Sorry...dumb question.

[JPP]

I have heard pros on this website refer to 'ripping' when using a chain saw.
Could someone please explain this to me?

 

[Chris11]

The ripp off paying the Dealer would be one meaning.
Ripping chain is a special ground chain for longitudinal cutting. With standard chain you crosscut (i.e.saw firewood from a long long). Longitudinal or ripping is cutting in the direction of the grows (i.e. board sawing or milling). Standard chain has poor performance for this.

Best regards
Christian

 

[TimberPig]

As stated, ripping is cutting along the grain of the wood, instead of across the grain as done in felling and bucking. It is normally associated with chainsaw milling of lumber, or splitting tough blocks of firewood. In logging operations, it is sometimes even necessary in extreme cases of very oversize wood to have to rip it so the yarding equipment or helicopter can move it. This is not a frequent occurrence on most operations however.

 

[JPP]

Thanks for the responses!!! Now I understand.