Quote from: WarrenJ on July 27, 2010, 10:22:15 AM
Skip tooth chain doesn't do me much good.  I'm cutting mostly red and white oak and a 20" bar is plenty long for most stuff so I have enough power to pull chips with all the teeth.  I am thinking about getting a small Alaska Mill setup where skip tooth chain is used to rip lumber out of logs.  

A firewood processor takes logs, cuts them to length, splits them and typically has a conveyor to load the split wood into trucks or containers.  Some are fully automatic(don't even need a Class 3 License), semi- automatic or manual.  Some mount on skidsteer arms and run of the units hydraulics.  They will process 1-3 cords per hour.

Hahn HFP160 Firewood Pro - Part 1      This is the skidsteer unit at work.  I want!

oh wow.
I have zero need for that but yet I want it. 
Good thing I don't have tons of disposable income.

Those .404 chisel tooth hydraulic harvestor saws really cut!

WOW I want one!!!
I could do my years wood and my buddies too in 6 hours or so.
Want want want!!

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$36000 just for the attachment kinda puts a dent in things though

Quote from: VisceralReaction on July 27, 2010, 12:24:28 PM
WOW I want one!!!
I could do my years wood and my buddies too in 6 hours or so.
Want want want!!

edit:
$36000 just for the attachment kinda puts a dent in things though

Well....just ask your buddies how much they would give you to take care of their wood.


Let us know what they say.

Stihl will go longer in the heat/dust/ash. Huskies have a tendancy to overheat if you push them for more than about 10 hours in those conditions. (think Southern California, or Arizona)
Husky revs higher, but less torque. great for brush, but will bog down sooner in a big tree
Stihl is WAY easier to work on in the field. much easier to get parts for too (for firefighters anyway.)


did i mention i prefer Stihl?

Quote from: WarrenJ on July 27, 2010, 10:22:15 AM
Skip tooth chain doesn't do me much good.  I'm cutting mostly red and white oak and a 20" bar is plenty long for most stuff so I have enough power to pull chips with all the teeth.  I am thinking about getting a small Alaska Mill setup where skip tooth chain is used to rip lumber out of logs.  

A firewood processor takes logs, cuts them to length, splits them and typically has a conveyor to load the split wood into trucks or containers.  Some are fully automatic(don't even need a Class 3 License), semi- automatic or manual.  Some mount on skidsteer arms and run off the units hydraulics.  They will process 1-3 cords per hour.

Hahn HFP160 Firewood Pro - Part 1      This is the skidsteer unit at work.  I want!

that's cool - never seen one like that before.

mitt

A friend of mine that sells Huskys had a good description of the similarities between Stihl and Husqvarna.  He said that if you drop a tree on them, they'll both break and if you leave them in the back of the pickup, they will both disappear.  From what I see, the Stihls do have more torque and are a bit tougher and the Huskys are a bit lighter and higher speed.  I used my dad's 028 Stihl for years and its still a good saw.  I do like my Husky 357xp for working in my woods cutting firewood but I can see how those Stihls would be a better machine for real rough duty like firefighting.

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Quote from: herm on July 27, 2010, 03:08:57 PM

Husky revs higher, but less torque.

This is the basic difference between the two saws and the most accurate description.   

Ive got two Stihl and I havent been able to hurt them.  028 and 011.   Very reliable.

My neighbor owns a tree service and swears by his Stihls. Stihl has a plant right here in Virginia Beach as well
However. . .
About 15 years ago, I picked up a Poulan 20" chainsaw when HQ went out of business. It's absolutely the ugliest chainsaw I've ever seen, green and purple with "WILD THING" printed on the bar(I shit you not) but the price was right. I used it around the house for light duty, and some firewood, etc.
Seven years ago we had a hurricane here, and my 3 man crew and I spent the next ten days cutting and hauling 12-18 hours a day. No one had electricity, 99% of the stores were closed for about a week, so hardly any gas, and absolutely no bar oil was available so we were forced to use 10w30 as chain oil. That saw never missed a beat the entire time, and still runs fine to this day. I've replaced the bar twice, the sprocket once, and the chain maybe half a dozen times.
Good saw, but it's still ugly.

Ha, the cbr600 f4 of chainsaws.  Runs forever with funky graphics!

Quote from: Mother on July 27, 2010, 07:49:17 AM
never take advice from people who run into a burning forrest

You need to know herm to understand the truth in this statement.

I own a jonsereds.

They're all owned by the same company now.

I don't think it matters.

It's just like a bike or car...buy one from a dealer that can fix it when you drop a tree on it or run it over.

Quote from: Bun-bun on July 28, 2010, 06:50:02 PM
My neighbor owns a tree service and swears by his Stihls. Stihl has a plant right here in Virginia Beach as well
However. . .
About 15 years ago, I picked up a Poulan 20" chainsaw when HQ went out of business. It's absolutely the ugliest chainsaw I've ever seen, green and purple with "WILD THING" printed on the bar(I shit you not) but the price was right. I used it around the house for light duty, and some firewood, etc.
Seven years ago we had a hurricane here, and my 3 man crew and I spent the next ten days cutting and hauling 12-18 hours a day. No one had electricity, 99% of the stores were closed for about a week, so hardly any gas, and absolutely no bar oil was available so we were forced to use 10w30 as chain oil. That saw never missed a beat the entire time, and still runs fine to this day. I've replaced the bar twice, the sprocket once, and the chain maybe half a dozen times.
Good saw, but it's still ugly.

Thanks for the rec, they are all over the place for about $100 refurbished.  I am going to pick one up now.

despite my bias towards Stihl, Husky is also a very reputable product. And sometimes you just have to use the available tool for the job
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