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rockcrawler wrote:
I'm surprised you had time to split logs what with all those letters to deliver
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8th Jun 2016 3:48 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
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Helped a friend out today, cutting up a load of logs after he had them felled.....he had this old apple tree, so I decided to have a go at making a rustic bench.....please don't laugh too much
Start Point:
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No idea of what the plan was, so started one end:
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Bit rough and ready - even added cup holders
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But it works
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And I ended up with a few logs as payment
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5th Aug 2016 1:51 pm
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
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Nothing complex, just rounds and limbs roughly piled up, my twin blade hydraulic splitter will sort it Altox GSM FBH controller thread
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22nd Sep 2016 10:48 pm
Iguana
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Not long invested in a splitter, essentially a 8t Jack, cuts through all those twisted bits of logs with ease
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Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
23rd Sep 2016 7:18 am
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
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MANY thanks for that info, Beanie.
Your twin blade hydraulic splitter sounds MOST impressive, and more to the point, efficient.
I'll look in your Gallery for pix of it.
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23rd Sep 2016 7:36 am
AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
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Iguana wrote:
Not long invested in a splitter, essentially a 8t Jack, cuts through all those twisted bits of logs with ease
Thanx for that one, Iguana - it's the 'twisted' bits that I find V diff. with my maul.
I understand that to 'rip' with a chainsaw one needs not the usual ~30 degs angle on the teeth, but around 10 degs?
Anyone got any experience with this, please?
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23rd Sep 2016 7:44 am
Sloss
Member Since: 18 Aug 2013
Location: Aberdeenish
Posts: 1691
I got 10 cubes from the Forestry the other week.
Started bucking and stacking
Stew,
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23rd Sep 2016 3:19 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
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waterbuoy wrote:
Before
Out of curiosity........why are the wedges in there?!
23rd Sep 2016 4:51 pm
Robbie
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It's how you use a chainsaw. Without the wedges the saw would bind in the cut. There are other methods but using wedges is the most efficient and kind to your saw. Most use plastic wedges these days to avoid any chance of metal vs chain, but metal wedges still have their uses - in my case as a rescue method to get my saw out when I've pushed it too far (again).
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My guess would be to keep the gaps open otherwise it would start to buckle and sag towards the floor. Then you can finish the last cuts at the bottom with the wedges enabling you to still get a saw in.
Beaten to it
23rd Sep 2016 6:13 pm
Robbie
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As an aside, I use plastic chainsaw wedges as my prime method to break into D3s to recover the owner's keys.
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Location: Aberdeenish
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My pics show the assembly I use to support the log while bucking it.
A big log on the ground. I then put two matching logs at right angles about 2 metres apart with some counterweight logs over the back to avoid the overbalance. These two are notched cut to hold the log undergoing surgery.
I then cut through until i just see the cut closing.
Once you have the required cuts then roll it off the trestle and cut the rest while it's on the ground with the still to cut bit uppermost.
Get the height of the notched log right to avoid too much stooping which is a good thing for an oldie like me!Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
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