Dang. That looks like a beaver got angry!
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I had previously done a muffler mod on this saw and advanced the timing.
With the Asian mufflers, the outlet is good, but I drill a 1/2" hole in the back of the baffle. This gives it better flow, but still keeps some back pressure (which I found retains more torque on many 660s - all depends on the porting).
The timing advance is .020 off the key (about 6* advance). I have seen some guys give it more, but never saw any real benefit to doing more. The .020 makes the saw stronger without making it really hard to start, etc. IMO, it keeps it civilized.
I think the rakers are too low on his axe!Dang. That looks like a beaver got angry!
How do you find the big bore runs? Noticeably more powerful? Or hampered by freeporting?
Around me there is a circuit that the deer use. You’ll see the same deer in seemingly unrelated areas if you go by the streets. If you go by the deer trails it’s home!
Letter rip , tater chip lol 
With this extended summer I’m still getting the wood off the ground I cut during last winter.
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I managed to get this pile of wood,
cut/split yesterday, this is all that's left of it,
The rest of the big ones that are lying around, I'll deal with those next week...
SR
cut/split yesterday, this is all that's left of it,
The rest of the big ones that are lying around, I'll deal with those next week...
SR
To be honest, it is not my favorite saw to run. It is obnoxiously loud, and if I put a more restrictive muffler on it, power drops off fast. My 8.6 Hp Asian 660 is "king of the hill", but all the others are close (none of my saws are stock). Most of my 066/660s will pull just as hard as the big bore, and if I'm milling, the big bore is the only one my neighbors really complain about.
Doc Al built it, it was an "experiment", and I don't think he built any others. If it were not so loud, I would like it as much as the others, but ... It is reliable and has never given me issues, it is just unpleasant and does not have any advantages. I also have the Doc Al Asian MS660 that he built to compete in the competition at Randy's, and that is one of my favorite milling saws. I often picked up saws that Doc Al built, but did not want to keep, and these 2 Asian saws were among them.
If I had any sanity, I probably would not have 16 running saws ... but I used to have 20! I also have all the parts to complete 2 more "project saws" (Both with combinations of Asian and OEM parts). One will be a 440/460 Hybrid, with choice of OEM 046-D or 460 jug and the other will be a MS440. Both will have my personal "port work" w/o any machining just to see what I can do with them. I think some of my past work on these saws was restricted by the AM carbs I was using, so I have purchased 2 OEM 460 .070 jet carbs for these projects, so they should reach their potential.
The Asian Clone saw parts have allowed me to play and learn far more than I would have been able to do if the low-cost Asian parts were not available. That said, OEM parts are almost always more reliable and have better fit and finish.
Down working on the log truck again today. We should be done with it tomorrow. Finished making the brackets to hold the bunker on the frame rails. Got them welded on, and bolted fast. Turned our attention turn to the back of the truck, icc bumper, grapple bed etc. Did some pretty nice fab work between the last bunk, icc bumper and some 10ga plate for a light bracket. We called it early @5pm. We'll finish it off tomorrow. Just have to finish up some welding, then mount and install the tail and marker lights. I wish he would kit me take some pictures of our work. It's taken a lot of time to get finished, but it's looking great.
Since we called an early day, I went home and started to "up grade" our internet system. The modem has been giving us some issues and is pushing 11 years old, so I got a new up to date one, and 2 new wifi routers. Got to work in the house first and got all that stuff hooked up. Then turned my attention to fishing the cat 7 ethernet cable through the basement to the new router. (It runs from the house out to the shop. We pulled it with the power/ control wires. Supposed to be shielded or something like that, so it shouldn't have interference issues.) Got that hooked up to the new router. Hooked up the second router out at the shop, then proceeded to watch a you tube video to figure out how to set it to "slave/access point mode". What a pain. Same brand of routers, but the one for the shop is a cheaper model. Said they were compatable for what I was trying to do. They are, but not as seamlessly as I had hoped. But, they both work now. No more having to have the doors open to play the radio on my phone. Small win, but ill take it.
Since we called an early day, I went home and started to "up grade" our internet system. The modem has been giving us some issues and is pushing 11 years old, so I got a new up to date one, and 2 new wifi routers. Got to work in the house first and got all that stuff hooked up. Then turned my attention to fishing the cat 7 ethernet cable through the basement to the new router. (It runs from the house out to the shop. We pulled it with the power/ control wires. Supposed to be shielded or something like that, so it shouldn't have interference issues.) Got that hooked up to the new router. Hooked up the second router out at the shop, then proceeded to watch a you tube video to figure out how to set it to "slave/access point mode". What a pain. Same brand of routers, but the one for the shop is a cheaper model. Said they were compatable for what I was trying to do. They are, but not as seamlessly as I had hoped. But, they both work now. No more having to have the doors open to play the radio on my phone. Small win, but ill take it.
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Nice! I had a 67, when it was only 4 yrs old. Front and sides don't matter, but the back end of the 67 is the best IMHO... Nice color! Mine was dark turquoise blue. Beautiful car!
You have a beaver chain on that bar.
I am in the same boat!
It is awesome that you have a boss who will back you up like that (I remember you have shared other stories about dealing with ********* too). Most bosses will throw their employees under the bus.
Boy my old boss would throw me under the bus in a heartbeat if he was buddy buddy with a contractor etc.
I was the on site set of eyes to keep tabs on contractors and the shenanigans they are always trying to pull. A flooring contractor on a 100k project got about 30' of a border line crooked as can be. He apparently saw me notice it because when I brought the big boss in to look at it, conveniently all of their tools and materials had been moved on the the area of poor Craftsmanship. The big boss turned a blind eye to the situation so informed admin I had made my last trip over there to inspect progress on that job, and I would not be giving approval on money draws or final approval before paying the contractor.
The part that set me off was when the lead guy on the crew smarted off and said the job would go quicker if I'd stay out of there. My coward boss would not respond to the comment so I washed my hands of the whole job.
Morning guys.
You all have been busy over the weekend. I didn't even get a chance to commemorate 5700 pages of scrounging and other stuff!
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Zogger, he would have been 73 today.
You all have been busy over the weekend. I didn't even get a chance to commemorate 5700 pages of scrounging and other stuff!
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Zogger, he would have been 73 today.
My brother (Matt's Dad) is (among other things) and engineer (PE). He was responsible for a parking lot project in Peekskill NY.
When he tested it, he determined they used the wrong grade of concrete for an elevated parking lot. He made them rip it all up and re-do it. They were furious, but it is now done right!
He also designed the water runoff system into the Hudson, which eliminated decades of flooding. He was tasked with doing the near impossible ... making water go uphill! He designed a system that uses water from a larger stream to develop a venturi that sucks the water from the smaller stream uphill.
A lot of the businesses down there treat him like he walks on water, as they had been dealing with flooding for decades!
Whew!!!
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