milling

Hello All, Long time reader, first time poster. I wanted to warn everyone of the underhanded tactics Farmertec utilizes. I like most other people, could not afford a big saw for the little work i was planning on using, and could not even afford a used big saw that i could find. So i was...

I've spent lots of time looking for long chainsaw bars to fit my 070 and haven't found many options. Seems that most manufacturers stop at 42" or so. I'd like to find a 36-38" bar, a 48-58" bar, and a 72"+ bar I'm aware that the 070 and 090 need either a special bar or custom drilled holes for...

Has anyone used a 592 xp for milling consistently? I have a beautfiul 395 xp I bought a couple years ago and mill 10 logs per year or so, but love the look of the new 592 and the idea of Autotune. All of my other saws are M-tronic or Autotune. I would probably make about $300 selling my 395 if I...

So I just recently overheated my saw while milling, and though it can be repaired (and it goes into the shop tomorrow first thing), I would like to make sure it doesn't happen again. Clearly I need to be more careful about letting the saw idle to cool down after a few minutes of hard cutting...

Hi there, I'm an amateur woodworker and have recently gotten into milling and drying my own lumber using a Stihl 066 (and lo pro milling chain and bar). Halfway through a nice bit of oak, the saw cut out and the pull cord wouldn't move to re-start. Turns out we'd had a RUD (Rapid Unintentional...

I've been shopping around for a 660 kit with the intent of slapping it on my granberg 36" mill. Seems there isn't a lot of sellers on ebay and there's no way I'm buying directly from farmertec. Yes, I know these saws aren't what a stihl is, but I like tinkering anyway so I'm fine with it. I'm...

I am not the most familiar with this site, if this finds it's way to the wrong place, please let me know: Big Husqvarna 3120XP - This saw was used on one tree on an Alaskan Mill. Always babied, never ran out of fuel, always mixed rich. Please contact with interest. $1800obo Can ship to lower...

Long time lurker, first time poster here. A 40-50 foot tree fell in the wooded area behind my house and I wanted to put it to good use. I’ve started to mill it with my chainsaw and the figure/grain inside is very interesting, but I’m having a hard time identifying it. The bark was rough at the...

Hey there everyone! This is my first post and I hope this is the best section for it. I’m cutting two black walnuts down over the next few days and I want to sell the logs from them. The mills near me want me to bring the logs to them before even mentioning an estimated price range. So I figured...

Hi. New here. I’m a woodworker hobbies and plan to get a few trees cut down in my yard and want to slab out the logs to use/sell the slabs. And I want to be able to use it in the future as well. I’m looking to get a 28” chainsaw but don’t want to break the bank(under $1k). Someone has a used...

blew dads 391 a few weeks ago while milling side question, does anyone know how expensive/hard it is to replace the top end on a 391?

Looking to purchase a saw as a back up to my 070 as I rebuild it. Been in high demand lately. Located in South Carolina.

So today I was milling up some spalted maple with my 070 and 36” bar and I noticed it lost most of its power on the last cut. Feels like the piston and rings are going... I’ve got a 070 that may be a franken saw with Chinese parts sprinkled in but it’s been running like a champ up until today...

Milling with 395xp and 36” bar. Using skip tooth full chisel, .58, 3/8. Saw not grabbing- it cuts with the same speed, finish, debris at half throttle or full throttle. Actually, I feel like full throttle may be not good for the saw because it’s not meeting enough resistance. Anyone ever lower...

I am selling my 090's and other milling stuff. Please see the link below. https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/stihl-090-for-sale.349534/

Hi all! about to pull the trigger on purchasing Husqvarna 395 XP with a 36 inch bar as well as the corresponding Granberg Alaskan mill. I’m currently milling with a 450 Rancher, Granberg mini mill, and homemade (ish) vertical canting mill. I don’t want to kill my rancher. I would like to keep...

Looking at getting a MKIV mill for small milling projects using mostly green white spruce under 30" in diameter and maybe some green paper birch under 24" diameter. Biggest saw I own is a Stihl 271 which is only 50cc and probably not cut out for the job. Looking for some advice on what Stihls...

Hi All, I promised in another thread a while ago that I'd report back on a CSM re-build project I was undertaking....It's taken a lot longer than I'd hoped (day-job, kids, bushfires, pandemics etc), but I finished it a few weeks ago and so below are a few pics of the build. I had been...

Mornin’, I’m thinking about getting into the milling side of stuff and building some unique types of furniture and what not. Just a couple of questions. For those of y’all that buy wood...how much should I try to spend on logs and do y’all buy them buy board ft or just buy the log? Also what...

Novice here. I have zero experience with bandsaw mill or swing blade mill operation. I'm seeking advice about hiring a sawyer to mill a 20" diameter walnut log about 20' long. It was felled a year ago. I covered the ends with anchorseal and put it up on cement blocks. I've done a fair amount...