Saws, supplies for firewood cutt'n....

[stephenh]

All Stihls: 500i, 441, 026, 211. 28" with square-filed chain on two big ones [RSLF], and 18" RS full chisel on others.

 

[Hay Dude]

Stihl 500i and 261c

 

[ernemats]

Husky 395 xp 24 inch bar for large stuff, greenworks 60 volt with 20 inch bar for not real big and Ryobi 40 volt with 16 inch bar for anything up to 10 inch diameter burn about 5 cords per year. 82 years young with bad shoulder not able to pull rope starter saws very easily

 

[Hay Dude]

All Stihls: 500i, 441, 026, 211. 28" with square-filed chain on two big ones [RSLF], and 18" RS full chisel on others.

You like your 5-i? I love mine

 

[yomax4]

I have the 044, 361,036 pro and 026 pro. All muff mod saws. I'll be selling all of them and buying a small new something or other. Retired and moved. No more burning wood. I miss it already.

 

[brokeasajoke]

372xp and a MS460 with a big bore kit and a green worx saw I won. Huskee splitter.

 

[WinterDeere]

Sorry for digression. How do you mod a spiltter for a faster stroke? Bigger hyd. pump I imagine?

Yes, bigger pump, but then also bigger engine required to drive it, since same pressure at higher flow = more horsepower demand. Also, you need to upgrade any smaller line, fitting, and valve sizes to be compatible with higher flow rate.

An easier way to build a very good fast splitter is to buy one preconfigured with a 20+ GPM pump on a 5” or 6” cylinder, such as most 35 ton splitters, and then just downgrade it to a 4” cylinder.

 

[fustsgt]

My only saw a Stihl MS272 20” bar Farm Boss !

Dirty Hand Tools 22ton splitter been using both for 11 years burn 7 plus cords a year!!! Love the setup!!!View attachment 3970725View attachment 3970728

Love the wood box, How do you fasten it into the loader bucket? I might be able to overload my Shibaura D23 With green oak, but the box would be handy after a year of seasoning in the woods.

 

[fustsgt]

Husky 395 xp 24 inch bar for large stuff, greenworks 60 volt with 20 inch bar for not real big and Ryobi 40 volt with 16 inch bar for anything up to 10 inch diameter burn about 5 cords per year. 82 years young with bad shoulder not able to pull rope starter saws very easily

Understand I've had couple of older "pull ons" Poulon saws, presently use an Echo 310 for limbing and small trees, but the Stihl MS251C is the work horse. We burn 15 or so ricks of hickory, maple and oak, harvested primarily from windfall on our 100 acres of woods. I just turned 83, and the spring start mechanism on the Stihl makes starting so much easier. You are not overcoming the compression of the engine, you are charging a spring which discharges to start the engine. Had a knee replaced so am behind on next years wood...going to haul a maple out of the second pond today. My splitter is a 3 point hitch home made rig powered by the PTO, with cylinders to lift larger blocks and position on the splitter rail.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Stihl 271 Farm Boss for the small stuff
500i for the big stuff

Rugged Made 37 ton splitter with a 4 way wedge for the big ones, 6 way for the smaller ones. If they're really gigantic, I just let the standard wedge do it's thing. I've only seen it refuse two pieces, everything else it's cracked like an egg. (Speaking of it, I need to pull it out soon and run it for a little while)

I'd also strongly recommend a Log-ox. They're expensive, but worth it! The first el-cheapo Timberjack I picked up from TSC folded like paper whenever force was put against it. But if you have a grapple it's a moot point. I also have a pickaroon for the split wood somewhere.

Now that it's finally cooling down, I'm sure I'll get the tap from my campground owning friend to drive up there and produce lots of wood.