Quartering a 42" Pine Log

[tantoy]

An older friend of my dads asked me if I could help him saw a log down to a size he could run thru his saw mill. The mill capacity has to be 22" or less. I started sawing using my newly acquired 272XP with a 32" bar, but I soon discovered that the oiler was not working. The plastic worm gear was missing teeth. I was impressed with how well it handled the 32 " bar though. I also had my trusty 181SE withe 32" bar and finished the cut. I don't often get a chance the use the full potential of a nice saw with a 32" bar.

 

[GASoline71]

Awesome! 181 is an awesome saw too...

Where ya at in WA?

Gary

 

[deeker]

Great job and great pics!!!!!

Keep 'em coming.

What kind of a mill is this log heading to????

I have to quater split a doug fir in the next week or two. My mill can handle 31" and the log is over 48".

Kevin

 

[tantoy]

Awesome! 181 is an awesome saw too...

Where ya at in WA?

Gary

Graham, south of Tacoma about 15 miles too close to Tacoma

 

[deeker]

Graham, south of Tacoma about 15 miles too close to Tacoma

I have friends that live in Graham. It is a beautiful area.

 

[tantoy]

Great job and great pics!!!!!

Keep 'em coming.

What kind of a mill is this log heading to????

I have to quater split a doug fir in the next week or two. My mill can handle 31" and the log is over 48".

Kevin

The mill is a bellsaw with a 36" main saw powered by a chev?ford? 6 cyc. gas engine and a electric 19" top saw.

 

[GASoline71]

I'm from Orting... you're just up the hill (cemetery hill). I now live on Whidbey Island...

Gary

 

[brncreeper]

Nice pics! It must have been cool to watch it split in half.

 

[SilverBox]

omg I thought the ppe police would have been here by post 5.. how wrong I was..

Good pics.

 

[tantoy]

omg I thought the ppe police would have been here by post 5.. how wrong I was..

Good pics.

Yep, self employed people dont often know all the OSHA rules. I guess I could have at least put on saftey glasses. Have earplugs though

 

[Evan]

that is very cool

 

[Gypo Logger]

Nice Straight Cut!
Good Job!
John

 

[jockeydeuce]

Those 181's are such great saws! You did a nice job of that!!

 

[BlackCatBone]

I'd say that was a job well done! He may skip the mill and just let you plank it out

 

[gink595]

I've been doing the same thing for my wifes uncle, he has a band mill and I have to cut the big ones down to 24" so he can get them in. It's alot of work, I bought a mini-mill to try and save some unneccesary work. I haven't tried it though.