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Help needed.......
My mill, which is made with a Husky 3120, works very well. That is until just lately. I was slabbing some dead oak trees near my California home and the chain started to lock up on the bar. When I say "lock up", that's just what I mean. The resin in the bark loads up on the chain( sticky stuff! ) but that isn't the worst. the distal end of the bar is getting hot. Real hot. Enough that it sizzles when water is squirted on it.
Loosening the chain works for a while but not long. The auxillary oiler isn't sufficient to keep the chain rolling. I didn't experience this problem on 40" juniper or 3' pine, so I guess this is specific to oak. I have six more 42" logs to slab. At 12' long, I need to adress this issue. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated indeed.
My mill, which is made with a Husky 3120, works very well. That is until just lately. I was slabbing some dead oak trees near my California home and the chain started to lock up on the bar. When I say "lock up", that's just what I mean. The resin in the bark loads up on the chain( sticky stuff! ) but that isn't the worst. the distal end of the bar is getting hot. Real hot. Enough that it sizzles when water is squirted on it.
Loosening the chain works for a while but not long. The auxillary oiler isn't sufficient to keep the chain rolling. I didn't experience this problem on 40" juniper or 3' pine, so I guess this is specific to oak. I have six more 42" logs to slab. At 12' long, I need to adress this issue. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated indeed.