3browns
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So I know I am way late to the party but I was finally able to run the Archer 3/8" .050 68dl semi chisel I picked up a year and a half ago
I hand filed one loop and left the other stock
I put the stock on first with my new 18" Tsumura bar and fired up the saw to burn out the fogging oil from November
Just the couple of minutes running at a fast idle and with a couple of half ass piss revs caused the chain to stretch noticeably
I know everyone says it stretches so I tensioned it again and started cutting
I was surprised that just a couple minutes into taking some branches off a blown down Kiawe tree (mesquite) and it was loose again
Tensioned it again and started cutting my way down the trunk and damned if it didn't need tensioning again really quickly
WTF...
The trunk had about a half inch of weathered wood but the core was still mostly solid and is HARD
I made a few dozen 2-4 inch cuts on branches and a couple dozen cuts on the main trunk and the chain was done
Now I have to admit that this tree is sitting in a field of red volcanic rock and blowing red dirt and it was probably chock full of grit but I was not impressed
I am going to try my hand filed loop next and will report back
I took an informal poll and apparently 9 out of 10 cinnamon ants did NOT like Archer chain cutting into their nest
The 10th didn't vote because the MFER crawled up my arm and bit me so I strangled him
Little bastard...
I hand filed one loop and left the other stock
I put the stock on first with my new 18" Tsumura bar and fired up the saw to burn out the fogging oil from November
Just the couple of minutes running at a fast idle and with a couple of half ass piss revs caused the chain to stretch noticeably
I know everyone says it stretches so I tensioned it again and started cutting
I was surprised that just a couple minutes into taking some branches off a blown down Kiawe tree (mesquite) and it was loose again
Tensioned it again and started cutting my way down the trunk and damned if it didn't need tensioning again really quickly
WTF...
The trunk had about a half inch of weathered wood but the core was still mostly solid and is HARD
I made a few dozen 2-4 inch cuts on branches and a couple dozen cuts on the main trunk and the chain was done
Now I have to admit that this tree is sitting in a field of red volcanic rock and blowing red dirt and it was probably chock full of grit but I was not impressed
I am going to try my hand filed loop next and will report back
I took an informal poll and apparently 9 out of 10 cinnamon ants did NOT like Archer chain cutting into their nest
The 10th didn't vote because the MFER crawled up my arm and bit me so I strangled him
Little bastard...