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Says who? Ported saws kick ass orange or orange and white.

The automatics in a polaris are continously variable, they don't shift through 'gears' for what it's worth. I never drug much around with mine but plowed lots of snow and it worked just fine. You don't notice any shifting just keeps you in the powerband all the time is all. Had it for five years and never burned a belt.

My Polaris Sportsman 500(recently sold) was automatic and had high and low range? Cool set-up Big A, looks like some nice days of work.

The bar length debate makes me chuckle a bit. Imo it will be different for everyone. Depends on cutting style and how much power or lack of one is willing to put up with. I like to say I've never had a saw which is to powerful. My 660 woods mod is pulling a 24" in the woodpile lately and it's a acceptable amount of power to me. Of course it will pull a much larger bar if need be.

Cool I figured you guys would for sure have covered all the basics. I hear from everyone that Stihl oilers lack the output, I cut mainly softwoods and it's fine for me but I'm guessing you guys are cutting alot more hardwoods with the long bar. That sucks on the tensioner I sure hope mine doesn't develop any similar problems.

Are you pulling 'out' on the bar at all as you're adjusting it? If it turns fine with no bar and chain on and then doesn't with it on the bar and chain must be getting hung up on something. I've run saws before with broken/missing adjusters. You use one bar wrench to 'pry' the bar out to the proper tension and then tigthen the bar nuts with the other, no biggie. Of course I wouldn't put up with that either on a new saw. Never had a problem myself with my 660 here in Canada.

Ya just like Budweiser is king of beers, blah! lol

660 'cause Stihl's rule!

That was kind of rude

Like I said I don't recall ever hearing about someone having it injected into their wrist/ tendon sheath so maybe it's something else?

Again no offense/fault was intended by any of my posts, just discussion. I could never for an instant claim to have practiced perfect work procedures. But I've been lucky and have learned and hope to continue being luck and always trying to learn more. Atleast keep us updated as to how your buddy is coming along.

It's just like most of B.C., beautiful beyond description. Awesome skiing all winter and some of the most beautiful lakes in the world for boating/swimming all summer. Starting to get overrun with development though, we are rapidly turning into a retirement/resort destination.

Whereabouts is your home? I'm in Vernon.

Steve I would never do that!

Having logged for years, I've seen many people go down the cortizone path. Cortizone is a one way street, I've never seen anyone continue to abuse there body and get off of cortizone. It seems more like something to prolong surgery in every instance I've seen and I've worked with guys having it injected into almost every joint in their body except never heard of it in the wrists? What I've done is what I had to do, without going through a surgery. My dad was a rockdriller for awhile (dynamiting/blasting) and he had the surgery done said there was nothing to it and it was the best thing he ever did, hands never bothered him again.

I always like to work the classic Joke "Oh the guy who owns all the chainsaws and knows where you live always gets paid he he (insert Crazy eyes:drunk:)" into the job somehow or other and suprisingly I've had no problems thus far.

Now not knowing this situation/size of the tree or anything, to those saying that they don't see how a barberchair could do this "how it could happen"? A common mistake inexperienced or improperly trained people make is either trying to save the saw(save yourself f#ck the saw!) or exiting in the wrong direction. Also if there was any breeze around a slight headleaner can become a real barberchair hazard. And of course improper undercut/backcut as has already been discussed. Pictures would be very interesting. I am in no way trying to comment on the accident that occurred just sharing some thoughts. glad your friend has insurance coverage, hope he comes back 100%

Yup I'm in the okanagan Valley about 4 hours away. Vancouver/Richmond is like a giant city, compared to where I live. Google Vernon/Kelowna B.C. and that's what my surroundings look like. There's definetly opportunity in the big city's I'm just such an ass I need a little privacy/space otherwise I'd probably end up in jail. Good luck if that's what you choose to do, any questions fire away, I've been down to the big smoke many times.

Where in B.C.? Competent climbers are pretty much always guaranteed a job, now rate of pay is a whole other thing. I live in B.C. terrible lace to live

Dang man, not to sound the ass myself. But accidents should be discussed openly and the information shared freely with those who may benefit from it, like the rest of us who cut trees. Suppressing discussion do to pending litigation, is imo just another one of the ways that we live in a messed up world. If potential expert witnesses limit the input or discussion they receive, are they still experts? Atleast update us as to how your mate is getting on, hope he's hanging in there.

Meh, it's a standard procedure around here. Doc wanted me to have it done, but I didn't. I wasn't into the surgery and I dealt with it for years when I was younger by using hot and cold soak treatments to improve circulation and promote healing in the hands and wrists. I would fill a tub or container or one side of a two sided sink with super hot water as hot as you can handle and the other side with freezing cold water, add ice. I would then keep my hands submerged in the hot for like five minutes and then into the cold for five and back and forth until you get to bored. It worked extremely well, also sleeping with my hands elevated on pillows made it way easier to sleep through the nights more without being woke up by that numbness that goes beyond numbness to a weired kind of ache. That as well as lots of stretching of the hands and wrist as well as massage therapy(I've found it to be extremely painful if done properly but effective)have worked best for me. My hands started bugging me right away from chainsaws old 272's and 288's are to blame for that.

Barberchairs can happen quick too, so unless someone just saw him standing there it may not have been like that. But having the experience to judge whether the tree needed to be bored and triggered rather than just backcut would to me seem to be the real mistake made. Again best wishes to your friend Often I consider myself lucky to have survived to this point in my life with no major injuries. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear of your fallen comrade. Hope he heals up well. The only good that can come from an injury is if others learn from it.

Beauty looking trees! Very nice.

lol, I've got other names for that beast most times but that will do in a pinch!