New Firewood chopper

[sime42]

10 minutes ago, Chainsaw Mad Man said:

I'll go new chainsaw as money is not an issue.

Equipment here is cheap enough.

I have measured my size and think I can manage 18" bar with a fair sized saw .

Considering reviews of chainsaws it will most likely be Husquvarna.

 

 

What would you recommend for longevity and good cutting power on an 18" bar?

 

 

Where is here? Pine trees and hot, ummm. Do you know what kind of pine?

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

pinus botticofficus?

[Chainsaw Mad Man]

19 minutes ago, sime42 said:

 

Where is here? Pine trees and hot, ummm. Do you know what kind of pine?

 

 

Apparently they are called mondel pines and don't really get that big.

[sime42]

Mondell

 

What you doing in Afghanistan?

 

[spudulike]

550XP or 560/562XP

Not too difficult, both will do the job but the 550XP will be lighter to use for longer times, the 560/562 will do the job a bit faster but weigh a bit more.

The 560 has the smaller Husqvarna bar mount, the 562 has the larger bar mount.

 

[sime42]

On 19/02/2025 at 18:00, Chainsaw Mad Man said:

Hello.

I've decided to get a chainsaw and chop up my own firewood.

What chainsaw will I need to get please.

 

 

Here ya go, get yourself one of these, it must be the best. WTF is that thing on the front about?

 

 

 

 

 

[Doug Tait]

Sime he's logging pines mate, catch up!

 

OP get the husqstihlecho combo option. That way you can easy chop small stuff with one hand, chop medium stuff with a mid blade cutter, and still knife up the biggies with the massive blade cutter. You won't need ppe either, the big pro saws have blades that specially don't cut you, that's why they cost a lot more than the small ones.

Get a measuring stick and a coloured crayon so you can mark out the cuts accurately beforehand. Pine especially won't dry up enough to burn if the ends of the log aren't exactly straight, if you can sand them level all the better (a jig would help get a good finish). Final thing, get a loggers belt with the pouches on it, you don't want to put your crayon down amongst pine sawdust as they can become inaccurate due to the contamination, they say "a timber crayon should mark any timber, but never the other way round". Make of that what you will but it should always live on your loggers belt, along with your measure stick.

[Chainsaw Mad Man]

Bad advice from a public forum.

 

[BillQ]

18 minutes ago, Chainsaw Mad Man said:

Bad advice from a public forum.

 

Well you're the one who is wandering around in his Y fronts with his chopper in his hands .

Perhaps we could start again at the beginning? Hi I live (general area) I have xyz area of abc timber to fell and process, I have/don't have any qualifications ...yada yada. Then people better qualified than me would be in a better place to answer your questions, too many people turn up on forums and ask the usual "What's the best car/BBQ/fishing rod/router/sewing machine...." ask a silly question get a silly answer. Either that or your a troll or banned ex member or both. 

[Chainsaw Mad Man]

3 hours ago, BillQ said:

Well you're the one who is wandering around in his Y fronts with his chopper in his hands .

Perhaps we could start again at the beginning? Hi I live (general area) I have xyz area of abc timber to fell and process, I have/don't have any qualifications ...yada yada. Then people better qualified than me would be in a better place to answer your questions, too many people turn up on forums and ask the usual "What's the best car/BBQ/fishing rod/router/sewing machine...." ask a silly question get a silly answer. Either that or your a troll or banned ex member or both. 

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