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This is awesome to know.
When filing, cram a wedge between the chain & bar to tighten the chain without wasting mucho time fiddling with your wrench..
i learned that here..
i learned that here..
I carry a GPS around with me. Garmin 60CSx. It is the size of a late 90's cell phone. Runs on AA cells for 12 hours. Longer on Lithium cells.
You can use it for many things. Mark locations of interest and come back to them. Say drive by some property or see a fallen tree to cut or something, bookmark it. Just use your imagination. It's accurate to within a few meters.
Find your way back if lost in the woods. Never go in the woods without it even if I know the way.
Equally useful in the woods and in the city. I use topographical maps in it. Even has an attachment for the vehicle and plugs into the electrical outlet.
The other device I carry everywhere is a small Surefire torch. Never know if the truck breaks down at night, or you need to change the tire, or look inside something dark. Useful even in broad daylight. You can signal with it if you wish.
You can use it for many things. Mark locations of interest and come back to them. Say drive by some property or see a fallen tree to cut or something, bookmark it. Just use your imagination. It's accurate to within a few meters.
Find your way back if lost in the woods. Never go in the woods without it even if I know the way.
Equally useful in the woods and in the city. I use topographical maps in it. Even has an attachment for the vehicle and plugs into the electrical outlet.
The other device I carry everywhere is a small Surefire torch. Never know if the truck breaks down at night, or you need to change the tire, or look inside something dark. Useful even in broad daylight. You can signal with it if you wish.
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WadePatton
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now that i like. jammit dammit.
Little Al
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helpful chainsaw/cutting tips & tricks
Cheap way of making a nice to handle, bar groove cleaner. Alloy /steel tent pegs the kind with the 90degree cranked top. file the cranked part on each side to leave a flat in the centre. If you are really keen file to leave set thickness, ie.050, 058, 063, etc. saw off the point & your good to go I bought 10 pegs for 90 euro cents /$1.25 Also you can drill the straight end for a cord. If you`re like me saves keep losing them
Cheap way of making a nice to handle, bar groove cleaner. Alloy /steel tent pegs the kind with the 90degree cranked top. file the cranked part on each side to leave a flat in the centre. If you are really keen file to leave set thickness, ie.050, 058, 063, etc. saw off the point & your good to go I bought 10 pegs for 90 euro cents /$1.25 Also you can drill the straight end for a cord. If you`re like me saves keep losing them
Burvol
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I was thinking maybe we could teach some proper bucking classes at the PNW GTG. I have a few tricks I'm sure guys would like to see.
john taliaferro
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File a flight plan. my friend Mike. well the 6 ton off road jack has saved the day more than enough to earn its keep in the truck.
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Have a friend with a bobcat.... and a friend with a hoe-ram. The bobcat/loader will helf load big stuff an when you can't get stuff on the splitter... you can get the hoe-ram.
RobertN
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I don't know, I probably wouldn't try it. a CTL/SS has no pupose running a splitter in opinion. I should be pickinglogs,mowing back to where you cut stuff etc... I wouldn't put a splitter on it. On hi-flow... I wouldn't buy a SSL/CTL without it anymore. tractor mount bush hogs on on the way out for cutting access roads and landings. My favorite piece to cut road today is a BC T300 and a 60 inch fecon head. Tractor bush hogs will have their place for a wile tho, I think big 20 foot batwings will have thier place mowing overgron fields that aren't extremely thick.
Search "bobcat logsplitter" on you tube, it will ruin you everytime you split.
SINGLE-JACK
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Nice find Walt41 ... save you the search:
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logbutcher
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This thread is the finestkind.....nice job guys. 
And thanks. These Tips and Hints are better than ..... sliced bread, or, maybe silicone implants. :jawdrop:
You can have all the emergency gear in the kit---HD Kotex, surgical tubing, Celox ( strongly recommended ), duck/duct tape. But more: Take a Wilderness Medicine class that are given all over N. America, Europe, and those southern outposts. I got recertified last year for climbing and cutting,and the medical technology and training changes yearly. Learn to take care of yourself or buddies improvising without EMT gear.
BTW: from experience, using duct tape on a wound WITH leg hair for example leads to heavy tearing of the eyes
when the ER rips it off. "You want it off fast or slow", she laughed.:monkey: So tip for the day: shave your left leg.
And thanks. These Tips and Hints are better than ..... sliced bread, or, maybe silicone implants. :jawdrop:You can have all the emergency gear in the kit---HD Kotex, surgical tubing, Celox ( strongly recommended
), duck/duct tape. But more: Take a Wilderness Medicine class that are given all over N. America, Europe, and those southern outposts. I got recertified last year for climbing and cutting,and the medical technology and training changes yearly. Learn to take care of yourself or buddies improvising without EMT gear. BTW: from experience, using duct tape on a wound WITH leg hair for example leads to heavy tearing of the eyes
when the ER rips it off. "You want it off fast or slow", she laughed.:monkey: So tip for the day: shave your left leg.
Shave your left leg LOL!
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Rep sent.
logbutcher
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Shave your left leg LOL!
Rep sent.
Why thank you....thank you very much. More wanted.
RobertN
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Wow! Wonder what that runs?
My little Kubota does not have enough flow to run a 3-point log splitter very well.
I do like having the tractor around when cutting though. That mechanized wheel barrow(loader) is nice
My little Kubota does not have enough flow to run a 3-point log splitter very well.
I do like having the tractor around when cutting though. That mechanized wheel barrow(loader) is nice
Bubbles Up
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I was watching the you tube on it .The "boss" said I wasn't allowed to have the bobcat logsplitter.She said that I would spend to much time cuttin .Then I told her "just think dear I could go to all the local campgrounds and charge a couple of bucks to split campers wood.All the men would want to see it $5 and a cold one. I said just think of the new BMW/Caddy/Jaguar you could be driving". She just smiled and said dinners ready.At dinner she said about that splitter thingy,I could see you sitting there drinking beer,and having a good time. I then asked her "Do you want leather and satellite radio?"
the only reply I got was "Don't forget to scrub the fry pan and load the dish washer.
I said I would be if I had the bobcat slpitter.
Darn that frypan hurts..............
the only reply I got was "Don't forget to scrub the fry pan and load the dish washer.
I said I would be if I had the bobcat slpitter.
Darn that frypan hurts..............
Tell that to the kids in Blair Witch Project!
I was supposed to teach a saw safety class this last fall down near Kalama but that fell through. I still have most of the contacts rarin' to go for a later class. I would be more than happy to contribute to that training effort.
Geeze, we can't keep our Fecon up and running for more than a week. That thing is temperamental! Maybe its all the slash it's asked to chew up for site prep? HMMM
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davec
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A kid's plastic sled is a good way to haul stuff into the woods in the winter. The type that is long, rectangular and has shallow sides on it, so that everything doesn't fall out. A lot easier than carrying it.
I agree on tightening the chain extra for filing.
Here's my chain sharpening vise. A bit overkill, but it took 10 min to make, it's easy to use and holds the bar very solidly so it doesn't flex. I flip the saw around to do the opposite side cutters.
I agree on tightening the chain extra for filing.
Here's my chain sharpening vise. A bit overkill, but it took 10 min to make, it's easy to use and holds the bar very solidly so it doesn't flex. I flip the saw around to do the opposite side cutters.
