Thread: Size Chainsaw for Firewood?

My log splitter is a 34 ton Speco from the good Ol USA. Only had one problem with it ( not the 10.5 HP I/C Briggs) the end plate casting bent and was replaced under warranty with 70mm plate. I split about 30 ton or more the first year I had it, that sent the family and my retired assistant to Thailand for 3 weeks for R and R. Looked at making one myself and could not come close on parts at the time.
Generally I burn 4/6 ton year and would not be without the thing, it does'nt take that long to load the 2 ton trailer with hungry boards.

Mine is an Ebay special.
USA Splitters or something similar.Cheap chinease CRAP!!!
Is going well now.
I get green hardwood we remove during roadworks and cut/split it green,dries quick.
Latest source is old jarrah powerpoles,we have been aquireing heaps of them,an axe will do the job,so much more fun with the splitter
Andrew

Cutting firewood, should go with a hagen saw (sometimes called a boom saw), you know 18hp vtwin B&S motor mounted on some wheels and a 36 inch or so circular saw blade out the front.
Ive got dads one and its done heaps of work over the years from cutting sleepers to thousands of tons of firewood - all ironbark. This was in the Goonoo state forrest between Dubbo and Mendooran before some clown of a premier made it a national park and threw away the key.
have to find some pix

A Hargan saw

A mate once described them to me as a widow maker.

There's an old bloke around here has two and still uses them, and AFAIK he still has all his digits, limbs and head attached, much to my amazement.

wasnt there a vid of one set up running of an old holden 6cyl runing...

For home firewood cutting, any quality 50-60cc saw with an 16-18" bar and a couple of spare chains would be good. I used to do it for a living and used to lug around a Sachs Dolmar 166 which was a 119cc saw and weighed a ton, but could it cut through box wood. At that time, the Sachs Dolmar would eat the Stihl 90, but that was like 30 years ago now. Good saw to cut several tonnes of white box a day, but over kill for domestic use.

Tom.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Welcome to the DOLMARio GRIN,despite it being a Makita
Once you get your head around sharpening chain,its an art,you will love to see the chips fly off a full chisel chain,until you learn sharpening stick with the semi chisel,full chisel either cut or dont
Andrew

When I did it for a living I preferred full chisel over semi chisel. As LandAndy says, just keep them sharp. When I had the Dolmar 166, the chips sure did fly!

Tom.

this could be a good saw for someone:

SOLO 656 Chainsaw 20 inch Bar made in Germany | eBay