Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Ambull01]

Sorry, just drank a cup of coffee so I'm a little jacked up. AS may need to limit my daily post count.

Anyway, I found a winner!

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/for/4772732586.html

lmao. Sure I'll pay you $25 to cut up those logs and take some of that sweet, awesome burning gum.

 

[dancan]

The brand name bar oils usually have more "Tackafier" in it to give it the cling-on ability , the oil tank is a part of the crankcase so it warms up the oil as the saw runs , if it wouldn't flow the husky oil at 40* something else may have been happening .
We usually have up to 3 grades (depends on brand) to choose from "Summer" , "Mid" or "Winter" , most run the mid grade all year round .
That trailer looked like a mil surp unit , worth looking at if it is .

 

[mainewoods]

Once you start seeing fine sawdust, stop and sharpen the chain. If you are cutting really dead wood sometimes you will get fine dust too.Take off the bar and clean the groove and especially both oil holes. The holes gunk up quick in those conditions, sawdust+oil makes a great paste. Running your cleaning tool down the bar groove compacts the "paste" into the bar holes, and that will shut off the oil flow. Oil needs to go into the bar hole in order to get to the bar groove.

 

[Ambull01]

Bar holes are totally clean now. Took a bristle brush a day dish detergent to it.

 

[Marshy]

Bar holes are totally clean now. Took a bristle brush a day dish detergent to it.

I hope you gave it a fresh coat of oil after its bath otherwise it could start to rust.

I don't think you have anything to worry about if you are using Husky brand bar oil. Matter of fact, 95% of the time people think they have an oil issue its a dull chain. Their lack of experience in either sharpening or knowing what it feels like to have a sharp/dull chain gets them to the point where the wood gets burnt from the chain friction and they think its an oil issue. In some cases the bars oil holes are blocked but more times than not I believe the dull chain started making dust and it made a mess of everything after the fact. They blame the lack of oil for dulling the chain because they found the hole dirty... just my personal belief and Im sticking to it. Although with an ex-rental saw it might be possible the pick-up screen in the tank has some debris making it not oil like it should. You have to rule it all out, starting with cleaning the bar grove and oil hole is the best place to start. Make sure the oil pump adjuster is max flow if it has one.

 

[benp]

Once you start seeing fine sawdust, stop and sharpen the chain. If you are cutting really dead wood sometimes you will get fine dust too.Take off the bar and clean the groove and especially both oil holes. The holes gunk up quick in those conditions, sawdust+oil makes a great paste. Running your cleaning tool down the bar groove compacts the "paste" into the bar holes, and that will shut off the oil flow. Oil needs to go into the bar hole in order to get to the bar groove.

I completely agree and take it one step further. Once I start seeing a mixture of dust and flakes, I sharpen the chain.

To bad you don't have access to compressed air Ambull, because it really is your friend when it comes to cleaning a saw.

I like Husky oil as long as it is summer weight. I messed with winter weight once and never again. I wound up with a drooling slobbering mess. Kind of like when you come back from the dentist for a filling and he's a little too ambitious with the novicaine.

I get this from a local CENEX Co-op store. I love it and use it year round.

 

[benp]

Sorry, just drank a cup of coffee so I'm a little jacked up. AS may need to limit my daily post count.

Anyway, I found a winner!

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/for/4772732586.html

lmao. Sure I'll pay you $25 to cut up those logs and take some of that sweet, awesome burning gum.

Hell no!!!! I enjoy your enthusiasm.

 

[zogger]

@zogger , this is what you want right?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/hvo/4789251385.html

Kind of pricey though.

Looks like one. You can get them cheaper than that though.

 

[steved]

For those that wonder about the bar oil weights...it probably doesn't apply to every situation. Or maybe I should say every situation is different.

I know my 391, with oiler cranked all the way up, will barely dribble oil off its 18" bar below 40*. I run a mix of bar oil and used ATF when its colder. I also run my undercoat mix (used synthetic gear oil and ATF) when its cold. I use straight bar oil in the summer. The funny thing is, my HOMELITE will oil with thick cold bar oil just fine down below freezing...I know the Stihl wouldn't.

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[greendohn]

Cutting something like this big rotten beast will sure test your oiler and really dull a chain as well. I added some straight 30 wt. engine oil to my bar oil before cutting this out of the way..

 

[MustangMike]

Everything I was going to saw has been said. Good Luck, pay attention, but don't get paranoid.

Enjoy UR saw!

 

[Marshy]

MustangMike, I just realized you were in Brewster NY. My sister in law and her husband own Old Time Barns and live in Pawling up on Quaker Hill. I love that area. Have a good day.

 

[svk]

Nope, 16" on the Homelite. Makita has a 20"

I may get a 24" bar sooner or later. That should take care of everything I could run into on a scrounge. Bars are kind of expensive though. It's just a flat piece of metal, jeez.

You can get away with a woodland or similar value priced bar if you want to pick up a longer one for occasional use. No need to spend top dollar.

 

[Ambull01]

I hope you gave it a fresh coat of oil after its bath otherwise it could start to rust.

I don't think you have anything to worry about if you are using Husky brand bar oil. Matter of fact, 95% of the time people think they have an oil issue its a dull chain. Their lack of experience in either sharpening or knowing what it feels like to have a sharp/dull chain gets them to the point where the wood gets burnt from the chain friction and they think its an oil issue. In some cases the bars oil holes are blocked but more times than not I believe the dull chain started making dust and it made a mess of everything after the fact. They blame the lack of oil for dulling the chain because they found the hole dirty... just my personal belief and Im sticking to it. Although with an ex-rental saw it might be possible the pick-up screen in the tank has some debris making it not oil like it should. You have to rule it all out, starting with cleaning the bar grove and oil hole is the best place to start. Make sure the oil pump adjuster is max flow if it has one.

Hell no! Took the Husqvarna oil back. I'm using another brand that's a lot thinner. Bar was definitely oil starved. Anyway, my saw is in the Caddy's trunk. Going to walk in to woods after these briefings to have a little fun. Pretty confident the oil issue is sorted out. Lighter weight oil already lubricated bar just from hand moving the chain to sharpen. Sorry if my grammar sucks, typing this on a phone

 

[Ambull01]

I completely agree and take it one step further. Once I start seeing a mixture of dust and flakes, I sharpen the chain.

To bad you don't have access to compressed air Ambull, because it really is your friend when it comes to cleaning a saw.

I like Husky oil as long as it is summer weight. I messed with winter weight once and never again. I wound up with a drooling slobbering mess. Kind of like when you come back from the dentist for a filling and he's a little too ambitious with the novicaine.

I get this from a local CENEX Co-op store. I love it and use it year round.

Father in-law had just about every tool, I can use his to clean the saw. I don't care how great Husqvarna oil is supposed to be, I'm not touching it again lol

 

[Ambull01]

You can get away with a woodland or similar value priced bar if you want to pick up a longer one for occasional use. No need to spend top dollar.

Nice, that's the kind of stuff I like to hear

 

[zogger]

Ambull: One other thing about cold weather cutting. If its going to be much below zero I take the saw in overnight. At -15 or more it takes a lot of convincing to get things moving. Then you've got extremely thick oil trying to move through the pump=unnecessary stress on everything in the oiling system.

Yep, in the winter I bring the jug inside the room with the wood heater and set it up on a metal rack I have in here, so the oil stays warm, and whatever saws I am going to use are on the floor under the kitchen table sitting on cardboard.

Ya, swmbo don't like it that much, but I do it anyway..no garage or shop, heated or not, so this is what I do.

 

[Ambull01]

Yep, in the winter I bring the jug inside the room with the wood heater and set it up on a metal rack I have in here, so the oil stays warm, and whatever saws I am going to use are on the floor under the kitchen table sitting on cardboard.

Ya, swmbo don't like it that much, but I do it anyway..no garage or shop, heated or not, so this is what I do.

They should just make one of those heater things like diesel trucks. Plug the sucker in during really cold weather.

 

[zogger]

Nice, that's the kind of stuff I like to hear

There's been a cubic heap of bars for sale on the tradin post the past month.....

As to those trailers, that one the guy obviously modded it it so you could tow it with a ball instead of a pintle hitch.

Those trailers cost (the tax payer) pret near 9 grand new, if it is an m1101 or 2.

 

[troylee]

There's been a cubic heap of bars for sale on the tradin post the past month.....

As to those trailers, that one the guy obviously modded it it so you could tow it with a ball instead of a pintle hitch.

Those trailers cost (the tax payer) pret near 9 grand new, if it is an m1101 or 2.

I have been looking at them also. This is the first one I have seen that tilted. Is that something they fabbed up ?