traditional... the first thing I do with a new chain for my Stihl is to grab an angle grinder and grind off the rakers... hang on tight and watch the chips fly!
traditional... the first thing I do with a new chain for my Stihl is to grab an angle grinder and grind off the rakers... hang on tight and watch the chips fly!
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
I've always loved the traditional ones. I grind mine so they throw out long strings instead of chips. Cuts so much faster and I can actually use the strips vs the chips which are just useless dust.
Only thing is that I can't let others use them. I loaned one to a friend and it kicked back on him and almost took his face off.
Originally Posted by Gunfixr
James, can you elaborate on that? I've never seen strings coming out. sounds interesting.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
I grind my rakes almost completely off, and it's a normal chain, not a non-kickback. I have a 16 inch bar stihl that was an 18. I buy generic chains and go by the tooth count then put the joint link on myself. I went down on bar size and tooth count so there is a larger gap. On larger stuff that takes almost the whole bar it puts out strips a few inches long if I rock the cut. If I don't then it's just big flakes because the teeth get clogged. On smaller stuff it just pulls out strings a little shorter than the branch is wide, without rocking.
My grandfather used to cut wood for the Amish around us and claimed that was the best way to do it.
I would dig it out and try to post a video but there's nothing on the stupid island to cut.
interesting... when my shoulder heals I will try that!
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Well, wish me luck. About to drop a 40ish footer with the father in law.
Being a genius is knowing half of what you're doing and praying that God forgives the other half.
NEVER loan a chainsaw! Loan the wife first. She will work she she comes back. She may be mad, but she will work. Your chainsaw will not work, and that is a 95% guarantee.
depends on who you lend it to. I have one buddy that I would and know it would come back fueled and sharper than when he took it.
Any one else, I would agree with you.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
Now that I'm back home and kind of functioning I can post pictures. None of this was done with my saw. The tree was 24 inches in diameter and 65 foot tall. Using the father in laws chainsaw so I had to get a little inventive with the cuts but it fell exactly where I wanted it to after pulling it off of the two trees the wind uprooted it against. Not bad for using a 14 inch bar electric saw.
Almost looks like a beaver got hold of that! ��
I have found if it falls where you want and everyone walks away it was a perfect cut
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