Waste of time jobs

[drinksloe]

Just keep that chain or any other old 1s specifically for jobs like that and save ur new chains for the stem.

To be honest ur quicker with an old axe or a chopping pinch (welded a 4" brick bolster to pinch) both aren't too long even with big roots

 

I had to cut 350 pieces from old 2nd hand used railway sleepers the other week, bloody horrible job.

And not a lot u could do about it either, hard timber for an old chain. Ended up working 2 saws and just rotating them constantly sharpening them. Took a lot off the chains but still doing ok now

[Gary Prentice]

6 hours ago, drinksloe said:

I had to cut 350 pieces from old 2nd hand used railway sleepers the other week

Don't they spark well? 

[oldwoodcutter]

Never cut anything that’s been underground, neighbour or best mate, unless you like to look at ruined chains and bars after 2 minutes trying.

[jamallio96]

Strange job to give a new bar and chain. That’s the last job they should have, not the first. 
I guess you know that now of course. 

By the look of things it may well end up being both!

[Conor Wright]

That's why there are stump grinders.

[Ratman]

This is where a couple of cheaper Rotatech chains come in.
Had very similar the other month when my dad wanted some remains of his old hedge lobbing off at ground level, and an old holly bush stump cutting up that he had also apparently washed off.
Chains well dulled now, probably only fit for bin, but will attempt to resharpen (still learning the knack) but no loss really as bought for a purpose.

[swinny]

Christ has no one heard if an axe nowadays?

[Haironyourchest]

For dirty rooty stumps, sleepers and suchlije, there's a thing called carbide cluster disks, used with a concrete saw. They will cut through tyres, sleepers etc.

[David Cropper]

7 hours ago, Haironyourchest said:

For dirty rooty stumps, sleepers and suchlije, there's a thing called carbide cluster disks, used with a concrete saw. They will cut through tyres, sleepers etc.

They're called Terrasaur. Pretty good, I used one for small roots in stoney ground. When one side is blunt, all you do is reverse the disc.

[s.varty]

10 minutes ago, David Cropper said:

They're called Terrasaur. Pretty good, I used one for small roots in stoney ground. When one side is blunt, all you do is reverse the disc.

Thumbs up for the terrasaur blade . best £150 ive spent in a long while