Self feeding issues

[Hedgerow]

Great video! Thanks for sharing that.

Of course, you need to be sort of a chain geek already to really understand it!


Oregon used to recommend the 10° 'down angle' (you drop the handle of your file down when filing, even though you are filing 'upwards') only of full-chisel chains. A few years ago, they started recommending it on more chains, including semi-chisel chains. An Oregon rep told me that it absolutely makes a difference in objective testing. *** But, Oregon only recommends using that file holder at 90° ***. That's a difference from those Vallorbe videos.

STIHL has always recommended a 90° (0° down angle) file position. I do not know if this is due to a difference in the profile of their cutters, or a technical disagreement, or . . . ? Whatever you choose - stick with it: wastes a lot of metal going back and forth.

Philbert

The 10 degree angle is a good thing.

 

[Hedgerow]

Doug fir is a fun animal isn’t it? How many other types of wood can you take a 5’ 200’ stem and take the hinge up to almost nothing? If they want to see a fun hardwood they should come play with some alder.


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Alder is mush.
Splitting *s-word it is.

It was designed to knock west coasters on the head..

 

[Hedgerow]

The guys back east *b-word about ash for the same reason.
Prone to split or just break..

 

[chipper1]

The guys back east *b-word about ash for the same reason.
Prone to split or just break..

It's almost all dead here.
Farmer 1/2 mile from here in the river bottom sold a hundred cord a yr, still running 70-80cc saws cutting in his 70's took a hit, wasn't long after he passed. He told me it slowed him down a lot a week before, great guy, laughed at my 50cc saws .

The 10 degree angle is a good thing.

Do you use it on all chains.

 

[chipper1]

I use this on my square falling chains as well, it’s just simple easy works for everything I do from saw chains to harvester chains.
Here’s a video of the harvester

Then here’s some larger fir on a line

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I've seen the fir video before.
Nice machine, I need one for firewood, wonder how it would do on red oaks lol.
Gotta have the right tool for the job, guess I'm the "tool" for the oaks .

 

[junkman]

I use this on my square falling chains as well, it’s just simple easy works for everything I do from saw chains to harvester chains.
Here’s a video of the harvester

Then here’s some larger fir on a line

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Nice work ,so my saw is not the only one that gets the chain plugged full of fir chips lol

 

[junkman]

Doug fir is a fun animal isn’t it? How many other types of wood can you take a 5’ 200’ stem and take the hinge up to almost nothing? If they want to see a fun hardwood they should come play with some alder.


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Alders no fun unless has at least a 20 degree lean.

 

[Hedgerow]

It's almost all dead here.
Farmer 1/2 mile from here in the river bottom sold a hundred cord a yr, still running 70-80cc saws cutting in his 70's took a hit, wasn't long after he passed. He told me it slowed him down a lot a week before, great guy, laughed at my 50cc saws .

Do you use it on all chains.

Just full chisel cutters.

 

[Hedgerow]

Nice work ,so my saw is not the only one that gets the chain plugged full of fir chips lol

Try cottonwood some time.

It’s a hardwood, but not hard..

But fiber and swampy *s-word it is!

 

[Skeans1]

Try cottonwood some time.

It’s a hardwood, but not hard..

But fiber and swampy *s-word it is!

We have it, it plugs like red cedar does fir is a different animal.


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[Skeans1]

Nice work ,so my saw is not the only one that gets the chain plugged full of fir chips lol

It seems like normally the first cut of the day after that stuff smooths our nicely.


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[Skeans1]

Alders no fun unless has at least a 20 degree lean.

And normally up the face of a nasty hill too, always fun watching one chair out for no reason.


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[Skeans1]

I've seen the fir video before.
Nice machine, I need one for firewood, wonder how it would do on red oaks lol.
Gotta have the right tool for the job, guess I'm the "tool" for the oaks .

They do just fine in oak, the best heads for that hardwood was a Fabtek.


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[junkman]

Try cottonwood some time.

It’s a hardwood, but not hard..

But fiber and swampy *s-word it is!

Cottonwood here stinks like cat piss inside ,yuk

 

[junkman]

And normally up the face of a nasty hill too, always fun watching one chair out for no reason.


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Since i started the triangle cut with alder have not blown the back out of one yet ,bore cutting i have though.falling them sideways to the lean to swing them some does not seem to chair them either. ,At least so far they haven't.

 

[5000+]

Great video! Thanks for sharing that.

Of course, you need to be sort of a chain geek already to really understand it!


Oregon used to recommend the 10° 'down angle' (you drop the handle of your file down when filing, even though you are filing 'upwards') only on full-chisel chains. A few years ago, they started recommending it on more chains, including semi-chisel chains. An Oregon rep told me that it absolutely makes a difference in objective testing. *** But, Oregon only recommends using that file holder at 90° ***. That's a difference from those Vallorbe videos.

STIHL has always recommended a 90° (0° down angle) file position. I do not know if this is due to a difference in the profile of their cutters, or a technical disagreement, or . . . ? Whatever you choose - stick with it: wastes a lot of metal going back and forth.

Philbert

Stihl used to specify 10* down for rs chain.

 

[Toad22t]

Cottonwood here stinks like cat piss inside ,yuk

I won't burn cottonwood for that reason, along with box elder and maple. Well I'll burn maple if it has about 2 years to totally dry out. I guess I'm kind of a wood snob, oak or black locust for me. I also have a indoor wood burner so that makes a big difference.

 

[RI Chevy]

Send me all your maple then please. I'll dispose of it properly.

 

[Toad22t]

Send me all your maple then please. I'll dispose of it properly.

This maple tree all went to someone else.

 

[jakethesnake]

Our maple here and Chevy s way doesn’t stink. I like it. Split it big or leave round and it doesn’t burn up fast and makes amazing heat.