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They may have corrected the article.. It now reads "While grown forests continue to store carbon dioxide, young forests store up ten times more. " Now that makes sense, in an old forest trees are dieing, rotting, being eaten by bugs and fungus, catching fire etc. So eventually the CO2...

You do seem to have done something. The adds now says the Chain is made in the USA, might even be true. But putting good chain on a POS, well it's still a POS. Ian

Ahh.. but what was the story about the broken handle :popcorn: He must have done something bonehead to bust it. :buttkick: Ian

Well using a chainsaw mill to cut construction grade 4x2s probably isn't good economics. But using a chainsaw mill to saw out 24-36" slabs of walnut, redwood or cypress to make table tops on the other hand. Burn $1 or $2 of gas, get a $100 slab of wood. Works for me. My mill has a chainsaw...

You can check used mill prices on this page. http://www.sawmillexchange.com/ Of course it depends on how many hours and how it's been cared for, but unless it's been totally trashed Woodmizer will be able to supply all the parts needed to get it running sweet again. Even a worn out...

For part time use you wont wear out a MS310. I have one thats about 7 years old, pulled it out the shed last weekend after 6 months sitting, put fresh gas in it and it started on the 6th pull. Cut up a dead orange tree for my Dad. OK... not a massive chainsaw mission, but the saw fired up...

It's a hardwood for sure, but not one of the dense ones by Aussie standards. It's a little bit denser and harder than White Oak. Saws OK with the carbide cutters on a swingblade mill, or a real sharp bandsaw. With a bit of thinning that stand should produce some excellent saw logs in a few...

That looks nasty. Something involving a bulldozer and a long wire rope, or a large excavator comes to mind. Sure a skilled arborist could get it down, but it's a big job. Possibly cheaper to get some heavy machinery hauled in and pull it down from a safe distance in 5 mins? Ian

Cedar and pine aren't the best firewoods, but they do burn fine and if the price is right (free), then go for it. But if you get a choice of a hardwood instead, grab that. The BTUs are about the same per lb, but the oak etc is much denser, so you get more heat per cord of wood. You need...

24 cans in a slab, 24 hours in a day.. coincidence? I think not ;-)

The slabs thing has a different meaning in different parts of the world. In the US it means those first cuts off the log with the bark and all. In NZ and Aussie it means BIG live edge boards, that I think you guys would call flitches. Q-sawn. With a swinger it's true that not all your...

I'm with BobL here. The thing with a swingblade is you can take of those outside slabs in small dimensioned pieces. It is usually quicker to slice them up into 6x2 type sizes, or whatever you use for firewood in those parts, on the mill and they are much easier to handle. If you are taking...

I think it might be more practical to convert a small 4 stroke generator to run on propane. Thats easy enough, then mount the whole thing on a trolly or small trailer with it's propane tank so its portable. Then just use standard electic water pump, meat grinder, chainsaw as needed. Lets you run...

Sheesh guys.. Here is a guy that does get advice, has the correct gear, has a sensible plan to drop the tree, and it works out fine. Not exactly the same as some maroon attacking a big tree leaning over their house with the trusty wildthing. :dizzy: Cheers Ian

A lot easier to judge when you are at the tree and can poke around in the cavity and judge what it's actually like. I see he was carefull to cut the notch so that it did leave mostly solid wood for the hinge and so it fell as planned. :) Thats still a significant cavity and rot in there, I...

Cool .. looks like a hobby restoration of an old mill? The sawdust pile would be about an hours steady sawing I would guess ;) It's well done and set up nice anyway. Neat Pics No pile of slabs, reject logs etc. Just a little pile of sawdust to prove it does actually work :) Ian

Good choice - that thing looks NASTY. No way I would want to have at it with a saw or build something under it. Cant really be sure how much of that butt is solid wood, and how much is just bugs holding hands :) Cheers Ian

With a swingblade mill, just set up and have at it ;) But I'm assuming you dont have one, so the backup plan would be to freehand quarter it with a chainsaw. Then you should be able to handle the quarters on a standard bandmill or even a chainsaw mill. A lot of work, and even the 1/4s will...

Not really. The only part that could be more dangerous is making the initial plunge, but as long as you use the lower corner of the bar tip it's pretty safe. In many situations (leaning trees mostly) it's MUCH safer than standard felling cuts because of the better hinge and contol it gives...

Agreed It may be something simple like a piece of crap in the fuel line. One of the reasons you bought a Stihl was because you get dealer support. Take it back and let the dealer support you ;) . If its simple and he can fix it while you go and eat lunch, then great. If it's really dumped...