Best chain to run in those dirty conditions ( stump grinding applications )

[John Paul Sanborn]

try semi chisel or skip chain. the semi chisel is suppose stay sharp longer in dirty wood. Skip chain has less teeth so it take shorter time to sharpen. Otherwise try to keep itt out of the dirt

This is what i would do in your setting, the cost of sharpening carbide would eat you alive. Semi-chisel is rounded and does not dull as fast as the pointy full-chisel. Also, rocks will break carbide cutters too, and the links are pricey.

Get a stiff brush and hatchet and take a little time cleaning up the inclusions on your stumps.

Lastly, buy bulk from a mail-order shop, like our sponsor Bailey's. It will be cheaper per unit, and changing out the chain can be faster then trying to regrind several cutters in the field. Then you can take the time to do it right on a vise, in the shop. Time is money when on the job-site, it is just time when you have a choice between watching Jeopardy and working on tools.

 

[flushcut]

Ya I have an alpine magnum...it doesn't do that well in dirt or rocks and cuts slow...so I have to cut the stumps down as best I can.

Get a bigger machine you will be much more profitable. I have the 5.5hp US Praxis stumper that I use for shrub/junk stuff and a sc252 for the bigger stuff and would like to get a bigger one.

 

[paccity]

i agree, get a bigger machine, you be able to do most all with both, i know money is tight but you have to spend money to make money. if i need to cut roots close to things i use a sawsal.

 

[tree md]

i agree, get a bigger machine, you be able to do most all with both, i know money is tight but you have to spend money to make money. if i need to cut roots close to things i use a sawsal.

I tried using my sawsall as well but just didn't have the juice to get done on most roots with two batteries. I have now sacrificed my 192T for that purpose... Again, you will need a good supply of chains.

 

[paccity]

I tried using my sawsall as well but just didn't have the juice to get done on most roots with two batteries. I have now sacrificed my 192T for that purpose... Again, you will need a good supply of chains.

i use a reg plug in type, if i have to use it i'm close to a plug in.

 

[capetrees]

I might try it this year, the rep I work through told me to up the chain to a .404 to cut stumps and dirty wood. That would mean upgrading the bar and the sprocket but it might be worth it.

 

[Bigus Termitius]

I'd keep the magnum and grab a 252....they are great machines. I would clean up good and run the semi chisel. Semi chisel always served me so much better on the ROW where dirty wood was the rule, especiallly in the river bottoms. No time to clean wood there. The trick for me has always been spare chains and staying out of the dirt. A small army surplus entrenching tool, or something similar always worked for me. Picking good angles, paying attention to your tip, and knowing when to pick another one saves time too.

I have a grinder in the "saw shop" and a small TV and DVD player. It's a great get away. Work on saws, have a couple of beers, watch an old movie. I usually factor in a little shop time for each job, so in a sense, I'm getting paid for some of that time.:wink2:

 

[jefflovstrom]

Big old dead oak.

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[John Paul Sanborn]

I've always wondered if that was the opposite of a live oak?


Or is that an old and worn out joke