O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[lxskllr]

A bigger diameter file might work indeed. With the 5/32, I get too much of a round hook and it leaves the top of the tooth very thin.

If you give me your address I can send you some.

 

[friedrich]

for me the chain gets better with use, i use either 4mm or 4,8 mm whatever is available..

 

[friedrich]

finally got around to mounting this wrap handle on my 395.

 

[cory]

I personally see no use for full wrap in treework. Yes if you are cutting 4'+ diameter trees on steep ground but that rarely describes treework

 

[flushcut]

Dude, thems fighting words to the PNW crowd. I have a full wrap on my 385xp with a 36” but I only use that on big wood four foot and up.

 

[BIGTWIG]

There isn’t a saw on my shelf that’s a half wrap. Even climbing I prefer a full wrap when the top handle is too small. I would have to do much more back bar cutting with a half wrap, be stuck on one side of the tree (maybe under a lean or defect), and/or have terrible body mechanics to avoid that situation.

 

[friedrich]

my 261‘s are half wrap but all the larger saw‘s have fullwrap‘s. i don‘t like to cut low stump‘s anyway haha

 

[SeanKroll]

I've got a half wrap on my MS261 which makes an OK stumper for many trees with the nose buried, flicking all the dirty away from the kerf rather than dragging it in. 20" chains are easy to sharpen.

Full wraps are great in-tree and for limbing. Clearly useful in felling, too.


The 261 is light enough to use the top of the 1/2 wrap handle where otherwise I'd hold the full wrap on the clutch cover side.

 

[cory]

I cut motor-down/pulling-chain frequently with zero problem with half wrap so I dunno. It is true I've never tried a full wrap

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've got a full wrap on my Skwerl/dh1984 372. It needs a carb, so I've never gotten to try it out.

 

[Burnham]

For keeping your body in the best ergonomic position, having the choices the full wrap gives is worth it almost always, to me. One prime example that any cutter can visualize...just limbing a felled tree, or parts there of...it is so much the better way.

 

[Kaveman]

I work ambidextrously, so full wraps are nice, and I'd honestly like a climbing saw with a little full wrap. I'll take the snag factor in exchange for more workability. I may not cut quite as accurately with my left hand, but it's passable, and I have good positioning.

That said, lately my face cuts suck, and Im getting a bit self conscious about it. Like I showed up in my undies...

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I'll take you out back on the property to practice

 

[WoodCutr]

after being stupid with a half wrap cutting left handed and burning my wrist on the muffler, next saw I bought was a 400C with a full wrap, worth it IMO

funny story, needed a climbing saw for a big crane job, went into my dealer 10 minutes before closing to compare saws and liked the 400, as I'm blindly picking up saws to compare the weight, I noticed one of them didn't feel right, I look down and see a full wrap handle on a 362, WTF moment for me since I'm on the east coast and have never actually seen a full wrap in person, dealer sticker on the saw is for a dealer in North Carolina too, I ask my sales guy about it, other dealer shut down and sent the saw to my dealer, cool, I want a 400 tho, but a full wrap would be sweet, somehow I talked my sales guy into swapping handles on those 2 saws, 10 minutes before closing the day before I had a big job, mind you nobody had paid for either saw yet!


best decision I've ever made as far as a saw I think, I've used my 500i maybe twice since getting the 400, although we just went into winter so we aren't working much anyways, I'm sure both saws will get a workout in a few months

 

[Patrick A]

This arrived today. Of course temperatures are going to drop below freezing most of next week.

 

[flushcut]

Shiny!!!

 

[cory]

that thing is beautiful

 

[BIGTWIG]

Installing new 9/16” swaged mainline. Got around 1900’ on the drum. Should be a little easier on the rigging crew for pulling than the 5/8” line. 43500lbs break strength.

 

[cory]

Manly af I'd say.

How long is the commute from your house or shop to the woods job?

 

[BIGTWIG]

This is a watershed project, close to home. About an 75-90 minutes to the landing.

 

[cory]

I remember those days, working for Future Logging in Eugene, OR. Get up at 3am to get to the landing at first light. Some jobs I parked my van at the landing to be fire watch and save 1.5+ hours of driving one way

 

[stikine]

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Installing new 9/16” swaged mainline. Got around 1900’ on the drum. Should be a little easier on the rigging crew for pulling than the 5/8” line. 43500lbs break strength.

Are you running a mechanical slack pulling carriage or do you run a motorized?

 

[BIGTWIG]

We are running an eaglet motorized carriage.
Skyline and mainline. Most of our corridors are under 900’, nothing past 1200’, but we will pull skyline further across canyons to get lift.

I have an MSP carriage and accumulating grapple I’d sell if you know anyone looking for gear.

@stikine

 

[SeanKroll]

Everthing down the slope survived, only the little dogwood taking a little damage.


I'll start the last brush pile on fire in the morning. Friday, I'll get any remnants from the fire spread in the impacted area up the slope, then blow a lot of leaves over the slope. Logs running cross-slope and moss carpet bits on the slope, along with leaves should reduce erosion.

All the brush will bounce back next year. Leaves, needles, cones, etc will give a nice mulch laver next fall before another wet winter.

 

[friedrich]

robinia removal in the city… the drag trough 2 houses and yards was the real work. no machines as the load bearing of the ground (cellar) was questionable.