to accomplish the feat by herself. Now her little sister who is 2 now, will be going through this soon in another couple years. She too, is on the small side.

 

[rav8]

Went through and will be going through the same thing, little ones being able to climb in by themselves. Took a while till my older granddaughter was able to climb in/hop out by herself. She's 8 now, so not an issue, but she's on the very small side for her age so it took her longer to accomplish the feat by herself. Now her little sister who is 2 now, will be going through this soon in another couple years. She too, is on the small side.

Yup. Mine are growing UP, just at a different pace than others. I'm pretty patient.

 

[ericm979]

So...I've got a nice gas Stihl and a managable Craftsman with nice chaps to boot. I understand there is a safety concern when using electric chainsaws with traditional chaps because the electric units will not choke out with interference the way gas units do. That the saws just continue to pull through the the fibers/cloth/tissue both interest and terrify me. Has this been your experience @Acrad? I like having dangerous things, I just want to understand them.

Good on you to use chaps. I learned to run saws in the forest service where chaps were mandatory. That was a long time ago but I still use them. I have six saws for my heavily wooded 20ac, four runners and a couple projects.

My understanding is that most if not all battery saws can be stopped by good chaps. Corded chainsaws maybe not as well, and that might be where the rumors started. I can't find any references to real tests (not youtube) right now but I think they are out there.

 

[GrizzlyClint]

Good on you to use chaps. I learned to run saws in the forest service where chaps were mandatory. That was a long time ago but I still use them. I have six saws for my heavily wooded 20ac, four runners and a couple projects.

My understanding is that most if not all battery saws can be stopped by good chaps. Corded chainsaws maybe not as well, and that might be where the rumors started. I can't find any references to real tests (not youtube) right now but I think they are out there.

The USFS loves it when we assist them with trail and FS road cleanup. I'm always cleaning the road up and picking up trash that is left by city and or out of state folks who don't respect nature.

 

[MeefZah]

The USFS loves it when we assist them with trail and FS road cleanup. I'm always cleaning the road up and picking up trash that is left by city and or out of state folks who don't respect nature.

I just had a conversation about this with my wife. I work as a LE park ranger and litter ****ing pisses me off. I spend a lot of time picking up people's s***. But, I work as a municipal parks ranger, and the park is close to a city and accessible to everyone with no real effort on their part to get there - so to some extent I understand the mindset of some of the cretins that use my park and why they might litter.

But when I am in a NF or NP and I see litter I lose my ****ing mind. You telling me that people make a dedicated effort to visit a special, pristine place, and then they litter? Even unintentional litter like a water bottle left behind is maddening. Pick up your s***, assholes!

This last trip we hiked up Scouts Landing to the beginning of Angels Landing in Zion and sure as s***, several discarded water bottles along the trail and one on a ledge at Scouts Landing.

I generally clean up dispersed campsites too.... sometimes I leave a note.

This last trip the cleanest place we camped was Valley of the Gods, zero litter. It was such a change from normal that I noticed it.

 

[GrizzlyClint]

I just had a conversation about this with my wife. I work as a LE park ranger and litter ****ing pisses me off. I spend a lot of time picking up people's s***. But, I work as a municipal parks ranger, and the park is close to a city and accessible to everyone with no real effort on their part to get there - so to some extent I understand the mindset of some of the cretins that use my park and why they might litter.

But when I am in a NF or NP and I see litter I lose my ****ing mind. You telling me that people make a dedicated effort to visit a special, pristine place, and then they litter? Even unintentional litter like a water bottle left behind is maddening. Pick up your s***, assholes!

This last trip we hiked up Scouts Landing to the beginning of Angels Landing in Zion and sure as s***, several discarded water bottles along the trail and one on a ledge at Scouts Landing.

I generally clean up dispersed campsites too.... sometimes I leave a note.

This last trip the cleanest place we camped was Valley of the Gods, zero litter. It was such a change from normal that I noticed it.

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Thank you for what you do. As a firefighter I work closely with all manner of LE including the USFS living where I do and i couldn't be happier to have these interactions. I consider it my duty to help out.

 

[MeefZah]

Thank you for what you do. As a firefighter I work closely with all manner of LE including the USFS living where I do and i couldn't be happier to have these interactions. I consider it my duty to help out.

Yeah thank you as well. I love your area and when I lived in northern California I spent a lot of happy time in Idaho on my long weekends.

 

[r2m]

Good on you to use chaps. I learned to run saws in the forest service where chaps were mandatory. That was a long time ago but I still use them. I have six saws for my heavily wooded 20ac, four runners and a couple projects.

My understanding is that most if not all battery saws can be stopped by good chaps. Corded chainsaws maybe not as well, and that might be where the rumors started. I can't find any references to real tests (not youtube) right now but I think they are out there.

Regarding corded chainsaws, I know if I dig in deep/hard with my corded chainsaw running off my 3k W inverter, the inverter will cut out, unless I have my rig idling AND my wife keeping the rev's up around 1500-2000. Kind of an unplanned safety feature!
But, yeah, if it were plugged into house current, it may not cut out.

 

[r2m]

I just had a conversation about this with my wife. I work as a LE park ranger and litter ****ing pisses me off. I spend a lot of time picking up people's s***. But, I work as a municipal parks ranger, and the park is close to a city and accessible to everyone with no real effort on their part to get there - so to some extent I understand the mindset of some of the cretins that use my park and why they might litter.

But when I am in a NF or NP and I see litter I lose my ****ing mind. You telling me that people make a dedicated effort to visit a special, pristine place, and then they litter? Even unintentional litter like a water bottle left behind is maddening. Pick up your s***, assholes!

This last trip we hiked up Scouts Landing to the beginning of Angels Landing in Zion and sure as s***, several discarded water bottles along the trail and one on a ledge at Scouts Landing.

I generally clean up dispersed campsites too.... sometimes I leave a note.

This last trip the cleanest place we camped was Valley of the Gods, zero litter. It was such a change from normal that I noticed it.

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100% agree! Camping a couple years ago with the whole family, the next day after we were there, a young couple and pulled up on some small compact sedan to the campsite next to ours. They pulled out their fire wood, some other things, worked on their tent for a while. They really didn't look like campers or out door people. Late afternoon they got their fire going, and we had ours lit. Then, sometime early evening, just after sundown, they pulled everything down and took off. Their fire was still roaring! I mean, not smoldering, or a small little flame, but like a 2 or 3 foot fire!
Needless to say I was pretty P-I-double dollar signs-E-D off! My daughters boyfriend at the time and I went over there, broke it down, watered it, dumped dirt on it and made sure it was out.
People like that should be BAND from going into the wilderness, whether it's high country forests or lowland deserts.

 

[BigSwede]

I and the group I wheel with pick up trash we see on the trail.