Well it's starting to melt, got everything cut up and on pallets. Time to start splitting and clean up sawdust and debris. Pretty amazing how...
I've got a Fast Tach, works great. If you get a reading bouncing all over, it's Mr. Rev Limiter kicking in. I have had saws I thought they were...
If you have to use a coolant bath when grinding chain, you are doing it wrong.:hair: 1. Lightly keeping the wheel dressed and profiled correctly...
I use lumber crayons but when it is real cold they don't work well. A can of fluorescent ground marking paint, (made to be sprayed up side down)...
Making progress. The 2nd load is all cut up, and stacked on pallets and the 1st load is 85% done too. Will get some pics once the splitting gets...
I would be concerned the beam isn't going to handle that. If a very large uncooperative round was in that and it contacts at the top of the base...
Slab wood can be had pretty cheap at their sawmills.
If you want a lot of wood. Logging sites is the place to go. This pile of cut offs is mine. I did some field work cutting trees for the...
Well I was at the saw shop today. The 550XPG & 562XPG were updated with the new computer programs., (4th edition) FWIW, the 550 had 16 hours and...
"G" models are blue, regular ones are black.
I deal with large wood regularly. Very large pieces are tough even with a splitter that will go vertical. I will noodle with the grain, 3/4 of...
They always start.:thumbs:
Sam S, I hear ya :hair: My latest 562 is now starting the "die off idle, right after making bucking cuts". Did it a good 10 times 2 days ago....
I've heard the 266 really becomes something with a 262 piston.:cool::thumbs: I am not at home right now, so can't help with the pictures. But...
Actually IMHO, the real problem with the auto tunes and the hot start issues is the orientation of the cylinder and carb. Heat soak from the hot...
Throughout the Winter I volunteered at the saw shop in return for learning some basics of saw repair. The owner tutored me and I saw a lot of...
Well of course the programming has nothing to do with the air filtration issue. It's just another thing that is making me skeptical. BTW, pretty...
No offense taken. If we ever get together, we can argue in person.:emb: When the auto tunes first came out I was an enthusiastic supporter. I...
Chainsaws are a pretty cheap hobby compared to many other things. Plus mine make money and pay for themselves.
Well the high was 6 degrees out yesterday, the saws cooled off pretty darn quick by themselves.
