Yeah, but you never see videos of those guys under bucking or limbing with that thing.
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Yeah, you guys get a little bit
nomad_archer
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That 241 is an animal. It weighs nothing and cuts as fast as my 271 which weighs a ton compared to the 241. I still want one.
If you get a V8 saw you best bring it to a GTG.
nomad_archer
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Heard the same thing. Although the video would have been better with a 28" bar in some oak. Any 70cc saw should impress with a 20" bar. But dont miss understand. I still like what I saw.
I'd guess hickory but there are a few species that have bark similar to that.
G'day fellers,
I got the word that VicRoads had been knocking a whole lot of trees over and stacking logs in piles on the side of the road on the range behind our house probly 8km away. I went and had a look. Looked ok, mostly peppermint, the odd mountain ash (another eucalypt - burns well but not the same BTUs). But there were official looking vehicles buzzing up and down and there's a bit of a question mark over the legality of roadside scrounge. It seems to be a bit of a "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound" type of situation where if it just disappears there's no problem but if you ask, they'll say no. In any case, I'd rather go and spend a few hours on the farm or in the forest rather than rocking chains on the side of the road. So I did.
Serenity shot first, nice sunny morning, not too warm.
Of course, nothing sounds like serenity more than Limby on full throttle! This peppermint forked into three long trunks after about 12 feet of single trunk.
I feel like I've been neglecting the 460 recently so I sharpened him up and let rip. I've become used to using Limby for everything and the 460 felt like a toy in comparison but it screamed through this peppermint.
There are some big rounds at the fat end that you cant see that needed the longer bar to get through so Limby put in some good work too.
A tank and a half through the 460, and a tank and a bit through Limby. Loaded up.
The trailer is holding about a third of all that I cut this morning so prolly cut a cord all up. Will need a couple more trips to get the rest - armed reconnaissance missions if you will
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I got the word that VicRoads had been knocking a whole lot of trees over and stacking logs in piles on the side of the road on the range behind our house probly 8km away. I went and had a look. Looked ok, mostly peppermint, the odd mountain ash (another eucalypt - burns well but not the same BTUs). But there were official looking vehicles buzzing up and down and there's a bit of a question mark over the legality of roadside scrounge. It seems to be a bit of a "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound" type of situation where if it just disappears there's no problem but if you ask, they'll say no. In any case, I'd rather go and spend a few hours on the farm or in the forest rather than rocking chains on the side of the road. So I did.
Serenity shot first, nice sunny morning, not too warm.
Of course, nothing sounds like serenity more than Limby on full throttle! This peppermint forked into three long trunks after about 12 feet of single trunk.
I feel like I've been neglecting the 460 recently so I sharpened him up and let rip. I've become used to using Limby for everything and the 460 felt like a toy in comparison but it screamed through this peppermint.
There are some big rounds at the fat end that you cant see that needed the longer bar to get through so Limby put in some good work too.
A tank and a half through the 460, and a tank and a bit through Limby. Loaded up.
The trailer is holding about a third of all that I cut this morning so prolly cut a cord all up. Will need a couple more trips to get the rest - armed reconnaissance missions if you will
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woodchip rookie
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If that were the states I would scrounge the roadside stuff & if they had a problem with it they can kick me out.
Yep, that's what I used to have to do all the time and still occasionally do. While I can cut as much as I like of the same stuff on a farm 15 mins away in peace and quiet, I'd rather do that. However, I'm hoping for a roadside red gum and grey box scrounge shortly, I'd risk 20 lashes to get a trailer load of grey box. You blokes don't know what you're missing.
nomad_archer
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All I see are BTU's...
Friend of mine keeps road open to radar site here, it's 12' to top of bars on front of blowerYeah, you guys get a little bit
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Philbert
Philbert
Small scrounge today. Back to the ash tree. 
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I have one of those. My grandfather bought it new in '72. He drove it in the blizzard of '79 home from OSU hospital. He was an HVAC tech in the maintenace dept. Retired from and died in THE. Ohio State. University hospital.
I learned to drive stick on a Beetle. It was my friend's car, I never developed a craving for one. Power was anemic.
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My friend Trish is the original owner of her Beetle. I think it's a '67, but I'm not really sure. She's got a nice 4wd Tacoma, but she drives that VW around all the time.
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Interesting....but I was kinda disapointed at the cut speed
Would be fun to plop it on the counter at a local STIHL dealer, and say, "It's making a funny noise . . . .", then watch their faces when the pull the cover . . . .
Philbert
Philbert
Scrounged up a saw blade. Going to take a hack at making a fillet knife. Now to scrounge up some wood for a handle....tpence2177
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