Recent content by Firewood Bandit

I cut cable skidded logs almost always. Technique was mentioned but never really explained well. I plunge cut almost every round using 404 semi chisel and a HARDNOSED bar as it bores much easier than a roller tip. Start at about 2 O clok position just below the top of the log, plunge until...

Those were fabbed out of tool steel. The vice itself is stainless steel and has a .002" tolerance. Shims need to be added/subtracted for different gauge of chain.

Wow, this is pretty old. Here is the dressed wheel.

My saws live in the back seat all Winter. Put down a waterproof tarp, then a moving blanket, cardboard under the saws and a board to hold them in place. Not going to sacrifice space in the 8' box. Sure it smells like gas and oil, but it is a work truck, that is what I bought it for.

The Simington is very cool, A lot more of a learning curve with true square chisel.

Ever seen a grinder like this one?

Due to cutting cable skidded log cut offs, I have switched to 404 semi chisel on big saws, 395 and ported 288 with hard nosed bars, because the maintain sharp so much longer. Technique makes a huge difference too on how you cut, almost every round is plunge cut.

Buddies of mine run hounds for coyotes. Hounds are different critters, I don't even call them dogs. In a days race I have seen a pair put on 47 miles according to their tracking collars.

If one is going to cut a LOT of wood it takes a lot of wood. A scrounge here or there just doesn't cut it. Here is a normal year.

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I follow my logger buddies around and make contact with landowners to clean up the refuse after the job is done. Generally one spot can keep me going for a year. When they are in the area, they fill my 18', 10,000# trailer in minutes. This is this year's spot: I've spent two days now , it has...

Another vote for AR-400

@Wilhelm Do you own/operate the orchard? I am an apple grower myself.

Good morning, I have a mint Dolmar 7900 that has the original bar on it. You can very faintly still see "Dolmar" on it. The only flaw is a crack in the chain cover. I have no idea how this happened, but has been repaired with JB weld. Can get more pics if desired. The 7900 was also before...

Well I am a little biased, but another vote for A.E. Metalwerx. Pics were taken when I got it, now has 129 hours on it and two seasons, love it. There are many features that are not obvious, no oil cooler but it is running so cool I added insulation to the tank in the Winter as the tank...