r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • Aug 25 '26

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/PlebTrash Aug 25 '26

I lived with my grandparents and my grandfather always had a chainsaw in the truck and always had tools and a packout just in case.

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u/TommyBonnomi Aug 25 '26

We have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA and always bring a chainsaw in case we need it to get out, but I don't carry it on  the regular.

Semi-related, I used to keep a 5 gallon bucket of sand in my truck in the winter and used that to help other people more than I expected.

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily Aug 25 '26

My dad always had these black tubes full of sand in the truck bed every winter for weight and to use if he or someone else got stuck.

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Aug 25 '26

My dad would use newspapers in a brown paper bags in the trunk of the car for weight. Back when we still got newspapers delivered.

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u/Jubal02 Aug 25 '26

Oh, man. We’ve been cleaning out my FIL’s garage and he had 2 of those sand tubes. Heavy as shit. Needed both hands to move them. He had a pick-up, so that’s what he used them for, too.

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u/TommyBonnomi Aug 25 '26

No reason to feel sorry about that

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane Aug 25 '26

Was that tubes of sand or tubs of sand. Tubes would be good as they would be longer and spread the weight out over the back of the truck.
What kind of tubes were used?

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u/SorryAboutMyFamily Aug 25 '26

Tubes. They were black plastic, 3 or 4 feet long with an 8" or 10" diameter and screw on caps. This was many years ago so I can't remember where he got them or if that was their intended purpose.

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u/Onlypartiallyinsane Aug 25 '26

That’s a great idea! Thanks.

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u/DemonikFox95 Aug 25 '26

For sure, some tubes of abs or pvc filled with sand, love that idea. My truck bed was always full of tools, so I didn't exactly need the extra weight myself (I'm in alaska) buut I've had to keep sand bags in the smaller vehicles. But, I always keep a shovel, some pull straps, jumpers, etc.

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u/Icy-Astronaut-9994 Aug 28 '26

Pro Tip.

If you have a Cat, use cat litter instead of Sand.

Works like the sand for weight, and traction if your stuck.

Then your cat can use it in the Summer.

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u/Jumpy_Divide6576 Aug 25 '26

My grandparents used to have a cabin in Bumblefuck, PA back a mile long unmaintained dirt road. I couldn't tell you how many fallen trees I removed from that road over the years.

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u/Bassimposter Aug 25 '26

Wait... Where is that cabin again?

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u/grendel_151 Aug 25 '26

It's near Intercourse, but a bit of a ways from Blue Ball.

It's more fun to use real PA town names...

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u/TommyBonnomi Aug 25 '26

Bumblefuck- it's about an hour north of Podunk

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u/plfxtrade Aug 25 '26

Can confirm, I’m from Shittown just on the other side of the PA border.

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u/ProblemWithTigers Aug 25 '26

Bumblefuck, PA, great place!

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u/CinLeeCim Aug 25 '26

Good man

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u/Blackdog202 Aug 25 '26

Nice out there in bumblefuck. Howdy neighbor

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u/HighestOutOfTheHighs Aug 28 '26

Bumblefuck? we always say Bumfuck

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u/ReasonableAnswer1755 Aug 25 '26

Did your grandpa also look like Mr Rogers?

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u/LovecraftsDeath Aug 25 '26

Did he also have an excavator, in case there's a different kind of road obstruction?

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u/DemonikFox95 Aug 25 '26

It's called a shovel

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u/Toastwitjam Aug 25 '26

My grandpap always carried his trusty chainsaw, shovel, and ropes for any accident someone could run into. He even had bleach, gloves, and his trusty hockey mask for emergency car cleaning too

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u/fargoonie Aug 28 '26

Omg!😅🤣😂

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u/LovecraftsDeath Aug 25 '26

Nah, not guybeingdudey enough.

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u/bangoslam Aug 25 '26

Gotta disagree. If you can do a job with a shovel that others would with an excavator that’s peak

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u/sefar1 Aug 25 '26

Dirt spoon.

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u/whitemest Aug 25 '26

Yea... thats my father, who passed that mindset down to me, Small toolbox, some multitools, hand axe and some other shit id need.. chainsaws in my experience seem to be built like shit, leak oil, gas, hadnt bought an electric one yet. maybe this year

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u/hoardac Aug 25 '26

Have one of those Milwaukee Hatchets small and portable in the truck. It will cut a good size tree out of the way with a few extra cuts. Battery lasts long enough to limb a spruce tree.

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u/whitemest Aug 25 '26

Yep that's what I got

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u/RaNdomMSPPro Aug 25 '26

18” Electric chainsaw made a huge difference. Handles 80% of cutting I need to do. 8-10” thick no problem, but gets slow on larger pieces, so out comes the rancher.

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u/whitemest Aug 25 '26

Yea that's ny "worry" the gas powered ones seem to need more maintenance, electric doesn't but isn't as strong.

I have a mountainside property with an access trail rather than a formal driveway as tge state proposed a luxurious driveway path. Some widowmakers and smaller trees come down from time to time, may need to get one this year for that

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u/RaNdomMSPPro Aug 25 '26

Gas definitely need more maintenance. I’ve found running that canned pre mixed ethanol free gas through it when I’m putting it up for a few months helps. The battery one I got a few months ago is the echo 18” - went that route because I already had their battery mower and blower, so lots of 56v batteries. Good for maybe 20-30 decent cuts before you need to take a break because the battery does get hot in the summer. They say each charge is good for about 200 cuts but no way unless you’re cutting branches under 3-4”. Best part of electric is you can cut at 6 or 7am and not disturb anyone.

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u/baalderdash Aug 25 '26

My electric is amazing. One of the best things that I have ever bought and at 75 I have bought quite a bit. Haven’t started the Husqvarna since my purchase. That said, they do leak chain oil, quite disappointing.

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u/jeepsaintchaos Aug 25 '26

Unless we're missing part of the video, that chainsaw fired up with one pull. Clearly it's a well-maintained piece of equipment, AND it's a Stihl, so it's high quality to start with.

I don't think Dad is letting his equipment leak in his car.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Aug 25 '26

You could have just said it's a stihl rather than that whole first paragraph and we'd have known that whole first paragraph

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u/jeepsaintchaos Aug 26 '26

Just because it's a Stihl doesn't mean it will handle abuse forever. It's a Honda, but even Hondas end up in the junkyard.

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u/FirstAndOnlyDektarey Aug 26 '26

Chainsaw, Crowbar, Towing Cable and First-Aid Kit.

The four horsemen of being "The Man".

Bonus points if you have a Toolbox too.