What's on your bench?

[Skeans1]

550 is a logging saw? Interesting.

Ever seen a slashing crew?


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[huskyboy]

Asplundh and Lewis run those small saws for slashing here. It’s not logging, mostly just brush and small stuff. They maintain the power lines/right of ways for the power company. I used to work for Asplundh and it wasn’t a fun job. Lol

 

[tickbitintn]

550 is a logging saw? Interesting.

Would need some bigger dogs and at least a 28" "blade" to be a left coast logging saw....
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[Woodslasher]

Would need some bigger dogs and at least a 28" "blade" to be a left coast logging saw....
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They aren’t “blades”, but yes to everything else.

 

[tickbitintn]

Seriously though I can see where a full wrap be handy cutting in close quarters and at all sorts of angles cutting thick brush and debris.

When I said "blade" I should have said "arm and blade"....

Lol

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[Woodslasher]

My 5-10 is torn down so I can scrape out some carbon and put a new set of rings in it, and while I’m at it I’ll swap out the tank so I can run a SDC/v-stack combo on it. For @tickbitintn ’s sake I’ll need to make some big dogs and put a 36 inch arm and blade on it when it’s back together. Right now I need to pick up some sealant for the case and then I’ll be able to re-assemble it.

 

[RI Chevy]

Ever seen a slashing crew?


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Interesting. So cutting slash means they're loggers?
LMAO.
I'm just funnin here with you.
Before this gets out of hand.
To me, a wrap on 50cc saw is a waste, but just my opinion.

 

[tickbitintn]

My 5-10 is torn down so I can scrape out some carbon and put a new set of rings in it, and while I’m at it I’ll swap out the tank so I can run a SDC/v-stack combo on it. For @tickbitintn ’s sake I’ll need to make some big dogs and put a 36 inch arm and blade on it when it’s back together. Right now I need to pick up some sealant for the case and then I’ll be able to re-assemble it.
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Looking good so far.
Can't wait to see it with the "upgrades".
Lol

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[Woodslasher]

Interesting. So cutting slash means they're loggers?
LMAO.
I'm just funnin here with you.
Before this gets out of hand.
To me, a wrap on 50cc saw is a waste, but just my opinion.

Yer just jealous it’s a Husky. I’ll let you in on a trick I learned, a 440 3/4 wrap bolts right on to an 026, all you need to do is drill a new hole on the underside. As for a wrap on a 50cc saw, I learned that tip secondhand (via the interwebz) from a guy who had a buddy that was a climber. The climber wanted a light, full wrap saw for in the tree so he found out how to put a wrap on the 026 he already had.

 

[merc_man]

Yer just jealous it’s a Husky. I’ll let you in on a trick I learned, a 440 3/4 wrap bolts right on to an 026, all you need to do is drill a new hole on the underside. As for a wrap on a 50cc saw, I learned that tip secondhand (via the interwebz) from a guy who had a buddy that was a climber. The climber wanted a light, full wrap saw for in the tree so he found out how to put a wrap on the 026 he already had.

My BIL put a full wrap from a 440 on his 026. It looks pretty cool like that.

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[Sagebrush33]

NOPE

Jeeeffuuusssss.....heard from the wind through the tree tops.

 

[Sagebrush33]

NOPE

Jeeeffuuusssss.....heard from the wind through the tree tops.

 

[Sagebrush33]

How about a 3/4 wrap on a 550xp oe?

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My BIL put a full wrap from a 440 on his 026. It looks pretty cool like that.

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Yup I'm an east coaster so ya don't see many 3/4 wraps, save my own.
One thing I like about em is, it's kinda like putting a roll cage around yer saw.

 

[RI Chevy]

My 026 is stayin the way it is. Lol

 

[Mastermind]

To me, a wrap on 50cc saw is a waste, but just my opinion.

This saw is for a man in his 70s who works on a fire mitigation crew. He's a tough ol bird. I'm just trying to give the man what he asked for.

The handlebar is a standard 550 bar, with a 562 wrap section tig welded onto it. Then I covered it with Stihl handlebar hose. Had to use two different sizes of hose because the 550 bar, and the 562 section are different diameters.

Shout out to @srcarr52 for the welding.

 

[Mastermind]

The climber wanted a light, full wrap saw for in the tree

Handy as can be. You can just flip the saw over rather than go around the tree. Work smarter....not harder.

 

[Sagebrush33]

This saw is for a man in his 70s who works on a fire mitigation crew. He's a tough ol bird. I'm just trying to give the man what he asked for.

The handlebar is a standard 550 bar, with a 562 wrap section tig welded onto it. Then I covered it with Stihl handlebar hose. Had to use two different sizes of hose because the 550 bar, and the 562 section are different diameters.

Shout out to @srcarr52 for the welding.

Very nice job on that, to you and @srcarr52 .
Professional looking job that looks OEM, for the saw.

 

[Woodslasher]

My 026 is stayin the way it is. Lol

Sissy.

 

[Egg Shooter]

I made popcorn to watch the inevitable fighting in this new oil thread. Y'all mucking it up with bench projects n such. Very disappointed.

 

[Egg Shooter]

Handy as can be. You can just flip the saw over rather than go around the tree. Work smarter....not harder.

I've fully wrapped ma tool many times in the past.