Newbie to this!

[ozy365]

Stihl makes a carbide tip chain for dirty wood and roots. You can't sharpen it with out a special grinder. I will clean a track in my dirty wood with an ax or hatchet before putting my saw to it. If you know your saw, stand to the side and work mostly as a plung cut. Maximize length and winch over branch rollers onto the trailer with a good come along. I cet a lot of dirty logs form local saw mill trash piles to put through my out door boiler. Good luck.

 

[PLM-1]

Well still working on it guys. I only work 2 days a week for about 4 hours on them. This ravine sucks a$$. I should have some huge leg muscles buy the end of this. This is quite a bit more work than i expected but that's cool. the cutting is the easy part. The hard part is carrying the wood, about 100 lbs each, up an EXTREMELY steep grade. I can only get the trailer about 1/4 of the way down there and beable to get out loaded (don't ask how I know). Still having a few chain problems. I bought a few Stihl chains and they seem to be lasting longer but could be better. They are lasting about 1 hour. I only have 4 chains so that is what limits my time on the site. What other chains can you suggest for my Shindy 488-18" .325 50 guage. What about a different bar other than the OEM? would that help any?

 

[PLM-1]

BTW, when I took my camera to take some pics but the batteries were dead. I will try and take some pics midway through in a day or so.

 

[PLM-1]

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[alanarbor]

It sounds like you need a winch to get those heavy logs up the hill. Something like this might help. Get the logs to level ground in as large chunks as the winch will haul, and process it there......much safer and easier.

Chainsaw Winch

 

[basnighttrees]

I just came accross this thread and I know this info is late, but I wanted to add something that you probroly know by now. If the trees were dozz over then they are very dirty and you will spend alot of time sharping your saws and going throught chains. I hope that has not cost you.

 

[Tree Machine]

If the lot has been dozed, it doesn't sound like a residential type setting?

Have you considered a burn pile? or maybe three? If you have excessive smoke, fire up the power blower and turbo-juice the thing. A fire can eat endless amounts of brush, save you dump fees, travel time, dull chains and endless humping of brush over distance.

The cost of renting a dragon torch, propane tank and a blower is far less than a chipper.

Call everyone you know who could want firewood. Invite them to the site and offer to help load them up. Tell them to call their friends. Use the magic word, FREE. You're only going to have sizable rounds because any smaller diameter stuff is going to be eaten by the bonfire. Remember to bring the bratwurst and lots of Gatorade.

 

[tawilson]

You gotta carry the stumps up the hill too? Also, I don't think he wants free help when he's getting paid by the hour. Another also, might be a good excuse to buy a winch for your truck. One of those mobile ones you can put right over your hitch ball.