Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

I'm not sure what I'll do with the 660. I'll build it which is a bit of fun primarily

I think I would recommend an OEM Piston bearing in addition to Piston Pin Clips. I believe my Piston Bearing was starting to go. I ripped it down before any major damage.

 

[aheeejd]

Well I tried scrounging the wood for myself. But the home owner wanted to keep. Locust tree (Black) split by lightning few years back. I owed my friend 4 hours worth of work, so I helped him do this job. I was there for 4 hours, & buddy was there about 5 or 6. Job done

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[LondonNeil]

I think I would recommend an OEM Piston bearing in addition to Piston Pin Clips. I believe my Piston Bearing was starting to go. I ripped it down before any major damage.

Is that instead of the meteor bits? Cheers. I'd asked on the other forum about the rest of the bits, a couple of people said use OEM circlips, 1 said the meteor stuff is all fine. Think I'll go OEM. I'll be splitting the case (probably powder coat it) and replacing main bearings and seals, sticking with OEM. Current bearings have a tiny rough bit I reckon. It will just be the piston and air filter cover that get changed to AM stuff.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I did acquire a 346xp today. Well sort of, No p/c or carbs or clutch, or coils or flywheel, or handles

So whats left? The bar?!

 

[LondonNeil]

And the chain

 

[Philbert]

Wow, someone picked my question out from all the banter!
Thanks Dan. That's a shame, it looks very easy to swap files, but it is what I expected, the guide bars are fixed to work for a specific file size.

The file guide is contoured to hold the file at a specified height, in order to achieve the desired top plate cutting angle. So this recess must be matched to the diameter of the file. You could use a different size file guide if you intentionally wanted to achieve a different angle.

Wow, someone picked my question out from all the banter!
Thanks Dan. That's a shame, it looks very easy to swap files, but it is what I expected, the guide bars are fixed to work for a specific file size. Right, I'll need both sizes.

Both!?! as in only 2?!?


(still need the 13/64" file holder)

I'm not sure what I'll do with the 660. I'll build it which is a bit of fun primarily, I'll run it a few times and grin, a lot. I'll put it on the shelf as I don't have much need for it, and I'll think about keeping it or selling it then. It could end up a shelf queen very easily.

Think of the money you will save by staying out of pubs, by working on that saw!

Philbert

 

[LondonNeil]

Thanks Philbert, I'm talking about the pferd CSX/stihl easy file but same principle and that diagram illustrating it shows it perfectly.

'Both' is right, for me.... The 4mm set for my 3/8 picco chains and 5.2mm for 3/8 x 0.063" Chains.

I thought the 2 in 1 files are expensive but if you look at the cost of the round file, flat file, file holder and an angle guide it must be close, if not more than the 2 in 1.

 

[muddstopper]

So whats left? The bar?!

Not much, but the crankcase and oil tank are good, and thats what I needed

 

[svk]

Here's the 3601 doing a few cuts yesterday.

 

[dancan]

I bought the 310 rightr after it came out. It ate 10+ cord/yr for at least 10 years as my main saw with up to 24" bar in both hard and soft woods (locust and willow mainly), Then came the 361. The 361 and 310 were then the main saws, 310/20" and 361/25 or 28". MOst recent is the 441 usually with a 32" but often with down to a 20" for noodling. 310 still goes with me as a 'in case". It is old, tired and more than a bit weak now but still reliable. Had to switch to it today as I couldn't wake up the 361 (flooded again).

My time behind a saw is beginning to look shaky. Right arm is sore as a boil and I can't crank a saw with it due to the pain. Learning to crank left handed. That solves the starting problem but I can't lift much with the right arm and that does cut into the joy of 'wooding'.

Well , since we know that you have a strategic reserve of some willow and more importantly , some of that stuff legends are made of , locust , why not slow down for a couple of months so that arm can rest up .
A month or so would only set you back what , a years worth of willow ?

 

[JustJeff]

Here's the 3601 doing a few cuts yesterday.

That thing is quite the little overachiever!

 

[dancan]

Hauled some wood today to "Secret Location"

I think I was being tailed ...

I made it to the "Secure" location .

We might have cheated a bit today

We hauled about 3 cord of softwood and 3 cord of hardwood to "The" location today .
I was a great day , we introduced Pioneerguy600's SIL to the joys of being a woodbuggah and that there is no such thing as "Free wood" lol

After we got all of the hardwood and small stuff out I called a friend of mine that has a bandsaw mill that wanted some wood to mill .

He brought his trailer and we loaded it plus another full pull in mine so we went to his place and unloaded , then we shot over to location "X" and got another load in both trailers for milling .
His wife came along for moral support .

We had no cheating device at location so we loaded by hand

They were both impressed on the tricks I had when it came to loading the 20" butt logs in the trailer lol
It was in the mid 60's today up here in the Great White North .
Nothing gets wasted either , my friend burns the slabs he cuts
2 of his trailers and 2 of mine were hauled to his place , we moved a lot of wood today !

 

[Philbert]

We might have cheated a bit today . . .

More than 'a bit' IMO!

Nice photos.

Philbert

 

[dancan]

Philbert , it was a great day , moved 10ish cord all told and I'll get 1/2 the lumber milled
I'm pretty sure Jerry's SIL will tell his buddies the the two "old guys" are pretty tough and is polly thinking that 3 hunret cut/split/delivered might be a better deal lol

 

[MustangMike]

Mechanic Matt and I will be busy campers on next Sat. We will be cutting about 7 cord of logs for an injured relative (ironically he is a tree guy, but was hurt pretty badly on the job while installing a new Telephone poll).

My brother will be operating the thumb bucket excavator while Matt and I each cut one side. Should go pretty fast. At times like this, I'm glad to have 10 runners, as I will likely have to share!!!

 

[woodchip rookie]

Again. You guys make me look like I scrounge popsicle sticks.

 

[KiwiBro]

Dancan, what a great albeit big, day out at spot X. That trailer looks the goods too. Am thinking of something similar here. Legal on road, capable off road. Radiata Pine sticks that small here are good for maybe poles/posts if debarked and treated but seldom worth the effort of milling, unfortunately. Too young; would only be about 10 years old. I've seen growth rings about 3/4" apart in some of the newer, faster growing plantation radiata trees here. A few years back they had to change the building standards to amend the stress grading characteristics because the lumber here is getting weaker by the year almost.

 

[KiwiBro]

Again. You guys make me look like I scrounge popsicle sticks.

Keywords: 'scrounge' and 'sticks', so a worthy endeavour.

It's more than I have done for too long now. Great getting my fix by reading this thread.

 

[dancan]

Dancan, what a great albeit big, day out at spot X. That trailer looks the goods too. Am thinking of something similar here. Legal on road, capable off road.

Make sure when you pick the trailer you want that you get underneath it and look at all the wiring , it polly won't be "Off Road" capable in that department .
I have to wait for daylight in the morning again so I can drag the trailer to the shop for service , I've ripped the lighting and brake wiring harness off from underneath the trailer lol

 

[KiwiBro]

Make sure when you pick the trailer you want that you get underneath it and look at all the wiring , it polly won't be "Off Road" capable in that department .
I have to wait for daylight in the morning again so I can drag the trailer to the shop for service , I've ripped the lighting and brake wiring harness off from underneath the trailer lol

Haha. Noted. As is often the case here too, on-road gear often doesn't stay legal once it has tasted the joys of off-roading. You should see some of the 'roads' farmers over here expect me to get gear in/out and logs out of. Maybe hydraulically adjustable wheels that I can pull up out of the way and a 1/2" steel belly/skid plate might be more suitable. Oh, and a winch on the front of the tractor.