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Kris and I have been talking about doing some landscaping clean up on the back side of our small, park like back yard. We got a couple estimates to remove some over grown and/or out of place pine trees and just generally clean up the layout. I was amazed at the $10,000.00+ prices! Today I decided to start on the job myself. I tackled one of the smaller, out of place blue spruce trees at the back of the lot. It was about 8" di. at the base and 25 feet or so tall. My Bauer(Harbor Freight) 18V 10" chain saw made short work of felling, limbing, and sectioning the evergreen. One 5Ahr battery still had 2/3 charge after it was all said and done. I'm thoroughly impressed with this inexpensive tool that I bought as a onetime use item for pruning a 40 year old apple tree last spring.

I have the Ryobi also. Battery does good and it cuts well -- With a sharp blade. Biggest job it's done was some careful plunge cutting into a couple large stumps to prepare for burning them out. I don't have any other chainsaws as living I the city I haven't really needed them. Teh 2 hand axes I have work fine for what I do. 40 - 45 years ago my dad insisted I use a double sided ax. He was not going to spend money on a chain saw since he had a strong boy LOL. For limbing or trimming we had this old bow saw. That blade was a beast, almost lost a finger to it. We'd climb tree to cut limbs and I will never do that again.

I’ve been watching since it went on the market. I knew the owner as kids but haven’t talked to him in over 40 years. I’m sure a lot of rubber parts will need replaced. It’ll have to go way lower before I even talk to him. I’ll probably not be really interested anyway.

Or choke cable length.

Sounds to me that somebody adjusted the wrong screw in a process where it didn't need adjusting. maybe?

Sharp saws use a lot less power and battery,,,,, just sayin.

@N3FOLI agree the V-twin has power! It was mostly the belt drive as I had NO luck with my Road Star 1600 (2000 year) that went thru 3 belts in season and a half at over $800 can each time (parts and labor)was glad to get back on a 2012 Venture that year. As for keeping eye open for a newer one for keeping on good side of the boss ,I think I ALWAYS do but doesn't seem to help over the past 47 years so have NO expectations on any change in the future( was told back when I got this one as my future retirement bike)