Back at it, this time with 84cc Dolkita

[mtngun]

A 17" douglas fir. I was able to skid it to the trail where it was easy to work on.

As I posted in another thread, I finally got the 084 running great, but after a half day of milling, it crunched a piston for no obvious reason.

I need the lumber to finish my barn and I'm running out of time, so the 84cc Dolkita was pressed into service for the Alaskan mill. It's running lo-pro, of course.

22 pieces at the end of the day.

 

[hamish]

Looking good Dan!

Exhaust side of piston? cant find the thread but was definately a manufacturing or foriegn matter boom.

 

[willbarryrec]

Good to see you back at it Mtngun!

Thanks for the pics.

That is a crying shame about your 084 That piston looks rough...hows the cylinder?

 

[mtngun]

084 jug was dinged at the floor of the exhaust port, but I'm hoping I can knock down the ding. No other damage to jug.

Crummy picture, but you can make out the divot at the bottom of the exhaust port.

 

[john taliaferro]

Sorry bout the 84 it almost looks like it was droped. found a tail gate beat worse than mine , but you got a nice looking load of slabs thanks to the doll . I got a 76 f250 and the new tail gate is more than the truck i think ill make one with built in vise .

 

[BIG JAKE]

Dolkita and Lo-pro

Too bad on the 084 Mtngun. 22 slabs is a good haul any day with the csm. Speaking of the dolkita, if I wanted to run lo-pro on mine, can I buy what I need off the shelf? I been out for a while, but I did run my 64cc for the first time cutting firewood-I like the saw a lot. Been thinking of setting it up
for milling including a new top end and the HD filter. opcorn:

 

[mtngun]

Speaking of the dolkita, if I wanted to run lo-pro on mine, can I buy what I need off the shelf?

The nose sprocket teeth need to be thinned, which you can do with a raker file.

Some people claim to get OK results with a 3/8 rim, but I recommend a lo-pro rim. Danzco was selling them at one time.

 

[redoakneck]

Man you must work very fast!!! 22 boards in one day is really humping. I am lucky to get 2 boards an hour and I work as hard as I can but I am getting faster and prolly shouldn't be so anal about getting it perfect. Also doing larger hardwood but still!!!

How long did that take you???


Sorry about that jug, makes me want to cry:bang:

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Some 27" redoak from yesterday, still working on it

 

[mtngun]

How long did that take you???

All day. 4.4 hours runtime on the Dolkita. I only had one chain, so after it got dull, the cutting was pretty slow. :tongue2:

 

[gemniii]

All day. 4.4 hours runtime on the Dolkita. I only had one chain, so after it got dull, the cutting was pretty slow. :tongue2:

Please tell us how many square feet you cut on that one chain. That's one great pile of wood.

 

[BIG JAKE]

The nose sprocket teeth need to be thinned, which you can do with a raker file.

Some people claim to get OK results with a 3/8 rim, but I recommend a lo-pro rim. Danzco was selling them at one time.

I'll give 'em a try-thanks

 

[redoakneck]

Any tricks on sharpening the right hand cutters while on the mill? The mill frame gets in the way. Maybe one of those dremel with a stone sharpeners would work. I am slow at changing the chain (putting the bar and mill back on the saw mainly) so I try to leave the chain on the mill and sharpen that way.


I guess I could raise the frame all the way and do it, but again more time adjusting.

Do you treat your 2x6 guide board with linseed oil??? My stuff sits outside a lot and gets rained on from time to time, yeah too lazy to lug it all back in, easier to leave it at the work site rain or shine.

 

[mtngun]

Please tell us how many square feet you cut on that one chain. That's one great pile of wood.

Average 12" - 14" wide, 22 pieces, 10 foot long.

Any tricks on sharpening the right hand cutters while on the mill? The mill frame gets in the way.

Swap chains. I decided to sacrifice on of my 36" lo-pro chains, cutting it down to 24" so now I have one spare for the DolKita.

Do you treat your 2x6 guide board with linseed oil???

The 2x6 used for the mini-mill is treated. My alaskan guide is unistrut.

 

[redoakneck]

Thanks Dan,

Been looking at the the lo-pro set up and why in world don't they mak a .365 rim drive????

Thats a lot of saw hours for 1 days work, I need to increase my set-up speed. The cut time is much quicker with the 088 and I like having the 7900 handy to trim or buck as needed. I get a pretty good finish with woodland ripping chain, is the lo-pro better for finish also or just cut speed???

Also with .375 ripping chain don't you get a lot more cutter life than with lo-pro simply because the cutter is bigger??? I have never seen lo-pro in person but on my low profile .375 limbing saws the cutters are pretty small and I do not get as many sharpening cycles out of them.


Too many questions, I know, but I really have learned a ton :msp_smile::msp_smile::msp_smile:

 

[gemniii]

Average 12" - 14" wide, 22 pieces, 10 foot long.

IMPRESSIVE!! That's about 240 sq ft on 1 chain! And about 50 sq ft /hour. That's approaching BSM output!

Too bad your 084 broke

 

[mtngun]

I get a pretty good finish with woodland ripping chain, is the lo-pro better for finish also or just cut speed???

Speed. No difference in finish if ground the same.

Also with .375 ripping chain don't you get a lot more cutter life than with lo-pro simply because the cutter is bigger???

lo-pro cutters are indeed shorter so you will not get as many sharpenings. I have yet to wear out any ripping chain, but am getting close on one of my lo-pro chains. Will post pics of it at the end of this season.

 

[brokenbudget]

Speed. No difference in finish if ground the same.

lo-pro cutters are indeed shorter so you will not get as many sharpenings. I have yet to wear out any ripping chain, but am getting close on one of my lo-pro chains. Will post pics of it at the end of this season.

have you tried using oregon 91vxl? it has a longer cutter and is a bit taller.

 

[BIG JAKE]

The nose sprocket teeth need to be thinned, which you can do with a raker file.

Some people claim to get OK results with a 3/8 rim, but I recommend a lo-pro rim. Danzco was selling them at one time.

They still do. I got a reply back from Ed Danzer and They have 7 low pro sprockets from 7 pin thru 10 pin that they make in Oregon 7 spline large and Oregon 7 spline small. I'm not certain which one my dolkita will take but I'm thinking 7pin Oregon large will work. This is good news though I been wanting to try the lo-pro. I'll look it up later I'm going to bed.
By the way, Ed said let him know if I need anything else and they may add it to production in a few months. They are 28-30 bucks a piece-not bad if it sames me some time.

 

[thepheniox]

Redoakneck, I just flip
The saw over and sharpen the other side. Been awhile since I've used the Alaskan but that's how I do it. Not sure if there was a trick to it or if it is self explanatory once the saw is flipped over. If I get a chance I'll go check.

 

[redoakneck]

Anyway I could get a contact # or e-mail for ed danzco???. I'm running an 8-pin 3/8 on my 088 and am going to try lo-pro and want a few lo-pro sprockets, prolly stay with an 8 pin??? 7 pin??? 10 pin:msp_tongue:

I need a standard 7 tooth (spline ) with an 8 pin rim

Yeah I can flip it but the guide is in the way when I am doing thinner boards.