Month: June 2007

I upgraded to the Remington 3 hp with 16″ bar thing (107624-01) it cost an extra $15.  The last picture shows the free smoke that was included with no change.  (It must have been trapped in the motor or something?)

I got through the stump then ripped it out with the power of my Honda Fit.  Then I cut it all in manageable pieces so I could pick it up.

The stump was really a good size; I have size 13 shoes on.  I also used this time with the Mimosa tree to learn about Dendrochronology (which is the scientific method of dating trees based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns).  When I chopped down the larger of the two limbs I counted the rings as shown in the last picture.  I learned that the Mimosa tree lived way to long and should have been killed way before its 10th birthday celebration.  As a birthday party, it shed all its pink flowers and made an awful mess.

You know it is quality if it cost $45 (M15014AS).  Well it is better than a circular saw.  It is a 1.5 hp with 14″ bar thing.

This chainsaw was a lot of trouble cutting down this Mimosa tree.  It was about as much work as using the circular saw (it is underpowered).  I kept having the same problem; the chain would fall off  (minor problem)?  Also, the oil chain bar thing was broken.  But it did an okay job.

Marc came by and cut down some weeds for me.  The other day he was making fun of me using a circular saw.

This post demonstrates why you should cut down trees with a chain saw and not a circular saw.  This is limb 1, no problem.

This is the second limb that I ripped down with the massive towing capacity that the Honda Fit has.  The second picture is the circular saw with a sawed off cord.  (Not sure how that happened?)  So after the circular saw problem I was done for the day.

I wanted to concentrate on chopping down this super huge weed.  Luckily, I had my Honda Fit with me so I could harness its power to pull the limb after I cut it with my circular saw.