Ever have a chain that was gettin with it and................

[Czed]

Dropped a large ash tree cost me two new stihl rsc chains in the middle of the woods no fence in sight but it was ringed with the old white electric fence insulators about three inches deep no sign of them.

 

[malk315]

Some kind of dog run or clothesline thing embedded in the middle of this maple -- ouch:

 

[smokey7]

In yard trees you gotta love the " oh yea WI did put that in there 20 years ago"

 

[treesmith]

In yard trees you gotta love the " oh yea WI did put that in there 20 years ago"

Thinking about buying a metal detector for milling, the thought of trying to get 11' of buggered chain back to useable is not a pleasant one. The trouble is the only ones on ebay less than $700AU look like cheap chinga junk

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[smokey7]

Thinking about buying a metal detector for milling, the thought of trying to get 11' of buggered chain back to useable is not a pleasant one. The trouble is the only ones on ebay less than $700AU look like cheap chinga junk

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Wife has a harbor freight one and it works damn good.

 

[treesmith]

Good to know, thanks Smokey

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[Philbert]

Always thought this type might work:
http://wizdist.com/lumberwiz.shtml



Philbert

 

[Guido Salvage]

Always thought this type might work:
http://wizdist.com/lumberwiz.shtml

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Philbert

I bought a similar one like that through work. Depending on what model you get, most run $125 - $175.

 

[Philbert]

I bought a similar one like that through work.

Does it work good for finding nails deep in wood? Was not sure how they work with logs (versus boards), and with green, wet wood.

I bought the small version for working on board at my table saw.

Philbert

 

[jakethesnake]

I clean up hedge rows I ruin lots of chain I bought used ones last winter swear I haven't hit a thing since I started using them... Anyway I'm off duty on the saw work now as field work is what's important now. I get lots of old barbed wire in them ... Every tree has it in them there's no real way of knowing where it is in the trunk Seems to grow up with the tree on some trees and stay about the original level on others.... Wish I had pictures of a mess I cleaned up before this one My great grandfather had a scrap metal pile years ago in which trees grew up through There were augers hanging out of the side of trees up 10 or so feet in the air truck bumpers wedged in trees ... It was hard to believe really I didn't have a smart phone at the time so yeah I have no proof I probably have 40 or so of these barb wire infested suckers to move so guess I'll see how long I can go before I need more chain again...

 

[jmssaws]

I got a good one

I'm in the middle of the farm,miles away from anything,it's 2 miles from a road and many miles from a house,this was a blowdown I was cutting on and the metal I hit is from 20' up in the tree,that's the first cuts after working on that chain.
The video stops because the cussing started.

 

[Terry Syd]

Mate, congratulations on being able to start cussing. When that chain hit that bolt on my first cut of a new chain, I just sat down - for about 5-10 minutes wondering WTF was I doing this for!

 

[srcarr52]

I hit a t-post in the middle of an elm tree at a friends property. I saw sparks flying out of the cut but before I could stop it had cut through the post, took two cutters clean off the chain and snaggletoothed a few others.

 

[mdavlee]

I cut the end off a screw I put in the guide board. Only got one side of the chain but it killed it. Fresh square filed one at that. I think it's still hanging there to fix one day. Been a good 2 years

 

[smokey7]

That first stihl chain I got is still hanging on the nail in my garage. It makes me sick that chain was almost 40$. I only got maybe a half tank out of it. I suppose I could grind it way back and spin in a few links to make the chain the right length. It just makes me sick. Now I bet guys tgat do this on the pro level factor in damaging chains in on quotes but it was a family job that costed me a new chain.

 

[fearofpavement]

I also figure a chain into the quote on a large yard tree. There's almost always metal in them, just don't know if you're going to find it with the saw. One thing I haven't encountered with a saw but is fairly common is concrete inside a tree. People used to fill hollow spots with it to "protect" the trunk from bug infestation. Many of those trees break off so the concrete isn't a surprise.

 

[Danders]

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Was someone talking bullits????? What's the odds of this out in a National Forest???

I've found bullets as well, once by splitting a round in just the right spot and another that I unfortunately hit with the chain.

 

[fearofpavement]

That's one thing I've never hit in a tree (that I know of). Bullet that is. Surprising since it's impossible to find a road sign in these parts without bullet holes...

 

[Al Smith]

Lead slugs don't normally screw a chain up ,metal jacketed probably would .Electric fence insulators definately will .