Using long chainsaws 48"/60" experiences/tips

[cessna]

I am considering buying a chainsaw with a long bar for cutting up large diameter Beech tree trunks that I have been offered free of charge on steep banks !!!.I would like to hear from any of you that use long chain saw bars/chains to deal with large diameter trunks ,are they worth the investment and effort now wood is starting to get short. Thank you.

[mendiplogs]

I am considering buying a chainsaw with a long bar for cutting up large diameter Beech tree trunks that I have been offered free of charge on steep banks !!!.I would like to hear from any of you that use long chain saw bars/chains to deal with large diameter trunks ,are they worth the investment and effort now wood is starting to get short. Thank you.

 

Hi Cessna how many HARD WOOD BUTTS have you got to cut up mate and were are you to thanks Jon

[doobin]

Wouldn't fancy dicking around with 60" timber on steep banks for a bit of firewood money. What's your plan for catching the rings at the bottom, assuming they don't take you out on the way down? FWIW, any plan involving letting it roll down to begin with will be a tricky one to justify to your insurance company.

 

It's not just the big chainsaw you need, it's the big handling equipment and big splitter too.

[Stubby]

Wouldn't fancy dicking around with 60" timber on steep banks for a bit of firewood money. What's your plan for catching the rings at the bottom, assuming they don't take you out on the way down? FWIW, any plan involving letting it roll down to begin with will be a tricky one to justify to your insurance company.

 

It's not just the big chainsaw you need, it's the big handling equipment and big splitter too.

 

I was thinking the exact same .....

[Rob D]

Ditto again! Big rings are awkward to cut and manage on the flat - handling a big saw and bar on a bank where the rings are big enough to be injury causing would need some thought.

 

 

You could quarter the log with Alaskan/mini mill combo - then re saw - but a lot of work just for firewood.

 

 

 

[mendiplogs]

I am considering buying a chainsaw with a long bar for cutting up large diameter Beech tree trunks that I have been offered free of charge on steep banks !!!.I would like to hear from any of you that use long chain saw bars/chains to deal with large diameter trunks ,are they worth the investment and effort now wood is starting to get short. Thank you.

 

Hi mate winch HARD BUTTS OFF BANK MATE much safer to work on the FLAT GROUND :thumbup:I've a 880 on a 4ft bar thanks Jon

[skyhuck]

Ditto again! Big rings are awkward to cut and manage on the flat - handling a big saw and bar on a bank where the rings are big enough to be injury causing would need some thought.

 

 

You could quarter the log with Alaskan/mini mill combo - then re saw - but a lot of work just for firewood.

 

 

 

 

I would simply "block out" chunks working in from one end, using a 66 with 25" bar and an axe.

 

But its a lot of work for fire wood.

[Tom D]

Big bars are pretty horrible to use, a pain to sharpen when blunted, and sap power.

 

Big timber is only worth using for firewood if you have the big kit to deal with it. The amount of time (time is money) it will take to prep for splitting would be better spent buying in timber of a sensible size that is easily processed.

 

This is why the smart firewood guys will spend way more on processor sized timber, what it costs to buy is easily recouped in saved labour.

[aspenarb]

I am considering buying a chainsaw with a long bar for cutting up large diameter Beech tree trunks that I have been offered free of charge on steep banks !!!.I would like to hear from any of you that use long chain saw bars/chains to deal with large diameter trunks ,are they worth the investment and effort now wood is starting to get short. Thank you.

 

Aside of the dangers of working on slopes perhaps hire a big saw with a 5` bar and see how you get on. If you get to swing a 5`bar around all day you will sleep well

 

Bob

[NickinMids]

Where can you hire a big saw...when I tried I had to hire the guy with it