chain wear?

[mendiplogs]

Hi Tommy,

 

who was it who demonstrated to you?

I typically get a day out of a chain easily before a sharpen. They do not need to be sharpened on a machine, but it does make it easier to get the angles right.

Oil use is approx 1 litre per day I would guess, so really not a big expense.

 

HI JIME you need my chain saw oil then mate I've got 5 x 20lt can of total £150 and it yours thanks jon

[Woodworks]

HI JIME you need my chain saw oil then mate I've got 5 x 20lt can of total £150 and it yours thanks jon

 

Not with a Farmi Jon

 

The chain uses the hydraulic oil from the mane tank

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Hi Tommy,

I would take on board what woodworks and biggarlogs have said. It certainly tallies with my experience. I think what Billy was saying must have got confused with something else, because going through 3 chains a day would certainly not be normal!

 

 

To be fair, its a bit naughty for Farmi to put a sticker where it should say Agromaster! We leave the serial plate as it is.

 

Blimey didn't know that. I stand corrected. Agromaster! Masters of agro? lol.

[mendiplogs]

Not with a Farmi Jon

 

The chain uses the hydraulic oil from the mane tank

 

Hi WOOD HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE BAR TO THAT COST LOAD OF MONEY OR IS IT POWED BY HYD THANKS JON

[gensetsteve]

I think the salesman meant you need to touch the chain up 3 times a day with a file. I prefer chain if you hit a nail and write it off its alot cheaper than a circular blade. We have a 500mm cross cut, new blade lasted 10mins £60 ouch

[Woodworks]

Hi WOOD HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE BAR TO THAT COST LOAD OF MONEY OR IS IT POWED BY HYD THANKS JON

 

Not really Jon.

 

Yes it's powered by hydraulics and the oil costs no more than chain oil.

[JimE]

Agromaster! Masters of agro? lol.

 

Thankfully not!

Did you know that Farmi Forest is part of the Normet group who make mining equipment. A really great company to deal with (and huge!)

[Andy fellows]

I thought it was pilkamaster?

[JimE]

Yes, Pilkemaster is the name in Finland.

[gdh]

With our processors (Tajfun 400 and hakki pilke 1X37 before that) I like to change chain about every 12 tons but a brand new chain can go up to 20 tons in hardwood. We did have to to semi chisel chains for a bit though because we had a load of muddy wood in and we were only getting 2 tons to a chain with the full chisel chains. Also chain use will depend on the length of wood you cut, obviously cutting 18 inch instead of 9 will last twice as long.

 

We did notice that when you switch from a machine that uses hydraulic oil to one that uses chain oil you use a lot less oil.

 

We have about 10 chains in use at a time. I used to sharpen them in a vice but I've found it's quicker to screw an old guide bar to the side of the work bench (on an upright bit of wood) and loop the chain round that so that you don't have to keep undoing the vice to swap the chain around.