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John,

Are you going to take all of us over to your buddies cabin on a field trip? I`d like to see how its done. Just tell him that you have alot of guys coming with chainsaws to help him sweep out all those copes, he ought to jump at the opportunity.

Russ
 
Originally posted by Hunter
Russ,
You may be able too, I doubt the female border guards will notice you got wood.
LOL
Hunter:D

I think that the female Canadian border guards must also work for UPS Canada, pit bull is too kind a term, LOL!

I`ve never had trouble hiding my wood though. Is that a blessing or a curse?

Russ
 
Russ,


LOL. are we having fun yet?





Should be a good time in canada. Looks like we have about 15-20 people who atleast say they are going.

Hunter
 
Hi Ben, actually it will be Silver ******** Fur.
Hi Russ, coincidently Sharon and Rich were the ones who suggested we have the get together at the Stihl/Husky dealers, so it's a go with Randy. Although I haven't asked them yet, I am sure Rich and Sharon would love to show off their log structure. They are only 5 minutes from my place and 10 minutes from the Husky/ Stihl place.
Here's some Rock Maple I found for the race.
John
 
Speaking of Wood!

She's so sweet and she's neat,
She makes things stand,
That have no feet.

BB
 
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So lets see 24" bars, worksaws only, must run on gas and oil only, round filed chains (So crofter doesn't show up with those super chains again). Must have an airfilter and choke? I think this would make it fair across the board. That way you don't have the guys who race cream the guys who don't.

Also, I will be up, but Gretchen will not be there.

Later,
Chris
 
Goos idea Stihlman. I dont give a rats ass about racesaws as I do not race and have no desire to do so. woods saws are where its at for me. How about everyone has to run a new, unsharpened chain of the same brand?
 
Unsharpened Chain? What fun could that be? Try to learn something about what really makes a chainsaw work best. BB
 
Maybe we should have just one person run every saw to make condition even and everyone dump their fuel into a tub and we mixit all up and you fill out of the tub.

somehow I dont think so, but that is up to the organizers to set the rules. Like busy beaber says, if you want to cut fast you have to learn to file; If you dont care, then it shouldnt matter
 
I dont think a stock chain off a fresh roll would do to well.

As far as classes and the such. I am getting everything put together.

We all will have to run gas and oil, no alcohol etc.

I dont think he's going to bring it again. LOL

Chris,
Good ideas!
Having a choke and airfilter for the woods saws is a must.

As far as round filed chains only, thats probably not going to fly.

A standard work chain is good, square or round ground/filed.

Only gypo is banned from making his super duper barbed wire. lol



This is a fun event and Its gonna be for fun.

If you guys want to race, I can have the classes broke down.

Let me know,
Hunter
 
Jokers, on bring wood across the border now is alot harder than it use to be because of the bugs in it, if it has been milled there usually is no problem but if it is in block form they most likely will tell you no, donot worry on how hard the wood is cause it is hard enough to rip teeth of the stihl chain.
Chains= they can be what ever you want to run , your choose but if you have a real race chain it is up to you but it will be scrap after your cut, the hardwood will break the thin teeth . I am going to use the same rules and classes that we have used up here for along time at the fairs , they work so why change them.
classes= 0-49 cc,0-59cc, 0-80cc , 0-100cc , open
we will also have pipe classes cause some of you guys have pipes but still cut hardwood.
this is how you are going to cut , it will be a 2 cut timed event plus it will be a down and upcut, now if you are first up you will cut on the small end of the log for your down and upcut, now for your next cut you will be first cutting on the big end of the tree , so now the taper of the tree doesnot make any difference so this is kind of why we need to know cause we will be cutting alot of wood up
this is for fun but like anything else you need rules or things will get out of hand like the last one, so when more is known I will post it like the wood sizes but most likely the first 3 classes will be under 16 inch, the 2 bigger classes will be over 16 inch
 
Have we decided for sure on the species? Hard maple is bringing a pretty penny right now.............Gypo may not want to give away that kind of wood we could always use hickory as a cheaper alternative............it really doesn't matter to me but if you start chopping a second cut log that could bring a dollar or more........that starts to get a little pricey............Whats Gypo think?
 
Hi Wade, sometimes I have to cut crook out of an otherwise perfect tree to increase the grade of the ajoining log so I have lots of shorties. I was only teasing when I posted the pic of those perfect logs. It's the first time I ever got 4 peelers out of one tree.
I also have some 13" ironwood we could cut on as well.
Crofter may bring some Northern Balsam that we could karate chop thru faster than cutting it which may have been the Hackberry Glens was talking about. Not too much Hickory left around here though.
John
 
Heck, I'd pass Gypo a $10 spot (10 USA dollars is probably like a hundred Canadian) just to help offset all the cookies getting cut.

I may be goin' to Northeastern PA to cut hardwoods for a cabin on the 20th. If not, I'll put a bid in with the Missus to get up yonder for the Tailgater.
 
By god ironwood is hard we have a plenty of that down here as well............crooks is the way to go I was just afraid somebody might b$tch if we didn't have perfect wood...........I'll cut through anything I dont give a sh$t........Off to the forrest!!! Wade
 
Wood is not a problem. I will just go and cut some maple, it is everywhere, I just will use a tree with a bigger heart in it
 
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