Logosol M7

[Noah's Ark]

I just got an M7 with a Sthil 066. I have ordered a bar and some chains from Baileys and will be doing some milling in the next few days. I have checked out the videos I could bind but have a couple of questions of Logosol owners. The first one is do you use wedges/spacers on the slabs as you move down the log. I have not seen this done on any of videos and it seems to me that you would need to. The other is if there are any other tips or good to know info about using the setup.

I have 3 10ft oak 20-22" diameter logs, 1 24ft maple 18" diameter and one 10ft birch 18" diameter ready to mill and am impatiently waiting my order.

Thanks for any help.
Mat

 

[mad murdock]

I have not used a Logosol yet, but having CSM'ed a fair amount, my answer would be, depends on the thickness of the cut. Thin slabs not really needed, but heavy wood or thick cuts, you do need to wedge as you go. If you pay attention to the chain as you cut, you can tell if it is needed or not, as the chain will drag in the cut and appear to ride out of the bar on the back of the cut, if you see that happening, you need to wedge the cut to releive pressure on the bar/chainsaw you proceed.

 

[landroverbill]

Yes , use wedges. Don't make the mistake of thinking that that little pull string, the one you crank to pull the saw isn't needed. You might be tempted to push the saw down the log. Don't. I did . I didn't see that for every foot I pushed the saw, the log moved with me a few inches too. Bam, the log came off the rear bunk and the only thing holdin the log up was my bar on the chainsaw and one bunk( the one I was looking at). Stupid me that time. Never did it again.

 

[landroverbill]

That oak might be a little heavy for the M7.

 

[Noah's Ark]

Thanks for the help, I will be sure to use the crank. I was wondering about the oak, I may come up with some kind of cribbing to help support for the first few cuts. I will cut up some wedges before I start.

Thanks for the help.

 

[landroverbill]

That is how I milled a big redwood. Cribbed it with 6x6 like they lift a house so I could cut it in half and then sawed it up 1/2 at a time.