You must know what you got,when you dig a trash-pearl like this!
Hot gal’s in a bloody crazy story,that’s it!
One of the best movies of my favourite Scream-Queen “MICHELLE BAUER”
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Chainsaws come in different types and sizes. Choose the right chainsaw for your workload.
A chainsaw is a movable, mechanical and motorized saw mostly used in logging activities. It is used in place of axes and manual saws to cut big and heavy logs more easily. Newer and better chainsaws are being developed and specialized, depending on the job that needs to be done.
Based on popular opinion, the lighter the chainsaw, the more powerful and durable it is, and easier to maneuver. Manufactures hear this. They use newer and lighter materials in their production.
Here are eight suggestions of small chainsaws. Almost all these chainsaws have 14″ and 16″ guided bars. They are the more affordable lot, ranging from $180 to $400.
The dolmar small chainsaws can transform logging to arbor power. The echo small chainsaws are good for limbing and trimming works. The husqvarna small chainsaw is a small powerhouse but is very handy. The craftsman small chainsaw is economical and with dependable quality.
The jonsered small chainsaw is available in only 16″ guide bars, reliable chainsaw prices and durable. The RedMax small chainsaws is also available in only 16″ guide bars. The solo small chainsaw is also very powerful. And the stihl small chainsaw can cut smoothly without sacrificing power and durability.
There are many other recommended chainsaws. One is the homelite ranger. Many people say that this engine outperforms its range price. This has become the best choice for all home owners. It has safety features to lessen accidents at work. One important feature is the anti-vibration to protect the nerves in your arms. Another one is its ability to control kickbacks, and thereby less strenuous to the arms and legs.Chain tension can be adjusted by a screw driver.
The craftsman 34118 is way cheaper than any electric chainsaw. One of its more prominent features is the anti-vibrating handle, making the machine easier to handle. The tension can be easily adjusted according to the workload. It also has a quick brake to prevent accidents, and convenient chain oiling. However, one setback is its noise. It produces loud cracking sounds that can be irritating for some users.
The Stilhl MS 180 C-BE is recommended for easy, fast and smooth cutting. It is convenient and safe to use also. The bar tapers prevent kickbacks.
Also try the Husqvarna 316. This machine is very quiet, producing very minimal sounds in operation. It also needs less maintenance. The power cable extends to 100 feet at least, making it more maneuverable and mobile. It cuts faster than an electric chainsaw also. It has a safety measure of automatic chain break and an anti-vibration handle.
Another one worth trying is the Black and Decker CCS818. The best thing about this machine is its cordless feature. It can therefore be taken in any workplace. It runs on battery, and the runtime is very sufficient for every full charging. Although, it is less powerful compared to other models, it is enough for light workloads like cutting small branches or trimming trees. It also performs quietly.
There are a lot more chainsaws available in the market. The ones mentioned here are just some of the best chainsaws used by many people. Depending on your work, choose carefully among the prominent features of chainsaws.
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I’ve been really excited about the AMD Phenom II x2 3.1GHz processor, but not many computer manufacturers offer this chip. I have long been a fan of AMD over Intel, but if someone can make a really compelling case on an Intel chip, I would be willing to listen.This will be a gaming PC. Here are some of the other things I am looking for:1. Solid state drive chainsaw prices as primary hard drive. I would like to run the operating system and most everyday programs off this drive. I’m thinking around 80-160 gigs will be sufficient with a 500 gig or so standard (hdd) for media, etc.2. The computer must run quiet! My current rig sounds like a chainsaw at its worst, which drives my wife crazy. I promised the next system would run smooth quietly.3. Cost should be a major consideration. I’d like to cap costs at $1500, but ideally less than $1000 (system only necessary, no monitor, keyboard, software besides Windows 7 beta).4. End result should be a system capable of running current games at impressive settings. I don’t need my eyeballs to melt, but I don’t want to be annoyed at shoddy performance.Please suggestion manufacturers capable of implementing these kinds of requests for a reasonable price. It would help if I could get specific examples + prices.Thanks in advance to the community!
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I was very excited to buy this saw but quickly became aware that I had put too much faith in my prior expereince with Husqvarna saws and their general reputation. This new “tool less” acess to the bar and chain makes for a loose bar because there is only one bar nut (the plastic thing with a spring loaded handle). There is another bar bolt but it is just hidden under the cover.
The other problem with this saw is that, unlike my 3120 Husqvana, the brake handle is part of the saw body and not the chain cover and the brake assembly(with the springs and gears) is pat of the cover. Therefore, it is easy to accidentally open the cover with the brake on, thereby bringing the saw to an unworkable state. I have owned this saw for less than a week and will have taken it in for repairs TWICE.
Furthermore, I have discovered that the reason that I was being led to open the chain cover (my chain was falling off/getting REALLY loose) was due to the fact that the chain wasn’t being oiled at ALL.
Overall, I was hoping for a high quality limbing saw but have found that I got a high priced low quality out-of-commission saw.
Chainsaw defective on receipt. No easy repair. Vendor non-responsive. Amazon’s A-Z guarantee saved me.
I had heard a lot of good things about Huskvarna’s reputation, and now I can see why. This product is spectacular!
My biggest gripe about most consumer chainsaws is that they are often difficult to start, either initially or when they are warm, so that by the time it starts, your arms are already sore from pulling the cord over and over again and you’re exhausted.
This saw comes with a laminated instruction card. Attach it to the case handle and always refer to it to refresh your memory. If you follow the startup instructions, it starts on the second or third pull, every time. And when warm, up to 30 mins of being off, you can usually just leave the choke off and it will start on the first or second pull. So sweet! Why they don’t all do this, I don’t know.
Reliable startup is the main reason I bought this saw, after being frustrated with my previous Stihl and Craftsman saws that would often refuse to start or constantly needed to be taken apart.
And in case you forgot to stabilize the fuel and left gas in it for several months, the 345 doesn’t mind. It still starts up right away. Wow.
The saw also cuts awesome. It’s built to reduce vibration, and it cuts hard woods like a breeze.
Maintenance is very easy. Remove the chain guard and clean the guard in the kitchen sink. Then use a little air spray can to clear off the gunk around the chain drive. Clean the saw after each use and I’m sure it will last for years.
I don’t know what these other reviewers problem is with the chain brake. I haven’t needed to remove the chain brake cover nor fuss with the spring. And I’ve never had the chain jump off, and that’s even when it got pinched.
There’s only one negative — make sure you remove any extra chain oil from the saw after each use, because it will tend to keep lubricating the chain, and 6 months later you’ll find an oily mess in the case. But just make that part of your post-sawing maintenance, unless you know for sure you’re going to be using it again very soon. (I didn’t have any problem leaving the lubricated oil in the saw when the saw sat on the shelf for a copule of months… but after it sat unused for 6 months, I found this to be an issue. But I’m chalking that up to common sense maintenance.)
I’ve had mine for about a year-1/2 now, and I LOVE it. I almost look forward to trees falling down in storms now! LOL, but it’s true. This saw is an absolute joy. Worth every extra dollar.
I bought this saw for hurricane Ike cleanup and it runs well. Starts easily and handles nicely. However, like another reviewer, the chain jumped the bar.When I took it apart the brake was locked and I could not budge it. I took it further apart, and to loosen the brake, I had to take out the spring. This proved impossible to replace and in the process, it shot across my garage to be lost forever. Parts are not available; I guess since this is a new model. Getting “authorized” chainsaw work done in Houston right now? Yeah, right. Get in line with everyone else doing storm cleanup.
Out of all the massacre movies this is the only one that is scary and good. The classic was just stupid. This is a better one and it should of been the only one out of all the massacre movies. The rest was just not scary. This one has more Horror to it then the classic. Anyway this is the only good massacre movie the rest is garbage.
This movie is great for those who love horror and gore. Great from beginning to end. Can’t beat this price!
I got this as a gift for someone else, so all I can say is that it came within the specified time.
On August 1973, in Texas, Erin, her boy-friend Kemper, their friends Andy and Morgan and the hitchhiker Pepper are returning from a vacation in Mexico having been to a Lynnard Skynnard concert. Kemper is driving when a disturbed young woman dangerously wanders onto the road. They decide to help her, and the woman commits suicide inside the vehicle. They decide to look for a telephone to call the Sheriff, and they end in the house of Thomas Hewitt, where their lives are threatened by the sick Leatherface and his deranged family. This is a very good horror movie. Well-filmed, well-acted, suspensful, with good characters. While not a classic, this remake is worth seeing.
if you really enjoyed the brutal remake to Tobe’s original film you’re probably gonna dig this prequel . i only detracted one star as we do not get a Ms. Bile ending . just the filmakers choice . i respect that . i think both young directors do an excellent job of scaring the hell out of the audience . i can kind of understand the older viewers cleaving to their 1970’s baby . i’m that way when it comes to a lot of films as i was born in 63′ and resist a lot of the modernizations in filmaking . these films are of the horror genre though . i see their redux’s as a good thing precisely because they can show a lot more of the grue and spatter . they’re better photographed . i’d have prefered a more up ending . that may well have been untrue to this very hostile vision . yet again r. Lee Ermey absolutely steals the show as the head of household .
in thismovie they take you back on how leatherface became who he is now today. thats why i like this movie so much because it needed to be told. but after this i hope they don’t make another before they ruin it.
This films suffers from what most “prequel” films do, in that you already know that the most important players are not going to have any real danger or harm brought to them. And in a horror film, that is simply downright destructive. But even without this handicap, this film is lacking in many other ways.
Trying to give us origins of the legend Leatherface and his brood, the film comes up short in actually giving you any of the insights it supposedly is to provide. The story is very incoherent, at times, giving you little understanding or interest in seeing what is happening on the screen. Sure, we get to learn who’s face was used to make the famous mask and some interesting, if underdeveloped, tidbits about how the family became cannibals, but none of it ever gels into a film that creates a story that sucks you in. So, when the killings start, you really have little in the way of fear or interest in what you are seeing. None of the actors here provided any depth or intrigue to their roles, so you never come to feel anything for them, whether they are a killer or a victim.
The one thing the film does provided is plenty of graphic gore. Gore-fiends will no doubt get what they want. But there is no psychological edge to it, as was done in the original film. It just ends up as splatter for the sake of shock alone, like many of the “torture porn” movies that are passed off for modern horror films today.
This is what modern slasher films have come to, in the wake of films like “Hostel” and “Saw.” But those, at least, were done from original concepts, unlike this one, which uses the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” name to draw fans of it to this pitiful display. This is easily one of the worst films of this franchise and an insult to true horror films of every kind. Unless you are simply a fan of watching blood splatter, this is a film you need to simply steer clear from.
I remember seeing Jonathan Liebesman’s first film “Darkness Falls” at the Toronto Film Festival before it hit theatres. It was an awful movie that nonetheless showed great promise on the part of the director. Beginning vindicated that notion. His TCM prequel is easily one of the best of the entire series.
The bloody bits were brutal, and harrowing, and the Vietnam motif – and metaphor – imbued the film with a power Marcus Nispel’s re-imagining lacked. Granted, the tension is undercut somewhat by the fact that we anticipate certain family members must survive in order to have appeared in the previous film, which takes place a few years after the events of this movie (remember this is a prequel) , but R. Lee Ermy’s leering performance as the depraved Sheriff Hoyt, not to mention the historic explanation he provides for the family’s cannibalism and the sadistic “tests” he subjects the kids to, are intriguing enough to sustain audience interest.
Lastly, by not giving Thomas Hewitt his human skin mask until the tail end of the third act – a decision akin to stripping Jason Vorhees of his Goalie mask – the filmmakers demonstrate gumption often missing in horror films.
Chain was a perfect fit, good materials, easier than sharpening. Keep the chain sharp for safety.
For What I will use this for it will last longer than me but that beats the hell out of going to a store and remembering to buy it every year and I know it is forulated to work with the particular chain saw I bought so it’s well worth the price!
One of the few sleazy low budget horror movies that actually delivers on the promise of its title (and what a title!), this trashy treasure from Fred Olen Ray also has a classic exploitation cast, toplined by Scream Queen Linnea Quigley (her shining moment is the virgin dance of the double chainsaws!). You could obviously tell from the title that this film was not meant to be taken seriously, the 1988 cult classic definitely doesn’t avoid the campiness implied by its title. Prostitutes in Hollywood start to chop up clients, and private detective Jack Chandler (Jay Richardson) finds himself on their trail. Chandler ends up on this path when runaway Sam Kelso’s (Linnea Quigley) parents hire him to find her. It turns out she’s one of the chainsaw killers but she’s not the only one. Chandler discovers a cult run by none other than Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen behind the crimes and tries to dig deeper into this crazy series of murders.
Over the last 20 years, I guess Hookers has earned a reputation as a “great” “B” movie. While the film wasn’t exactly great it was still a bit of fun. All the cast members involved realise that it’s a cheesy and tacky film, but they find its charm comes from its over the top nature. Hookers combines the horror and film noir genres as it creates a rollicking spoof – or at least that’s what it hopes to do. Its plot seems incidental to the action but then again you wouldn’t mind since the story just exists as an excuse for nudity and over the top violence, both of which it delivers. I think it was more like a parody of the genre. The script is ridiculously entertaining (or maybe even more entertainingly ridiculous), the dialog is totally over-the-top and most of the jokes/puns are truly fantastic. This was definitely one of Fred Olen Ray’s better films, it’s not like I’ve seen that many of his films but the ones that I’ve seen were pretty awful. If you are after a fun little comedy/horror film with the typical fix of nudity, corny one liners and gore which is genuinely funny and clever, this should be on top of your list.
This 20th anniversary edition is pretty neat, it’s a good edition with a decent amount of extras, since the older print was out of print for a while this edition will do for now and it seems like it had a better picture quality than the previous one. The picture appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Although I don’t expect much from a 20 year old low-budget flick like Hookers, the result was slightly disappointing though. Sharpness had issues as well. Some parts of the movie showed decent delineation, but much of the film seemed soft and flat. According to the disc’s commentary, the original source footage is missing and this print was the best the producers could do so now we know why it looks this way. We open with an audio commentary from writer/director Fred Olen Ray and writer TL Lankford. Both sit together for this running, screen-specific chat. They discuss cast and crew and shooting on a low budget with a very short schedule, sets and locations, the script and their collaboration, and a mix of other connected topics. This commentary provides a lot of fun and both guys were funny (wait till you hear what the guys have to say about Gunnar Hansen, priceless!).
Next comes a 23-minute Making of Featurette. It includes remarks from Ray and actors Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer. The show looks at the flick’s origins and path to the screen, cast and crew, budgetary and production constraints, stunts, the movie’s legacy and general stories from the shoot. In addition to the film’s trailer, we get a five-minute episode of Night Owl Theater. This was a promotional attempt by “Retromedia” and it was created a few years ago. Ray introduces a film and talks about a “free stuff” program discontinued in 2003. It does seem abit pointless but there’s a little skin, and we get to meet Fred’s wife Kim and her “big fake (…)”, so it’s worth a look
. This is a must see for B/cult/horror fans and probably Fred Olen Ray’s best film. I highly recommend this.
What could be better than power tools and nekkit woman. Fred Olan Ray is a master at the low budget,but well produced “B” movie. Linnea And Michelle Bauer fans will love it. Fans of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massarce’ will like ‘Leatherface’ Gunnar Hanson in the film.
Director Fred Olen Ray and scream queen Linnea Quigley team up to make a truly classic b-film. Loved every minute of it!
Michael McCarty, author of such horror nonfiction books as MODERN MYTHMAKERS and ESOTERIA-LAND [...]
The title alone is enough to make connoisseurs of B-movie horror reel in delirium, but HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is more than just a film with a deliciously oddball appellation–it also delivers the grindhouse goods! Copious amounts of stage blood, T&A, tongue-in-cheek dialogue, and chainsaws (of course!) make this outrageous parody of exploitation flicks a camp-lover’s wet dream.
The plot for HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is fashioned after those classic noir detective thrillers, complete with Raymond Chandler-style voice-over. In his search for a missing teen, a private eye (B-movie stalwart Jay Richardson) stumbles across a chainsaw-weilding offshoot of an ancient Egyptian religious cult. Members of the cult–played to great comic and erotic effect by gorgeous exploitation favorites Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer (credited here as Michelle McLellan), among others–pose as prostitutes in order to secure men for use in religious sacrifices. At the reins of the cult is a hulking guru played by none other than the original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE’s Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen.
The film’s must-see over-the-top sequences include the opening scene, in which Ms. Bauer, clad in nothing more than a shower cap, gleefully dismembers one of her Johns using the titular hardware; Ms. Quigley’s outré performance of “The Virgin Dance of the Double Chainsaws”; and the outrageous climactic scene in which the two bodacious beauties duke it out in a chainsaw catfight. Now THAT’S entertainment!
The 20th-Anniversary DVD edition of HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS features the film in anamorphic widescreen at its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The source print used for the digital transfer has lots of filmic artifacts like scratches and dust, and the audio track is palpably tinny, but in some ways these flaws actually add a sort of grindhouse quality to viewing experience. (Indeed, such sensory debris was deliberately added to the films of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino in their 2007 double feature GRINDHOUSE.) Bonus material on the disc includes a feature commentary with writer/director Fred Olen Ray and writer T.L. Lankford, a making-of featurette, the film’s original trailer, and more.
HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS is essentially a spoof of those unintentionally funny, 1960s-era gore flicks of Herschell Gordon Lewis and his peers. Though it will not appeal to every horror fan, those who enjoy high-camp, low-budget horror mixed with copious helpings of bare breasts and absurd, often low-brow humor are definitely in for a treat. And at amazon.com’s very reasonable price of admission, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to add the 20th-Anniversary edition of the film to your collection.
This book is more of a case study on the Sunbeam Corporation than a biography of Al Dunlap. In that sense, this book is as valuable a learning tool today as it was in the 1990s. The author, in fact, should change the title and re-release it to a completely new generation of business leaders. Here is an opportunity for students of business to get a 360 degree view of a good company that happened to be pimped out by investors for profit, managed by people motivated by personal greed, and directed by a completely detached board. All these factors exist today and will always be present in business.
If it weren’t Sunbeam, it would have been any number of other companies that could have been gutted by entrepreneurs. It continues to happen today, and likely will continue as long as people can engineer buyouts, takeovers, etc. GE could be leveraged, pumped and dumped in a similar way today if there were enough money available.
In the book, the interviewed Sunbeam leadership team all experienced moments when they were faced with some absolutely ludicrous business maneuver, but each one backed down. They were all looking for the big payoff for going along, so they just toed the line. They saw dollar signs in Al Dunlap. For that reason, Al can not be charged as solely responsible for the company’s downfall. It took a team to execute his orders.
The board, in the end, terminated Al Dunlap for what they thought were leadership issues. As it happened, the company was in ruins. Would Sarbanes-Oxley prevent this today? It is possible, but not likely. Many of the maneuvers used to over-inflate the company to Wall Street occurred legally, but over-aggressively. An actively engaged board could have saved the company prior to devastation. However, since the CEO and investors stacked the board with their own players, a challenge from the board did not occur until the board members felt personally threatened financially. It took market forces and about 6 months to expose Sunbeam.
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