Recent content by BlackGreyhound

Our old Jr. finally died so my wife found this beauty in the local classifieds. It's a 1981-2 Troy-Built Pony, one-owner machine in absolutely immaculate condition. The owner did meticulous maintenance and even had all the original paper! Wife is super pleased with the performance and I'm...

Hung some more fence through the woods for the sheep. About 3/4 done fencing in about 8 acres. Ran into some Snowdrops blooming.

I'm not an arborist, but here's my the MS201T that @Mastermind did for me. 3/8 chain in dry beech wood.

Not all lamb is strong tasting. Our sheep are Icelandic breed, considered the one of the most mild, even the older "mutton" is very mild.

How many pounds of lamb meat could I barter for this saw? ;-)

Thanks

Thank you. Appreciate your experience. From a basic mechanical knowledge says the lever arm gets very strong, very fast. I'm gonna stick with some shorter, wooden stakes to help steady logs until I can get chains on, and conservative loading weights.

Sounds like we have a consensus: Short, oak 2x4 to keep logs stable until I can chain down. Be cautious not to overload. Thanks for all the help guys!

Yes, that's perfect. I have literally unlimited amounts of oak. Totally agree about the stake pockets not being designed for heavy duty. I was thinking of just being able to get a second row of logs or so.

T I was thinking of that, too. That would be a bad situation.

I vote for 60 cc over 50 cc. FWIW, my 6-saw plan does not include a 50 cc saw. Currently: 35, 43, 59, 76, 91, 93 cc.

I have a 8' x 16', 10K deckover trailer with rub rails and stake pockets. I would like to haul logs (firewood/mill) on it occasionally. I'm thinking of purchasing some 2x4 x 4ft steel to put in the stake pockets to help contain the logs, especially while loading. I will chain the logs, too...

Lemme know too, please.

Here's some noodling

Here's a couple vids of my new (first tank of fuel) MMWS 395XP and a well broken in Tree Monkey 661CM. Both have 36" bars with Oregon EXJ (round file, full chisel, full-skip) with rakers at .035.