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[KiwiBro]

I will need to look into that HD filter. Thanks for the info

It's quite a bit taller and needs a new shroud that comes with the kit.

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I will need to look into that HD filter. Thanks for the info

Most guys don't need the heavy duty filter. Some parts of the world down under have a much higher density of "dusty wood" so extra filtering comes in quite handy. I once cut with a guy who was using a Dolmar 6400. We cut all day and his regular filter was cleaner than the 440 Stihl I was using at the time.

 

[s219]

Yeah, the case design of the 044,440,046,460, and now 461 offers poor filtration. I had to add a felt band around my 461 filter for milling, which creates fine sawdust. Otherwise the filter corrugations would get jam packed with sawdust very quickly.

 

[94BULLITT]

The filtration on the Stihl MS 441 is awesome.

 

[KiwiBro]

Most guys don't need the heavy duty filter. Some parts of the world down under have a much higher density of "dusty wood" so extra filtering comes in quite handy. I once cut with a guy who was using a Dolmar 6400. We cut all day and his regular filter was cleaner than the 440 Stihl I was using at the time.

Good point. It's probably use specific also. Milling, lots of bucking non green logs, etc. But you are right, down here there's no way I could make it even half a day with the stock filter. The saw also seems to breath easier with the better filter.

 

[s219]

Here's an interesting comparison of walnut from the same tree. I was moving firewood up to our front porch this afternoon and came across more of the old walnut I had (probably been 4 years since the tree was felled at this point).



On the right is a small piece of limb that was split very soon after the tree was felled. You can see the dark heartwood and light sapwood is unchanged, as it was able to dry quickly.

On the left is a pice of limb that was split 2 years later, as I was finishing off some scrap pieces and getting ready to mill. The heartwood and sapwood have blended to the same consistent dark color. Pretty cool to see side by side.

 

[PapaPerk]

Here's an interesting comparison of walnut from the same tree. I was moving firewood up to our front porch this afternoon and came across more of the old walnut I had (probably been 4 years since the tree was felled at this point). <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/owning-operating/406198-tractors-wood-show-your-pics-walnut22-jpg"/> On the right is a small piece of limb that was split very soon after the tree was felled. You can see the dark heartwood and light sapwood is unchanged, as it was able to dry quickly. On the left is a pice of limb that was split 2 years later, as I was finishing off some scrap pieces and getting ready to mill. The heartwood and sapwood have blended to the same consistent dark color. Pretty cool to see side by side.

Good comparison!

 

[PapaPerk]

Here's an interesting comparison of walnut from the same tree. I was moving firewood up to our front porch this afternoon and came across more of the old walnut I had (probably been 4 years since the tree was felled at this point). <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/owning-operating/406198-tractors-wood-show-your-pics-walnut22-jpg"/> On the right is a small piece of limb that was split very soon after the tree was felled. You can see the dark heartwood and light sapwood is unchanged, as it was able to dry quickly. On the left is a pice of limb that was split 2 years later, as I was finishing off some scrap pieces and getting ready to mill. The heartwood and sapwood have blended to the same consistent dark color. Pretty cool to see side by side.

Good comparison!

 

[Roehm Farms]

Finally got to use my dump trailer I bought last summer

 

[Roehm Farms]

Finally got to use my dump trailer I bought last summer