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If you are only going to use it a few times a year why not go battery, I believe you can get dewalt, makita or even einhell for a small amount of money and then you can get other tools that are on the same battery platform. Otherwise just get a small saw like a husky 135 mkii or a Stihl ms180 or something. Unless you are going to be cutting up big wood.
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Yes. What bar did you get with your 881? The Stihl rollomatic bars have replaceable sprocket noses. Otherwise sugi hara solid are good or yes 54” gb bar are also good.
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Correct it’s 6”. I believe on the panther mill it’s designed so the dogs slot into the back of the upright so you don’t lose any more length. 👍
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Yes mate you lose 6 inches when the saw goes into the mill. Quoting @Macpherson and @Bob_z_l you can adjust the mill to the bar length. So I’ve got a mill that holds a 48” bar but can hold whatever bar length you want below that. Also as above you could put s 54” bar into the 48” mill and use the whole width of the mill. So with my current set up I can mill a log at a squeeze up to 36” wide. i would like to upgrade to a 54” GB bar but probably a 46” sugi hara solid bar would be as much as I would want. That would allow you to mill a log 40” wide. how big do you need? Plus you can always get another bar and chain if you really need it. Personally I don’t see the need to have a whopping great bar unless you need it for a very wide log. I believe @Rough Hewn uses a 60” set up on a more regular basis from what he has told me in the past. the options are endless 👍🤣well almost….
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I’ve used the 48” Lo pro bar and Stihl chain to good results with the 881. Though you have to be fairly careful with it and as @Bob_z_l you can have sprockets break and your bar maintenance needs to be really good otherwise the slightest nick in the bar can cause chains to snap. However on a 90cc Chinese saw I’ve milled loads of stuff using lo pro. Personally I would stick with .404 and the 881. The Oregon ripping chain is perfectly good for that. I also have a 64” bar but it doesn’t come out too often and it’s fair weight to have to drag around. My favoured set up is a 42” Stihl .404 bar and chain on the 881 with a 48” mill. Seems to be good size for most logs I mill up. have used the 880 and a 46” sugi bar in the past and that was a great set up too.
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Petrol mowers, Cub Cadet are very fast and robust as machines go. Strong build but simple design. Rather than sticks for steering they use a traditional steering wheel which makes things easier. I have two Cubs both are very fast and don't need much maintenance. They also have big powerful engines. Their price ranges from £24,000 down to £4,500 with lots of options in between. I have their older commerical petrol which has a 60" deck, have had it from new for 8 years with little issues, it is used to mow a football pitch and a larger field on a regular basis. Cub Cadet Z9183ID zero turn ride-on mower (183cm cut) – F.R. Jones & Son WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK Otherwise yes compact tractor with big deck on the back, something like a major with rollers to give a nice finish. But you would need both the tractor and the deck. 👍
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Frost this morning but bright blue skies 😎
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It’s been two glorious days of Spring here. 👍 blue skies and bright.
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That’s not the easiest tree ID picture I have seen. 👍
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Like those posts. They look great. 👍
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Do you give it a finish of any sort or just let it be?
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Sounds lovely. Cheers mate! 👍
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Nice sized tree. From what I have read yew grows fast depending on varying factors and sometimes goes on holiday and hardly grows. So I think it makes it a lot harder to determine the age of yew specifically. My guess is that its more than 80 years judging by the size of it. 👍
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I will try and mill some up and see what the outcome is. 👍
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I haven't used anything on anything I have milled. Have only been milling since 2020 myself. But generally by drying the wood and not keeping it damp woodworm and things should not want to munch on your boards. Keep them stickered and keep the rain off them and they should be fine drying away. unless of course you plan on kiln drying them. 👍
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Nice, I was thinking the small shelf sections looked like oak. But the backing boards are really. 👍
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I think I might be bisawual. I mostly have husky, but the Stihl 881 is a good saw and if I had the money I would probably get a 661 too. One can never have enough saws and they each play their role in the bigger game. 👍
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Nice one ☝️ what’s the timber? Oak and? (Maybe)
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Nice 👍 yeah definitely thinking of milling up some Robinia. Haven’t had the chance until now so could be interesting.
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My 881 blasts through monster logs with a 42” bar and chain cross cutting. It’s a beast. Though I do like the grunt of the older 880.
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What’s your chain preference Stubby? 👍
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I find that depending on cutter/tooth type I might use 5.2 or 5.5 file. Some of the Oregon cutters are quite a different shape depending on what chain you are using. But obviously 5.5 on .404. That’s just me though. 👍
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That is puzzling. But also puzzling that Robinia doesn’t get more use or grown for timber if it’s durable.
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I think it suckers quite readily too. We have a few on the estate in the same area. Had to fell a large one recently. It had been blown over part way in strong winds. Had been leaning for a while so not sure if it’s worth milling. But yes supposed to be better than oak for durability per the books on woods of the world. 👍
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Flowering Pear blossom and some of the early white magnolias out here. 👍
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