I have some big ash trees to take down, I’d like to make lumber. Are these mills ok? I have a 100 cc r40 partner saw. I probably have a 55” tree. Thoughts?
I've got a 50" & 60" cannon bars. Gotten more than 5 years ago and IIRC easily over $10 an inch for common Stihl mount, 046 or 661.Milling with an older saw that uses a bar mount that is no longer common can be a little difficult. I'm not sure about the exact mount that Partner used on the r40. But for my Jonsered 910e I had to modify a Stihl mount bar (D025) to get one long enough for the mill without spending a lot of cash. As far as I know, Cannon Bars will do custom orders for out-of-production bar mounts. Though I have no clue how much they charge. I've seen at least a couple of guys running 100cc+ Jonsereds with custom bars from Cannon. The best bet would be to contact them. That said, the question you are going to end up asking yourself is are you better off just picking up a saw with a mount that is still in production (or a clone) and just selling the vintage saw? That's a question I'm going to have to reckon with myself in the spring. Not sure I want to invest $500 or more in a bigger bar for a saw that is already difficult to find parts for.
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@SeMoTony Cannon bars definitely seem to be the way to go for the larger rigs. I set mine up with the 32" Oregon bar just to see if chainsaw milling was something I wanted to get into long-term without a huge outlay of cash (much like the OP). The 910e powerhead was given to me by my step-mom (was my step grandfather's). Picked the bar and Grandberg mill through ebay. Now I'm already plotting to go bigger in the spring. At that point, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be looking for an 066 or 088 powerhead, 60" canon bar and a longer Granberg (or just get longer rails for my current mill). Not to knock the 910e in any way. We tried the mill with an 064 my uncle loaned me and the 910e kept up in every way (if not slightly out cutting the 064 by a slim margin). The bigger J-reds just aren't super common around my area. While Stihl's are reasonably easy to find. Out of curiosity what kind of chain reel did you get for your ripping chain? I happened into some Carlton ripping chain for this rig, and I've been pretty happy with it. Happier still after it was sharpened lol.I've got a 50" & 60" cannon bars. Gotten more than 5 years ago and IIRC easily over $10 an inch for common Stihl mount, 046 or 661.
On the other hand 72"forester was less than $400 same mount.
No one has those chain lengths in stock, so it's get a 500 foot reel and make up my own loops. Only 2 for 6' bar lol, with a bit leftover to add an next reel
G'day gents
I deal with Madsen on the west coast. Just over 5 years ago a 42" Oregon bar was in use on a large white oak log in yard waste dump. Mike saw me working on slabs and asked me to look at a similar size ash in his yard. They'd dropped a healthy tree and I took 17 slabs from it. My avatar shows off the last cut from the stump, with 60" bar on a ms460.@SeMoTony Cannon bars definitely seem to be the way to go for the larger rigs. I set mine up with the 32" Oregon bar just to see if chainsaw milling was something I wanted to get into long-term without a huge outlay of cash (much like the OP). The 910e powerhead was given to me by my step-mom (was my step grandfather's). Picked the bar and Grandberg mill through ebay. Now I'm already plotting to go bigger in the spring. At that point, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be looking for an 066 or 088 powerhead, 60" canon bar and a longer Granberg (or just get longer rails for my current mill). Not to knock the 910e in any way. We tried the mill with an 064 my uncle loaned me and the 910e kept up in every way (if not slightly out cutting the 064 by a slim margin). The bigger J-reds just aren't super common around my area. While Stihl's are reasonably easy to find. Out of curiosity what kind of chain reel did you get for your ripping chain? I happened into some Carlton ripping chain for this rig, and I've been pretty happy with it. Happier still after it was sharpened lol.
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