Chainsaw Repair
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I'm getting ready to do some chainsaw lumbermaking and am interested in a large cc saw that I can get parts for and not spend a pile of money keeping it going. Any thoughts??? I'm considering getting a double end bar and running a couple Mac 10-10's as they seem to be plentiful.?? PS I have a few!!
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IMO. the Stihl 050\051 and 075\076 are great milling saws. parts are plentiful, I've restored 2 of each. Lots of grunt for milling.
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How big is your mill?
How big are the trees you intend to mill with it?
That will determine the size saw you will need.
I would use one of my 7900s for what milling I would be doing.
If I were going to purchase a saw just for milling, I would be looking at a 390 Husky.
Mike
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The biggest tree would be a 30 inch oak and the smallest would a 12 inch white pine. I picked up a used Alaskan mark 3 and I have a 28 in sproket nose bar. I have a couple Pro Mac 805's so one of them will get a turn and a Pro Mac 60 will get the first try. I really don't wish to use them up as parts can be an issue.
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If you're going to make any time at all you need something near 100 cc .That 805 is a decent felling saw but would be a lousey miller .
Milling takes the zap right out of a saw .I've used both a 2100 Homelite plus a 125 McCulloch and they will get around a foot a minute ripping 16-18" oak .With an 048 Stihl which has about the same grunt as an 805/850 Mac it would be lucky to get a foot in two minutes .
Two 10-10's would be an exercise in futility IMO .