Chain Saws Discussions

I have now used the 35190 42cc Craftsman chainsaw for 3 days.  My orginal review is here

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07135190000P?keyword=35190#reviewsWrap

So far I am still very happy with this purchase.  I sort of wish I would have noticed the Model# 35099 which comes with a extra chain, that is a $25 item, I don't know if the saw is the same though, it is a different color.

I have been using the saw to cut up a giant oak that fell in our back yard.  Today was mostly cutting anything that wasn't already 14-16 inches, cutting the wood to that size.  This is where I discovered something that is lacking on the cheaper saws.  When not using a cutting rig, sort of cross-sawhorse, and simplying cutting my proping limbs up on other word off the ground.  When doing this type of cutting small limbs up to 4" get pulled back into the saw.  This can be fairly violent impact to the housing adjacent to where the chain exits the housing.  There is a need for some kind of buck guard, basically a sheet of metal that shields the plastic housing.  I'm going to look into how to incorporate a mod for this feature.

Another feature that is missing, should be some kind of 1/2 quart gas/oil mix and storage bottle.  I would use an old oil bottle, like pennzoil 5/30 empty quart bottle. But after looking this up on the net, I can't find where it says that these oil bottles will not disolve after week of sitting.

So if any one has recommendatins for a cheap 1/2 qt or full quart fuel storage/mixing bottle please post.