Text only | Text with Images

The Forestry Forum

General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: jimbarry on March 02, 2018, 08:50:59 PM

Title: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: jimbarry on March 02, 2018, 08:50:59 PM
Found this pine, and few others. Too big for the saw mill. Might have to slab it in place just to get it out. 
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/20037/20180302-bigpinetree.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1520041789)
 
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: sawguy21 on March 02, 2018, 09:05:19 PM
You are going to be working you and the saw pretty hard slabbing with anything longer than a 24" bar. A 36" will fit but you don't want to go there.
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: starmac on March 02, 2018, 09:24:57 PM
A 28" bar is common here, but I am not sure how well that would work on a mill.

I am more interested on what the lumber does on that split trunk tree.
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: SawyerTed on March 02, 2018, 09:32:00 PM
I use a 30" on mine.  
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: mad murdock on March 02, 2018, 11:01:16 PM
I use a 32" on mine. I also use 63PMX ripping chain which leaves a 1/4" kerf. Mills real nice. 
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: jimbarry on March 03, 2018, 09:57:47 AM
Thanks for the replies. The saw is new and it came with a 24 and 36" bars. I'll have to find an Alaskan or Granberg and see what I can do. Either that or just eyeball it.
Title: Re: slabbing big pine, how big of a bar can I attach to a husqvarna 373 xp?
Post by: jimbarry on March 03, 2018, 09:59:36 AM
Yeah starmac, me too, I'd like to see of the fork will survive. I'm thinking making a couple waterfall style tables.
Text only | Text with Images