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vacuous_comment t1_ix5hzue wrote

I have to say I could probably make a saw last 35 years if I left it unused and new in the box.

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upvoatsforall t1_ix60wlm wrote

To be fair, this saw could have been used daily for those 35 years and it would still be running if it had received some grease a handful of times over the span. That saw is as well built as it could have been.

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slawre89 t1_ix6tepm wrote

Can confirm. I have one. It still works. Probably from the early 70s and hung in a barn for about 10 years straight after being worked hard on job sites before that.

Still works perfectly- just changed oil when I got it and dusted it off.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix62l2w wrote

Skil has changed. Its not the overbuilt tank it one wa.

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upvoatsforall t1_ix68bln wrote

This unit pictured was built 35 years ago. It IS the overbuilt tank you are referring to.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix6arkm wrote

Actually yes! It looks so weirdly modern with that colorway. I mean it was the 90s

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mrbear120 t1_ix71qgu wrote

2022-35=1987. Please don’t make me older than I am, I don’t think my knees can take it.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix76n4p wrote

Sorry about doing that to your knees. Kick them heels and have a beer.

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