I was just looking at one of these. I usually use a 3-point splitter run off my tractor's hydraulics, but the tractor pump only puts out...
Boxelder is one of my least favorite flavors of firewood since it rots if you look at it wrong. (I bet it would be great or people who grow...
I tried to justify my last saw purchase by telling her it was light and ergonomic (top handle) so she could get in on the action. I may have...
Makes sense. Normal paper is around 0.004", so folded in half gets you 0.008". I think most manufacturers recommend around 0.01". I don't...
Are there people who like splitting vertically? I can't imagine...
That's too bad. I don't know much about the saw generally, just mine. It was tuned good right out of the box, and only required minor...
My wife already cured me. I love chainsaws and related toys, but I love her more. If I were single I would have needed the support group,...
I recently stripped down and cleaned a Makita EA6100P (Dolmar ps-6100). There was a lot of oily saw dust packed in around the ignition coil, so I...
--February 14, 2024-- My first "real" chainsaw. Here she was new almost a decade ago. It was love at first sight. [ATTACH] Hundreds of...
QUICK UPDATE: I just ran my Dolmar ps-6100 (Makita version -- I forget the Makita model #) through a bunch of the logs with a light but visible...
Good point. I learned to be very aware of the angle of the bar when I'm bucking so the back of the saw handle touches the ground before the bar...
I've got 9 gas saws, 3 battery powered saws, a Makita plug-in electric saw (don't laugh, it's a beast), two pole saws (gas), hand saws, logs...
Don't encourage me. My first thought was -- why not buy something to debark them? But that kind of thinking is why I have a whole bunch of tools...
Lots of good advice. Thanks everyone. Years ago when I got my first saw, someone beat into my head to keep the bar out of the dirt and not to...
Thanks, Brad. That makes a lot of sense. I don't post on here much (although I lurk a lot more). But when I do post a question, you are...
Interesting idea, thank you. I do the same thing when there are a ton of chips and oil packed in under the clutch cover -- which usually...
I should add, they really are dirtier than the look in the photos. I'm not whining about a few dirty spots. Many logs have dried mud running the...
A tree service buddy offered to bring me "a few loads" of logs. He likes bringing me wood since I don't turn up my nose at a big spruce or...
Oh yeah. Big nasty ones. Almost like honey locust thorns but skinnier. That's the main reason I think it's hawthorn, combined with that fact...
It is more easily recognized as Hawthorn when young, but the bark changes on the older trees. In this photo you can see a young tree on the left,...
