stihl~freak~13
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Thats face cord my bad.
Which chain to use for dirty logs?
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Terry L
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Dirty wood cutting
The key is to use a really sharp chain, because to a large degree, in dirty wood a chain gets dull not on how much wood you cut, but on how many revolutions the chain makes. If you use chisel chain, square ground (Silvey or Simington machine) that chain will cut unbelievably fast. In 2007 we clearcut 6 acres after a giant windstorm had knocked down, by uprooting, about 50 big douglas fir trees. They had up to 6" of dirt where they had to be cut. I scraped off much of the dirt, and cut. I used one chain for well over one day, and it still cut ok. The trees were from 28 to 38" DBH. A lot depends on your soil: If it is sandy or rocky good luck, because even after much rain it will be stuck in the bark!
The key is to use a really sharp chain, because to a large degree, in dirty wood a chain gets dull not on how much wood you cut, but on how many revolutions the chain makes. If you use chisel chain, square ground (Silvey or Simington machine) that chain will cut unbelievably fast. In 2007 we clearcut 6 acres after a giant windstorm had knocked down, by uprooting, about 50 big douglas fir trees. They had up to 6" of dirt where they had to be cut. I scraped off much of the dirt, and cut. I used one chain for well over one day, and it still cut ok. The trees were from 28 to 38" DBH. A lot depends on your soil: If it is sandy or rocky good luck, because even after much rain it will be stuck in the bark!
802climber
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+1 Stihl 33RMC (semi-chisel full comp) and Stihl files
Keep it really sharp!
Keep it really sharp!
