OT: Chainsaw Bar Oil

when cutting (20" bar). No choice when cutting 24"

Is 24" walnut really that special? I'm asking seriously here. 24" isn't anything around here (southwest missouri) and don't bother logging it at that size. I start to get impressed when it gets to 4' or more in diameter.

- Andrew

the nose when cutting (20" bar). No choice when cutting 24"

Show us, Andrew! *G*

Leif

You got it! They're on the way to abpw.

- Andrew

All very fine, Andrew. But there is no indication as to the location of these lonely pecker poles.*G*

Leif

P.S. What beautiful wood!

My question also deals with bar oil although in my case I can't see that the bar is being lubed. Starting the saw I point the bar at a light-colored background and rev it up. When new, about 20 years ago, I could see small bits of oil being flung on the background, now nothing, I do have oil in the saw. It is a Stihl 026 Wood Boss. Now where on the saw is the oil 'squiter and can I fix it myself. The owner's manual has long been gone.

Thanks

It oils through small holes in the bar which are easily plugged. Take off the bar and clean the holes and the obvious place where the oil comes from the reservoir.

"lonely pecker poles" .... You lost me, Leif.

- Andrew

Well, the loggers up here in the Great State of Washington refer to anything under three feet in diameter as "pecker poles." I think it is their highly scientific name referring scathingly to immature trees of small dimension. Beyond that, I will not go! *G*

Leif

depending on where in SW Missouri you are (hi neighbor) some places steam it so the whitewood turns dark, and they get a solid

--Shiva--

The walnut goes to another place about 6 miles the OTHER way, and the going price for a walnut log will make you cry... Last I priced was under 75 cents a BD foot for a log...(and you pay?)

I bought 50 BD ft of 4/4 red cedar here, 5" wide, and 8 foot long... and it cost me 61 cents a foot, which is pretty common. been air drying for most of the summer He threw in 4 boards 1/2" thick by 6" by 8 foot of red cedar (still rough) for $1.25 each (I do scroll saw stuff) He had some 8x8" by 8' red cedar timbers for $20 each I believe...

If I travel south to NW Arkansas, can buy 4/4 white oak for under $2 a foot.KD The trick is knowing where to go...

--Shiva--

Are you talking about the Vermillion in Billings, MO?

Never heard of Sycamore used for RR ties.

- Andrew

YEAH...

they are using it for something... and AFAIK, think they are only cutting tie stock...

--Shiva--

Hey Grandpa, Those 'good ole days' probably' seem better now than they were. :) Since we have strayed OT from oiling bars, I'll ask. In N. Idaho in the 60's, were shakes & shingles froed or sawed from bolts? Arch

Fortiter,

Yup, the days of one log truck loads seem to be gone. Nowadays they are in the neighborhood of ten or fifteen logs. Hurray for the Spotted Owl! They still make a tasty stew! *G*

Leif