Sierra_rider
Piss revver
Eastern red cedar? I guess those are in the juniper family...makes sense, the bark looks like our junipers.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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That’s in three rivers, Kaweah River. The other pic is Kings River. Kaweah River has no dam upstream, Kings River is being controlled by Pine Flat Dam. Inflow to Pine Flat Lake peaked over 45 thousand cubic feet per second today.
The Oregon lo-pro stuff is just as weak, imo. I have dozens of 55dl chains from just one tree service to try and salvage. Lots of bent cutters and sheered off cutters. I have no idea what the climbers are getting into but, Dayam
stihl chains seem to be a bit stronger.
I am using Oregon B&C on the 170, mainly because it was cheap. I noticed that too about Oregon chain. Softer and easier to sharpen (often). More broken teeth also.The Oregon lo-pro stuff is just as weak, imo. I have dozens of 55dl chains from just one tree service to try and salvage. Lots of bent cutters and sheered off cutters. I have no idea what the climbers are getting into but, Dayam
stihl chains seem to be a bit stronger.
MATO (made in Germany) is a high quality one. I bought this Lube-Shuttle model, cartridges don't leak. They have also models for traditional cartridges.Y'all been lazy today......I was only 2 pages behind tonight.....
Anybody got current experience with grease guns? mines dead..... and the last couple cheap ones I bought were worthless right out of the box.
Lube-Shuttle® Lever Handle Grease Gun
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
MS241 for the win!!!!!!!!! Now back to my regularly scheduled morning activity:Good Luck!!!
And you suck!
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
I have an important question for all y'all. Now that it is common knowledge on this thread that the main use of grease guns is to put a zig zag pattern of grease in front of charging bears to slow them down allowing for proper shot placement I have been wondering what the best grease was for each type of bear. Can i assume that the color of the grease doesn't matter for black, brown and grizzly bears, but it is best to use white lithium for polar bears? To keep this on topic we need to make sure that the reason we are in the woods is to scrounge firewood. 
Yup, juniperus horribleus.....more work per board foot than anything in north America....lol
You completely neglected the neck size of said zigzaging bear.....I have an important question for all y'all. Now that it is common knowledge on this thread that the main use of grease guns is to put a zig zag pattern of grease in front of charging bears to slow them down allowing for proper shot placement I have been wondering what the best grease was for each type of bear. Can i assume that the color of the grease doesn't matter for black, brown and grizzly bears, but it is best to use while lithium for polar bears? To keep this on topic we need to make sure that the reason we are in the woods is to scrounge firewood.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
I thot it best not to try neck sizing live bears. Mite be hazardous to my health.
Well, the ONLY alternative to neck sizing is full length resizing....... that's gotta be at least as hazardous I would think....
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
The word die is involved either way!
Got a 20” Cannon setup Narrow Kerf and PS race chain , works well . 
Sawyer Rob
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The neck is so long on those grease tubes, you can back the cap on the gun, off a bit to get more accurate with the grease! EVERYONE knows neck sizing is more accurate than full sizing!
You want to spread that grease as accurately as possible, don't you? Your life may depend on it!
You don't want that grease zigging when it should have been zagging!!
SR
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
So, done plowing snow. Off to go skiing with my pop
Gonna let the chauffeur get me there, my pop loves to ski. Me not so much, but the girls like to spend time with grandpa….
Actually had to break out the 362xp to clear a tree at 5am this morning to make it to the dealership. It was some wet wet snow
Gonna let the chauffeur get me there, my pop loves to ski. Me not so much, but the girls like to spend time with grandpa….
Actually had to break out the 362xp to clear a tree at 5am this morning to make it to the dealership. It was some wet wet snow
I hear that skiing in a zigzag pattern is recommended for those who don’t ski frequently.
Seriously though, have fun and be safe.
Seriously though, have fun and be safe.
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
I'm running the WoodlandPro(rebranded Carlton) on the 2511. The cutters actually hold an edge well and don't get sheared off. However, you throw a chain or pinch the bar really well, and the drivers and tie straps take a hell of a beating.The Oregon lo-pro stuff is just as weak, imo. I have dozens of 55dl chains from just one tree service to try and salvage. Lots of bent cutters and sheered off cutters. I have no idea what the climbers are getting into but, Dayam
stihl chains seem to be a bit stronger.
I'm not a fan of the Oregon chain nowadays...I used to run it and actually liked it, I slowly switched over to Stihl, as I can normally get a good price on Stihl.
I recently grabbed a 91dl loop of semi-skip Oregon to try out on the 400 and was not impressed. It's ability to hold an edge was just "meh." What really got me was the drivers...I ran a few tanks through it on a job and then through a chain doing a cut that I would not expect to throw a chain. Inspecting the drivers, they were already worn down(not just from throwing it) and not engaging in the rim sprocket that well. Rim sprocket was fine and I haven't had that issue before or since with Stihl chain.
I've heard that Stihl has the strongest chrome on the cutter, but it seems like the Oregon steel is really soft as well...or at least the loop of chain I got was.
Careful out there Matt
