Husqvarna 3120XP vs. 395XP vs. Sithl 660-880

[Cold Logging]

There really is no " ground level" most of the timber is stooled up to a greater or lesser extent.
If you cut some steps on the roots you can usually get up to where the roots turn into a log without having to springboard up.

 

[Cut4fun]

I got a stock 084 coming in that is to big for owner. I sold him a 066 and 660 to do the work. Can get pics later if any interest just let me know.

It's ready to cut, needs nothing I am aware of.

 

[Arborkeith]

I have an 066 that needs a rebuild. I've done small saw work, but I'm no small engine mechanic. Who builds a smokin 066 that will hang with my 395?

 

[Tucker943]

I miss Magnus, he would have screwed this nice conversation up by now. Who is a good saw builder? I'd like to know myself. I want an old edition 372 that's all hopped up and strung out.

 

[flushcut]

I miss Magnus, he would have screwed this nice conversation up by now. Who is a good saw builder? I'd like to know myself. I want an old edition 372 that's all hopped up and strung out.

Mastermind; is pretty good from what I hear.

 

[Cold Logging]

I'm having Micheal Lee juice my 460 Stihl. In fact he's prolly working on it as I type this. .Master mind does good work B Snelling does good work. Terry Landrun does good work. Stumpy does also. All those guys are in the south or Midwest.

I hope I'm not stepping on any toes here, I got to know them on Arborist Site. . That is also where I found out about the Tree House.

Cut 4 fun ; do you modify saws??

 

[woodworkingboy]

I modify my own saws, nobody else here to do it, probably in the whole friggen country. I have inspired at least one other guy to do it as well. All my mods have been successful, I think i can say, except a clamshell design which i don't think is possible. I think I ruined it. Some saws are definitely better to mod than others. Timberwolf (Brian) was kind to teach me how. I'm sure that there are a lot of people that get their saws modified that could do it themselves, if they put their mind to it. Maybe get a Wilton vise. People that can be authoritative about cutting, with some study can fairly easily extend it to the workings of their saws. I know Squish doesn't have time. I'm not knocking the luxury of sending off your saw and having it come back a different animal. It takes me generally 2-3 days to do a mod including lathe and piston work. I can see getting it down to a long one day with a firm plan and the absolute right tooling to do the grinding and polishing. One day would be cool. Maybe a good way to spend a Sunday...come Monday .

 

[Al Smith]

I do my own too with relatively good success .

As far as a clam shell about the best you can do is some exhaust work .On that I've got a clam shell 70 cc Mac that cranks on at over 15,000 but you really wouldn't care to use it as a work saw .It's just a big kids' toy .

 

[MasterBlaster]

got to know them on Arborist Site. . That is also where I found out about the Tree House.

No shit? Howso? My name, along with the TreeHouse, is forbidden over there. I don't even think you can type my name there.

 

[Tucker943]

Butch did you rankle the powers that be at AS even more then you did Tom-O Dunlap?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Oh hell yea. I was the first with 10,000 posts there and I had the best threads with the most pics. Then, I started the TreeHouse and they got skeered of me.

 

[Cold Logging]

No shit? Howso? My name, along with the TreeHouse, is forbidden over there. I don't even think you can type my name there.

I was having troubles tieing my Hitch Hiker and one of the guys on arb 101 posted a link that lead to a link here.
Ya, I've been topping trees since 1982 and I can't hardly post on their commercial tree forum.
So far a whole lot nicer bunch of guys over here. . Its very refreshing. I was getting to think most arborists were a bunch of hooty tooty priks .

I've really learned a lot over here about climbing. , rope climbing. And I was surprised to see some guys here do a number of things I do on take downs. . Also Ya'll like bowline's

 

[MasterBlaster]

I can't believe AS allowed a link to the TreeHouse... their moderators must have been napping. That's one of the reasons I was banned. Another was Darin thought I was trying to steal their sponsors.

Ha.

 

[Cold Logging]

I hope I don't get R U N N O F T.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I made one post at Peka's and got banned. I mean one post! He might have asked me if I was having a bad day.

 

[Cold Logging]

Actually it was a link to one of Bonners Hitch Hiker vids on which he told everyone to come visit The Tree House. I think there was a link in the process also. .
I was glad to watch the vid several times. At least someone was getting good results from the HH. . I think I have it figured out now. At least enuf I trust my life on it every day.

 

[Gologit]

I miss Magnus, he would have screwed this nice conversation up by now. Who is a good saw builder? I'd like to know myself. I want an old edition 372 that's all hopped up and strung out.

TreeSlingr.

 

[Cold Logging]

I made one post at Peka's and got banned. I mean one post! He might have asked me if I was having a bad day.

Who is peka?

 

[woodworkingboy]

Our Australian friend from 'Treeworld'...now a defunct site.

From what I have seen, the most in depth analysis of what all is involved with mods, from straight work saws on up into the experimental zone, is Brian, aka Timberwolf. I don't know if he is currently taking on other folks saws, too bad he doesn't post here now. He's in Canada, BC was it?

 

[Cut4fun]

If I was having a OE 372 done my pick would be Dan Henry aka Dozerdan. He is a member on my site and did my 372 and 2 346 and a 026 I had owned.

 

[Cut4fun]

I have an 066 that needs a rebuild. I've done small saw work, but I'm no small engine mechanic. Who builds a smokin 066 that will hang with my 395?

Mastermind Randy is here and does complete rebuilds with porting.

 

[Cut4fun]

I just worked on a ported OE 372 and NE 346 that were ported 6 months ago. Not impressed with running in the cut and some shoddy looking work too. I wont throw names in the open. I will just say who not to use in pm's.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Is Jay(?) at Hotsaws still doing the work? Last I heard he was in a bind, but hoped to get back to regular. I think he was talking about ceramic pistons at the time, got me curious.

 

[Cut4fun]

Dean at Wash Hotsaw I ran a 066 he did and it was chit IMO. Even a Walkers 460 would out cut the 066 he done and wasnt much done to the 460 really.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Yeah, Dean. Too bad, he had his ups and downs. It seems rather labor intensive work to make a go of it....what isn't?