Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Logger nate]

Well it snowed again and again...My wood cutting buddy maintains road to local radar site, top of cab on that loader is 14’ . He’s been working there for 20 years, most snow he has ever seen especially in that amount of time.Well scrounged up another firewood tool after selling my 441EC saws ported 6400/7900 . Never ran a dolmar before, so far I like it.
Should handle 32” bar in our soft woods pretty good
Now just have to wait for our snow to melt so I can really try it out, might be awhile before I can get the wood trailer out..

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Well it snowed again and again...View attachment 719545My wood cutting buddy maintains road to local radar site, top of cab on that loader is 14’ . He’s been working there for 20 years, most snow he has ever seen especially in that amount of time.View attachment 719544Well scrounged up another firewood tool after selling my 441View attachment 719556EC saws ported 6400/7900 . Never ran a dolmar before, so far I like it.
Should handle 32” bar in our soft woods pretty good
Now just have to wait for our snow to melt so I can really try it out, might be awhile before I can get the wood trailer out..View attachment 719568

I like snow, just not that much. You’ll love that Dolkita.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Chains clear chips better with fewer teef too.

Broke 2 teeth off the 445 just the other day. Nail. Took 40 passes per cutter to get the chain sharp again

 

[chipper1]

Broke 2 teeth off the 445 just the other day. Nail. Took 40 passes per cutter to get the chain sharp again

 

[Logger nate]

I like snow, just not that much. You’ll love that Dolkita.

Yeah me too. It doesn’t have the addictive throttle response like the 562 but I do like the tractor power torque from the little bit I ran it. Like the “feel” of it much better than sthil and very noticeabley more powerful than the 441, I’m sure being ported helps quite a bit .

 

[chipper1]

Yeah me too. It doesn’t have the addictive throttle response like the 562 but I do like the tractor power torque from the little bit I ran it. Like the “feel” of it much better than sthil and very noticeabley more powerful than the 441, I’m sure being ported helps quite a bit .

Good evening Nate.
They "seem" a little sluggish, I think it's much like the 441 and the 576, they are all very smooth saws. I remember cutting some 18" pine logs with the 576, the bar dropped out the bottom of the cut so fast I wasn't ready for it lol.
Did you get the 441 sold.

 

[Jeffkrib]

Ah yea,


Here is the deal, at least where I live, out on the cost, most folks are working professionals. You want to keep your job and be competitive with your peers, you need to log hours. What impact that has on your family is your problem. Things are pricy here and you need a good income to stay solvent. Grizzly Adams days are long over. Around here, you aint going to live off the land, hunt moose meat and heat house with wood you cut yourself. Sorry, but that’s reality. You don’t like it, you have two options. Move or become a Hobo in one of the major city's and live off donations and someone elses trash. Not exactly sure what your beef is with 100+ hours a week but it is pretty much expected here. Seriously, you are either working or asleep. ​

Yeah me too. It doesn’t have the addictive throttle response like the 562 but I do like the tractor power torque from the little bit I ran it. Like the “feel” of it much better than sthil and very noticeabley more powerful than the 441, I’m sure being ported helps quite a bit .

Just make sure you tell any one who has a go of it it’s a bone stock 6400.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Yeah me too. It doesn’t have the addictive throttle response like the 562 but I do like the tractor power torque from the little bit I ran it. Like the “feel” of it much better than sthil and very noticeabley more powerful than the 441, I’m sure being ported helps quite a bit .

I have my first Dolkita getting ported now, the new 9010 I just bought is at Carl’s. Only ever had 1 creamsicle so I can’t really compare but I’m happy with the Dolkitas I have. Haven’t really used the ported one I bought from you Brett, weather has sucked.

 

[Logger nate]

Hey Brett, good evening sir, I thought I was up late, lol. Isn’t it morning for you? Yeah compared to 562 it seems little sluggish but I think your onto something with the dolmars, they are pretty nice, and yes very smooth in the cut, deceptively fast. Yeah I sold the 441, you sure your awake , lol.

 

[chipper1]

Hey Brett, good evening sir, I thought I was up late, lol. Isn’t it morning for you? Yeah compared to 562 it seems little sluggish but I think your onto something with the dolmars, they are pretty nice, and yes very smooth in the cut, deceptively fast. Yeah I sold the 441, you sure your awake , lol.

I see what you did there, yes I am a little, I guess I stopped getting alerts for that thread; happens here all the time too, only miss looking once when you get an alert and who knows how long goes by without another alert . It may be a little sluggish, but you can set it on a log and then hit the throttle and it will perk up and cut as well as be a lot more forgiving in the cut, I'm sure the 550 spools up real quick too compared to it lol. It is a little late, I'll be heading off shortly, I'm feeling a little dolmarish, a little sluggish that is .

 

[chipper1]

I have my first Dolkita getting ported now, the new 9010 I just bought is at Carl’s. Only ever had 1 creamsicle so I can’t really compare but I’m happy with the Dolkitas I have. Haven’t really used the ported one I bought from you Brett, weather has sucked.

That's gonna be a beast, all the trees in PA will fear you . I can, I like dolmars and huskys , but as I say, hand me a saw with full tanks and a sharp chain and lets cut some wood. It's a fun saw, as Nate says, not fast, but great runner for its size.

 

[James Miller]

Well it snowed again and again...View attachment 719545My wood cutting buddy maintains road to local radar site, top of cab on that loader is 14’ . He’s been working there for 20 years, most snow he has ever seen especially in that amount of time.View attachment 719544Well scrounged up another firewood tool after selling my 441View attachment 719556EC saws ported 6400/7900 . Never ran a dolmar before, so far I like it.
Should handle 32” bar in our soft woods pretty good
Now just have to wait for our snow to melt so I can really try it out, might be awhile before I can get the wood trailer out..View attachment 719568

I put a 32 on my stock 7910 at the one GTG and buried it in a maple log just kept pulling. Ported in pine should be quick. Maybe some day it will take the trip to Miller's massage parlor but even stock it's more saw then I need but i won't let it go.

 

[James Miller]

@Dahmer do you sleep? I thought I was the only one that ran off ball hours. Gets pretty slow over night till the Aussies start waking up.

 

[al-k]

Back about 30 years a guy did that after having his box ruined several times. A few days later he found it cut to pieces with torch.

That's to much work for kids now a days...lmao

 

[James Miller]

That's to much work for kids now a days...lmao

I wouldn't call my self lazy but time management is important when committing a crime. Less time at the spot less time to get caught. Empty CO2 pistole cartridges drill the hole out to fit water proof fuse, pack with black or smokeless powder insert fuse. In and out as fast as you can light the fuse. Will take apart any mail box conceivable.

Disclaimer: Death or serious injury my result if this goes sideways. If you get caught you will go to jail for building an IED.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

@Dahmer do you sleep? I thought I was the only one that ran off ball hours. Gets pretty slow over night till the Aussies start waking up.

Since the stroke there are times I don’t sleep for a couple days, I try, just can’t sleep. Men’s breakfast for the church this morning and then gotta go cut up 6-7 ash trees that blew down in an older guys yard during our last wind storm. Can’t drive in to load so just cutting and stacking wood in edge of woods until the ground firms up. At least I get to try out the new timberjack I got for Christmas.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I see @Cowboy254 is with us. Glad to see that none of the 2,000,000,000 deadly critters Down Under got ya. Always thought I would like to visit but between National Geographic channel and Animal Planet channel telling me how fast and horrible a death is waiting for me with all those critters I changed my mind.

 

[James Miller]

Since the stroke there are times I don’t sleep for a couple days, I try, just can’t sleep. Men’s breakfast for the church this morning and then gotta go cut up 6-7 ash trees that blew down in an older guys yard during our last wind storm. Can’t drive in to load so just cutting and stacking wood in edge of woods until the ground firms up. At least I get to try out the new timberjack I got for Christmas.

I work nights and just ended up being adjusted to 4 hours a day. Doesn't matter what time as long as I get those couple hours. If I go to bed with the wife on a Friday or saturday night I'm up by 1 or 2 looking for something to do.

 

[bigfellascott]

Thanks for that info. I'm not game to cut into it any time soon but if I do I'll take a pic.

It will be interesting to see what it is when you do

 

[Cowboy254]

I work nights and just ended up being adjusted to 4 hours a day. Doesn't matter what time as long as I get those couple hours. If I go to bed with the wife on a Friday or saturday night I'm up by 1 or 2 looking for something to do.

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I see @Cowboy254 is with us. Glad to see that none of the 2,000,000,000 deadly critters Down Under got ya. Always thought I would like to visit but between National Geographic channel and Animal Planet channel telling me how fast and horrible a death is waiting for me with all those critters I changed my mind.

Funny you should mention that. The person who took these pics of the redback spider killing and eating the second deadliest snake in the word was my sister, on a regular work day.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/incredibl...tAjc7MGBLdxUjoThFQ25gGAFygAG8hNY7g0Eyi0StsTy0

It's how we roll.