Farm store where I've always bought my chains recommended 7/32" files which I'm now stocked up on. Maybe they didn't know any better and gave out bad advice?I have always used the 13/64 on my Stihl chains.
Farm store where I've always bought my chains recommended 7/32" files which I'm now stocked up on. Maybe they didn't know any better and gave out bad advice?I have always used the 13/64 on my Stihl chains.
I would just stick with 7/32 , you can use both but obviously , the 13/64 diameter will create a smaller radial cutting diameter but not dramatically different 7/32 just fits the character of the 3/8 chain radial edge better.I just looked at an ad for Pherd 2 in 1 sharpener and they recommend a 13/64" file for 3/8 pitch chain which I have and a 7/32" file for 0.404. I've always used 7/32" and I can't say I've ever seen the other. The extra 64th" can't hurt can it?
We have plenty of guns here. Just keepin the posts organized.Well, you would like them too, IF Mr. blackface would let you have some! lol
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5 cords of Locust?My closest one was only 2 miles. A neighbor had some dead black locust. Got around 5 cord out of there. My willow bush project is 3.5 miles. Nice as I can decide to go cutting and be there in 5 minutes.
Do you take the gullet out of square ground chain or leave it in , many have different opinions on the subject
Mostly in North Eastern North America actually. Lots of it here. Look for a smooth bark. Dead give away.Wouldn't know it if I saw it. Don't think it's a native to the north east.
I can ask my dad he has a ton like 2000# of craftsman tools going back to the late 60's lots of warranty tools as he was a machine repair man in the steel industry, I do remember him saying that it's tougher these days as let's say your ratchet is from 1997 and doesn't look like the one you bought in 2017 so if they are not identical tools to what's on the shelf today it's a pain to warranty one outI've been burning some bradford pear and elm that I cut last year. Neither lasts very long. Not like oak. I don't think I'll bother with any that comes up in the future. Unless I need some camp wood.
Had to fix my garden cart. Spot weld broke so I bolted on a piece of UniStrut. Used one of my Craftsman socket sets. The ratchet had been repaired years ago with a new kit, but it still doesn't work very well. Someone mentioned about them using cheap kits. With the demise of Sears, I don't guess there's any way to get warranty work done on the ratchets?
Around $6K if I remember correctly. I worked for them back in the mid 70's. These were the highest priced 4x4's on the market.For sure.
Wonder what $ that scout was when it was new..
Beech is in abundance in the North East.Wouldn't know it if I saw it. Don't think it's a native to the north east.
Now Bailey's sites a 7/32" file for 3/8" pitch chains. I guess it really doesn't matter. If I order the 0.404 Pherd 2 in 1 jig so I get 7/32" files, will that work on 3/8" pitch chains? I don't know if the plastic handles/guides change between pitches?I just looked at an ad for Pherd 2 in 1 sharpener and they recommend a 13/64" file for 3/8 pitch chain which I have and a 7/32" file for 0.404. I've always used 7/32" and I can't say I've ever seen the other. The extra 64th" can't hurt can it?
That's very good.Actually the best general tree work/falling advice I could give is to be deliberate...always make sure there is a reason for each cut you execute. Too many people just go all willy-nilly into saw work and don't have good reasons for what they do.
Fee Bay has a pretty large selection of American made old school craftsmen tools if ur ever interested in buying.Thanks guys, I'll look into it. I really like my Craftsman tools with the exception of how many sockets grow legs and walk off over the years. I wonder if other brands do that?
Got up at sunrise and it's in the mid 20s. Really not bad working weather. Zero wind and frost on the ground. Perfect morning for getting rid of my brush pile around my wood stacks that has accumulated over the Summer and Fall. Woods are 75 yards away on the West and North so I can only burn when there's at most a slight breeze out of the NW like today. Lit it up and back inside for breakfast. I can keep an eye on it from the back of the house from the deck.
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Here’s a good place to buy files . https://www.amickssuperstore.com/Vallorbe_7_32_Chainsaw_Files_p/vallorbe-7-32-files.htmNow Bailey's sites a 7/32" file for 3/8" pitch chains. I guess it really doesn't matter. If I order the 0.404 Pherd 2 in 1 jig so I get 7/32" files, will that work on 3/8" pitch chains? I don't know if the plastic handles/guides change between pitches?
About right on the money for a dealer . Private sale a little less I'm toying with putting my 85 on Bring A Trailer . Any 4x4 from the 60-80s are super hot now . I bought a roller 72 Bazer 5 years ago with very little rot no engine but everything there ,sold it this spring just the way I bought it made 18k profit all restored they bring mid 60 k . A nice late 80s early 90s Grand Wagoneer is in the mid 70s to 100k . Saw an original with 17k miles go for 120k at auction .No one else thinks those are crazy high prices?
Not looking to buy, just repair. I've collected enough broken junk over the years that I plan on repairing some day.Fee Bay has a pretty large selection of American made old school craftsmen tools if ur ever interested in buying.
My question still remains. Which size is proper for 3/8" chains? 7/32" (Bailey's recommends) or 13/64" (Pherd recommends)? Both? Doesn't really matter because of small difference?Here’s a good place to buy files . https://www.amickssuperstore.com/Vallorbe_7_32_Chainsaw_Files_p/vallorbe-7-32-files.htm
Wish I still had my 86’ Chevy HD 3/4 ton 4x4 , best truck ever had drove it for 13 years until frame got pretty bad , engine, transmission were still great .About right on the money for a dealer . Private sale a little less I'm toying with putting my 85 on Bring A Trailer . Any 4x4 from the 60-80s are super hot now . I bought a roller 72 Bazer 5 years ago with very little rot no engine but everything there ,sold it this spring just the way I bought it made 18k profit all restored they bring mid 60 k . A nice late 80s early 90s Grand Wagoneer is in the mid 70s to 100k . Saw an original with 17k miles go for 120k at auction .
The people at BAT recommended a reserve of 25k on my truck .View attachment 1042283
Sold the Blazer for cash to get this one
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7/32My question still remains. Which size is proper for 3/8" chains? 7/32" (Bailey's recommends) or 13/64" (Pherd recommends)? Both? Doesn't really matter because of small difference?
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