I am hoping that I will come out with more knowledge and less confusing after reading the responses to this inquiry.
I scrounge for my firewood, most is free, some is cheap, some is barter.
The wood that I get maybe maple limbs or I may get ash tree trunks that are 36" in diameter.
My go-to saws are:
Husky 346xp with an 18" bar mostly used for bucking limbs into 16" - 18" sections for splitting.
Husky 371xp with a 24" bar used for bucking larger logs into sections and for quartering big rounds into usable size. lots of noodles
Husky 394xp with a 28" or 34" bar for bucking large logs and quartering them into usable/liftable pieces. More noodles
My basic question is what type of chains should I be using?
All of my bars are .050
Any general "rules of thumb" regarding which chains the average homeowner that cuts and splits his/her own wood should follow?
I scrounge for my firewood, most is free, some is cheap, some is barter.
The wood that I get maybe maple limbs or I may get ash tree trunks that are 36" in diameter.
My go-to saws are:
Husky 346xp with an 18" bar mostly used for bucking limbs into 16" - 18" sections for splitting.
Husky 371xp with a 24" bar used for bucking larger logs into sections and for quartering big rounds into usable size. lots of noodles
Husky 394xp with a 28" or 34" bar for bucking large logs and quartering them into usable/liftable pieces. More noodles
My basic question is what type of chains should I be using?
All of my bars are .050
Any general "rules of thumb" regarding which chains the average homeowner that cuts and splits his/her own wood should follow?