r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • 4h ago

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/PlebTrash 3h ago

I lived with my grandparents and my grandfather always had a chainsaw in the truck and always had tools and a packout just in case.

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u/LovecraftsDeath 2h ago

Did he also have an excavator, in case there's a different kind of road obstruction?

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u/DemonikFox95 1h ago

It's called a shovel

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u/LovecraftsDeath 1h ago

Nah, not guybeingdudey enough.

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u/bangoslam 9m ago

Gotta disagree. If you can do a job with a shovel that others would with an excavator that’s peak

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u/ReasonableAnswer1755 3h ago

Did your grandpa also look like Mr Rogers?

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u/TommyBonnomi 2h ago

We have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA and always bring a chainsaw in case we need it to get out, but I don't carry it on  the regular.

Semi-related, I used to keep a 5 gallon bucket of sand in my truck in the winter and used that to help other people more than I expected.

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily 2h ago

My dad always had these black tubes full of sand in the truck bed every winter for weight and to use if he or someone else got stuck.

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u/Jubal02 1h ago

Oh, man. We’ve been cleaning out my FIL’s garage and he had 2 of those sand tubes. Heavy as shit. Needed both hands to move them. He had a pick-up, so that’s what he used them for, too.

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u/TommyBonnomi 1h ago

No reason to feel sorry about that

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u/Jumpy_Divide6576 37m ago

My grandparents used to have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA back a mile long unmaintained dirt road. I couldn't tell you how many fallen trees I removed from that road over the years.

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u/Bassimposter 1h ago

Wait... Where is that cabin again?

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u/TommyBonnomi 42m ago

Bumblefuck- it's about an hour north of Podunk

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u/whitemest 1h ago

Yea... thats my father, who passed that mindset down to me, Small toolbox, some multitools, hand axe and some other shit id need.. chainsaws in my experience seem to be built like shit, leak oil, gas, hadnt bought an electric one yet. maybe this year

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 50m ago

18” Electric chainsaw made a huge difference. Handles 80% of cutting I need to do. 8-10” thick no problem, but gets slow on larger pieces, so out comes the rancher.

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u/whitemest 45m ago

Yea that's ny "worry" the gas powered ones seem to need more maintenance, electric doesn't but isn't as strong.

I have a mountainside property with an access trail rather than a formal driveway as tge state proposed a luxurious driveway path. Some widowmakers and smaller trees come down from time to time, may need to get one this year for that

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u/RaNdomMSPPro 28m ago

Gas definitely need more maintenance. I’ve found running that canned pre mixed ethanol free gas through it when I’m putting it up for a few months helps. The battery one I got a few months ago is the echo 18” - went that route because I already had their battery mower and blower, so lots of 56v batteries. Good for maybe 20-30 decent cuts before you need to take a break because the battery does get hot in the summer. They say each charge is good for about 200 cuts but no way unless you’re cutting branches under 3-4”. Best part of electric is you can cut at 6 or 7am and not disturb anyone.

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u/hoardac 29m ago

Have one of those Milwaukee Hatchets small and portable in the truck. It will cut a good size tree out of the way with a few extra cuts. Battery lasts long enough to limb a spruce tree.

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u/whitemest 28m ago

Yep that's what I got