Doing some firewood today

[American Bulldog]

Here are a few pictures of our spoils this morning. In about 4 hours we cut and bucked 2-3 cords, and hauled it 1/2 mile out of the woods using the Power Trac PT 1460. My Dolmar 7900 ran flawlessly, and my buddy did all the hauling. I ran a 24" Bar with 3/8 full chisel chain, and it was chewing through the wood without slowing down. In the first pic you can see one of my American Bulldogs surveying the situation.... Enjoy!!

Here is the new fan on the PT. It really lowers the hydraulic temp, and takes about 5 degrees off the motor temp.

Here is the relay I added to the circuit, so I didn't blow up the temp sensor:

 

[frischtr]

Nice chainsaw there... I run its little brother, the 6400. One day I'll upgrade the piston and cylinder to make it a 7900, or maybe the Bailey's 84cc BB kit.

You should really think about getting the HD air filter kit, it makes a big difference in filtration and a slight improvement in power.

 

[American Bulldog]

Nice chainsaw there... I run its little brother, the 6400. One day I'll upgrade the piston and cylinder to make it a 7900, or maybe the Bailey's 84cc BB kit.

You should really think about getting the HD air filter kit, it makes a big difference in filtration and a slight improvement in power.

Right now the Dolmar is all stock. It really doesn't need any more power for what I do. However, maybe I will look into the HD filter. Very rarely do I get a trunk around here bigger than 24", so the bar is just right. I have a 5105 as well, and a Husqvarna 455. After running the 7900, the other two saws are like kid's toys.

 

[frischtr]

Right now the Dolmar is all stock. It really doesn't need any more power for what I do. However, maybe I will look into the HD filter. Very rarely do I get a trunk around here bigger than 24", so the bar is just right. I have a 5105 as well, and a Husqvarna 455. After running the 7900, the other two saws are like kid's toys.

The 5105 is a screamer, best 50cc saw made, except for maybe the Husky 346xp, depending on who you ask. I guess you have a decent Dolmar dealer near you? Their lack of dealer network really limits them. I had to buy mine on the online 'black market', as there aren't any dealers near me, save one where I refuse to spend a dime.

 

[Thomas]

Nothing like little wood work on great weather autumn day.

 

[American Bulldog]

The 5105 is a screamer, best 50cc saw made, except for maybe the Husky 346xp, depending on who you ask. I guess you have a decent Dolmar dealer near you? Their lack of dealer network really limits them. I had to buy mine on the online 'black market', as there aren't any dealers near me, save one where I refuse to spend a dime.

The dealer here is a good guy. I bought the 5105 from him. The 7900 I bought used on Ebay. The Husky 455 Rancher I bought new as well. The Husky is actually a great saw, it always runs, and never needs any adjusting. The 5105 has been a bit temperamental. You are right, though, it can really scream. I can't complain about the 7900, as it has been really solid.

 

[MossRoad]

Ahhh, a good day in the woods... sunshine, dog, tractor and chainsaw. Doesn't get much better than that! :laughing: :thumbsup:

 

[Clumber]

In the first pic you can see one of my American Bulldogs surveying the situation.... Enjoy!!

I assume he marked the tree he wanted you to cut.

I see that the tree had the same problem my wooded area is having with some kind of blight eating the tree from the inside out. Thus, the hollow part of the log.

Nice dog! Thanks for the pics. Post a few of the dogs next time. We have Clumber Spaniels.

Patrick

 

[brin]

Nice Saw, Nice Dog......I had my Dog Jake, he's a Brittany with me and I was cutting a huge Pine tree that came down on my farm...I sure wish I had your saw today...My little Poulan with a 16 inch bar could not handle it when I got up to the wide part of the trunk..just started smoking....had chain oil but did not have the length or the power...I would not pay for me to buy a bigger saw...I just don't ever have to cut that much so it could pay for itself..I will have to find someone that wants some free wood..

 

[American Bulldog]

Nice Saw, Nice Dog......I had my Dog Jake, he's a Brittany with me and I was cutting a huge Pine tree that came down on my farm...I sure wish I had your saw today...My little Poulan with a 16 inch bar could not handle it when I got up to the wide part of the trunk..just started smoking....had chain oil but did not have the length or the power...I would not pay for me to buy a bigger saw...I just don't ever have to cut that much so it could pay for itself..I will have to find someone that wants some free wood..

Hey you can't look at it that way. Lots of people ride Harley motorcycles. Do the Harleys ever pay for themselves? To me, I would rather run my Dolmar 7900 than a Harley any day. And the saw costs only 3-4% of what the Harley costs..... Yeah I know I am weird, but I love buying and operating farm equipment. The rest of my family buys boats and fancy foreign cars, but I buy Power Tracs and chainsaws.

My guess is that if your saw chain is smoking, it needs to be sharpened or replaced. Also, make sure that your bar isn't bent. Don't apply too much pressure. The chain should be cutting with very light pressure.

Running that Dolmar and watching it cut through a large round in seconds, is priceless. What a rush!!

 

[American Bulldog]

I assume he marked the tree he wanted you to cut.

I see that the tree had the same problem my wooded area is having with some kind of blight eating the tree from the inside out. Thus, the hollow part of the log.

Nice dog! Thanks for the pics. Post a few of the dogs next time. We have Clumber Spaniels.

Patrick

Actually that hollow tree was just a hollw tree that had fallen. We are having a blight, but it attacks the bark of the tree, not the center. I have literally hundreds of large maples on my property that are dead or dying.

I don't take my dogs cutting with me, I just let one out when I got my camera. Here are some of my dogs:

Ch. Cortez El Diablo:

Ch. Hagar:

Ch. Califassa Red:

Conquest's Shake and Bake, aka "Shaky"

Here's a short video of Califassa:

YouTube - Califassa Red

 

[brin]

Running that Dolmar and watching it cut through a large round in seconds, is priceless. What a rush!!

OK - rub it in :laughing: It was a brand new chain and full of bar oil..bar was not bent but the pine tree was fresh and green..lots of sap...the saw just did not have the power to go through...the trunk was wider than my chain...In my opinion I was taking on too much tree for the saw to handle. My Poulan has been a great saw , I have had it for over 12 yrs. now and no problems but it has its limitations as I found out today..This was the biggest tree I have ever tackled. I say again I wish I had your saw today for just 15 minutes and I would have been done...What ? have you never heard of sharing...:laughing::thumbsup:

 

[MuncyBob]

The 7900 is the cat's meow(as they say)...wish I had one! I just sold my Poulan for $80. It was an OK saw for the occasional branch but now that we are burning wood for heat I need a bigger saw. Borrowing my friend's Jonsered until I can scrape up enough $$ for a saw up to the task. It only has an 18" bar but it has handled trunks up to 32".
The PT has been a great help in bucking trees and getting them out of the woods to my truck. If I can get the PT to the tree I use it to hold the tree off the ground while I buck up the rounds.

 

[RegL]

The 7900 is the cat's meow(as they say)...wish I had one! I just sold my Poulan for $80. It was an OK saw for the occasional branch but now that we are burning wood for heat I need a bigger saw. Borrowing my friend's Jonsered until I can scrape up enough $$ for a saw up to the task. It only has an 18" bar but it has handled trunks up to 32".
The PT has been a great help in bucking trees and getting them out of the woods to my truck. If I can get the PT to the tree I use it to hold the tree off the ground while I buck up the rounds.

If your cutting big rounds you might want to have your PT split them down to size.

 

[MuncyBob]

Nice! For the time being I am creating a pile and will rent a splitter for the day.

 

[woodlandfarms]

RegL

Is it just me or did your pictures come in small? Would love to see larger if it is on your side.

 

[RegL]

RegL

Is it just me or did your pictures come in small? Would love to see larger if it is on your side.[/QUOT


Sorry, I haven't mastered resizing yet. I guess I made them to small. Let me try again. What your looking at is the Atom splitter attached to the PT post hole digger head. It's sized for a 3pt phd so I had to make a spacer to get it to fit the PT head. I have only used it for about an hour so far, but it seems to work well reducing the big rounds to a manageable size. I can use some pretty big wood in the outdoor furnace but I find I can't pick them up as easy as I used to.

 

[RegL]

Hope no one hurts their neck trying to look at my sideways pics above. At least they are bigger now. If you click on the thumbnail and get the pic up, you can than right click and rotate the picture to see easier.
Reg

 

[BobRip]

Is that mounted on the post hole digger motor? Where did you get that?

 

[woodlandfarms]

I have seen this method before but have been a bit skeptical. Any insight on how it is working for you? If money were no issue would you get a piston log splitter or keep this going?

I wonder also what this would do to a stump in the ground. Have you tried?