Alaskan problem

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys , I was doing my first bit of milling after my accident  milling some western red got the first cut done ok then on the second the mill started to rise up from the face of the log , at the power head end I have never had this happen before ,as always your thoughts are appreciated 

Thanks Mark

[kinderscout]

Worn out bar, chain cutting at an angle.
Grove in bar worn out had this on a bar last year

[billpierce]

Teeth sharpened unevenly? Or as suggested bar groove too worn/rails worn

Has the bar seen much action?

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys no the bar hasn’t seen that much action , would a slack chain cause my problem 

[kinderscout]

Not had this problem with a slack chain but have had simlar when saw as hit a hard bit of timber and ridden over it but that usually bends the bar and sawing becomes really tuff.

[billpierce]

I'd check rails are even, resharpen the chain checking teeth are even length and slab another board see what it's like.

 

 

[woody paul]

Western red bark can hold a lot of crap so may have dulled chain.

[Rough Hewn]

Is the ladder secured in the middle of the trunk?
As ladder gets pushed down, saw appears to rise?
Sounds unusual, interested to hear the cause.
[emoji106]

[Jamespepperpot]

Could it be the angle of the outside of the log causing the mill to rise up? Its hard to explain but I've seen it happening when I've been chainsaw milling before. Where the side of the mill gets pulled into the log as you're cutting it can be forced upwards sometimes.

[skc101fc]

Hi Mark.
Is there perhaps something obstructing the clear ejection of sawdust , so that it starts to build up a layer under the bar, pushing the cut upwards?
I get this occuring sometimes on the lucas slabber if I'm pushing too fast and not giving it time to clear the dust/ chips. Normally feel an increase in resistance though to let me know somethings not right.
Glad to hear you're getting back to working.