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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread Wood handle axe recommendation.Congrats! The ochsenkopf splitting Axes of varying weight are what I primarily use up north here. I do have a fiskars "beater" as a... -
I ended up grabbing an Ox head spalt fix 1250g 70cm for about $70 delivered. Very excited to try it out. Light and short but will be...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread $200 logger boot shootout.OK, getting this "$200 and under logger boot shootout" steered back on path as temps have finally started warming up enough here in...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread Cannon bar tip failure.Do the cannon bars still just take yer common 1 rivet oregon nose? If so, there's quite a few new old stock .404 ones in ebay right...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread Cannon bar tip failure.No judgements here. Im glad yer ok. I understand how shocking it is milling with that much power when something grenades right in close...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread Fool proof saw?.Its perfectly normal. Fitting together 2 stroke crank ends with hydraulic presses, lotsa hammer time and confirming everything is true...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread Echo 4910.Getting closer. The narrow kerf bars arrived from Australia. They're essentially the 3/8 lp milling bars with a .325 narrow kerf 10...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.Dang, thats mighty cheap for a full synthetic everything oil. Ill grab a few gallons of it.
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.Yep if there's a will there's a way. It depends on which model sled. Going from 2.52 pitch drivers to 2.86 drivers, gotta pay a shop to...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.The Amish war horse of worksleds. Its a shame that yammy quit the sled market. Theres a mint rebadged vk-bearcat thats been setting for...
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Yamaha Vk 540 would be my utility sled of choice. That or and older 2 speed skandic.
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Well I just wasted 10 minutes reading about that. Why not use roller bearings?
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.Anyways, back to chainsaws: 32:1 lucas, a smidgen of mmt and a smidgen of stabilizer. Thats been my go-to for 3 years now. I have echo...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.No idea. Check all the exploded diagrams from the online parts stores like babbits or country cat. I will say this: the oddball 16" x...
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mainer_in_ak replied to the thread What oil is best? and what ratio?.Yep, I do firewood, slabs and logs with ole sht box bearcats. Or really any older 2 stroke utility sleds. So ive used the lucas oil...
