Do any of you guys use GOL (Game Of Logging) style bucking? You dog in on the far side of the log, and cut until the saw is almost vertical, then you undog and pull the saw towards you while at WOT and use the bar tip to go around the log and leave uncut wood in the middle. Then when the uncut wood in the middle is big enough to hold the log up to keep from pinching your bar, you bore into the bottom side of the log. You leave a little strap of uncut wood at the bottom, then after your bar nose is through the log on the other side you gently cut the strap of wood on the bottom (if on the ground), if the log is not on the ground you can power through it. When cut the log will move a little if it has downward pressure on it, then you cut the remaining holding wood in the center and the log is free and so is your saw. You cut the center holding wood from the top if the log has upward pressure on it. I did this cut on a 20" dry red maple firewood log with my 385xp husky to show you guys. I also took pics from a husqvarna tree fellling book that has this style bucking in it, it was free from my dealer, and is a pretty good book.:greenchainsaw:
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