Palm tree fibers bind chain

[egoaway]

Hello everyone,
Have you ever cut into a palm tree? Most companys just use heavy equiptment and its hard to compete with a backho or loader, cost and production, but I am a lot more portable than those monsters that are hiding in every hammok of trees you see in south florida. They just mow over everything and replace what they have to. I would think it would cost them more to install than to remove. I don't want to do land clearing anyway but every once in a while I want to remove a palm

Its frustrating when I cut into them and the wood fibers seem to pinch the chain after two or three inches of depth! My husky 266 has a burrfree bar and sharp chain. Is it the lower part on the side of the tooth that is suppose to cut the fibers that seem to rub against the rivets. and seem to vice the bar as well.

Is there a chain that has a much wider cut than the bar its on to solve the problem or is it possible to re surface the groove and install an oversize chain. Thankyou, chris

 

[Stumper]

There is a wide kerf chain available from Oregon. It is called Dura pro.-I'll have to look up the number designation. New chain cuts a wider kerf than half used of course. I've experienced your dilemma but always managed okay with well sharpened chain.

 

[egoaway]

thanklyou I never thought of the kerf that has tapered down smaller than the bar thickness. I will try a new chain befor I get a wider kerf from oregon.

if the bar is worn so much that the chain has play in the groove can I use a thicker chain or just make sure its tight. Chris

 

[user 2993]

No, if the bar is worn that much, you need a new bar. The next size up in chain gauge will still be too thick.

 

[Stumper]

I've never seen a bar that the next size up in gauge would work in but it is possible to tighten the rails back up for the designated gauge-so long as the wear is fairly even and not all on one side.

 

[HomeDelight Man]

Hello I believe the duro-pro chain is designated with an X e.g. CLX
Good Luck, Jonathan

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Dang palms don't cut, chip, grind, even burn (etc.) 'right' compared to most else. i think that the pressure on the bar is due to cut /torn fibers springing back against the bar/chain dragging on it.(?)

That, and C.o.B. is not usually leaning so cut is not opening up as ya cut under it's own power, weight is sitting on bar; as footprint of weight bearing is typically whole stump with lil stretched fibers (but i think real stretchable fibers as it's own, as next best defense, hence the problems).

They also like to dull saws by carrying sand in growth, at least where it is so easlily available (sand ) it seems, giving youless to face the precious with, in fact making more stretched fibers than cleanly cut to spring back(?).

It is the Palm's final conspiracy of being hard to deal with! ...........before ya try to chip it with anything but other wood (to dilute it's fibery problems) and sharp knives.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr something like that!
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