Wingstress
New Member
Hello,
I currently use a MS661 90CC with a 20 inch bar on a Logosol Farmers mill. Its adequate for my needs as I usually can't handle anything much bigger by hand.
However, my buddy has an elm tree that is already down and is 36" diameter at the base and 48" at a 4-way crotch about 30 feet up. Amazingly, it's already down and is just sitting there in the woods.
Looking at Baileys online I see a 48" Alaskan mill set with bar and aux oiler. All told, it will be about an $800-$1000 investment. (hand winch, mill, bar, chains, etc.)
The big question is, can I mill an average 40" Elm tree with a 90CC or do I need something larger? I'm very afraid of spending $1k only to find out that I have a put-put saw for the job. (I know bigger is better, but this is a one time event. - I don't know many people who have a 4 foot elm sitting in their back yard. I thought he was joking when he said he had a really big tree if I wanted it)
If I get by this round of questions - here's my next. Can two people lift an 8/4 3'X12" elm slab? because it spans a ditch I can only get my trailer within maybe 20 feet of the log. Are we going to kill ourselves trying to move the slab to the trailer. Hoping to borrow a tractor that can get closer, but will only have a front end loader. (no forks.)
Thanks!
Tom
I currently use a MS661 90CC with a 20 inch bar on a Logosol Farmers mill. Its adequate for my needs as I usually can't handle anything much bigger by hand.
However, my buddy has an elm tree that is already down and is 36" diameter at the base and 48" at a 4-way crotch about 30 feet up. Amazingly, it's already down and is just sitting there in the woods.
Looking at Baileys online I see a 48" Alaskan mill set with bar and aux oiler. All told, it will be about an $800-$1000 investment. (hand winch, mill, bar, chains, etc.)
The big question is, can I mill an average 40" Elm tree with a 90CC or do I need something larger? I'm very afraid of spending $1k only to find out that I have a put-put saw for the job. (I know bigger is better, but this is a one time event. - I don't know many people who have a 4 foot elm sitting in their back yard. I thought he was joking when he said he had a really big tree if I wanted it)
If I get by this round of questions - here's my next. Can two people lift an 8/4 3'X12" elm slab? because it spans a ditch I can only get my trailer within maybe 20 feet of the log. Are we going to kill ourselves trying to move the slab to the trailer. Hoping to borrow a tractor that can get closer, but will only have a front end loader. (no forks.)
Thanks!
Tom