Makita DSC6400 and 7900 in Rubber

joe_indi · January 12, 2010, 09:28:49 AM

Three videos showing how chainsaws are used in cutting rubber trees here.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PaF5Pco6tQ
"http://www.youtube.com/v/0PaF5Pco6tQ&hl=en&fs=1"

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJGL8Hz14E
"http://www.youtube.com/v/0pJGL8Hz14E&hl=en&fs=1"

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Cw2ADk9mY
"http://www.youtube.com/v/v_Cw2ADk9mY&hl=en&fs=1"

Joe

peppone · January 12, 2010, 10:24:56 AM

interesting videos.
I know absolutely nothing on the rubber tree. Has it a hard wood?
Looking at the videos it seems no (even if the two Makitas - that are Dolmar chainsaws - are wondering machines they look cutting the bread...)

joe_indi · January 15, 2010, 07:58:56 AM

Quote from: peppone on January 12, 2010, 10:24:56 AM

I know absolutely nothing on the rubber tree. Has it a hard wood?

Well... semi hard sort of. Plenty of resin though.
Once the wood is processed, it is very hard like teak and can be used like any other hard wood for making furniture, flooring, door and frames.

Joe

peppone · January 15, 2010, 10:29:45 AM

thanks a lot for the info joe.

joe_indi · January 15, 2010, 10:27:01 PM

peppone eh?

Any relation to Peppone in Don Camilo?

Took time to pay a visit to the LA MOTOSEGA Forum.
Unfortunately its in Italian, a language I dont know one bit.
Joe

peppone · January 16, 2010, 04:57:49 AM

YES! the guy in the avatar is right Peppone of Don Camillo movies. How do you know about this????

sprucebunny · January 16, 2010, 07:48:04 AM

Why are they cutting the trees ? I thought that they harvested the resin repeatedly by just scoring the bark ?

Or is this a different kind of 'rubber tree' ?

joe_indi · January 17, 2010, 12:18:55 PM

Quote from: peppone on January 16, 2010, 04:57:49 AM
YES! the guy in the avatar is right Peppone of Don Camillo movies. How do you know about this????

I used to read the Don Camillo novels years ago.
You dont forget somethings because they have affected you so much.
So, welcome to you Peppone from Don Camillo.

Quote from: sprucebunny on January 16, 2010, 07:48:04 AM
Why are they cutting the trees ? I thought that they harvested the resin repeatedly by just scoring the bark ?

Or is this a different kind of 'rubber tree' ?

These are the same rubber trees. But after 25 - 30 years the yield drops so much that the old trees have to be cut down and the land is replanted with young rubber plants.
Since different areas were planted in different months/ years, this cutting down and replanting is a continuous process here, 365 days every year.

peppone · January 17, 2010, 12:54:43 PM

ok. thanks a lot!

saluti
peppone

ps: I'm very affected to peppone from don camillo's novels 'cause I'm form the same region of Italy from where he was: Emilia!!!! And even 'cause I look a bit like him in the movies, even if I'm more than 2 mt hight.

saluti
peppone

sharkey · January 17, 2010, 03:33:02 PM

Hi Joe,
What do you think of the saw? How is it holding up?
Thanks,
Bob

quietrangr · January 17, 2010, 04:34:47 PM

When I opened this thread I expected to see some chainsaws in a really big...uh...you know...one of those things to prevent pregnancies.

joe_indi · January 18, 2010, 01:34:46 AM

Peppone,

You got me searching on the net for Don Camillo.Because, after more than 30 years I thought of reading the stories once more.
I was successful to a great extent.
http://vajrang.tripod.com/littleworld/stories.htmlThis site has most of the stories in English.
http://home.comcast.net/~doncamillo/Here there are the picture galleries of illustrations from the books and more stuff.

Quote from: quietrangr on January 17, 2010, 04:34:47 PM
When I opened this thread I expected to see some chainsaws in a really big...uh...you know...one of those things to prevent pregnancies.

:D :D :D :D :D :D

Wrong forum for that I think.
Try the Penthouse forum, but I think you will be disappointed with the 'big...uh...you know...' over there.I think one to fit a chainsaw is still in the development stage. ;D ;D

Bob,
I had the DCS6400 and the DCS7900 working at the same work site.The 6400 had already had a carb adjust done on it since the engine had already run in.
But the 7900 was 'out of the box' and was with a factory set carb.Plus it needs to run in before I can adjust the carb.
However, the 7900 was very impressive in the wood.It will be more impressive once the engine has run in.
Today a DCS7300 too has started running on the same work site.
Its engine had run in and I had adjusted the carb on Saturday.
The operator just called me up to say that it is running just like a MS460, but with a whole lot lesser fuel consumption.
On the whole, I find these saws pretty impressive.
For more than a month now the 6400 and 7300 have been passed from operator to operator as part of their trial run here.
In spite of some very punishing use, both of them are still going strong.Surprisingly, no part had to be replaced so far, not even a lost screw.
That is pretty impressive for Indian working conditions.
In their older avatar as the PS6400, PS7300, and PS7900, these saws built up a very bad reputation, especially the 7900.
My opinion, after the preliminary trials is that the bad reputation seems to have been a undeserving one.After more local field trials I would most probably be able to attributethe causes for the problems to poor operator skills, bad fuel and poor quality oil.
Because these saws seem to be built really rugged and are yet to show any weakness.
The Makita badge should not change the fact that these saws are still made in Germany by Dolmar, a company, which claims that they were producing chainsaws even before Stihl.

Joe