Thread: Fire wood blocking Saw

what exactly are you after.

i rend to get things made where i can normaly cheeper than buying.

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Just a saw to block fire wood bit of week end cash

here in the real world we use a thing called a chainsaw.

Thats if you like sharpening chains alot. As for real world your free to join any time.

i bet i could out produce you o one of them with a chainsaw

Originally Posted by weisyboy

i bet i could out produce you o one of them with a chainsaw

Not sure about that Carl - my brother has one with a honda motor on and wood up to 150 mm diameter he can beat a chainsaw hands down over that and the saw stalls/loses too much blade speed, thats when the chainsaw is streets ahead.

Plus he doesn't sharpen it for the whole day.

Cheers

who blocks up 150mm logs for firewood.

i still recon i would win. have u seen a 3120 with a 16" bar on it cutting firewood;.

Originally Posted by weisyboy

who blocks up 150mm logs for firewood.

i still recon i would win. have u seen a 3120 with a 16" bar on it cutting firewood;.

For firewood we cut up the whole tree not just the main trunk. sort of saves the big bits for better use.

I quit this argument before I get offencive but I prefer the the noise of saw blade and stationary engine to the screem of the chain saw. If I was cutting green timber I d stick with a chain saw too
but I am not

I guess I will have to state the obvious, We use ear protection, a very clever invention, been around these here parts for sum time now, suprise you never seen em.

AS for that saw on e-bay, surely it is easier to carry a chainsaw to da tree, take me 4 minutes to sharpen a 66 (25" bar) with a elect sharpener, I take 2 or 3 chains with me, cut all day.

tree heavy, chainsaw light

good second hand 066 mag , off a tree faller cost me $1000 bout 10 years ago is still going strong

Chainsaw use much less fuel/oil

Going to my mums today for lunch - will rtake a photo of brothrs saw - good for the smaller stuff in fact none of what has been said above is true with that saw and branches/wood under 150mm dia.

That saw just sits in the back of a 6 x 4 trailer.

cheers

I reckon the best thing for making firewood is a Lucas and a c/s - Itsposs, I know you got both already.

Now all you need is 4 or 6 star pickets, like this...



you set the pickets up so they are a distance your chainsaw bar can cut from one side, so for me I can set them 20" apart, as you are milling you stack your tailings between the star pickets until you are either finished for the job or the stack is up to the pickets. Then you take your chainsaw out and do cuts along the length of the stack at 'firewood' intervals (I do about 10" between cuts) Doesn't really matter as long as they will fit in the fireplace.

So now in about 10-15 saw cuts you have a stack of firewood up to 3-4m long and could be 2-3 foot high, that's a heap of firewood in a small amount of time on the chainsaw. So you can either take all the firewood and stack it or move the pickets and do it again. At home, I keep 'em in one place and don't cut right through to the bottom, then I stack my firewood under cover to use in winter. This way it saves the saw digging in the dirt and you can do a few of these before needing to sharpen the saw, also helps me keep my tailings neat and gets rid of them.

Although I use a chainsaw myself, I have seen these trailer mounted dockers in action and if set up properly they are a good labour saver. All you need is a couple of infeed skids and a small petrol outfeed and you can produce a heap of firewood without bending your back.

cheers
Stopper

ill let you know if i see one. its basicly a giant radial arm saw right?

i still recon itsd be easyer to cut it with a chainsaw than lift it up there.