Some random thoughts about the GTG:
1) Leeha's big saws were beautifully restored and ran great. When one those babies was started, conversation came to a halt because we all wanted to see them cutting and also because they're really loud. Lee has a custom built box in his pickup truck bed to hold all the saws for transportation. The small wood was no match for the power of his (or Ambull's) saws. Those things are really meant to have the whole bar buried in a piece of oak before the engine really has to work. You can see some of the pictures where they are cutting three logs together- that started to put the kind of load on the engines that they were designed for.
2) MossMan has a great firewood operation set up right there. He showed us the processor in action and used the log truck to get logs positioned for cutting. Quick repair of a hydraulic failure mid-morning got us back on track. As usual at the GTGs, the host is very busy but it was great to MossMan at the log pile running some saws. The food spread in the barn was awesome, too. Again, many thanks to Cantdog for the lobsters! I'll certainly travel a little farther for a GTG at your saw mill.
3) Cantdog has a great collection of Jonsereds that run really well. It looked like 10-15 saws were present from his collection.
4) Woodchucker has some really fast saws. I still can't get over how fast the Solo 681 is! The 372 XPG is wicked fast as well but man that 681...Also, those were some nice chains. Like you said, not a full race chain, but mighty sharp and they left a very smooth finish on the cookie. No wasted power.
5) Thanks to Groundie371 for the chopping demo and the in-depth explanation about all things chopping. It's definitely cool to see how it's done.
6) Ducttape had a very strong, freshly rebuilt 2100 that cut like a demon.
7) PBs 562 was really fun to try out. That has got to be the smoothest (vibration-free) saw I have ever cut with. Plenty of power and practically no vibration. Definitely a saw to put on the list for "must haves."
8) Jack Walker had a nice collection of saws. Thanks for letting me try out the j'red 2139T with the Stihl PS3 chain. We tried some bore cuts with it and even with the "semi-safety" design, bore cuts are no problem. (I don't do bore cuts up in a tree, but it's nice to know you can!) I'm kicking myself for not asking to run the 262XP! Well, maybe next time.
I'll pencil in another GTG for next fall.
Thanks again to everyone; what a great way to spend a Saturday.
1) Leeha's big saws were beautifully restored and ran great. When one those babies was started, conversation came to a halt because we all wanted to see them cutting and also because they're really loud. Lee has a custom built box in his pickup truck bed to hold all the saws for transportation. The small wood was no match for the power of his (or Ambull's) saws. Those things are really meant to have the whole bar buried in a piece of oak before the engine really has to work. You can see some of the pictures where they are cutting three logs together- that started to put the kind of load on the engines that they were designed for.
2) MossMan has a great firewood operation set up right there. He showed us the processor in action and used the log truck to get logs positioned for cutting. Quick repair of a hydraulic failure mid-morning got us back on track. As usual at the GTGs, the host is very busy but it was great to MossMan at the log pile running some saws. The food spread in the barn was awesome, too. Again, many thanks to Cantdog for the lobsters! I'll certainly travel a little farther for a GTG at your saw mill.
3) Cantdog has a great collection of Jonsereds that run really well. It looked like 10-15 saws were present from his collection.
4) Woodchucker has some really fast saws. I still can't get over how fast the Solo 681 is! The 372 XPG is wicked fast as well but man that 681...Also, those were some nice chains. Like you said, not a full race chain, but mighty sharp and they left a very smooth finish on the cookie. No wasted power.
5) Thanks to Groundie371 for the chopping demo and the in-depth explanation about all things chopping. It's definitely cool to see how it's done.
6) Ducttape had a very strong, freshly rebuilt 2100 that cut like a demon.
7) PBs 562 was really fun to try out. That has got to be the smoothest (vibration-free) saw I have ever cut with. Plenty of power and practically no vibration. Definitely a saw to put on the list for "must haves."
8) Jack Walker had a nice collection of saws. Thanks for letting me try out the j'red 2139T with the Stihl PS3 chain. We tried some bore cuts with it and even with the "semi-safety" design, bore cuts are no problem. (I don't do bore cuts up in a tree, but it's nice to know you can!) I'm kicking myself for not asking to run the 262XP! Well, maybe next time.
I'll pencil in another GTG for next fall.
Thanks again to everyone; what a great way to spend a Saturday.
