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Maybe it's like cutting and drilling stainless. You may need to slow down. When I started working with the stuff I was burning up carbide bits and Sawzall blades. Found that a fresh HSS bit on slow and a hack saw did the job.
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Have seen that too. In trees in the middle of nowhere.
Also good size stones too.
A friend has a bandsaw lumber mill. Trashed a few blades on things buried deep in the trunk.
They are stihl chains. And stihl saws. Brand new chains. And we do sharpen them. Have been for decades. Our heat source is wood. I’ve cut bunch of wood in my life. Just never ran into this before.
Tried from all over the tree. Multiple places, after about 1/2 inch, just smokes. So either there’s an iron case a half inch deep or it’s just a dense *** wood
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di it cut when you started?
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Oops. Wrong reply... Some days I drink. My apologies..
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Sounds like its heating up yor chain and losing the edge. Pretty much what stainless does except with that the metal actually hardens with the heat. Compounding the problem.
about like normal
could be. I even tried the aggressive side cut ones we normally use in big oaks. Dulled within seconds. I may do as TMM suggested and try a much slower cut
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Could be the sapwood is softer and the heartwood is killing the chain. But I still think its the heat. If you have a good sharp hand saw...Bow saw maybe, Give it a try.
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I'm glad you apologized. We have already seen you in full fur. What's next? Feathers?
Yeah I’ve got a good double cut timber saw. Will have to get some help on it, it’s 6 feet long.
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Try a small saw on a branch first just to test it
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Hmmm I wonder if maybe I have too aggressive of chains on them. Two months ago, I bought the super aggressive, fast cutting chains from the local stihl dealer as an upgrade over the standard chains. Maybe I oughta try the standards on this tree.
Wanna loan me one?
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Yup, Even a skip tooth chain, might be better, But its still moving same speed. Maybe shallow cuts and back off to cool? Run water on it?
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This looks like a fun toy!
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I was just posting that meme to go with Mitch's post...
Super aggressive fast cutting chain?
If your saw and bar combination
Takes 3/8,.050 chain then thats what it takes.
The safety chain im sure has never been on any of your saws.
Its useless.
3/8.058 chain is one chain made to fit the guage and pitch. A ripping chain is usually a reground chain with almost a square cut to keep it from following the grain in the wood.
I would like to see a good close up photo of your burned up chain,
Especially the condition of the cutting link.
If your saw and bar combination
Takes 3/8,.050 chain then thats what it takes.
The safety chain im sure has never been on any of your saws.
Its useless.
3/8.058 chain is one chain made to fit the guage and pitch. A ripping chain is usually a reground chain with almost a square cut to keep it from following the grain in the wood.
I would like to see a good close up photo of your burned up chain,
Especially the condition of the cutting link.
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