Milling 4ft walnut butt with Stihl 090

[Rob D]

Got a Stihl 090 recently and this was the first real milling job for it.... am out of 56" rails at the mo so had to use 48" which just managed it.

 

Apologies for song but at least it's in keeping.... original vid I uploaded they blocked.....

 

Synopsis of song - writer feels that walnuts are one of the few things he can trust in life as his Grandma promised him lots of things for Christmas and didn't deliver... he is understandably upset and angry about this.

 

This walnut would rate :

 

Colour : 7/10 - pretty deep colour

Shake : 10/10 - no shake whatsoever!

Sap ring : 4/10 - massive white sapwood ring - not what you want to see...

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBY5V5UZ-2A&list=UU9eV7377LRZ9H98BQowuSbQ&index=1&feature=plcp]Milling large walnut with Stihl 090 - YouTube[/ame]

[Big J]

Walnut 8/10 - lovely bit of timber

Having a chap pulling a rope 10/10 - very good idea as long bars are hard work by yourself!

Sound track 0/10 - awful song. Shame on you!

[Rob D]

Yep the soundtrack is very bad! Ho Ho!

[delabodge]

agree with big J lol

[burrell_]

rob 090 or 880

for fun and to use witch one would u have

[ballibeg]

Enjoyed this. Many thanks.

 

 

Dave

[MikeTM150]

Rob, how long did it take to make one pass down this trunk in real time?

 

Good job, looked some nice slabs!!

[Mark Bolam]

Great vid Rob, but that tune has scarred me!

[Rob D]

rob 090 or 880

for fun and to use witch one would u have

 

Strangely the 090 feels less of a beast than the 880.... dunno what the stats are but feels better balanced - lighter? And it will just keep dragging that chain around where the 880 would bog down....

 

But the 880 at speed will give faster cutting up to and including 36" bar.... 50" bar could be similar milling speed... above this I'd have the 880.

[Rob D]

Rob, how long did it take to make one pass down this trunk in real time?

 

Good job, looked some nice slabs!!

 

 

 

Hmmm... dunno... about 4 to 5 minutes maybe..... would not have liked it to have been 20 ft!