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  1. farmboy53

    Husqvarna 545 bar and chain question

    I just bought a 545 and will be using: The Forester 1-Rivet professional Sprocket Nose Bars are proven industry method that will ensure a long life in the logs. Bar / Chain Information Length - 18" Pitch - .325 Gauge - .050 Drive Link - 72 Fits Husqvarna Models - 50, 51, 55, 340, 345, 350...
  2. farmboy53

    a no-no to split firewood with chainsaw?

    new wood splitter or new chainsaw? I dont split as much wood as i cut so i bought another 372xp that can noodle and cut for less expence then a splitter. I sometimes do a 3/4 depth cut three or four times accross a larger round and then finish by spliting with a splitting mallet. This has...
  3. farmboy53

    372xp Stalling

    Well what happened?? Dec. 2014
  4. farmboy53

    Leaning Tree Help

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  5. farmboy53

    Separate "create a lean" backcut with wedge?

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  6. farmboy53

    Wedges

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  7. farmboy53

    Felling a tree against the lean

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  8. farmboy53

    Advice on felling some pines...

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  9. farmboy53

    How much back lean can you overcome withe wedges?

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  10. farmboy53

    How do i use a cutting wedge?

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  11. farmboy53

    Wedges

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  12. farmboy53

    Comment by 'farmboy53' in album 'Back Cut'

    I use the wedge to keep the bar from getting pinched. Remember if the wind blows the wedge can fall out, as the tree starts forward out it comes only to have the wind bring the tree back with no wedge. If the tree has a back lean and the wedge falls out as described the saw gets pinched, the...
  13. SAFELY Cutting Large Trees with Chainsaw using wedges in under 3 minutes

    SAFELY Cutting Large Trees with Chainsaw using wedges in under 3 minutes

    How to cut a large tree that may require wedging
  14. quarter 1/4 cut technique for felling small diameter trees

    quarter 1/4 cut technique for felling small diameter trees

    technique deployed when there is not enough room behind the chainsaw bar to put a wedge in.
  15. Tree Falling: Directional Steering with the Back Cut

    Tree Falling: Directional Steering with the Back Cut

    Daniel Murphy demonstrates that a tree can be steered with the backcut. Though this may seem like "common knowledge", there has been some scientific debate on the subject
  16. farmboy53

    10 acres - Need guidance

    I started my 10 acre yard with a weed eater saw blade, machete, pruning shears and a back pack sprayer. I moved on to a Husqvarna 350 chainsaw and a 326 pole saw. Each year things looked better. You will find your state resource center helpful with information on chemical and mechanical means to...
  17. farmboy53

    Comment by 'farmboy53' in media 'Imported Item'

    Cedars cut and now they have to be piled and burned. They are brown from being left to dry.
  18. farmboy53

    Comment by 'farmboy53' in media 'Imported Item'

    The white is the rim rock after the cedars were hand cut and burned. Husk 357xp held up great
  19. farmboy53

    Comment by 'farmboy53' in media 'Imported Item'

    Cutting back the cedar, inspection after last years burn
  20. Imported Item

    Imported Item

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