The chainsaw thread...

[rbtree]

Sorry to be Debbie Downer. My buddy Bob was killed last month by a drunk driver. Totally innocent & never saw it coming. Anyone who rides the Red Chair @ Magic should thank him. He did tons of volunteer work clearing trees over the cable. Chair #88 was painted in his name.

so sad to hear that......

[rbtree]

While this thread has my attention, here's a shot of Joe, who worked for me one day....we brushed out 8 cottonwoods for WM (waste Mgt) prfepping for craning the sticks last Tuesday. This is his first ride on my new tool (toy?!), the "Wraptor", which is a powered ascender. This old man loves it's 100 feet per minute effortless ride into the treetops. A great energy saver it is..let me get more work done for sure.

[Meadow Skipper]

While this thread has my attention, here's a shot of Joe, who worked for me one day....we brushed out 8 cottonwoods for WM (waste Mgt) prfepping for craning the sticks last Tuesday. This is his first ride on my new tool (toy?!), the "Wraptor", which is a powered ascender. This old man loves it's 100 feet per minute effortless ride into the treetops. A great energy saver it is..let me get more work done for sure.

You, sir, are the king of stoke in this thread.

Appreciate the info update on newer saws. Do you port your own saws?

[~mikey b]

cool story in Santa Cruz Sentinel










can't embed videos - I'm too dumb

[rbtree]

You, sir, are the king of stoke in this thread.

Appreciate the info update on newer saws. Do you port your own saws?

No sir. I've had four or five different builders massage at least 10 saws over the last 10 years. My youtube site shows some of them in action.....rbtree.....

also, some sexy advertising here:
http://youtu.be/_k1lAf_V5Uk

Paul, the designer, set his pole dancing wife and three of her friends up with Wraptors, and skimpy outfits for a fun ride and video......

[rideit]

So, umm....what is the QUIETEST that you can get a gasser saw to be, and how?
Would like to get a 355, say, as quiet or quieter than a 35cc home number (I would be willing to give up some power)
Anyone ever make a home silencer?

[rbtree]

rideit.....I go the opposite way. My saw are LOUD. Why do you want quiet saws? For stealth side country stash cutting? If so, all you need is a small saw as you're only cutting 1-4" material. Get a toy saw and go to work.....

[Jer]

So, umm....what is the QUIETEST that you can get a gasser saw to be, and how?
Would like to get a 355, say, as quiet or quieter than a 35cc home number (I would be willing to give up some power)
Anyone ever make a home silencer?

Great job ride - now we have BATFE spooks lurking.

Why don't you just blow up trees with IEDs?

...and since this thread is many years old - my opinion on Huskies has turned 180.

[Meadow Skipper]

also, some sexy advertising here:
http://youtu.be/_k1lAf_V5Uk

Paul, the designer, set his pole dancing wife and three of her friends up with Wraptors, and skimpy outfits for a fun ride and video......

Heh, probably the best small-engine promo ever...except for the music, but that can be turned down.

[rideit]

Hah, no Jer, not really for covert ops. We will be working in an area near a popular trail making a new lolipop, and would rather work without too many curious distractions.
I have too much on my plate with sanctioned trail these days....

[Jethro]

So, umm....what is the QUIETEST that you can get a gasser saw to be, and how?
Would like to get a 355, say, as quiet or quieter than a 35cc home number (I would be willing to give up some power)
Anyone ever make a home silencer?

rideit, you could do it like the exotic lumber poachers do in some protected forests. Make an exhaust manifold which will accept a flexible tube/hose, and run the exhaust into a bucket of water. It will no doubt lower your horse power, and guys with pricey ported saws would cringe, but it is supposed to be pretty quiet.

I was thinking of adapting one of my spark arrested 2 stroke dirt bike silencers to my Husky, mostly for stealth trail work and river cleaning behind peoples houses on a local kayak run. The hose exhaust trick would work really well on a river, as long as forest service people don't catch you venting 2 stroke fumes into a water environment.

[rbtree]

Hah, Jethro, ya beat me to that.....

Here in the land of big trees, the PNWet, an oft overlooked tree is the big leaf maple, the largest maple species in the world. A genetically figured big leaf maple can have wood that is valued as highly as ANY exotic wood known to man, as it is used for musical instruments. The figure called quilt is the most prized, for its 3 dimensional bubble like look. It can be seen on many super cool electric guitars. A 2.5 board foot piece of the highest grade can go for $100 or more!. The maple thieves use that exact technique that you described.

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/hardw...aple_wood.html

[rideit]

Holy fuck, the woods on that site give me wood. I need some of that for clocks n' such....

[Jethro]

Holy fuck, the woods on that site give me wood. I need some of that for clocks n' such....

Now you know where and how. Happy cutting.

[mtnjam]

any good recs on packs for carrying chainsaw, fuel and bar oil? I know of the Dakine Builders pack....

[Meadow Skipper]

any good recs on packs for carrying chainsaw, fuel and bar oil? I know of the Dakine Builders pack....

Never used one, but googling fireline+packs+chainsaw brings up some solutions:
http://www.wildlandwarehouse.com/wwc..._Packs_C68.cfm. <-scroll down.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/TRU...ACK-TRUE-8PYJ6

I was a little disappointed that Mystery Ranch doesn't make one.

[~mikey b]

back in the old fogey days on the trail crew I used to drag around a stoopid contraption made out of an old frame pack with a wooden sleeve for the bar and a place to strap on a coupla Dolmars. Can't recommend it.....

[~mikey b]

so glad I borrowed a splitter...



processed about 6 cords in the last 3 weeks

[mtnjam]

thanks for the pack rec's....thinking I might go with my old meat pack frame and see if I can get the saw to fit on there with my other gear too.

Any good recommendations on a good saw to cut brush with (mainly buck/alderbrush) ski area thicket. I currently have a little 14" bar Homelite 3314, which has been OK, but not reliable in starting. Chain keeps falling off, etc. My buddies have Huskys and Stihls, but not sure which models.

[Meadow Skipper]

thanks for the pack rec's....thinking I might go with my old meat pack frame and see if I can get the saw to fit on there with my other gear too.

Bungee cords are your friend.

Any good recommendations on a good saw to cut brush with (mainly buck/alderbrush) ski area thicket. I currently have a little 14" bar Homelite 3314, which has been OK, but not reliable in starting. Chain keeps falling off, etc. My buddies have Huskys and Stihls, but not sure which models.

There are a few recommendations in this thread. Reader's Digest version: Get a Stihl or Husky depending on which local dealer is best, get a pro saw if you can afford it but a weekend warrior model will suffice, and you probably want a smaller one like a Stihl 261 or a Husky 339. Homelites suck bad, but you should learn to tune your saw and adjust/file your chain.

[irul&ublo]

Just bought a Stihl 250, nice tool.

[XXX-er]

Gas or electric? I used an electric splitter to split all this winters wood for the local ski lodge and it worked pretty good

it runs off the gas generator and is cheaper/simpler than having another engine to mess with on a gas powered splitter and it was easier to bring in by chopper than a gas powered splitter

[elotrolado]

i have owned a stihl 026 for the past 12 years excellent saw absolutely no problems.

gas splitters are the only way to go. i picked up a 15 ton splitter at princess auto a couple of years ago, the first few times i used it were some of the happiest moments of my life.

[~mikey b]

firewood sculpture

www.woodheat.org is a good site for newbies

[DoWork]

Holy shit mike, that is freakin AWESOME!