Rough Hewn
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Get yourself on Instagram bud. Post beautiful photos and videos everyday, It’s a slow burner but it is free advertising. [emoji106]
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Arbtalk’s very own@bigtreedon from DRLTreecare, giving the stihl ms881 a beasting with this hard ash. Running a stihl 30” bar with .404 full chisel chain. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Cutting beech with the 60” panther mill and the stihl 881 [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Some close ups of the 881 Available from tomorrow [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Watch the sawdust pour... [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Earlier in summer I visited Harrison from velocity tree services to try the 881 out on the Logosol wide slabber. 7’ canon bar and a 3’-5’+ oak log to chew. [emoji106]
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I totally admit I’m sh** with computers. ???[emoji106]
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The 880 is bit of a tractor, The 881 is like a fast trac. All my saws are stock, though I have used quite a variety of ported and spud ported saws. Unmodified the 880 is fine with an 84” bar in 5’ of oak. The issue with modding 880’s is being able to use the increase in torque effectively. As the top rpm is really limited to about 12.5-13k mechanically. However with porting you could drop the depth gauges below recommended levels as you’d have the torque to back it up. But then you’d have a saw which couldn’t be used legally for work. This is a pre production model of the 881. It’s just on loan. Had it from March til August and it’s on its way back Monday [emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] Rob.d of Chainsawbars.co.uk has just sent me some different chain setups for the panther mills. So next week I’ll be doing some comparison videos (if the rain stops). And looking forward to trying these out.. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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It’s beautiful. I’ve started downloading my old phone, so should be able to post some videos tomorrow. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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It’s a good saw, the 661 is better. A 660 will have trouble with a 48” bar, unless it’s a full skip or hyperskip. Better with a 30” bar. Or just get an 881 [emoji6][emoji106]
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You can push it with a 30” bar for milling, Though you’ll only get 24” cut. I’ve heard of guys using 461’s with 36” bars and full skip chain felling the big softwoods stateside. Weighs considerably less than a 660/661 etc [emoji106]
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Never heard of it. Nice colour [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Yeah, done a bit of felling and cross cutting. With a 30” bar it’s very well balanced. Cuts fresh oak like chocolate out the fridge. I was intending only to use it for milling, but I really like the power for cross cutting big stems. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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I took them off for milling [emoji106]
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They will pull a 30” bar buried in oak. But as Steve says 25” is best. Brilliant bit of kit. Oiling is no problem. Filter is no problem either. Although I would reccomend an 881 instead now. [emoji106]
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Recent Thefts - Anyone else suffering ?
Rough Hewn replied to cjdg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Recent Thefts - Anyone else suffering ?
Rough Hewn replied to cjdg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Leave the shotgun alone. It’s a lethal firearm. Get yourself a paintball gun. It’s a TOY!!! I got one of these for the odd night I stay at the warehouse. Fires .50 paintballs. Or hardened rubber balls or half inch ball bearings. Very very quickly. And I often practise archery, At night, In the dark, In my yard. Without warning. [emoji106]- 7 replies
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Grafting point.[emoji106]
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A few more photos. I’ll get some videos up soon. [emoji106]
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The 881 next to the 880
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When you grow up on Dartmoor, Everywhere else has great weather! ????[emoji106][emoji299]️[emoji299]️[emoji299]️[emoji299]️
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Yes and no. Turned down an overhanging tree of heaven job, It half filled the neighbours garden. Tpo’ed. Council said trim it to border, no problem. Spoke with the owners who said it’s fine to trim it, but last time it was trimmed the roots receded and the sewer beneath collapsed. If I’m prepared to pay for any sewer pipe damage it’s fine with them.... apologised to client, walked away.
