CLEARCUT meets the 500i

[huskyboy]

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Who can find the 500?

What do I win? Lol

 

[TreeLife]

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A gfy! Lol

 

[deye223]

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It just proves you are a nosey bugger .

 

[CLEARCUT]

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A 550 with a 395 P&C.

 

[Infinitejest]

Supposedly water resistant, we'll see. Should make cleaning easier on camp jobs.

 

[chiselbit]

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Supposedly water resistant, we'll see. Should make cleaning easier on camp jobs.

Slight derail: I think it was you that mentioned somewhere that you did something to your STIHL bars to allow the use of husky sized chains? Today was the second time in last couple months that I thought I had a 114 dL chain and actually had a 115 dL chain. Both times where way too far from home. I’d be interested in the procedure

 

[Infinitejest]

Not me, I do remember someone else posting about that...hopefully they'll see this.

 

[Skeans1]

Slight derail: I think it was you that mentioned somewhere that you did something to your STIHL bars to allow the use of husky sized chains? Today was the second time in last couple months that I thought I had a 114 dL chain and actually had a 115 dL chain. Both times where way too far from home. I’d be interested in the procedure

@Fullkip if memory serves.


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[chiselbit]

@Fullkip if memory serves.


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Yep. You’re right. Thanks

 

[Fullkip]

I just drill a second adjustment hole 1/2 inch or so to the back of bar.
Then grind the stud groove out the back. Make sure to make it perfect, I do the last bit with a flat file.
Best to have a quality drill bit. Also your gonna need a drill press.
The 28in es light takes a 93 dl chain done this way.
At some point I will get a mill , this would just take a few minutes then.

 

[Fullkip]

If you run both Huskies and Stihls this makes life easier. Some guys lengthen the groove toward the tip.

 

[Fullkip]

I believe lengthening the groove forward on a husky bar would let a guy run 114 DL loop. Might have to take some off the heel, I haven't done one that way.
I don't want to take a DL out of all my 115 husky loops...

 

[chiselbit]

I just drill a second adjustment hole 1/2 inch or so to the back of bar.
Then grind the stud groove out the back. Make sure to make it perfect, I do the last bit with a flat file.
Best to have a quality drill bit. Also your gonna need a drill press.
The 28in es light takes a 93 dl chain done this way.
At some point I will get a mill , this would just take a few minutes then.

Thanks. Looks like I’ll be adding a driver to a bunch of chains now.

 

[CLEARCUT]

Chip deflector is still working well. The saw is finally getting broke-in, lol. I quenched my other saw model buying itch by test-driving some from some other guys. Yeah...I’ll stick with the 500. I forget too quickly how other saws run.

 

[jacob j.]

View attachment 295087 View attachment 295088 View attachment 295089 Chip deflector is still working well. The saw is finally getting broke-in, lol. I quenched my other saw model buying itch by test-driving some from some other guys. Yeah...I’ll stick with the 500. I forget too quickly how other saws run.

Do you think you've hit the 300-hour mark on that one yet?

 

[CLEARCUT]

Do you think you've hit the 300-hour mark on that one yet?

Yes, I believe so. By my rough calculation, I have over 400 hours on it. Pretty much all I’ve ran since I got it. But I did have some buncher time mixed in. I would like to take it to Dan and see how many hours are on it one of these days. There is another guy with a 500 here on the crew who definitely has more hours on his than I do. He has only ran a 28 on his. I’ve ran a 32 a lot and a 36 a little bit. Mostly 28 inch bar stuff for the foreseeable future for me.

 

[CLEARCUT]

And I’m not counting the 6 hours...since there is always fueling time and whatnot in the mix.

 

[Allanb8d]

Yes, I believe so. By my rough calculation, I have over 400 hours on it. Pretty much all I’ve ran since I got it. But I did have some buncher time mixed in. I would like to take it to Dan and see how many hours are on it one of these days. There is another guy with a 500 here on the crew who definitely has more hours on his than I do. He has only ran a 28 on his. I’ve ran a 32 a lot and a 36 a little bit. Mostly 28 inch bar stuff for the foreseeable future for me.

28in bar because you won't be in bigger wood? Or you think the 28in bar pairs with the 500i best?

 

[CLEARCUT]

28in bar because you won't be in bigger wood? Or you think the 28in bar pairs with the 500i best?

Yes to the first one. A lot of plantation fir in our next few units. Things can change though...they always seem to. Probably be in da big wood next, lol.

 

[cfaller]

What happened to the 3 point dawgs?