[AT] Chain saw cutting issues

[Charlie V]

There is sure truth to that, Farmer.  I am always concerned about some
abrasives in the dirt getting between the bar and chain and eating metal.
I started cutting with a Homelite model 17 when I was 12 or 13 and Dad
taught me well about keeping the bar tip out of the ground.

A fella who bought some land from us a couple of years ago took my saw to
help me clear some trees to get old equipment out.  He used it like he
hated machines with a vengeance.  When he started a cut he started from
about a foot away and chopped the chain into the wood with serious force,
and told me how fast he could cut wood.  I ignored that for a bit but when
he cut the bar tip into the ground, I took my saw back, thank you.

Charlie V.

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So, farmer, the story this time is that it may not be necessary to "CHECK
> > THE GROUNDS"?  The deal here may to keep the bar and chain "away" from
> the
> > ground.  ??  [?]
> >
>
>
> I have about 20 acres over in the next county that is all river, trees and
> rocks. The river is called Flat Rock River and my part of it is almost all
> rock. I have cut wood there off and on since 1965. You have to always prop
> a log up to cut it up. If it is on the ground and you cut all of the way
> through the chain is automatically well dulled.  :-)  Dirt can be at least
> a little forgiving but all of that limestone isn't.  :-)
>
>
>
> --
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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