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The little Homelite is a great performer for it's size for sure.

Thanks for watching and commenting. The propane cylinders on my old lanterns are standard ones that are readily available at hardware stores. I am not aware of any others that were different. The hose kits are available from RV, hardware stores and places that sell gas grills etc. The Coleman adapter kit has been obsolete for years.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Thank you very much for the information. Hope you are having a real nice day.

I was surprised at how difficult it was to light the propane lanterns in the cold. Even the light output is poor as compared to when they are in a warm area. I brought them into the house, and once warmed up, lit up super quickly and had bright light. I guess I will use the propane lamps in warmer weather and my gas powered ones in the cold.

Good info, thanks!

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I've got a few other cool lamps I'll be sharing in future videos!

That lantern is the easiest one to light that I have.

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Thanks for watching. Mrs. O is fully recovered.

Always nive to hear about fond memories of the past .

Yup !

Thanks. Nice to hear from you.

Nice to have good memories from the past. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching.

I don't have any info on early Swedish chainsaws, so I am not familiar with that bit of history.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I found that the issue was March 16, 1918, but that's as far as I gone.

Safety First! I use both saws and axes for limbing, but really prefer using my 1 1/2 lb. Evansville small forest axe for small branches. I mostly try to cut off branches on the opposite side of the tree trunk when limbing, that way if the axe glances off I won't get hit and the axe is so light it is easy to control.

I have done several videos on the FLYMO, so take a look at some of my earlier videos. The FLYMO"S work really well for cutting short, flat and well maintained lawns. It does a crappy job on rough lawns and won't cut tall grass. It's biggest drawback is that it is very loud and will blow out dust and debris all over . Amazingly it was a failure here in the US, but became the largest selling mower in England. My JAP powered mower doesn't run, but the design is very awkward and would be hard to use. JAP and others made motorcycle engines for many years because many of the companies that built bikes were small companies and couldn't produce their own engines. As these small bike companies slowly disappeared and the companies that were large producers of motorcycles, made their own engines. JAP, Excelsior, Villiers and other engine makers tried making lawn mower and small industrial engines trying to survive. Since lawn mowers, tillers etc. were somewhat of a luxury after WW-2, the companies that made them wanted a cheap engine to keep the price of their product as low as possible, which made them available to more customers.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Boy, the downsides of the Flymo would definitely be enough to prevent me from using one. You really have a lot of knowledge about these things, heck you could start your own museum!

Flymo's are best used for amusement, but if you run one it is best to have good ear protection and stay away from areas where there is dry dirt, loose weeds and dry grass. History and information is just part of the fun of being a junk collector. Years ago I looked into starting a museum. I had access to some property that was just a mile from the freeway. I had many collectors that said that they would donate all kinds of great stuff so that it could be displayed and admired by the public. The government grants program that would fund such undertakings had so much red tape and nonsensical requirements that I just forgot about it. I would never have been able to financially support such a wild adventure, so I just have my small presence on UA-cam to share my knowledge and junk adventures. It is fun though !

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Well we enjoy it.

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The Frontier doesn't have anti-vibe. My Mac 35 is my go to top handle mini saw.

I have a Mac 110, 120 and 130, which are all the same saw as far as layout and performance, but the Mac 35 is more powerful and a bit lighter. I know that paying $10 for the Mac 35 seems extreme, but sometimes you just have to pay up to get what you want !

The Homelite 240 was owned by someone with no mechanical skills. The result of that was that they were running 16:1 oil mix as recommended in the owners manual and used very low grade oil and never cleaned the exhaust system. The result of that was a sticky slimy layer of two stroke goo in the muffler. When I received the saw, I took the muffler off and cleaned the carbon out of the exhaust port, but didn't clean out the muffler. Well the result of that was that the mosquitos and other flying insects got a nice fog of stinky oil smoke out of the muffler. I run 20:1 in it and the smoking has mostly diminished. I don't use this saw very much as it is a piece of crap and the engine case warps when hot and makes the chain too tight. It does have a few good features 1. it starts and runs well and 2. it has reasonably good power. Beats a hand saw ! As for the pole saw, the clutch on the RYOBI is a bit under sized and there seems to be a lot of friction in the drive shafts, so it takes a bit for it to get the revs up. I have lubed the shafts and put light oil in the chainsaw gearbox, which helped, but it is just a poor designed unit altogether. The other accessories work pretty good, and since it was free I don't have any real complaints.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I've never run any equipment richer than 40:1. Do you find it necessary to run them that rich even with today's oils? After my fiasco with my Honda/Ryobi split-shaft double extension pole saw cutting, I still think the click lock split-shaft set up is good. I still needed to use a pole saw so I purchased a new Echo one. As I was leaving the store the salesman said, "That plastic part that contains the pin that engages with the outer tube breaks off really easy. I thought nice timing! However, it was good to get the warning. I added something to protect it, but the design is terrible. The cheap Ryobi one is way better.

I have always used richer gas/oil mixes in nearly all of my 2 stroke equipment than the thin 40 or 50 to1 ratios. I also don't use any full synthetic oils either. I have always used partial synthetic oil. I have until recently used Bardahl VBA 2 stroke oil in my 2 strokes. I ran across this many years ago when racing dirt bikes. I didn't have seizures or carbon fouling. When Bardahl phased it out, I bought the complete warehouse stock and have been using it till recently as I have finally run out of it. I use ECHO Red Armor, which gives similar performance so far. I am still using my 35 to 44 year old McCulloch chainsaws with Bardahl and have never had to decarbon the ports or had any lubrication failures such as seizing or cylinder scoring on any 2 stroke I have used it on. I had purchased new saws at some point, but used their recommended oil to keep the warranties in effect. The end result is that they wore out fairly quickly and some had engine failures. I went back to using my old saws with the VBA and they are all still on the job, some with as much as 44 years of constant use and with no powerhead failures.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Hard to argue with success!

YUP !

Dan is a real enthusiast. He has many hobbies and shares them on his youtube channel. About 2 years ago I did a video of the Stihl 020 cutting up a tree (Vintage Stihl 020 AVS Chainsaw Doing Tree Work) and the very next video I did was a contest of 4 mini top handle saws including the 020. The video is (4 Vintage Mini Top Handle Chainsaws Competition). Take a look ! Old apple peelers are interesting devices for sure.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Dan really has a very nice collection. I'll look for those videos. I always like this stuff!

Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 You're very welcome, I apricate all the work you do to put out interesting content and responding to people.

Thank you.

Finding Partner chainsaw parts is a challenge. The last owner of Partner was Electrolux (Husky Poulan Pioneer Partner ) Partner went bankrupt, merged with Pioneer which also went bankrupt, was then purchased by Electrolux who phased out all the small saws in the line but continued with some of the larger saws. The Husky 372 and later versions were based on a Partner design. When all the smaller saw models were discontinued, Electrolux didn't keep parts for them around very long.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I had heard that the 372 owed its design to Partner. It's nice to get conformation from you that it's true. The 372 is still considered by many to be one of the best designs of all time. Do you know what model Partner spawned the 372?

Partner P70 was the basis saw for the Husky 372

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Alright, thanks.

I always get a laugh at the safety Sally stickers on equipment as they are so stupid. My favorite Safety Sally quote of all is the one on Pizza boxes (Open Box Before Eating). McCulloch failed in 1999 from mismanagement and debt. Electrolux (Husky etc.) bought the name and had the saws made in Asia somewhere and some were Poulans from what info I have found.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Didn't know about the Asia bit but I suspected that the ones I saw on the website were probably rebadged Poulans. It does seem that some of the best built longest lasting saws were made in the '60s and '70s! Many of the older one were super heavy and bulky. The newer ones concentrated on being light, and cheaper to build.

The Asia connection was short lived, and yes the later ones are just crappy Poulan's. Cheap to build is the driving force for most chainsaws made today.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Just part of the throw away culture.

I would guess that the Mac 110's, 120's etc. were detuned from the Mac 35's, to meet safety regulations. They came with a chain brake and safety chains, so as to keep first time saw owners from cutting off their legs etc. The new Oregon self- sharpening chain set up works basically the same as the original and still uses the same crappy chain, so I don't see any improvement really.

Frontier saws are great saws !

Selecting the right bar length and chain pitch would go a long way.

My 034 came with a 20" bar, but it was junk, so I bought and installed a 24" bar on it. The reasons for that were that the 24" Sugihara bar was on sale and was about $30 less than a Stihl 20" bar and most all my midsize saws of 50 to 60 cc's can easily run 24" bars, especially my McCulloch Pro Mac 610's of 60cc's. So ,since I have the 24" bar on the 034, I will use the saw where it works best, cutting small wood, trees, and larger rotten wood and use my McCulloch's for the harder jobs.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 Pro Mac is a big torque saw. I even run a 18 inch bar on my 6HP G444 to get max rip out of it. I have a 10 pin sprocket. I want to try on it someday.

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@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I love your videos, so it's my pleasure.

Running short bars on the 034's works great. My 034 worked much better with an 18" bar than it does now with the 24" bar. Your combo of .325 chain and a short bar, takes advantage of the top end horsepower and high chain speed using a 9 pin sprocket looks to be an excellent combo for the 034's.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 I think a longer bar like 20 would work with 8 pin .325 or full skip on 3/8 but have not tried it.

Many have commented that 20" is the maximum bar length to get good service from an 034. My saw had a brand new 3/8" safety chain on it, even though the bar was not usable. I don't use safety chains on any of my saws. I would bet that a 20" bar with .325 chain and an 8 pin sprocket would work OK. I run 3/8" skip tooth chain on all my midsize saws.

Your story is the best one I have heard about 034's. From comments I have received and info gleaned from owners is that the German built saws are much better than the US made ones. I bet yours is a German made one.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 On rewind, Manufactured by Stihl Inc. Virginia Beach, Va. USA... My 460 Magnum came from Deutschland but doesn't get used anywhere as much. It's heavy and I'm old. 🙂

Well that is interesting about your 034 being a US model and has given you such excellent service.

Newer Coleman stoves and lanterns are rated as dual fuel, meaning one can burn regular gasoline or white gas (Coleman fuel), in them, but they will give off toxic fumes from the additives in gasoline. This means outdoor use only.

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I didn't know that Thermos also sold catalytic heaters or sell fuel with their brand name on it. Interesting!

Thanks for watching and nice comment.

@@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 You are very welcome!

These old stoves are interesting, have a lot of history behind them and are still useful today. Thanks for watching and commenting.

I bet that it is really old also. Wick type stoves are a rarity.

Well maybe you might get lucky some day and find another one.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 maybe. It would be nice if I could

Those same situations caused McCulloch to fail and go out of business.

In kerosene lamps, don't use kerosene. Use super refined lamp oil and you won't have any smell and can be used indoors with no problem. Your kitty will be OK with this solution.

@mrobsoletesvintagehomestea9156 thanks. I did it, but its hungary. Its worse than kerosene was 50 years ago

I tried one brand of the lamp oil that still had an odor when burning and switched to another brand that has no smell and I use the lamps in my 10x20' shed all the time and even in the house at times.

When I first received my 034, I thought for sure it was just another cheapo plastic saw for light farm and homeowner use. STIHL actually sold the 034 as a pro saw, even with all the substandard parts and poor design. You are right about absurd parts prices too. I would never buy any new STIHL power equipment.

Coleman stoves always used a front mounted fuel tank. The stove I show that has the side mounted tank was made by American Gas Machine (AGM).

Old gas stoves and lanterns are interesting and useful at times too. I know you like them both. Hope all is going well for you.

Thanks for watching.

We have been lucky so far as to power outages. The longest one was 30 minutes. You can see I am ready to see, heat and cook with my vintage lanterns, heaters and stoves if that changes. Good to hear that you are not restricted anymore. I will watch for your next video.

I did watch you lantern video, although I wasn't able to comment at the time. Good video. I have a lantern video coming out as well and will direct them your way for a more complete history lesson.

Thanks.

We like our old stoves and lanterns, especially when the power goes out. Happy New Year to you too !