Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

Winter wonder land maybe. Woke up to this bundle of joy hanging over the driveway waiting to kill someone. Figured can't have that so got a rope around it with the pole clip. figured if I could get it lose I could guide it to the driveway with the branch under it. and safe on the ground. Back to winter wonderland.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Chain on backwards? I'm confused by backwards filed chain.

Joke. Figure of speach. I suck at filing so I might as well be filing them backwards.

 

[speeco]

Thank you for explaining. Sounds kinda hillbilly genius.

Yup I reckon that explains me to a t. Lol.

 

[James Miller]

Joke. Figure of speach. I suck at filing so I might as well be filing them backwards.

Thing that maid the biggest difference for me and it might sound dumb is stop over thinking it. When I really try to file the best chain I can it generally cuts like ****. If I just file and go I get better results.

 

[chipper1]

Winter wonderland. But dont worry, in just a few short weeks, the grass will be green again and your wife can takes pics of you mowing and starting the mower on fire.

Fixed it .
I think the fire extinguisher just made the fire mad.
Glad all was okay, life comes at you fast .

 

[turnkey4099]

I've wondered about the steel used in bars now a days. I had a couple 36" Homelite bars that were bellied like that, a little farther back from the tip. But, it took 20 years of commercial service to do it. We used to use the 1050's on big lot jobs where we had a groundie walking around with gas and oil. Both tanks are on the top of the saw, he'd refill fuel and oil with out turning the saw off, just idle back and stretch your fingers till he was done, then back at it, Joe.

I bought a used JohnieRed 625 from a logger in Canada. Had a really bad belly just behind the sprocket. He must have never turned the bar over. I ran that saw as my #2 for many a year with the same bar. Didn't seem to make much difference whether the good or bad side was down.

 

[rarefish383]

I bought a used JohnieRed 625 from a logger in Canada. Had a really bad belly just behind the sprocket. He must have never turned the bar over. I ran that saw as my #2 for many a year with the same bar. Didn't seem to make much difference whether the good or bad side was down.

As a kid I don't remember flipping the bars. I said something to my cousin not long ago, his father was in the tree business too, and he said that way back the bars couldn't be flipped. The only ones I remember that couldn't be flipped were the Banana nosed, anti kick back bars. I've got a couple saws left from the 50's and those bars will flip. I remember Dad dressing bars and keeping them square, just don't remember flipping them, Joe.

 

[chipper1]

As a kid I don't remember flipping the bars. I said something to my cousin not long ago, his father was in the tree business too, and he said that way back the bars couldn't be flipped. The only ones I remember that couldn't be flipped were the Banana nosed, anti kick back bars. I've got a couple saws left from the 50's and those bars will flip. I remember Dad dressing bars and keeping them square, just don't remember flipping them, Joe.

Here's one of those "banana nosed" ones.
It's made of some great looking metal, I'll probably never need to flip it lol.
I should run it though as it's been a while, that and clean it up, kinda dirty right now .

 

[MustangMike]

Water didn't do much to that fire either, least not for a while.

 

[James Miller]

Here's one of those "banana nosed" ones.
It's made of some great looking metal, I'll probably never need to flip it lol.
I should run it though as it's been a while, that and clean it up, kinda dirty right now .
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So now I need one of those. Little brother to my 2.3.

 

[chipper1]

So now I need one of those. Little brother to my 2.3.View attachment 630749

For sure.
I was thinking you need a sprout special .

 

[tnichols]

Regarding the mower video, I’m trying real hard not to be a ornery ol prick, but I’ve grown weary of folks videoing stuff when they could be HELPING. While I appreciate videos for my entertainment purposes, seems like a lot of times “life is coming at you fast” while some schmuck is more concerned with how many hits they get on YouTube.

For the record, not a dig on the OP. Just an observation. Rant over. Carry on.

 

[Philbert]

'Banana bars' had a certain appeal !

Philbert

 

[woodchip rookie]

Thing that maid the biggest difference for me and it might sound dumb is stop over thinking it. When I really try to file the best chain I can it generally cuts like ****. If I just file and go I get better results.

Went to the scrounge pile today. Took the 445, 550 as a backup and the 395 just in case I got greedy. The 550/395 never made it out of the truck and never refeuled the 445. It cut everything I planned on getting today on one tank. It had the BFC on it and it cut fine for 1/2 tank. Then started doing the same wierd stuff it does on the 550. Throwing dust/small chips and the top of the chain would lift off the bar in the cut. In the middle of the cut it wouldnt pull. Instead it would push the saw out like the bar was pinched but it wasnt. I need a better file guide and a bunch more chain.

 

[dancan]

Get the Stihl/Pferd guide , it'll be a help to fix bad habits .

 

[woodchip rookie]

I have the husky version of that. They dont hold the angles.

 

[JustJeff]

Went to the scrounge pile today. Took the 445, 550 as a backup and the 395 just in case I got greedy. The 550/395 never made it out of the truck and never refeuled the 445. It cut everything I planned on getting today on one tank. It had the BFC on it and it cut fine for 1/2 tank. Then started doing the same wierd stuff it does on the 550. Throwing dust/small chips and the top of the chain would lift off the bar in the cut. In the middle of the cut it wouldnt pull. Instead it would push the saw out like the bar was pinched but it wasnt. I need a better file guide and a bunch more chain.

You can do a good job freehand. It wasn’t until I got a grinder and was disappointed with the results that I got better at filing. Watch videos, read threads. You’ll get the hang of it.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Where the hell has Clint been?? After his wreck I'm worried about him....

 

[cantoo]

Woodchip rookie, yes that is sawdust on that saw. Last year I couldn't shut off one of my saws because it was so full of dust that the switch won't move. When I get a weekend to cut rounds I don't like to stop and smell the roses. I have a bunch of saws so if I hit something (like my forks) I just set that saw down and grab another and keep cutting. Quicker than changing chains too. I can do that after dark. I do the same thing when it comes to splitting. I get splitter and conveyor set up and don't stop until out of fuel then refuel and don't quit until dark. I leave my tractor running and use it to push rounds up to the splitter and splits away from the conveyor. I might stop if my wife brings me a drink but that's about it. I buy my chains by the 10 pack and keep a well stocked parts cabinet. The secret is don't ever keep track of how much you spend on wood gear.

 

[2412]

I'm breaking in my new saws and splitter on these.

Two trees delivered right to my back yard free of charge. I'm thinking American Elm.

And Black Walnut.

I plan to keep some of the BW till I get a mill. Can you apply Arborseal when it is 12°F?