Firewood on a Hakki Pilkie 1x37

[GRANITEstateMP]

Jim,

I will get the Husky number off the new spare bar in the basement tonight!

[GRANITEstateMP]

old Husqvarna #608000006
new Husqvarna #596009066

66dl .058 .325

Maybe someone like Spike60 can chime in as to the why, but this Husqvarna bar is a bit more spendy, but holds up good on the processor.  I tried a couple others over the years but these seem to last better

[jimbarry]

old Husqvarna #608000006
new Husqvarna #596009066

66dl .058 .325

I'l have to double check but I thought the bar had to be 15 inch? This web site shows it has 16". I couldn't find it on AMZ. 

[GRANITEstateMP]

mine runs the 16in, which works out great, I have 2 saws that run the same chain so I keep plenty of loops in stock

[Big_eddy]

old Husqvarna #608000006
new Husqvarna #596009066

66dl .058 .325

Maybe someone like Spike60 can chime in as to the why, but this Husqvarna bar is a bit more spendy, but holds up good on the processor.  I tried a couple others over the years but these seem to last better

I'm surprised your processors use 0.325 chains. 

[barbender]

A lot of the Euro processors run .325 bar and chain

[GRANITEstateMP]

Big eddy, it's a compact euro style machine, like barbender said.  I can fold it up and move it on the 3pt arms of my tractor, but I leave it in 1 spot 95% of the time and run it off a.portable pto unit instead

its not a super high production machine, but it gets the job done and didn't come with a super high production price tag ;D


 

[barbender]

And as it turns out, I think you guys are getting nearly the same bar and chain life with that .325 chain. It takes a heck of a lot HP to pull .325 vs .404 harvester chain!

[jimbarry]

This is the bar I use.



 

And the engine I run it with is a Subaru 25hp



 

[barbender]

 Jim, have you tried one of the Pferd bar dressing files on your bars? It is a plastic jig with a mill file, it holds the file at 90° to the side of the bar to square the rails. It's cheap enough, around $30 I think, so it's worth a shot.

[Corley5]

You guys ever look into converting to harvestor bars, sprockets, and chains?

[Hilltop366]

I wonder how a Cannon bar would hold up, I hear good things but have never tried one. Made in Canada.

[jimbarry]

Jim, have you tried one of the Pferd bar dressing files on your bars? It is a plastic jig with a mill file, it holds the file at 90° to the side of the bar to square the rails. It's cheap enough, around $30 I think, so it's worth a shot.

No I have not. Will look into it.

[jimbarry]

I wonder how a Cannon bar would hold up, I hear good things but have never tried one. Made in Canada.

Likely would hold up very well. Top quality stuff.

[jimbarry]

I am still thinking its not the bar. Put a new bar on the other day and still having the same issue of stalling mid cut. Not happening as often, but enough to be a pain in the butt. 

[Spike60]

old Husqvarna #608000006
new Husqvarna #596009066

66dl .058 .325

Maybe someone like Spike60 can chime in as to the why, but this Husqvarna bar is a bit more spendy, but holds up good on the processor.  I tried a couple others over the years but these seem to last better

Not sure without looking up each bar, but for the most part 608 part numbers were supplied by Oregon, and 596 bars are made by Husky themselves. The Husky bars did noticeably out last the Oregon power match bars they replaced.

[jimbarry]

 

 
While I was on a road trip this morning the boss decided to go out and process some wood. She got into her second cut and it stopped cutting. She shut it all down and waited until I got home. Seems the belt that drives the chainsaw blade shredded and in doing so, caused the 3 drive belts to turn over in their slots. All fixed now but I can think of better ways to spend an hour.

[jimbarry]

I also adjusted the drop down speed of the chainsaw blade to as slow as I could get it it to go. I backed out the adjuster as far as it could. Still too fast for my liking but we'll see what results from the next batch of processing firewood.

[rusticretreater]

Problem is once those belts get a twist like that, they want to do it again.  

[GRANITEstateMP]

You guys ever look into converting to harvestor bars, sprockets, and chains?

Corley,
Do they make a 16in harvester bar?  I don't know if my rig has the power/umph to pull a .404 chain !

[jimbarry]

You guys ever look into converting to harvestor bars, sprockets, and chains?

Corley,
Do they make a 16in harvester bar?  I don't know if my rig has the power/umph to pull a .404 chain !

Inquiring minds want to know...why would you want to use a chain that has a wider kerf?

[Corley5]

My 14-12 Block Buster runs 404 harvester chain, 74 driver loops on 64 cm Oregon bars powered by a GX670 Honda 24hp. I get 500-600 16" face cords out of a bar with one rail dressing. Chain mileage varies. No lack of hp. Good service life. Check Oregon's website for available bars. 

[Hilltop366]

You guys ever look into converting to harvestor bars, sprockets, and chains?

Corley,
Do they make a 16in harvester bar?  I don't know if my rig has the power/umph to pull a .404 chain !

Inquiring minds want to know...why would you want to use a chain that has a wider kerf?

Harvester chain run 50 to 60 thousands of a inch so you get around twice as much depth of cut per pass of a tooth.

[jimbarry]

 

 

Well, that new blade and chain lasted all of 1.5 cord before it started acting up again. The blade gets about to this place in its cutting stroke (in this case a 9 inch diameter) and the downward motion stalls. It takes several up/down strokes to cut through, as you can see by the kerf lines.

[Hilltop366]

Chain still turning but not cutting?