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Chainsaws / Re: Two stroke oil ratio's- Sa...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 08:15:38 PM
I use the silver Stihl ultra, but to make 2.5 gallons at a time. :thumbsup:
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Salvage walnut
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 08:06:27 PM
Larry, the guy that can cut down a crookened tree and make straight logs!!!
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Dirt bike logging?
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 08:01:19 PM
WOW is right.
If you don't know how to tie a knot, tie a lot!!!  :wacky: 
That's a hard days work!!!!!
You don't want a slacker in that bunch!!!!
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General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 08:00:46 PM




copy URL in gallery, paste in a spot where the cursor is in the thread/reply in the other open FF.  not the type of cursing you may be doing! 
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Did something dumb today.
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 07:55:03 PM
The line from the tank is 6 feet, then the aux. pump that comes on with the key.  then the filter, then the engine fuel pump.  the tank is pressure equalized with a port at the cap.  I am not sure why over time the air does not eventually get out of the filter.  you cannot just fill from one end.  it is more like the element separates the air liquid interface when not under pressure/vacuum.  I know it works, but I do not like it.   smiley_thumbsdown :snowball: ffsmiley   It looks wrong.  seems it should be a solid column of liquid.  I may fix it yet, even though it is not broken.  This convo just makes we want to fix it even more.  :wink_2: ffcheesy  
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Chainsaws / Re: Two stroke oil ratio's- Sa...
Last post by OH logger - Today at 07:48:32 PM
I use the amsoil exclusively and have for 10-15 years I'd say.   Never caused me any trouble at all.  They say 100:1.  I buy it in the same plastic bottle it looks like you have.   You can dump one bottle in 6 gallon of gas.  I mix it in 5 gallon gas can cause that's a normal size so I know I'm a little richer than 100:1.  I also mix it in about 90 octane recreational gas (ethanol free). My small engine guy has a jug and piston  from a saw I smashed laying in his shop.  It's off a well used saw but looks perfect yet. He uses it to sell amsoil 
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Whoops sorry for the double post.
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Quote from: Don P on Today at 04:19:29 PMrepacked with grease on the bolts and loctite on the bearings and the driveshaft seems to be fine.
WhoaKayyyyyyy smiley_headscratch
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@doc henderson @Old Greenhorn

You fellas have the wrong idea on the fuel systems. These are not pressurized systems so air is a necessary component of making the systems function.  The fuel pumps(pulse type or otherwise) are at the engine and not the tank.  These pumps are pressure to the engine side only.

I sure you have experienced the glug-glug needed to keep the fuel coming out of a full gas can.  The fuel leaving the can expands the air space in the can.  However, there is not enough actual air in the can to fill the space to ambient pressure.  The result is a vacuum and fuel flow slows requiring the air to glug into the can to relieve the vacuum. The same thing happens on a non-pressurized gas system.

The air in the filter actually circulates while the engine is running.  Bubbles of it will go up the gas line relieving pressure so that gas will flow.  At the other end the pump pulses and creates a bit of a vacuum on the tank side of the pump.  The air in the gas line allows the "glug" to happen and provides a kind of metering to the gas flow.

As long as the filter looks clean and there is fuel on the pump side of the filter your engine should run.  So the clear filter allows you to see everything is A-OK!

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General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 07:40:42 PM
Well, I'll try this gallery thing again. I opened 2 sessions and dragged these URLs over but don't know why they don't stay open. Obviously more operator error on my part. I tried copy and paste but could not get that to work for me.

    I went to our local flea market today with a load of benches, a raised bed planter and some crates and birdhouses. I forgot to take a picture there but here is a couple of mystery wood bench tops I had my friend do his Licthenburg magic. They look real good IMHO.

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I unloaded my trailer this evening and after partial unloading I took this shot of how I load the first set of benches face down then the next load on top. I sometimes put a moving blanket between and load more if needed then strap them down to hold the whole load in securely.

  I barely sold enough to pay the lot rent but will see if I get mobile jobs in the future from my trip. I visited with several former customers and other sawmill friends there.

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