hardhat
ArboristSite Operative
I bought a used 394xp in 2001. Great saw, good for cutting big trees. We have a 5 acre pond and I decided to build a gazebo for it. You can see the pictures below. The beams they used are sandwiched 2x4's and 2x6's. We have a whole bunch of tulip poplar on our land and I decided to use this to make the beams from instead. Got started this weekend and have produced 3 12ft long 4x8 beams that look very nice. Had a blast milling (sore all over now though). Milling with a chainsaw is kind of slow. Cutting the sides off with a mini mill cutting through 12" or so of wood is fairly slow going. Maybe about 4 or 5 feet per minute. Does this sound about right. Would there be much benefit to going up to a husky 3120 or a stihl 088 or 090. The husky seems to be doing OK. Just wondering if that extra horsepower or 2 would be some huge quantum leap that all of a sudden would triple my milling speed or make enough difference to justify buying a $1000 chainsaw.
Thanks,
Larry
Thanks,
Larry