Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

You really can't fully appreciate one till its in your hands. Mine is stock save a bark box, which I'm very much considering taking off. (It ear shattering loud even with muffs/plug on) pulls a 20" with authority in hard wood. I got a 24" for it and I think it will be right at home. I do like the extra power from the bark box, but it's very loud even wearing muffs or ear plugs. I'm really on the fence about taking it back off and buying another muffler to mod.

Yeah after hearing Nate's thoughts and all you other guys that have one. Im chomping at the bit to run one! My cutting Partner said He's going to order one. His primary and two backups are all three worn out and tired. Any day now he'll have to buy one. That will be my chance to get a hold of
it and get my throttle on before I make a decision on buying one. My pro modified 661 has a serious set of stones! If a stock 500 is close to hang'n with it. I'll be sold!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Thanks, I finally got a max-flow for it too...it's just sitting on the bench. I like the 3 points a lot, I guess the selling point is the middle dog lines up with the kerf of the chain. I like them mostly for how well they stick into the bark...although the big stock Stihl dogs work alright too. The other reason I like them, is they just look mean lol. I've got a set of the 4-point Pro-safeties on my 400, and while they work pretty well, they just don't look as cool.

IMOP! Pro Safety's OG five points are the dawgs to have for dawg'n in to any wood 42" on up! However, they are a nightmare in small wood. Way to much leverage! Gotta really finesse it in your bottom face cut on a Humboldt, top face cut on a Conventional or the clutch will load up on ya like it would with a chain thats way too hungry. They're call Old Growth Dawgs for a reason!

 

[Philbert]

My only gripe is that the repeat complainers around here only report posts that they disagree with.

How do you know?

IF someone doesn't like the content here, why do they keep reading here?

Just here on A.S. there is a gun forum, hunting threads, a car forum, and the notorious ‘P&R’ forum (which could actually be interesting, if it didn’t typically degenerate into name calling within the first 5 posts).

Some of that stuff I find interesting, but I can go to those forums / threads for that. When every thread becomes an off-topic, random mess, people can’t find stuff, and good information gets buried.

I have to skip many pages, due to extraneous stuff, and may have missed a lot. Thought about leaving the thread several times, but won’t get that firewood stuff in the other threads. Especially, the name calling threads.

Philbert

 

[Aknutter]

I figured you all would enjoy these scroungers....

 

[Aknutter]

I figured you all would enjoy these scroungers....
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It was just the two, a small 7pt and the huge 10. They were scrounging crabapples.

 

[svk]

How do you know?



Just here on A.S. there is a gun forum, hunting threads, a car forum, and the notorious ‘P&R’ forum (which could actually be interesting, if it didn’t typically degenerate into name calling within the first 5 posts).

Some of that stuff I find interesting, but I can go to those forums / threads for that. When every thread becomes an off-topic, random mess, people can’t find stuff, and good information gets buried.

I have to skip many pages, due to extraneous stuff, and may have missed a lot. Thought about leaving the thread several times, but won’t get that firewood stuff in the other threads. Especially, the name calling threads.

Philbert

How do I know? Cause if someone insults Barry Hussein or our current Manchurian-In-Chief, Mr. P rolls in immediately. If someone insults the orange guy with bad hair, nothing is ever done.

That and I was a moderator and was used to deal with the complaints and the complainers…..so I know things.

To stay on topic, I can smell someone is burning some really good wood nearby tonight-I love the smell of fall.

 

[Be Stihl]

Neighbor had a massive red oak fall on her building. I offered to cut it up for the wood, she happily agreed. The 400 now has 3 tanks through it, already impressed. I read that it is all top end but it seems to be very torquey to me. Anyway I got about 2 years of wood in this one tree, over 40” trunk. I don’t even know how to approach the main trunk. It had 3 branches of 20” diameter.

 

[Be Stihl]

Anyone using jotel non catalytic wood stoves? I am currently contemplatingthis stove for the N-S loading View attachment 1012077

I do, I have the Jotul #8 and it serves my 1000’ home well. With seasoned wood it never smokes after start up. Would recommend.

 

[svk]

I’m still waiting to get a guy with a torch in here to cut apart this old indoor boiler so I can put in a nice freestanding stove

 

[Be Stihl]

I have a big Jotul insert. I'm sure it will last the rest of my life, BUT. My old insert was a Russo that had about 12" of firebox in the fireplace and 12" on the hearth. That was a lot of steel on the hearth, in the room. I could stack it tight N-S with 24" wood and get a 12 hour burn out of it. The new Jotul is flush with the face of the fireplace, and is only about 13" deep and 25" wide. I have to stack E-W so I get 3 pieces on the bottom, 2 in the middle and one on top. 5 hour burn time at best. When I explained my old stove to the Jotul dealer he said I wasn't going to get the burn times or heat off the Jotul as I did the old Russo. They were comparing apples to oranges. Your free standing Jotul should be a great stove. My wife wanted a Pretty stove. The Jotul is a pretty insert. She got what she wanted.

I agree, mine heats fine but it is hungry. Every 4 hours I load it.

 

[Be Stihl]

Alright here is my first video post. Loving the muffler mod, it really pops when you get on it.

 

[pdqdl]

My only gripe is that the repeat complainers around here only report posts that they disagree with. If you don't like offshoots into other topics, then no posts of that type should be acceptable....

When I play cleanup, I get all of the political posts, not just the reported post, I follow them all back to the origin, and get any that were out of line. If you argue with a political post, agree with it, or even quote it, when I get my broom out, they all get swept from the thread.

I've even been scolded recently for taking one too many, hence my invitation to you guys to discontinue the political comments.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

How do you know?



Just here on A.S. there is a gun forum, hunting threads, a car forum, and the notorious ‘P&R’ forum (which could actually be interesting, if it didn’t typically degenerate into name calling within the first 5 posts).

Some of that stuff I find interesting, but I can go to those forums / threads for that. When every thread becomes an off-topic, random mess, people can’t find stuff, and good information gets buried.

I have to skip many pages, due to extraneous stuff, and may have missed a lot. Thought about leaving the thread several times, but won’t get that firewood stuff in the other threads. Especially, the name calling threads.

Philbert

Witch one's are the name calling threads? Deal me in! I love a good debate, and really know how to get under ones skin if I feel they need it! Especially when discussing firearms, hunting, or ballistics! Plus, I have thick skin myself! So I think I could have a good future, go places and make it far on those threads! Name calling and temper loss can be quality internet entertainment that way to many people take way too serious!

IMOP, Talk is cheap Gentleman! No cents getting riled up over it! That is one thing we should all agree on!...

 

[pdqdl]

Need to decide what to do tonight. Probably a long walk with the dogs then work on my dryer. It quit yesterday after 14 years of continuous service. With 6-7 people in the house for the majority of that time, it doesn't owe anyone anything but I think the on switch is the issue.

There are several thermostatic limit switches in a dryer. They tend to fail, and that causes them to spin, but not dry too well. Been through that recently myself.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Alright here is my first video post. Loving the muffler mod, it really pops when you get on it.

Heck…that’s a cheating MM
a real one is when you hack away at it then try to booger weld a piece of pipe over your screwups, grind the “welds” so they don’t look too bad and then paint it

 

[Kodiak Kid]

You are welcome anytime.

Sounds good and I thank you! As long as we are both on this forum. We should have no problem keeping in touch bud!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Neighbor had a massive red oak fall on her building. I offered to cut it up for the wood, she happily agreed. The 400 now has 3 tanks through it, already impressed. I read that it is all top end but it seems to be very torquey to me. Anyway I got about 2 years of wood in this one tree, over 40” trunk. I don’t even know how to approach the main trunk. It had 3 branches of 20” diameter. View attachment 1016947View attachment 1016948View attachment 1016949

All top end is the only way to go IMOP! Dosent everyone run their saws 75:1 wide open throttle against the governor until on the edge of grenading? Or just me?

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Seems like the content all but died after the political warning ... maybe we should just change the location of the thread and make everyone (well, almost everyone) happy!!!

I haven't been here long, but I say don't change a thing! Everything is fine the way it is. If some people are so offended on this thread that they have to complain about topics and posts. They have way to much time on their hands and not enough on their minds! They should go file a saw or swab a rifle bore or something! Anything! Just please please! Tell them to stop whining!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I figured you all would enjoy these scroungers....
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STUD OF A TOAD!!!!

 

[North by Northwest]

Well I couldn't sleep so I got up early this morning and thought I'd post a couple pics of some severely worn chains. Worn to the point of becoming dangerous. In fact, one of them parted on me the other day while making a face cut!

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Now I haven't parted many chain's! Only two that I can remember, maybe three. This one parted at the splice. Possibly due to too much pressure to fast when I spun it, but Im not sure. Im thinking it's more likely due to the insane torque and horsepower my Modified 661 makes!!! Anyways, on a more serious note. If you look closely. You can see the thinning of the drive links. This is 3/8 .50g, I typically always run .63g but with the shortage of light weight bars right now. All I could find at the time in 32" was Stihl LW bars in .50g so I took what I could get. Begger's can't be choosers! However, as you can clearly see. The drive link isn't what parted. The side strap did. Witch would also be the same thickness on a 3/8 .63g chain.

This is a different chain that hasn't parted "YET", and it won't because I've chosen to stop running it before it dose part! View attachment 1015952View attachment 1015953
If you look closely at the drivers and straps on this chian. You'll see a tremendous amount of ware compared to a new chain.
Just something to be aware of.

Also, the bar is Stihl in great shape. Witch tells me its getting plenty of oil, and it should be because I've got the oiler cranked all the way open!

And yes, I know the gullets need removing. I've already removed them twice on both chains! I will take them out again if and before fir some reason. I end up using these chains as back ups.
"If" I run out of good chain, and can't get another spool. Hopefully That won't happen!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

Yeah .050 much too lite .058 perhaps , but .063 with the stock 660 is optimal & with a ported 660 necessary brother ! P.S. I'am running 48 " bar & .404 ripping chain on my ported milling 660 !