Rob D
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There's a lot of rumours as to quality of steel and who makes what.... but I'm pretty sure Vallorbe and Pferd in Switzerland make most files. Vallorbe make the oregon files though I think not the other way around.... The Stihl EZ file system is identical to the Pferd EZ file and I'd bought several of the Pferd ones before the Stihl version appeared which makes it seem like there's a tie in there.... It's almost like the Husky/Stihl debate there is no clear winner only different opinions!!
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I have a Peterson in Lymington... but let's have some more info and you may get more bites. What type of timber? What size of timber? pics? access? do they want a day rate or a deal on the wood? does the site need tidying afterwards?
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Certainly the pro bars will go a fair bit longer than x4 chains.... maybe the cheaper laminated ones this would be more realistic. I think Stihl are perhaps hoping people will change their bar more regularly
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It'll have the Oregon D009 mount looking in the manual so will take all the Oregon bars which are readily available.
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Would this colour be overkill or make me stand out from the others?
Rob D replied to Ben H's topic in General chat
....mint green maybe It's a bit of a funny shade of green - could you go just a little darker? -
I'd love to have the energy for it but chainsaw milling is enough for me!
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Can you give a few more details. For instance some pics? What's the access like? Can you get a hiab close? You said you can't fell but what sort of size sections will you be rigging down (in length) and how long can you fell out the last main trunk? Where is it - rough location? From that you can then start to see if milling could be an alternative or getting it lifted out in sections....
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Absolutely prime log for a chainsaw mill
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It has cost you a lot this time but hopefully these same folk will help get your name around etc... or if something else comes up they'll call you. Unfortunately free quotes are part of the job rightly or wrongly. Always was a slow time of year for me i.e. April and May when saps rising and hedges haven't grown enough to warrant cutting.....
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Nice Bob and where are the pics!
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I thought that blue bar rails were the sign of a bar being forced to cut with a blunt chain hence the heat build up and bluing of the metal.... Sort of makes sense with ebay saws as well!
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Sounds good Alec keep us posted! I'll supply a few chains if you need.
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So full skip is really all about better chip clearance and that's their advantage. This does tie in with why people always recommend them on 2 foot plus bars as under this the chain is exiting the wood before the chip is compacting therefore no point in using skip link chain.
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Ditto the above... you can nip the bars to get a bit more life out of them but when you start doing this there is prob a new bar on the horizon. I got some of the bar rail closers that Baileys do and they work quite well on the long bars. Only thing I noticed was that they had to be re done quite regularly to keep the chain snug.
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Cheers for asking anyways Mike.
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That seems right - hence with skip and semi skip more room so better chip clearance. Though if you took full skip link why is this not slower than full comp - as if there are less cutters would this not mean less wood is being cut? (if chain speed is the same)
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Yep that makes sense.... but where exactly is the waste stored before it gets fired out?
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That's it something similar to this vid but slow mo and showing the saw working at the edge of the log.
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Thanks - I understand how this bit works in theory but being a geek I want to see it work in practice...
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Yep that's what I'm after.... perhaps Les can come up with the goods!
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Not looking to debate the rational for asking the question just for helpful posts that might help answer it.
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Yep I'd agree on that - they last a few sharpens and then... they still work just not the same as 'out the box'.
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Most of it is tongue in cheek banter..... .... but there are a few as you say 'smart answers' - always going to be really just rise above 'em.
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Yep I know I know but - considering it's our weapon of choice should we not know a bit more about the workings of it all... ... for instance there's been threads about - is skip link chain better and for what? Is square ground chain any use? If I knew a bit more about the theory of how it works then you can start tweaking things a bit more...
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Cheers - would appreciate it if you could - not found anything on the net at all.....
