More Secret santa gift useage pics.

I finally got a chance to go cut that 50" oak over at the neighbors. The sapwood was doady but the center was solid. Its been down 2 years I think?

I am trying to load the videos right now but there taking forever. I figured I would post the few pics that I took today.

For those that are not aware I got a 32" bar from Dexterday for my SS gift. I am running it on my MS650. This is full comp chain too.

The pictures are of my MS650 with a 32" bar and Husy 372xp with a 20" bar.

 

Here are the videos i promised. Here is the video of me bucking the fattest part. Full comp chain on a 32" bar buried in wood. I'm pulling up so hard my weak little arms get tired, that's why I grab the handle with 2 hands, so that I can keep LEANING on the saw!! Again this thing is a beast!



This video is me chaining up the trunk to roll it. Truck is a beast too. My 1980 k10 in 4 lo!!! This section is between 6-8feet long and 50"s in diameter!




OK NOW que the "big bar" jokes

 

Nice work. No metal yet?

 

That thing was huge! great job getting that cut up and to be completely hones I hate working up wood that large....... Way to much effort

 

No metal.Thank goodness. But in the video a few seconds after I start you can see me picking something on the trunk. Its a NAIL, there were 2 I cut right between them!!

I may work up the lower 8 feet or so but the rest is too limby! I cut it so the county could pick it up and haul it off for my neighbor. I may work some up but I hate it as well. I feel more productive in 20" wood!

 

Nice work, that baby was a beast! I'm glad I don't have any that big left on my property to have to deal with!

 

I shouldn't of unloaded my wood the day before out of the bed! That extra weight would of allowed me the traction I needed!

 

Looks good in the video. Maybe take the rakers down a touch or put a little more hook on the cutters so you won't have to push on it.

 

I have not touche the chain. Not sure if Dex filed it after his used? But I have run about 3 tanks on that chain and not sharpened it yet, I need to. Still pulling chips but I do think the takers can be lowered a bit.

 

When I bought that 32" bar and chain from you, I realized how inept I am at filing.......... that chain literally pulled the saw in to the cut and required no pressure at all to pull big chips.

What do you mean by "hook" on the cutter and how is that achieved with a hand file?

 

File a touch lower or use a little bit smaller file. I don't mind sharpening and I like the sharpest chain I can get. I put a lot more hook in semi chisel and can get it close to chisel cut speeds and still out lasts chisel chain. I like to run .025" or so on rakers and get the rest from the cutter. I did that to a Mcculloch 125 once and it would almost stall. I just filed the chain and it would pull real hard into the cut. New chains cut slow

 

Yesterday I thought I had a sharp chain with lowered rakers (well below the stihl guide) and it just wanted to make dust. Wasn't taking near enough bite.

This might have been a chain I sharpened on my grinder, which never does an adequate job in my opinion. So I hand filed and took the rakers down even more and then rounded them. Didn't get a chance to try again yet.

 

Raker shape makes a difference in how it will cut.

 

That must have been the problem with this chain....... it looks like I had set them with the wheel and never went back to round them.

 

If I get time in a little while I'll get some pictures of different chain types and what my sharp chains look like.

 

I just need to setup a saw with harvester chain!
The chain on my processor is an .404 .80 gauge (big bastard). I can usually go 10-12 cords before it needs to be sharpened.

When I have to change my grinder to sharpen the "little" chains I usually am thinking... ahhhh... how cute!