Chainsaw advice please

[Stubby]

10 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

3 feet wide though? That's a big bit of timber! 

 

 

It is for sure . I was thinking 3ft long . Billets . 

[Johnsond]

12 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

If your timber is 2-3 feet then you need a decent cc chainsaw! Or a low cc one if you have lots of time ilon your hands. Either way I think that you need to get a pro saw. 2-3 feet all day is ms660 territory. 

 

I agree 🤮there 🤦can’t believe I’ve posted that up. 

[Oldfeller]

11 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

You sure it’s 2-3ft diameter ?? 
I’ve been cutting and splitting logs all day, Dead standing Elm and some Ash, some of those are 2-3ft occasionally bigger diameter. I had 2 saws with me a 461 with a 20” bar and a 661 with a 36” bar to ring up the bigger logs. 
A 261 with a 14” bar as was mentioned earlier is gonna be a waste of time and effort if you have plenty at 3ft diameter. 
You might want to consider hiring a guy in with saws and kit etc if they are that size. Someone who has the right saws and knowledge will get a lot done in a shift, you could always be splitting at the same time. 

pictures of you in a silly hat or it didn't happen,,, 

[Johnsond]

20 minutes ago, Oldfeller said:

pictures of you in a silly hat or it didn't happen,,, 

A beanie with a hole in it where the greedy bastard beagle chewed it after me using it to hold a hot pie one day left it covered in gravy. 
Not very professional or safe bud but working alone so no pics today 😞🤷‍♂️
There you go Oldfeller mind you it was an award winning pie so I can’t blame the dog too much, Browns  the butchers in Turriff 🥰 made on site proper tasty. 

Edited 12 hours ago by Johnsond

[Johnsond]

13 minutes ago, Stubby said:

It is for sure . I was thinking 3ft long . Billets . 

That’s a big log burner too Stubby 

[Johnsond]

50 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Depends on the lengths and species, anything up to 4' or 5' length depends on the species and diameter will usually split OK. Note that that was a comment before we got a few more details of the logs he is wanting to cut. I'll often do a few longer lengths - holds the wood piles together better - cut just before use.

What saw do prefer or use then  ?? How you managing to split logs of this lengths or for that matter handle them. 5’ long and 2-3’ in diameter ain’t light. 

[Stere]

I use a 2200w corded electric saw for most firewood logs at home but it will be a lot slower for stuff that size than a 60cc saws  but will still manage 3ft no problem just be slow.

 

 

 

OP get your self a corded saw and maybe also husky 560xp etc if you have loads of logs that size.

 

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Stere

[Mesterh]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

It is for sure . I was thinking 3ft long . Billets . 

I may have got it wrong then I was thinking 5 feet long 3 feet wide logs. Some bloke that we used to drop off arb timber to would split all of his wood (when he could timber size depending) into 1 metre billets. He said it was easier to process and store, he ran a farm so he had access to loads of big machines. He also had a big stove or whatever you would call it so he could just feed it 3 feet logs.

 

 

[Mesterh]

1 hour ago, Johnsond said:

I agree 🤮there 🤦can’t believe I’ve posted that up. 

I can agree to disagree if it makes you feel better  Or disagree to agree, Im not sure know!

3 ft timber is big saw time. Dunno how hes doing it with a dewalt battery saw!

 

[Johnsond]

15 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

I can agree to disagree if it makes you feel better  Or disagree to agree, Im not sure know!

3 ft timber is big saw time. Dunno how hes doing it with a dewalt battery saw!

 

Nah lets just leave it as it is😇it’s a Sunday after all. 
Yeah if I was heading out to ring up stuff that size it would be as you say “ big saw time” 👍