Thread: Cutting up pine tree

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I suppose you could just stack the timber for a while and let it dry out. I've done that with a fallen tree myself.

Yep, that is what I'm doing .... after it's cut up We're going to have some good bonfires this year!

Well I finally got around to finishing cutting up the pine trees... I returned the husky ..... Last week I spotted some ancient saws being sold off on fleabay ... old stihls with no kickback brake ( wow they are worth big money) and a couple of old mccullock saw that the seller said run ok ..... and have working chain brakes.









So i took a punt ... and spent $70 bucks on an ancient chainsaw site unseen ( yes I know I can buy new chinese **** on ebay for close to that, but I just can't bring myself to do it). i'll be damned if it didn't fire straight up after adding petrol The oil pump works, the chain brake works. It's seems to have heaps of power for a 60cc saw. I'd say it's done about 1million hours work. The bar is so worn, I turned it upside down and crossed my fingers. The only time is ever seems to bog down I think is the chain twisting over and binding in the old bar, not the load of cutting wood.

After spending a couple of hours behind it today. I've decided it's bloody heavy ... a hell of a workout, it drinks fuel and chain oil like you woudln't believe ...... and it's a brilliant old heap of ****. I think I'll lash out and shout it a new 20" bar and chain before I fell the last 3 pine trees.

I love the lack of plastic on it.... other than the top filter cover, it's all metal.

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Shane L.

I use to have one of those when I was cutting fire wood for a living. Used it to cut the heads up - it wasn't heavy at all!! Well it wasn't in comparison to my main saw - a Sachs Dolmar 166. Great saw, but so heavy! It would break my back now. The things we do when we are young. But the little Mac was a very reliable saw - always started and went well for it's size.

Tom.

Originally Posted by BathurstTom

I use to have one of those when I was cutting fire wood for a living. Used it to cut the heads up - it wasn't heavy at all!! Well it wasn't in comparison to my main saw - a Sachs Dolmar 166. Great saw, but so heavy! It would break my back now. The things we do when we are young. But the little Mac was a very reliable saw - always started and went well for it's size.

Tom.

Yeah .... I don't think I could manage that one .....

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Colin

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Yep, that is what I'm doing .... after it's cut up We're going to have some good bonfires this year!

Just don't try burning it in a Coonara or pot belly style fire with a flue. A recipe for a chimney fire as the sap builds up. Been there, done that.

Wow these crappy pine trees are driving me crazy. Last friday I had the last 3 pine trees around our carport felled.... I get two cuts.... first one is like a knife through through hot butter ... 2nd cut is good, 3rd cut ... by the time I get through the bark the chain is to blunt and cutting any ruther is to much work. It make no difference if I sharpen the chain with an electric sharpener .... or by hand. I get 2.5 cuts. Amazingly I noticed tonight (as it was getting dark), the chain throws sparks as you cut through the bark

The answer is obvious, I need to stop buying cheap ****. What do I expect if I buy the cheapest chain I could find anywhere. Oh well, only about 10 more cuts to go .... so 5 sharpens The little makita electric saw has only needed to be sharpened once to do all the limbing .... this damn thing cutting the trunks is driving me nuts.

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Wow these crappy pine trees are driving me crazy. Last friday I had the last 3 pine trees around our carport felled.... I get two cuts.... first one is like a knife through through hot butter ... 2nd cut is good, 3rd cut ... by the time I get through the bark the chain is to blunt and cutting any ruther is to much work. It make no difference if I sharpen the chain with an electric sharpener .... or by hand. I get 2.5 cuts. Amazingly I noticed tonight (as it was getting dark), the chain throws sparks as you cut through the bark

The answer is obvious, I need to stop buying cheap ****. What do I expect if I buy the cheapest chain I could find anywhere. Oh well, only about 10 more cuts to go .... so 5 sharpens The little makita electric saw has only needed to be sharpened once to do all the limbing .... this damn thing cutting the trunks is driving me nuts.

From all that it sounds like the is a fair bit of grit in the bark.

Is this possible........... strong winds, dust blowing around?

Chains are all chrome on one side, something is wrong.

DL