Hey, Sawtroll - Cold up there yet??

[scotclayshooter]

You do use windshield washer antifreeze good to -45 right?
I was in Europe really the middle east (Cyprus) from the 5to 19 and was watching the BBC and the Scottish weather -6 and 5cm of snow they made it sound like the end of the world on the new's! I called home to hear it was -34 windchill -44 and 40cm of snow! I have to say it was funny to me to see how a bit of cold weather and snow affected other parts of the world. Oh I run studded tires in winter makes a big difference in how fast you can stop and at least 1000lbs of wood in the back of the old chevy.
Oh I did meet a few Scott's wile on Vacation and shared a few pints with them.

I use the proper antifreeze to do the job but its the very tips of the jets that seem to freeze, Im guessing its a bad and exposed design on the van.
You would be sick of changing wheels here is never snowy long enough to bother with studded tyres.

2" of snow and Britain grinds to a halt! Its the Articulated lorrys that are the problem, They block the roads and no one can get past!

 

[scotclayshooter]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altnaharra

The lowest temp recorded in Scotland was at a place called Altnaharra
in 1995.
I remember hearing that on the radio on my way to the Clay shoot that very day! In Altnaharra!!!!!

I guess it didnt seem too bad there was no wind and if i remember correctly i was 3rd and won the re-entry and the raffle lol I had more than a whole red deer home in prizes!

 

[Austin1]

I use the proper antifreeze to do the job but its the very tips of the jets that seem to freeze, Im guessing its a bad and exposed design on the van.
You would be sick of changing wheels here is never snowy long enough to bother with studded tyres.

2" of snow and Britain grinds to a halt! Its the Articulated lorrys that are the problem, They block the roads and no one can get past!

You have to make a trip here to see the big trucks work their way through Rodgers Pass on the Trans Canada in BC during bad weather with the tire chains on.You should see what happen during a Avalanche on that stretch of Hi-way.
I leave my tires on from Nov to March and I live in a warm part compared to Sask or the Chuck.Chuck meaning Edmonton lol.

 

[scotclayshooter]

You have to make a trip here to see the big trucks work their way through Rodgers Pass on the Trans Canada in BC during bad weather with the tire chains on.You should see what happen during a Avalanche on that stretch of Hi-way.
I leave my tires on from Nov to March and I live in a warm part compared to Sask or the Chuck.Chuck meaning Edmonton lol.

My Geograpy of the US/Canada aint great so Google earth here i come lol

 

[cuttinscott]

If it ever hit -30 here evryone would freeze to death. Most homes here aren't built and insulated for that kind of cold. I know mine isn't.

-30C = -22F here in the states and we see that quite often every year here in Upstate NY... Not to say I enjoy it but it happens. So far this winter the lowest we have had has been -18F brrrrrrrrrrr



Scott

 

[Lakeside53]

Yep... Living in Montana redefined "cold" for me...When mercury thermometers cease to function, it's damn cold...

Oh, I forgot. It's not so bad.. the locals justify , mitigate and obscurficate (sp?) by saying.. it's a "dry" cold :monkey:

 

[scotclayshooter]

My Geograpy of the US/Canada aint great so Google earth here i come lol

Looks noce on www.flashearth.com
Dead horse lake caught my eye, What a odd name for a place!
Why do you guys wast so much land with what looks like round fields?

 

[scotclayshooter]

Yep... Living in Montana redefined "cold" for me...When mercury thermometers cease to function, it's damn cold...

Back to flashearth again!
Punched in Montana and it centered on Lewis and Clarck national forest.
Superman forest lol

 

[Lakeside53]

Round fields... lolol The first time I flew over the states in the 70's I thought the same thing...

They are irrigated fields - the water is spread by a large boom that rolls around the center point.

 

[Lakeside53]

Back to flashearth again!
Punched in Montana and it centered on Lewis and Clarck national forest.
Superman forest lol

I was in Bozeman.. lower SW corner. Right near Yellowstone park.

 

[teacherman]

Gives a new meaning to the term "crop circles...." lol

Those center pivots are very long, half a mile or so.

It will likely hit 60˚ F here today.... my yard looked a lot better before the snow melted.

 

[scotclayshooter]

I was in Bozeman.. lower SW corner. Right near Yellowstone park.

Found them!

 

[scotclayshooter]

Round fields... lolol The first time I flew over the states in the 70's I thought the same thing...

They are irrigated fields - the water is spread by a large boom that rolls around the center point.

LOL feel stupid now, So are the edges of the circles just wasted ground?

 

[Lakeside53]

No water.... no grow....

Wasted? that depends on how you view the planet

The reality is that when the ancient aquifers feeding the crop fields have been all pumped out, the land will revert...

 

[scotclayshooter]

Gives a new meaning to the term "crop circles...." lol

Those center pivots are very long, half a mile or so.

It will likely hit 60˚ F here today.... my yard looked a lot better before the snow melted.

Just looked at Kansas as well. I doubt you could be any farther from the sea!

One thing i did learn from Axmen was where Oregon was lol

 

[SawTroll]

I came back from the cottage yesterday - after the 4th week-end in row there. It is now starting to dry up after a late and somewhat intence spring.

I did some cutting, and used the opportunity to compare the 25RSC to the 21LP on the 346xp - 7-pin .325, 16" bar.

The saw is now at 13800 WOT, and may be ready to try some more load - feels like it is....

First off, upon visual comparison I notised that the 21LP has longer cutters, and the 25RSC cutters are wider up front (will cut a wider kerf initially). The top-plate angle is 30 degrees vs 25 on a new 21LP (no surprice there).

I also notised that neither (both NIB) was as sharp as the used chain that was on the saw, so each cutter got two strokes before they were put to use.

Each chain got a little run-in on some smaller wood, was re-tensioned, and then I made 4 cuts with each in uniform 10" birch.

The "test" was totally informal, as I used the counting method to compare the cuts. This method indicated that the 21LP consistently was about halv a second faster than the 25RSC - close enough that I dont care, also bearing in mind that the width of the cutters/kerf will be closer when the chains have been filed back (the Stihl cutters taper off faster).

 

[BlackCatBone]

I came back from the cottage yesterday - after the 4th week-end in row there. It is now starting to dry up after a late and somewhat intence spring.

I did some cutting, and used the opportunity to compare the 25RSC to the 21LP on the 346xp - 7-pin .325, 16" bar.

The saw is now at 13800 WOT, and may be ready to try some more load - feels like it is....

First off, upon visual comparison I notised that the 21LP has longer cutters, and the 25RSC cutters are wider up front (will cut a wider kerf initially). The top-plate angle is 30 degrees vs 25 on a new 21LP (no surprice there).

I also notised that neither (both NIB) was as sharp as the used chain that was on the saw, so each cutter got two strokes before they were put to use.

Each chain got a little run-in on some smaller wood, was re-tensioned, and then I made 4 cuts with each in uniform 10" birch.

The "test" was totally informal, as I used the counting method to compare the cuts. This method indicated that the 21LP consistently was about halv a second faster than the 25RSC - close enough that I dont care, also bearing in mind that the width of the cutters/kerf will be closer when the chains have been filed back (the Stihl cutters taper off faster).

Nice to get out again and cut some wood, eh?

I had not used much .325" chain in the past and did not have fond memories of it. When I got my 346, I was set on switching it over to 3/8th, but got a couple loops of 21lp to try it out. I am totally satisfied with it. My saw has about 10 tanks of use, another port cut in the muffler, and tuned to about the same as yours or slightly higher rpm. What a nice machine!! I can really get in the limbing zone with it, although it bucks bigger stuff nicely too.

 

[demographic]

One of my older brothers rode upto Nordkap on his Triumph many years ago we got a postcard saying "Triumph Rules OK" written on it.

Is that up your way?

 

[SawTroll]

One of my older brothers rode upto Nordkap on his Triumph many years ago we got a postcard saying "Triumph Rules OK" written on it.

Is that up your way?

That is further North, but you have to pass this place if you are going through Norway all the way - take a look at the maps in the start of this thread.....

 

[scotclayshooter]

So Buddy is it cold up there?
We had sunshine today and it must have neen nearly 20°C!!!!!!!!!!!

My FS450 didnt arrive today

SawTroll+ cottage +361 + modded muffler?opcorn:

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