Bad influencers

Cut safe, hoard on, and be sure to post pics.

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Here's my first time running it

 

Kinda have to disagree with the last sentence......
Without the dogs sawing big logs, one handed while checking your phone is rather difficult.

 

Well.......it's true.

 

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What's the white stuff on the ground?

 

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Its camouflage for the birch I was working on

 

Ya think so huh…

We are a sick bunch…

 

I agree. This bunch of ill adjusted, suggestion giving enablers have cost me thousands of $$$ over the years. I love it all.


Loading up the Lopi
Mike in Okla

 

Ill bring it when i come over for that TP log.

 

Don’t tell me there’s a TP shortage again!!

Anytime

 

Yep. 28”+ is difficult without dogs. I was speaking more to the 4-20” stuff that makes for 90% of firewood

 

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Your thoughts Dave?

Im seeing a new avatar in that last pic!

 

I guess I need to work on my sharpening skills. I don’t always have to “dog in” but my chains don’t seem to stay as sharp as long as I think they should. Pretty sure the sand in this area has at least a little bit to do with it

 

I imagine that hard dead elm you cut a lot dulls them up rather quick too. I know the dead BL i cut does.

 

Oh! Yeah, ok, I’ll go with that…

 

Sand sucks. The ash we used to have was awesome firewood but it brought sand or minerals up from the ground and would dull chains quick.

The “perfect “ chain doesn’t last long in most circumstances. Stihl chain tends to hold an edge better than most. Their RM with the tiny rounded off working corner could likely be filed up to last a few tanks of fuel

 

Do you run full chisel chain?

 

Your thoughts Dave?

Im seeing a new avatar in that last pic![/QUOTE]

Going to be a learning curve on the longer bar.
Much faster than I'm use to.
And last I'm going to have to start working out to be able to run it for any length of time. Much heavier than the 250

 

I've gotten into the habit of touching up my chains every 2 or 3 tanks of fuel depending on how the chips are flying. I can't stand to cut with a chain that isn't really sharp. A few years back I focused on my filing skills and it is quick and easy now.

I don't have to deal with a lot of sandy conditions here in my area, but I do get into rocks and old fence on occasion. Just part of the gig. My brother never filed chains, he always had several and took them somewhere to have them sharpened. I'm more of a two chain guy and file them down to a nub and make them last. Replace them when the nubs start falling off... LOL

 

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Nice. Quite the grin in that last pic... Somebody's HAPPY!

on the PPE.