Scotch pine

[jforest]

I probable mills once or twice a year, today I went to mill a scotch pine, had both a milling chain and a brand new normal full chisel chain.

I was getting dust off it, the log was very wet but was doing 2.5 tanks of fuel per plank on a 10ft plank 38” width. Have never experienced anything like it.

 

Any ideas why it was so slow and hard to mill?

[Big J]

It's Scots pine, rather than Scotch.

 

It can be very dense, and the high resin content will slow the cut down too. 2.5 tanks is too much though. Which powerhead are you running on the mill? On a 38" wide cut it would want to be either a 3120XP or an MS880.

[slasherscot]

24 minutes ago, jforest said:

 

I probable mills once or twice a year, today I went to mill a scotch pine, had both a milling chain and a brand new normal full chisel chain.

I was getting dust off it, the log was very wet but was doing 2.5 tanks of fuel per plank on a 10ft plank 38” width. Have never experienced anything like it.

 

Any ideas why it was so slow and hard to mill?

 

chain on back to front?????  j/k

[Rough Hewn]

On 12'x3.5' oak I use 1.2litres of fuel per cut.
With an 880.
Depth gauges?
Blunt chain?