log cutting

[miker]

agree ms 181 is very under powered, ok for ending rails and very light firewood cutting etc i use a husky 268 and 272 for all my firewood, a bit heavy but then again its a hard old life anyway !

[gensetsteve]

I like our 181 for taking out 2" shoots along hedge rows when you may catch some wire of a flint. The chains are nice and cheap and quick to sharpen

[pleasant]

I find it quite funny that we agree on absolutely nothing. Your view is completely the oposite to mine I guess thats the great thing about a forum. I hope we dont confuse the original poster.

 

My view, I have a ms 181 and a 260 if I was cross cutting 6" cord I would not pick up the 181 . If I could not handle the weight of a 260 I would look for a different job. I spend alot of days cross cutting with an old ms390 putting 10-15 tanks through. A 460 is heavy by lunch time but an ms260 ?

 

If you buy in cord alot of it will probably be 3" some 16" and the rest 6-10" so 25% will be too small to process efficiently 25% will be too big to go through processor. I would go with a good auto return vertical splitter and bigger saw unless you are going to do more than 250 tonnes a year.

 

With respect how can anyone agree with your previous post which I commented on regarding an MS181 and MS260 being similar weights- which they factually are not and you still havent answered my question to your statement that a .325" chain will stay sharper longer than the chain on an MS181.

 

These queries aren't a difference of opinion, but fact.

[rowan lee]

Hi Lee, I like you roof, is the tarp just held on by guy ropes?

Held on by ropes on the sides and horse shoe nailed through the guy eyes back and front. Took quite a battering recently in the winds but held its nerve.

[aliross]

Cheers, that looks good.

[rowan lee]

Cost about 5 bucks to build, much cheaper then the oregon 'easycut' version which some crazy cats are trying to charge 150euro for over here.

[gensetsteve]

With respect how can anyone agree with your previous post which I commented on regarding an MS181 and MS260 being similar weights- which they factually are not and you still havent answered my question to your statement that a .325" chain will stay sharper longer than the chain on an MS181.

 

These queries aren't a difference of opinion, but fact.

 

Ms260 made 2008 weight 4.8 kg 3.5 hp

ms 181 made 2012 weight 4.6 kg 2.0 hp

 

Nearly twice the power for an extra 200g

 

I was told a larger chain should stay sharper could be wrong could be right dont know dont care go and pick a fight elsewhere:thumbdown:

[GardenKit]

Ms260 made 2008 weight 4.8 kg 3.5 hp

ms 181 made 2012 weight 4.6 kg 2.0 hp

 

Nearly twice the power for an extra 200g

 

I was told a larger chain should stay sharper could be wrong could be right dont know dont care go and pick a fight elsewhere:thumbdown:

:thumbup:Think that falls within the definition of 'similar'

[pleasant]

I was told a larger chain should stay sharper could be wrong could be right dont know dont care go and pick a fight elsewhere

 

I wasn't picking a fight, but was asking you to clarify the statement of advice you were giving the OP as I had never heard of what you were stating before and I was interested to know of the evidence supporting it. If you don't care whether your advice is correct they why give it to someone who needs it? Strange reaction.

[gensetsteve]

I was told a larger chain should stay sharper could be wrong could be right dont know dont care go and pick a fight elsewhere

 

I wasn't picking a fight, but was asking you to clarify the statement of advice you were giving the OP as I had never heard of what you were stating before and I was interested to know of the evidence supporting it. If you don't care whether your advice is correct they why give it to someone who needs it? Strange reaction.

 

I was told and my experience backed up that 325 chain will stay sharp longer than the small pico 3/8 chain on the same saw I offered an opinion I was not paid for it. I do not need to justify or prove myself to you.

 

I take it you now admit you were wrong about the saws.