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That frozen semi green birch is hard cutting. Add that to the fact that on my sharpened chains the rakers are way low, and I think the saw does ok.
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Id say you got that skip sharpened pretty good. Clear its doing just fine and you'll save time on sharpening that too.
Been working on sharpening a box of chains for @Brufab I'm liking this super clean for getting everything degreased before sharpening. The wheel has been staying clean and not having to dress it nearly as much as simple green and other options. I'm going to try purple power as well being that I can get it in town at dollar general without having to run to menards.
Only one we ran into a problem with was a knock off chain that's used for dirty wood. The steel must have impurities in it as the wheel overheated the cutter almost instantly.
The same method was used on Oregon chain with excellent results. Maybe these would benefit from hand filing them as to avoid bluing the cutter. I have one more to go then over a dozen chains the cutters are done. Next I'll run them all through the grinder I have set up for rakers. The Oregon manual calls for soaking them in oil once complete overnight. I've heard of people using WD but I'm not sold on that because it seems more of a cleaner penetratant than lubrication for chains. If I have some decent freezer bags I may soak them in bar oil like the manual suggests and then bag them up.
Only one we ran into a problem with was a knock off chain that's used for dirty wood. The steel must have impurities in it as the wheel overheated the cutter almost instantly.
The same method was used on Oregon chain with excellent results. Maybe these would benefit from hand filing them as to avoid bluing the cutter. I have one more to go then over a dozen chains the cutters are done. Next I'll run them all through the grinder I have set up for rakers. The Oregon manual calls for soaking them in oil once complete overnight. I've heard of people using WD but I'm not sold on that because it seems more of a cleaner penetratant than lubrication for chains. If I have some decent freezer bags I may soak them in bar oil like the manual suggests and then bag them up.
Looks like Fool's gold to me. I have a 1900 silver dollar. I should put that up on EBay for $1,000 to see if I can bag a dummy.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Have a good weekend all u saw nuts. I'm heading to the cabin for a couple days.
They make baseball bats out of Ash.
Have fun.
I hate this warm weather in Winter. The ground froze up then thawed out making it useless to use for tree removal. I decided to bring in 21 ton of 3/4 stone to cover my main logging road again. Plus I have some left over for other muddy areas once the rain and snow stops.
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That was the main reason me and my uncle settled on a 14k dump. You can load 10k in it and not be over weight. Handy trailers but man they are heavy buggers.
Just a note of caution. I have a 12k winch fastened with a hitch mount on my deck over. I still don't know how, but I had a hitch pin sheer off when we were pulling a f-350 work truck on the trailer. Sounded like a gun shot and the winch went flying toward the truck. Only saving grace was the truck was half up the ramps so the bumper got hit with the winch. (Bumper was junk anyway) scared the pooh out of me and my brother.
A log arch is about the easiest/best way I've seen to skid logs without adding a ton of weight to the trailer. Been slowly collecting material to make one for my 12k utility trailer, for now I have a solid ramp I skid them up.
It's up for sale
Wish still had my 86’ K20 HD 3/4 ton 4x4 , that’s when they made a real truck .
This one is a light 3/4 rides very smooth with the softer leafs .
The Shooters Apprentice
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My issue wirh a logging arch is that the main place I cut wood is very steep terrain, too steep to use a wheeler for skidding. I normally use a snatch block up hill of the road and the F350 but not having to move the truck constantly to drag logs would be awesome. With the trailer set up I could run the winches remotely and be dragging the log up hill while also getting myself back up top to get it the trailer.
Of course it is!!!! I just bought one! Lol.
There is one very similar that runs around here. Dead mint!
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Remotes for winches are just great. I have a mile marker (I think) add on remote on the deck over, works pretty well, but not nearly as good as the integrated one on the x-bull I got for the utility trailer. Can't say I ever really reposition the trailer much have snatch blocks for direction changes for the deck over and the utility trailer has fenders that stick up, so skidding im limited to behind the fenders anyway. Why I like the idea of the arch towards the back. If it's set up right shouldn't need to reset for different angles too often, and it will lift the log onto the trailer. One of my biggest issues with the deck over is the winch sets dust off the deck and. There's no room for bracing it higher. Real pain when you want to drag that second or third layer of logs on the trailer. This winch for the utility trailer is up about 2 feet off the deck. Figured between that and the arch giving me the ability to lift the logs I should (I hope) be pretty set for easier loading.
Maybe that is why your skip seems to do better.
And shovel/rake/etc. handles.
