Ian, you might be better off to buy a propane tank & a space heater...

or lots of hot pockets and hand warmers or a decent sleeping bag and use it correctly they do work...

This past Wednesday the forecast for yesterday included a 70% chance of rain and a high in the mid 80's. There was no rain anywhere around yesterday and the high was about 74 degrees. I have never understood why people buy into long range forecasts when the weather guessers can't get the temps and precip right 3 days out.

Here's a couple of things certain about this winters weather. It will either be a colder than average winter or a warmer than average winter and the precipitation will either be below average or above average.

Partly sunny, chance of rain, if it gets below 32 the rain may turn to snow. That about covers it.

If the Farmer's Almanac says it's gonna be cold and snowy, get your coats and boots ready.

El Nino is supposed to be back, so if it shows up it will at least be a wet winter

You will have to get a firewood cutting permit from the forestry department in centerville. You are only allowed to cut trees that are dead and on the ground.

Fantastic! thanks

LOL... I've got a chainsaw and sharpened lawnmower blades just not a chainsaw chain. I want to work smarter not harder

Smarter would be to talk someone else into using their truck and saw to help you get a load of wood and then splitting 1/2 of it with you

Another dumb question, is it easier to just replace the chainsaw chain than sharpen the old chain? [/quote]

They make a chain sharpener that clamps on to the bar of your saw. You just set the file angle and hi every tooth with it. Only takes about 15 minutes and works great.

In regards to chain saw blades:

Everybody that owns a chainsaw needs to own a dremel tool and chain saw sharpening attachment. I've seen quite a few people sharpen a chain and never knock down the depth gauges. Keep the depth gauges on each tooth filed down low enough and if you've got a safety chain throw it away and buy a hardwood chain.

I can sharpen a chain with my dremel tool and have it sharper than it came from the factory in about 5 minutes. One thing I learned quickly was to put bar oil on the sharpening stone bit and the stone will last 10 times longer.

I use a file. im not into heating cutting edges with grinders, it probably works but I will stick with my file. don't take me but about 5 minutes to sharpen one with a file and I can do it in the woods.

It doesn't heat up the tooth with bar oil on the grinding stone.

I read that as well, with a cold winter with higher than average snow fall for Alabama. It was in the long range forecast posted by NOAA. This summer felt a little cooler to me as well. Haven't seen any numbers. Just felt cooler.

I keep a round file in the truck with the saw. Ill slide it lightly through the notch after every couple of cuttings. Takes 5 mins and the chain last longer. It cost $16 to replace the chain on my Husqvarna at Tractor Supply.

I just pray we get more snow like we did last year.

I loved hunting in the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love red snow!