No cutting trees today. Had to weld up the intake chute on my Valby chipper. Then it was off to the woodlot to chip up all of this brush. Anyone owning a Valby 3PTH chipper should check the anvil clearance. I checked mine yesterday to find that the bottom one had over 3/16" clearance and the side one was 5/16" clearance. The clearance is supposed to be 1/32". No wonder it was jamming up all the time on fresh brush with small twigs getting stuck behind the flywheel. I modified the key on the side plate by 1/8" to get the proper clearance to match up with the bottom plate. Now I can run 15 - 25 limbs thru the chipper before the chute clogs up. Before it was only 3 limbs before it clogged up. The brush pile runs from the woodpile to my tractor and double deep in a few areas. Yesterday I chipped up another pile just as big.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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It was a joke.
Thought you been in here a while.
It's a joke.Thats all I burn at home. Big stove's banked with big piece's of wood keep a fire going till morning.
Black locust is my favorite, probably 70% locust in the woodshed and enough locust logs to heat the place for 2-3 seasons on top of that.For years all I ever burned was Locust which of course is a hardwood and a very hard hardwood at that. Now that I have an outdoor boiler the wood I burn is......any woodl that I can get in the door......
Yes, seasoned black locust is some of the hardest wood we have in the Midwest.
Yes, but the reason it's getting dirty in the first place is because it's not properly seasoned and/or they are not burning hot enough.
I always say I have daily chimney fires, while I probably don't as my epa stove burns most of the smoke particulate in the stove itself, if there ever was much buildup it would get burned off pretty quickly. I do have some buildup that comes off the inside of the chimney and sticks to the inside of my cap, the cap is really all I need to clean for the chimney, then the top of the baffle gets some fines of ash on top of it so I remove it to clean that off.
I noticed the sunrise as well. Two nights ago I was out running around and there was a blood red moon.Ran the MS460 a bit tonight. Just enough to compare it to my imaginary MS462... Yeah the difference isn't worth the moneyso I'll stick with the 460. Lol
. Probably split a facecord or so and got the center of the round stack filled in. I don't do a traditional holzhouzen like some do but I really like the round stack. This one is oval, about 6x8 and will end up about 5 ft high. A mathematician could tell you how many cord. News said the hazy sunset is forest fire smoke. It was pretty and I worked right on through it till I couldn't see.
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That 460 will last until you want to be done cutting, or when you just can't cut anymore, just as long as you can get any parts it needs. I ran my 462 yesterday, it thinks it's a 460/461, but it's not lol.
The 32 didn't make it across so I had to set my hinge from both sides.
This is the branch that went between the two spars, it didn't break until it hit the ground. I did have my rope around both mains just above that branch, so it would help keep it together in case that branch broke earlier.
The saw is a 261 for size comparison.
Nice property Jim.
I've only worked on a few chippers and haven't done any major work on them, but from what everyone has told me or I've read, that's a pretty major problem on most of them.
Funny story, I saved an ad on Craigslist the late weekend that had a John Deere tractor and a woodmax 8" chipper on it, two days ago I saw it going down the road on a trailer lol.
I think mine gets quite a bit hotter too being that I have the flue tiles. It not the most efficient since I don't have an epa stove so allot more heat going up the chimney which is helping me.
My brother only ran my Ported 462 once before selling his 460 and getting one.
The 462 is much lighter, smoother, has clean air filter tech, better throttle response and is faster (in wood up to about 20"). And, you don't need to carry your little screwdriver!
460s are very good, durable workhorse saws, but unless most of your cutting is over 20" wood, you will be choosing the 462 almost every time.
I have a very strong 460 with a ported 046-D jug on it, but it sees little use since I also have the 462s and a Hybrid that is ported like the 460.
The 462 is much lighter, smoother, has clean air filter tech, better throttle response and is faster (in wood up to about 20"). And, you don't need to carry your little screwdriver!
460s are very good, durable workhorse saws, but unless most of your cutting is over 20" wood, you will be choosing the 462 almost every time.
I have a very strong 460 with a ported 046-D jug on it, but it sees little use since I also have the 462s and a Hybrid that is ported like the 460.
Bill G
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I did check on getting the picco chain. It looks like it might be mid October before I get exact details but I think I should be able to help you out a bit. I will shoot you a detailed PM tonight as it is easier typing on my computer than my phone
I agree with you Mike, although they aren't as durable.
With regards to the little screwdriver, many guys running a 462 still need them!
A lot of durability issues are from cutting with dull chains and not maintaining your saws.
I have repaired a lot of abused saws.
I have repaired a lot of abused saws.
I don't need new saws...yet LOL. Finally built the all-star starting lineup of 242. 346 NE ported, 262, 371 ported, 394 ported with a 346 OE ported as backup.
Of course I do not cut like I used to either...used to be every weekend, 30-50 cords of firewood a year. Now it is a couple cords.
I haven't even gone into the new generation of chains. Picked up a couple long loops of EXP from Dsell a couple years back. Have a lifetime supply of older stuff, mostly LGX for the shorter bars.
Of course I do not cut like I used to either...used to be every weekend, 30-50 cords of firewood a year. Now it is a couple cords.
I haven't even gone into the new generation of chains. Picked up a couple long loops of EXP from Dsell a couple years back. Have a lifetime supply of older stuff, mostly LGX for the shorter bars.
Hope it goes well for you
My bout with covid wasnt any worse than a cold . Was a little fatigued but still managed to do things around the house .
jolj
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So just for kicks, how do you properly season softwood/evergreen conifers wood?
Bill G
ArboristSite King
With a dash of salt and pepper
I routinely mix my firewood in the garage firebox . Well seasoned fir has a lot of btu's to contribute to the burn , well seasoned also burns very clean also . I throw in the larger Sugar Maple & Mountain Ash for longer nite burning seasons in Feb or early March Happy Hour sessions !
Was playing with the Mini Hay Wagon splitting wood the other day. The X540 pulled it up the hill no problem, but it wouldn't pull the small landscape trailer up. I've been thinking about putting a hitch on the Hay Wagon so I could get another one and have a set of Mini Wiggle Wagons. So this morning I bolted a 2" receiver to the back. So far, All I have is a JD plastic dump trailer to go on the back. I'm curious how much wood the X540 can pull in a line. Problem really isn't how much it will pull, but how much it can stop. We will find out.
Off to split wood!!!
Off to split wood!!!
Surprising, white pine branches usually break if you look at them funny.
Yea, I'm not doing too badly, just some minor muscle aches and fatigue. I've had worse colds.
The wife seems to have it a little worse ... sore throat and more muscle aches.
It worked. I ran out of time. It took an hour and ten minutes to split and load, the small trailer is half full. The kids are taking us out to dinner and I ran out of blocks, so I packed it in. I'm pleased with how the X540 pulled all that up the steep hill in the back.
Sawyer Rob
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That reminds me of when I pull doubles! lolIt worked. I ran out of time. It took an hour and ten minutes to split and load, the small trailer is half full. The kids are taking us out to dinner and I ran out of blocks, so I packed it in. I'm pleased with how the X540 pulled all that up the steep hill in the back.
SR
Now , that's what I call wood processing , grass roots style brother !That reminds me of when I pull doubles! lol
SR
