Who is cutting wood?

[Trackhead]

It's funny - cutting ski runs is one of my primary uses for the electric saw. Although most of the areas I'm cutting require a bit of discretion. Going at it with a big gas saw would likely lead to a confiscated saw and some heavy fines.

Depending on how things shake out this winter, might need your help with some light ski run clearing, it's all burned, dead stuff, so wouldn't be illegal. Nice 800-1000ft tree runs on the right day, snowcat/sled laps.

[toast2266]

Depending on how things shake out this winter, might need your help with some light ski run clearing, it's all burned, dead stuff, so wouldn't be illegal. Nice 800-1000ft tree runs on the right day, snowcat/sled laps.

That sounds pretty sweet. Love skiing through burns.

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[AlpiNord]

It's funny - cutting ski runs is one of my primary uses for the electric saw. Although most of the areas I'm cutting require a bit of discretion. Going at it with a big gas saw would likely lead to a confiscated saw and some heavy fines.

This occurred to me the other day for an access route and a few runs in our burn areas, as well as some bike trail clearing and camping to justify unloading my Husqy for a cordless. How many amp hours and volts are good minimums?

Any ideas on valuation of a ‘low mileage’, 2005 350/18” that still cuts like butter…..once it’s tuned and goes?

Edit: as an aside, for the last sharpening, I used a Dremel guide and sharpening stone. It was quick, easy and worked great. Other than keeping an eye on the stone diameter as it wears, any downside to this vs a file and guide?


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[AlpiNord]

PSA: Not sure it’s available elsewhere but there is a 25% (up to $100) rebate for battery and chainsaw and other rates for electric outdoor power equipment (and e-bikes) from our electric coop through the end of the year.


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[Trackhead]

Got my fairy saw today. Ran it at 3/4 charge and cut the wood below (lodge pole). First impression is it’s way more pleasant than fucking gas stink two stroke, it’s faster than my 18” craftsmen, it’s perfect for quiet backyard use. I love it.

Charge time 1 hr to 80%, 1.5 hours to 100%. I spent $800 for saw and two batteries. Plenty of juice to cut a truck load of wood around here.

It’s not an industrial saw, but electric motors are in everything and are proven reliable. Less moving parts, no piston, crank shaft, carburetors, air filters. Has a tool less chain tensioner and a sight window for bar oil.



3/4 charge about half a truck load of rounds.

[bodywhomper]

Happy new saw day!!!

[mattig]

I would like a battery top handle (other than my underpowered DeWalt) for climbing. Either the new 545 or the new Stihl. No one who's used a commercial battery saw made in the last few years would knock their capability. Working a big brush pile with a tiny commercial Stihl that my arborist let me borrow just as cool as using my 462, but in totally different ways. If I could only own one saw to do every possible thing (other than climbing), it would be the 462.

I think I'll go buy a 661 today because I'm tired of having to make 2-sided face cuts on big trees. It would be much safer and more accurate to just look down the sights and pull back. I was off by a good 5-7 degrees on a fall yesterday. Totally acceptable margin of error in this case, but on trees where I can make perfect face cuts from one side of the tree, they go exactly where they point.




Not as high as it looks. Only limbed the first 40 ft to prevent the limbs poking holes in my road fabric.

[AlpiNord]

Re: top handle battery chainsaws:




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[skisurfmirth]

Mattig, cool pics. Looks like interesting work. I rarely use the old 066 at we have at work and have never used the 661, which looks like a beast. I’ve been impressed with the 500i over the last 3 summers. Ours are set up with 28” bar and we carry a 36” incase a situation comes up like you describe, if it’s safer to cut a really large tree from only one side. Pretty amazing blend of power/weight. Worth looking at. 462 was the workhorse of the fleet before the 500i.


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[XXX-er]

A local faller told me the 462 was the best saw he had ever used, he bought 3 of them, he got them " Walkerized " at Walker's saw shop on Vancover island which is THE place for getting your saw souped up, buddy is 65 and not that big so i think he wanted a lighter saw

[Trackhead]

2.75 batteries for this heap. Blade speed really stays high through entire battery.

[mattig]

Mattig, cool pics. Looks like interesting work. I rarely use the old 066 at we have at work and have never used the 661, which looks like a beast. I’ve been impressed with the 500i over the last 3 summers. Ours are set up with 28” bar and we carry a 36” incase a situation comes up like you describe, if it’s safer to cut a really large tree from only one side. Pretty amazing blend of power/weight. Worth looking at. 462 was the workhorse of the fleet before the 500i.


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Ha, you're killing me. I couldn't bring myself to spend the extra money on the 500 at the time (462 was on sale to boot, but I have 500 envy). And yeah, I think a backup 36 inch bar is probably the best idea. It won't be quite enough for a few, but it'll do for most.

Today's tree made it much closer to the goal posts we use for bragging rights. Closest I've come to the elusive field goal so far.



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[Trackhead]

1.25 batteries for a truck load of wood. Ran outta truck before we ran outta electrons.

[Grange]

Got another good load of red oak firewood. I found several nice dead oaks in the national forest with bark falling off, but felling them was tricky without getting them hung up. I'll likely get one more truck load before I call it quits for the season. Looking forward to trying my new splitting maul and splitting axe.

[Trackhead]

Got another good load of red oak firewood. I found several nice dead oaks in the national forest with bark falling off, but felling them was tricky without getting them hung up. I'll likely get one more truck load before I call it quits for the season. Looking forward to trying my new splitting maul and splitting axe.

That's a lot of heavy wood to stack in a truck bed with a shell on it! Better your back than mine.

[XXX-er]

If you can leave the wood uncut its easier to load and you can even leave some hanging out the bed, of course that ^^ depends on having somewhere to cut the 8ft lengths at home

[Grange]

Rules on the national forest around here say 4 foot lengths is the max. I've found that cutting into links right away allows better stacking thus I'm able to load more wood.

I did have a sore back for a while last month so I did modify my schedule for cutting firewood. My back is fine however carrying the logs on my shoulder before cutting them into links does make my shoulders sore for a several days.

[DougW]

If you can leave the wood uncut its easier to load and you can even leave some hanging out the bed, of course that ^^ depends on having somewhere to cut the 8ft lengths at home

The firewood permits around here require cut to 4' less if cedar "The maximum length of firewood pieces shall not exceed 1.2m (less than 4 ft.) in length. Cedar posts and rails shall not be manufactured or transported from the area under this permit.

This Free Use Permit authorizes you under Section 48(1)(b) of the Forest Act to cut dead and down wood for firewood (to a maximum of 5 cords) in the Selkirk Forest District. Pursuant to Section 94(5) of the Forest Act, and Section 10(5) of the Timber Marking and Transportation Regulation, firewood covered under this free use permit is exempt from the scaling and marking requirements."

[DougW]

.Over shot amount of wood this year as clearing a lot beside us so I think I have about 5 years worth.

[Grange]

Last load of wood for home this year. I'll probably cut more wood for the cottage, but at least I won't have bring more wood home. Now the splitting begins.

[Trackhead]

.Over shot amount of wood this year as clearing a lot beside us so I think I have about 5 years worth.

My wife wants endless wood, too. Enough is never enough.

[NBABUCKS1]

fell some big dead trees on my property in wyoming. Can't really say I enjoy this too much, makes me nervous! Didn't get a vid/pic of it but had to take one down that was about 2/3 burnt out at the base, sketchy all around!

Obviously some safety issues too.

Falling some big trees on a burn in Wyoming (youtube.com)


holzfforma ftw lol




trackhead - that's impressive on the battery life on that saw. Can't say my makita gets nearly the same and is slightly underpowered. Would never use it to buck, but love using it to limb.

[claymond]

Dawg, get a hardhat!

You got a lot of cutting to do in there, planning to pile burn it?

[NBABUCKS1]

Dawg, get a hardhat!

You got a lot of cutting to do in there, planning to pile burn it?

yeah left chaps and hardhat at home smh. But I usually do have them....

It's way more wood then i'll never know what to do with and I only have a 300 square foot tinyhome with a little morso squirrel. I coudln't possibly burn it all if I tried. Until then it'll just sit there.

I do pile burn the limbs on the nearby stuff once we have a light layer of snow.

I wanted to cut these down to change the view from:


to this:

[Woodsy]

Had first fire of wood I split in the summer. Seasoned enough to burn and didnt cost a dime