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[BigJ]

Welcome!

Is the saw set up with .325 or 3/8", and what are you mainly cutting?

I agree with the others that RSC mad RMC are the chains to use - RSC for clean wood, RMC for dirty.

.325

We don't have much more than Lodgepole pine around these parts. I'm a mountain biker and trail builder so I do a lot of the same stuff as Universe, but we have different wood.

Would have loved to pick up a bigger saw so I could rip planks a bit faster, but any extra added weight makes the 2.5 mile, 1500 foot elevation walk in to some of our trails majorly painful!

 

[crane]

Welcome to AS!

By the look of the pics you posted, you will do well here. Looks like some really nice work. I run RSC chain and If you keep it in clean wood you'll love it.

 

[BigJ]

I agree with the others that RSC mad RMC are the chains to use - RSC for clean wood, RMC for dirty.

Question: what is considered dirty wood? I'm guessing it's a subjective thing, but how dirty is too dirty for RSC chain?

Here's some more of the stuff I've done over the past couple months:
I've come to the conclusion that something like a 460 or 7900 is in order considering all the ripping I've been doing. All the planks in the first two are freehand ripped with the 260.

 

[SawTroll]

Question: what is considered dirty wood? I'm guessing it's a subjective thing, but how dirty is too dirty for RSC chain?

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You will soon enough find out how much dirt it takes to dull the RSC faster than you like, and how much RMC slows you down in your wood - no firm rules in my book.

 

[William Balaska]

Yeah before you know it you'll need an 880 or 3120 to turn that dull chain!