First attempt

[Al.]

Had a top day today, having a go at milling a fallen ash. Wife's eyes were glazing over, so I thought I'd share it with people that might appreciate it!!

Start of the day: The 395 with a 28" bar seemed huge, and an absolute monster when I was using it to cut the trunk, and the ripping chain flew through some knotty bits that wouldn't split, but mounted in the mill I was having some doubts...

Vicky, now a bit bored, having chased all the bunnies, settles down for a day's viewing. He did get chance to stretch his legs later when a fox came by; impressive sight watching him go full tilt over the neighbouring field, but all a bit optamistic!!

Bit nervous at this point....

And now a lot more relieved. Took about 5 minutes to go through, possibly less. I made the mistake of having the exhaust pointing up, so all the dust was coming straight in my face.

Set the saw to 2 inches, turned it over, and did the first "plank". Did consider doing it thicker, but the limiting factor is having to extract by hand, down a steep bank, over a dodgy footbridge over a stream, and up another bank. The middle planks I reckon are somewhere approaching 40-45kg each.

Had to take a bit off the side, as it was about 3 inch too wide for the mill. Used the 55 with a normal chain and did it by eye.

Hit the middle pretty much bang on, so I should have a nice pair of matched ends for the bookcase that this will be in a couple of years time; unless I change my mind.

All rounded off with a flock of longtailed tits; days don't get much better than this.

Anyway, that's it. Any suggestions about what I'm doing wrong greatfully received!!

 

Cheers, Al.

[slack ma girdle]

You have planks of ash at the end of the day, you can not be doing too much wrong.

[Big Beech]

good job!

what width was your ash?

 

simon

[delabodge]

all looks good to me!!!

[Rob D]

Pretty much perfect chainsaw milling if you ask me - good results and good method....

 

 

 

.... my only criticism would be the colour of your chainsaw mill - the colour green can deceive the eye and blend into the background causing irregular and crooked planks!

 

 

 

[Rob D]

Of course only kidding - a very nice clean job.

 

 

P.S I sell the Alaskan chainsaw mills by the way - hence the poor quality quip in that last post!

 

 

 

[Al.]

Hi Rob, ha ha, yeah I did get it

 

I did have a look at the mills on your site, but the pockets weren't quite deep enough.

 

I was after something cheap and cheerful just to try it. Needless to say, I'm already looking at another mill for a larger bar. Unfortunately, I'm a pretty decent welder.

 

Cheers, Al.

[Al.]

Hi Simon, from memory, the planks were 20 odd inchs, perhaps a bit more (whatever the maximum you can get with a mil on a 28 inch bar). With the bark gone, there was a good 18inch parallel board.

 

Al.

[Tom2020]

Really do like the look of it nice grain as well. Well done looks good

[Gardenmac]

Wow, great job.

What rig is that?