Kicker_92
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I've been slabbing up some douglas fir with the alaskan mill and my 385xp, 30" bar and found it very slow at times.
For a 22" wide pass, 12ft long, I will go though an entire tank or more of fuel. The saw doesn't seem to be pulling strong at the top end, and I'm questioning if it's tuned right.
I've set the mixture about 1/8 turn below the peak rpm for the high circuit. It seems to have a fair amount of grunt at lower rpms, for then dies off once the speed picks up. When I'm cutting thin stuff it goes quick and the rpms stay up, but the slabs are causing it to bog.
The saw is unmodified, and I'm using a full chisel skip chain, ground at 10° angle. The chain is cutting well, but the saw just doesn't pull it.
Is it just not enough saw for this width of cut, or does this sound like a problem?
Thanks,
Ryan
For a 22" wide pass, 12ft long, I will go though an entire tank or more of fuel. The saw doesn't seem to be pulling strong at the top end, and I'm questioning if it's tuned right.
I've set the mixture about 1/8 turn below the peak rpm for the high circuit. It seems to have a fair amount of grunt at lower rpms, for then dies off once the speed picks up. When I'm cutting thin stuff it goes quick and the rpms stay up, but the slabs are causing it to bog.
The saw is unmodified, and I'm using a full chisel skip chain, ground at 10° angle. The chain is cutting well, but the saw just doesn't pull it.
Is it just not enough saw for this width of cut, or does this sound like a problem?
Thanks,
Ryan