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2 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:


My first solo milling job went horribly wrong,
Several large ash stems in London.
Guy said they'd been down a few months, more like several years.
Couldn't even finish one cut without blunting the chain.
8 hours two full cuts.
Buggered 48" chain.
I hate milling ash now.

That's cedar in the photo, cuts great.
Oak is considerably denser and much slower to cut.

These days I run the 661 flat down the top of the log to remove crap and lumps. Ladder straight on with straps and a block at top end.
I drill the rungs on my ladder and screw direct sometimes.

I post photos on Arbtalk to advertise.
But be prepared to drive long distances as they are rarely local.
Often a client will ask their tree surgeon about milling then they get hold of me.
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Awesome, thanks you. :)

 

There is a local Tree Surgeon who pops up on here sometimes who I've started doing a bit of Milling for. Hopefully I'll get a few cash jobs coming my way in the future through him.

 

Ive mostly been milling Oak Beech and Elm, so understand what slow means. :D Interesting to know Ash is a nightmare. Whats it like fresh felled? I think there is a few big trees waiting for me when  come back from my hitch in Norway. Few Oaks too. :D No cash involved, but I take a few slabs each time.

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