What Non Essential Gear Do You Think Is Worth Owning?

[Cobleskill]

I use some diesel fuel if the bar oil is too thick. It doesn't take very much.

 

[Kaveman]

Even in our worst winters, the heat from the saw warms up the bar oil well enough, so long as you let the saw warm up for a bit. Maybe -12°Freedom isn't cold enough for bar oil to cause problems.

But what do I know, I'm just some hillbilly from Northern Arizona, with too many chainsaws.

 

[lxskllr]

My problem with cold bar oil is it's a huge hassle getting it in the tank. A big ol glob comes out of the spout, and you have long snotty strings that never quite break. I suppose if I just ignored the waste and mess it wouldn't be a problem, but I'm not wired like that.

 

[Cobleskill]

I think it can be bad for the pump trying to pump oil that thick.

 

[96coal449]

I make my own winter weight. I use a clean windshield washer jug, because it's opaque and I can see the contents. I drain all my ''empty'' bar oil jugs, motor oil, trans oil, hydraulic fluid, ....anything oil. I get about a gallon a year. To make more, I'll use regular bar oil thinned with a bit of kero, heating oil, or D2. Whatever's on hand. I typically run through 2-3gals of winter weight. Anything above 32*F I'll run reg bar oil with a bit of saw warm up. Either way, I always let the saws warm up.

 

[SeanKroll]

Canola is around $8/ gallon at Costco. I've never seen it thick. Might mix well if you don't want it straight.

I wouldn't mind a tackifier (sp?/ correct adjective?) for summer.


For globby starts of thick oil pouring, consider the old-school Hawaiian Punch in a steel can technique in the inner foil, a pour hole and air hole.

 

[Kaveman]

Yes that is the correct adjective. Tackifier is correct, other additives in bar oil include sticktion modifiers and various other components. Bar oil has to deal with quite a lot. It's one of the few "total loss" oiling systems left, and many bar oils are formulated to break down in the wilderness with minimal impact on the environment.

 

[SeanKroll]

Still loving this.

 

[Kaveman]

Da fuq is Dat? A noose pole?

 

[SeanKroll]

Woodchuck Skidderoon

WOODCHUCK SKIDEROON

www.shforestrysupplies.com

 

[SeanKroll]

Husqvarna Hand Lifting Timber Tong 8in

Husqvarna Hand Lifting Timber Tong 8in - 574 38 75-02

www.acmetools.com

For when you have to manually handle material.

 

[Mick!]

Husqvarna Hand Lifting Timber Tong 8in

Husqvarna Hand Lifting Timber Tong 8in - 574 38 75-02

www.acmetools.com

For when you have to manually handle material.

I have one of those, never comes to work though.
I just know it’ll go through the chipper at some point if we use it.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I have had a pair of those for 25 years. They got nicknamed chunk buddies on one job where we moved about a dozen tall ash trees from a backyard by hand.

 

[lxskllr]

My problem with the tongs is I put them down and misplace them. They also don't hang well on a belt. A couple times I've squatted down, the tongs hooked my leg without me noticing, and I almost faceplanted when getting up :^D They're useful though. A sappie in one hand, tongs in the other, and you can easily carry two rounds.

 

[SeanKroll]

I have a simple, flat Husqvarna 'scabbard', as your own belt.

 

[lxskllr]

I was just thinking about it, and a magnetic closure might work. A paracord constrictor on one leg, attached to a magnet that connects to the other leg. Doesn't have to hold any weight. Just keep the jaws together so they don't make unintended grabs.

 

[SeanKroll]

Husqvarna Combi Holster with Wedge Pocket

www.hlsproparts.com

Mine is old and simpler.

 

[lxskllr]

That's a little more interesting than just a tong sheath. I could use a wedge pouch, so it would be multiuse. I might get that. Thanks :^)

 

[SeanKroll]

Tongs and pickeroons save hand and wrist strain.

 

[Mick!]

Tongs and pickeroons save hand and wrist strain.

True, maybe I’ll bring them out and try to use them a bit more.

 

[SeanKroll]

When I huck a log, I definitely let go of one and/ or the other, if the tool won't release and it might tweak a joint.


Extended reaching, less bending, ergonomic grips.

 

[Trains]

Ive got 2 of the 12" husky timber tongs, I dont go out collecting firewood without them, on slippery smooth bark they are wonderful compared to trying to handle them with bare hands/ gloves.

Everyone who has used them has gone out and got a pair of their own after using them.

I heard that there were a few regrets in buying them, one was that they should have bought the larger 12" ones, and they should have bought 2 to start with, and should have bought them sooner.



they also keep your hands away from the creepie crawlies like centipedes and snakes here, which dont tend to play nice.

 

[96coal449]

2 man timber carrier. Not only useful for moving logs, have dragged white pine tops to the chipper. Pick up the butt end and lift with one man on each side of course.

These days I prefer to leave it up to a mini loader. Let the hydraulics do the work.
Articulating mini loaders ...... essential.

 

[lxskllr]

I didn't think this deserved it's own thread, but it's a neat idea. It's a "nut" that goes above your hitch and is used to manipulate the hitch without getting wear on your hands. A little expensive, and is a beta product at this point, but I'd like to try something like this. I may end up getting one just cause arbsession are cool guys, and not 'yet another VSG'.

Arbsession HITCHnuT

Tired of burnt up fingers? Tired of dealing with hungry hitch cords that always has a craving for gloves? Meet the newest product to come out of the Arbsession Prototype Mill...the Arbsession HITCHnuT. Great for single (SRS) or double rope (MRS) technique. Note: This item is a wearable item...

arbsession.com

 

[Kaveman]

Been seeing the same thing made of a piece of wood for years. I thought they're common knowledge.