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[LD48750]

^^^^

He's in Canada.

I know......too bad.

 

[hunt4570]

Learned that a long time ago, but I've seen this guy use my saw and although not an expert he didn't do anything risky or stupid with it (like cutting into the ground).
Lesson learned = $30

Good thing he didn't trash the whole saw!!

 

[hunt4570]

I was trying to avoid that. Some take pride in being good at it, I'd rather not have to get good at it.



Now I need some kind of grinder? Good Lord, does this stuff never end??

I sharpen mine by hand, bought a grinder but dont like it, it sits in cabinet..

 

[fruitcakesa]

When you go through 4 chains a day cutting muddy, skidded logs on the landing, a grinder is necessary.
My 70 Y.O. hands thank me for not gripping a hand file every day.

 

[Yogi05]

I sharpen mine by hand, bought a grinder but dont like it, it sits in cabinet..

There is a dealer nearby that sharpens them for almost nothing ($6 last time, but that was 5 yrs ago).
Had recent dealings with them and they are so busy takes forever to the smallest thing so I guess
one of those sharpener jigs and file are in my future. Reluctantly.

 

[Yogi05]

When you go through 4 chains a day cutting muddy, skidded logs on the landing, a grinder is necessary.
My 70 Y.O. hands thank me for not gripping a hand file every day.

Completely justified.
I've got tons of respect for you guys who work the bush. I'm mid 50s and a few medical issues so it's slow going for me
and I pay a price for a couple days at a time.
20 yrs ago when I bought my property I cleared a road and place for my house by hand in 2 1/2 feet of snow after my day
job. No problem. But now I'm paying for all the bull work I did over the years. It's what happens to some and not others I guess.

 

[hunt4570]

When you go through 4 chains a day cutting muddy, skidded logs on the landing, a grinder is necessary.
My 70 Y.O. hands thank me for not gripping a hand file every day.

I try never to skid logs if possible, If I have to resharpen more than once in a day, its time to quit for the day! ;-)

 

[deezler]

Same, I used to use forks to carry 8-ft logs out of the woods, and now I have a grapple. Bucking and carrying clean logs up to my firewood processing area just always made so much more sense to me than dragging one big log at a time and wrecking my trails, scraping other tree bark off, filling the saw log's bark up with mud, and then wrecking chainsaw chains twice as fast.

 

[deezler]

I have the harbor freight grinder. Figured it was worth a shot for $35. It... sucks. But it does grind a sharp edge onto each chain tooth, and gets me cutting again. Problem is, with a poor sharpen job (inconsistent angles, and incomplete tooth cutting), the blades dull faster again. I have 5 18" chains, and just do them all at once; takes around an hour to set up the grinder and do them all. Twice a year job or so.

 

[hunt4570]

Same, I used to use forks to carry 8-ft logs out of the woods, and now I have a grapple. Bucking and carrying clean logs up to my firewood processing area just always made so much more sense to me than dragging one big log at a time and wrecking my trails, scraping other tree bark off, filling the saw log's bark up with mud, and then wrecking chainsaw chains twice as fast.

Yep, I have forks and a grapple, I like to get my trailer close, pick up the logs set them on the trailer then drive them over to my mill, keeps the logs pretty clean that way.

I had a field cut into the middle of my woods so when I need lumber I cut on the edge of the field ,drop said tree onto the field ,and its easy to work with that way.