I noodled a bunch of red oak and ash today to make sure the 661 is working properly. After several trips to the shop and bringing the Stihl regional manager in to the game, the saw is running great! I got the ash split and tomorrow I'll attack the red oak. The ash quarters were still so big I had to use the bucket on my U.L.A.V. to push them onto the splitter. That 25 ton County Line splitter took everything I threw at it without so much as a grunt. Red Oak Ash Ash split
Ever since blacksmith took his to the dealer this last visit, his has been running great too. He went ahead and bought a WJ-69 carb and the stuff to convert it to non MTronic if it acts up again....
That's cool you got to use the saw to rip that stuff up with no problems Those big uns are hebby I think a splitter is worth the money 8" of snow yesterday says my snow blower is worth every penny too
Nice! Im happy that your saw is doen what its meant to do, which is cut and noodle large diameter firewood.
Yes I couldn't be happier with my saw since it's been fixed! Ralphie Boy I hope that you finally have the same luck that I had with mine!
Cutting with the grain instead of against it. If rounds are too large to handle cut them into halves or quarters. This works best in my opinion if you lay it down on its side. Is that what you were looking for?
Also if you want to bury a bar to give the saw a good workout but don't have a large enough diameter wood, you can do this with a little noodling. Just buck a chunk of wood longer than the bar and go to town cutting in the direction of the grain, hope this helped you out Woodslave .
Thank you blacksmith, I've been cutting wood for over 40 years and never heard that term before. I thought the term meant skidding around tree's, glad I asked, now I know what noddled and shoulder wood is. I wish I could think of a few terms that you guy's wouldn't know, but all I can up with is " grab me another beer", pretty sure it's a universal term no matter what part of the country your from.