Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?

[ChainsawmanXX]

I’ve been playing with a few saws. Restored this one

Some more saws to follow...


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[ChainsawmanXX]

Letting a few saws get some air while I moved a couple shelf’s

Brought these home from a gtg

One of my favorite saws

Heavy guns


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[tbone75]

Very nice bunch of saws !

 

[Cantdog]

Yes they are....nice collection of big saws!! Page III bump!

 

[Jimmy in NC]

Bump

 

[Cantdog]

Bumpity Bump......Just got back from the island......hated to leave....very nice out there....humid but much cooler than the mainland.......85 degree 'Merican at 10:30 here this morning. Once I get the boat and trailer washed down with fresh water, flushed and all the camp gear unloaded and put away it'll be noon......don't think I'll get involved at the copper mine today!!! Go in early tomorrow and see how it goes.....the mine is located in a bottom low hole in the woods.......sun beams directly in on it and the trees block most of the wind......brutal....

 

[Cantdog]

Edward called this afternoon......met him at the shop at 5 pm....two more broked 562XPeez....man those boys are hard on gear.....but they really crank out the wood.....Edward claimed to was HOT today....they quit at 10 this morning....was only able to get out one 8 cord truck load of tree length an fit, split and deliver a 2 cord order of firewood by that time. Just two old fellas....Edward's my age and Jonny is but only 3 yrs younger.....

Now I got 3 broked 562XPs in the shop.......the first one has a stuck or broke ring....95 lbs of compression......one has a blown clutch and the third one may well be beyond all help....we'll see....told Edward to bring me another 8 cord load of tree length......hate to miss cutting in this heat.....yeah right!!!!

 

[tbone75]

Edward called this afternoon......met him at the shop at 5 pm....two more broked 562XPeez....man those boys are hard on gear.....but they really crank out the wood.....Edward claimed to was HOT today....they quit at 10 this morning....was only able to get out one 8 cord truck load of tree length an fit, split and deliver a 2 cord order of firewood by that time. Just two old fellas....Edward's my age and Jonny is but only 3 yrs younger.....

Now I got 3 broked 562XPs in the shop.......the first one has a stuck or broke ring....95 lbs of compression......one has a blown clutch and the third one may well be beyond all help....we'll see....told Edward to bring me another 8 cord load of tree length......hate to miss cutting in this heat.....yeah right!!!!

You should be a 562 expert by the time you fix them all . LOL

 

[tbone75]

Edward called this afternoon......met him at the shop at 5 pm....two more broked 562XPeez....man those boys are hard on gear.....but they really crank out the wood.....Edward claimed to was HOT today....they quit at 10 this morning....was only able to get out one 8 cord truck load of tree length an fit, split and deliver a 2 cord order of firewood by that time. Just two old fellas....Edward's my age and Jonny is but only 3 yrs younger.....

Now I got 3 broked 562XPs in the shop.......the first one has a stuck or broke ring....95 lbs of compression......one has a blown clutch and the third one may well be beyond all help....we'll see....told Edward to bring me another 8 cord load of tree length......hate to miss cutting in this heat.....yeah right!!!!

You should be a 562 expert by the time you fix them all . LOL

 

[Cantdog]

He'll likely have broke more by that time!!! Like I said before Edward buys 6-7 these a year.....I'm gonna have to start numbering with a magic marker them so I know what I've done to each one!!! They all look the same.......beat and dirty......

 

[Cantdog]

Well there......got one 562 fixed....clutch wouldn't disengage but upon taking it apart it wasn't the clutch after all...it was the oil pump drive gear....it had gotten all fuzzed up for some reason and was locking the clutch up.....pulled one from one of the other beat one and the rim drive as well. Runs fine now.

So I pulled the jug off the nicest looking one that he brought first......Oh My.....the locating pin was AWOL.....ripped a deep grove in the cyl and piston....so then I pulled the cyl from the other low compression one....cyl looks great...piston is a tad ratty and it looks like the only place I can find a Meteor for the 562 is the Greek....I'll have to investigate this further....seems like someone on this side of the pond must have one....this one has main bearing issues.....I doubt Edward will have any interest in splitting the cases.......just have a new one delivered to the wood yard....so it looks like I can revive two out of three.....

 

[Cantdog]

I like to buy from Northwoods for AM stuff and they have a good selection of Meteor and Episan pistons.....but they only carry VEC pistons for the 562XP....seems pretty silly as they are a very popular model and this piston also fits the 555 560 and 562XP. Oh well got one coming from Chainsaw Conservation Components...tad more money but free shipping and be here in 3 daze....

 

[tbone75]

Well there......got one 562 fixed....clutch wouldn't disengage but upon taking it apart it wasn't the clutch after all...it was the oil pump drive gear....it had gotten all fuzzed up for some reason and was locking the clutch up.....pulled one from one of the other beat one and the rim drive as well. Runs fine now.

So I pulled the jug off the nicest looking one that he brought first......Oh My.....the locating pin was AWOL.....ripped a deep grove in the cyl and piston....so then I pulled the cyl from the other low compression one....cyl looks great...piston is a tad ratty and it looks like the only place I can find a Meteor for the 562 is the Greek....I'll have to investigate this further....seems like someone on this side of the pond must have one....this one has main bearing issues.....I doubt Edward will have any interest in splitting the cases.......just have a new one delivered to the wood yard....so it looks like I can revive two out of three.....

2 out of three aint bad . LOL

 

[Cantdog]

Well I might be able to build another....Edward just brought me another junka.....and picked up the one runna.....payin' for a truckload of wood fast....I don't care what them Stihl flag wavers say.....dem Hooskie's are real money makerz....in every way....WOOT!!!!

 

[Stihl 041S]

Toid pag save

 

[pioneerguy600]

Slow reporting in but just finished up a 3 day project of finding,cutting down and milling out 6 big bridge beams for the access road to my camp.The land owner next door took out the bridge hauling a 20+ton excavator on a float across it. After milling the beams up we bored and cross bolted them together,three to a set and then carried them up in the excavator bucket, set them in place and crossed the bridge with the excavator, held up fine. No problem crossing with the empty 9000 Ford dump truck.

 

[Cantdog]

Slow reporting in but just finished up a 3 day project of finding,cutting down and milling out 6 big bridge beams for the access road to my camp.The land owner next door took out the bridge hauling a 20+ton excavator on a float across it. After milling the beams up we bored and cross bolted them together,three to a set and then carried them up in the excavator bucket, set them in place and crossed the bridge with the excavator, held up fine. No problem crossing with the empty 9000 Ford dump truck.

Lot of work there!!! Did you deck it over or just drive on the two sets of three timbers??

Back when I ran my sawmill full time had a state forester who ran a pretty big logging outfit.....when the passed the laws stating you couldn't drive through any running water with trucks or skidders he had to build many bridges. He always used hemlock as it was strong and had little market value. He hauled truck load after truck load of it to my mill.....musta sawn 40-50,000 BFT for him. Lots of 20 foot 12 X 12s for stringers and 12 foot 6 X 8, for decking.....you could barely move the 6 X 8s by hand and the 12 X 12s could only be moved off the roll way with the loader. Stuff was brutally heavy right off the saw but I gotta say.....green Hemlock is the easiest wood I've ever sawn...pull the handle back all the way and let 'er rip with the blade completely buried. Just like a hot knife through butter. Fun stuff right there.....

 

[pioneerguy600]

Lot of work there!!! Did you deck it over or just drive on the two sets of three timbers??

Back when I ran my sawmill full time had a state forester who ran a pretty big logging outfit.....when the passed the laws stating you couldn't drive through any running water with trucks or skidders he had to build many bridges. He always used hemlock as it was strong and had little market value. He hauled truck load after truck load of it to my mill.....musta sawn 40-50,000 BFT for him. Lots of 20 foot 12 X 12s for stringers and 12 foot 6 X 8, for decking.....you could barely move the 6 X 8s by hand and the 12 X 12s could only be moved off the roll way with the loader. Stuff was brutally heavy right off the saw but I gotta say.....green Hemlock is the easiest wood I've ever sawn...pull the handle back all the way and let 'er rip with the blade completely buried. Just like a hot knife through butter. Fun stuff right there.....

We are just running on the beams for now, 30 +" wide but am looking for heavy I beam to rep[lace the whole shebang with,deck over again if we get I beam. I remember running Hemlock through the 20' Oxford, cut like cheese when green, talk about heavy. Had to be real careful when we cut two 20' footers into 20" X 30" bridge beams to cross the Moose Brook back at the farm, both trees were 48+" at the base and close to 70' tall all solid no rot. Pulled them out with the JD 450 in the winter on a tandem sleigh, loaded them into the mill with a bull moose, mechanical kind, not the animal type. Like the one below but a bit heavier all cast iron counter balance rear.

 

[Cantdog]

Page tree bump......just got a shiny new Meteor piston kit for Edwards 562XP.......now just have to find the tyme to put it back together..

 

[pioneerguy600]

Bridge beams are holding ,many loads of fill and gravel crossing with no signs of weakening.