Saw chain for abrasive Oak

[Woodhouse tree services]

Does anyone have any recommendations for saw chain for use on very abrasive Oak?

 

Currently using Stihl RM which needs a sharpen after every two or three fellings.

 

Oak is 20" to 30" diamater in a very sandy location.

[Le Sanglier]

Abrasive Oak? Does the oakwood itself contains sand? Just curious:001_smile:

[Woodhouse tree services]

Think bark has some sand content as I can see sparks coming off chain.

[Stephen Blair]

If its not contaminated, a sharp chain will cut all wood.

[woody paul]

Debark with axe where felling. The bat willow fellers do it were trees are on flood plan near me to save a lot of sharpening.

[Chris Sheppard]

As above, sounds like theyre decent enough size trees to be worth taking a little extra time over if need be.

 

Oregon multicut's not bad for abrasion resistance but it's fairly tough on files and doesn't bite like a conventional full chisel chain. We've been using it on some scrub clearance over winter and it definitely outperformed in that instance.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

As above, sounds like theyre decent enough size trees to be worth taking a little extra time over if need be.

 

Oregon multicut's not bad for abrasion resistance but it's fairly tough on files and doesn't bite like a conventional full chisel chain. We've been using it on some scrub clearance over winter and it definitely outperformed in that instance.

 

+1 multicut

[Rob D]

If you want to try multi cut I have it - more expensive than other chain but not by much.

 

 

You can buy it here Custom chain loops

 

if you know the chain spec or here if you have a stihl or husky,

 

Chains

 

 

You also get a 10% arbtalk disc - sign up then then tell me you've signed up.

 

 

Info on multi cut on page 13 and 14 here http://www.chainsawbars.co.uk/media/documents/chain-info.pdf but yes I know takes an age to download... morten showed me another way of doing this with a dropbox but have not figured it out yet

 

 

 

 

[agg221]

If you reckon the contamination is only in the bark, not the wood, could you run an old, scrappy chain round through the bark to mark the line and the gob first? The bark is relatively soft, so the chain will still cut when dulled, but leave you only clean wood to cut with the decent chain. You could probably mark up a few at a go to avoid swapping chains too often.

 

I have an old, nearly worn out chain I use on suspect stuff as it doesn't matter so much if I hit a stone or something.

 

Alec

[nepia]

Rob D, if you mean Dropbox it works with Cut & Paste, Copy & Paste or Drop n Drag; you just take the title of your document form your document list and move it to Dropbox.