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Budget Chainsaw recommendations
I am in the process of cutting down a number of Leyllandi. So far I have
been going up a ladder and thinning out the trees by cutting down branches using a bow saw and a lopper. So far this has worked well and I am happy to continue this process to fell the trees. My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. I do not fancy and do not really have the time to cut up all the branches and trunks to lengths of 10" using a bow saw. There are 20+ trunks of over 40 foot with a max thinkness of about 12". Also several hundred branches. My thoughts where to buy a 14" electric chain saw to cut up the trees once felled. I have seen DIY superstore own brand chainsaws for around £60, a McCulloch for £80 and a Bosch for £100. Considering the time it would save me I think it woth the money. Anyone used these type of saws and have comments. Eric. |
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writes I am in the process of cutting down a number of Leyllandi. So far I have been going up a ladder and thinning out the trees by cutting down branches using a bow saw and a lopper. So far this has worked well and I am happy to continue this process to fell the trees. My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. I do not fancy and do not really have the time to cut up all the branches and trunks to lengths of 10" using a bow saw. There are 20+ trunks of over 40 foot with a max thinkness of about 12". Also several hundred branches. My thoughts where to buy a 14" electric chain saw to cut up the trees once felled. I have seen DIY superstore own brand chainsaws for around £60, a McCulloch for £80 and a Bosch for £100. Considering the time it would save me I think it woth the money. There must be cheaper ways of buying firewood! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote:
My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote:
My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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from "Dave Liquorice" contains these words: On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote: My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? My thoughts exactly. In an open fire it will spit sparks; in a log stove it will tar the chimney very quickly, causing messy tar runs overnight or possibly a chimney blockage or fire. Also, she would need somewhere dry to store the wood for a year before using it. Janet. |
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from "Dave Liquorice" contains these words: On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote: My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? My thoughts exactly. In an open fire it will spit sparks; in a log stove it will tar the chimney very quickly, causing messy tar runs overnight or possibly a chimney blockage or fire. Also, she would need somewhere dry to store the wood for a year before using it. Janet. |
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from "Dave Liquorice" contains these words: On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote: My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? My thoughts exactly. In an open fire it will spit sparks; in a log stove it will tar the chimney very quickly, causing messy tar runs overnight or possibly a chimney blockage or fire. Also, she would need somewhere dry to store the wood for a year before using it. Janet. |
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from "Dave Liquorice" contains these words: On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:27:06 +0100, Eric the Red wrote: My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. Does Leyllandi make even half decent firewood? I'd have thought it would have a rather high resin content and thus produce rather more tar than most other woods. What is she going to burn it in/on? Who has to sweep the flue/chimney? My thoughts exactly. In an open fire it will spit sparks; in a log stove it will tar the chimney very quickly, causing messy tar runs overnight or possibly a chimney blockage or fire. Also, she would need somewhere dry to store the wood for a year before using it. Janet. |
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"Eric the Red" wrote in message ... I am in the process of cutting down a number of Leyllandi. So far I have been going up a ladder and thinning out the trees by cutting down branches using a bow saw and a lopper. So far this has worked well and I am happy to continue this process to fell the trees. My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. I do not fancy and do not really have the time to cut up all the branches and trunks to lengths of 10" using a bow saw. There are 20+ trunks of over 40 foot with a max thinkness of about 12". Also several hundred branches. My thoughts where to buy a 14" electric chain saw to cut up the trees once felled. I have seen DIY superstore own brand chainsaws for around £60, a McCulloch for £80 and a Bosch for £100. Considering the time it would save me I think it woth the money. Anyone used these type of saws and have comments. Eric. I have a Bosch that cost about £100, its not really man enough for cutting through 12", but anything up to about 8" is a breeze. My advice would be to look around and buy one where spares(esp chains) are also easy to get, spare bosch chains are v difficult to come by where I live, none of the usual DIY places stock them but they do mcculloch. You need a spare because if you hit anything hard, the chain blunts in an instant. -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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"Eric the Red" wrote in message ...
I am in the process of cutting down a number of Leyllandi. [SNIP] My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. [SNIP] Anyone used these type of saws and have comments. As stated by a previous poster I am not certain that these logs will burn very well. A fact supported by this little poem: Beechwood fires are bright and clear If the logs are kept a year Chestnut only good they say If for long it's laid away Make a fire of elder tree Death within your house will be But ash new or ash old Is fit for a Queen with a crown of gold Birch and Fir logs burn too fast Blaze up bright and do not last It is by the Irish said Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread Elmwood burns like churchyard mould Even the very flames are cold But ash green or ash brown Is fit for a Queen with a golden crown Poplar gives a bitter smoke Fills your eyes and makes you choke Apple wood will scent your room With an incense-like perfume Oaken logs, if dry and old Keep away the winters cold But ash wet or ash dry A king shall warm his slippers by. Lastly under the all encompassing heading of Pine I note : "Burns well when seasoned, but tends to spit, so it's best in a stove. All resinous woods makes good kindling. They also tend to leave an oily soot in the chimney. The smell of a pine fire can be a feast for the olfactory senses." I kept a branch from a Leylandii type tree for two years before taking it to the tip. It was still as 'green' and full of resin on the day I checked it as it was on the day I cut it. So I would guess she is looking at a 5 year timescale before these logs will 'season' naturaly. |
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From: (Philip) Date: 29/09/2003 14:20 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: "Eric the Red" wrote in message .. . I am in the process of cutting down a number of Leyllandi. [SNIP] My problem is my mother has decided she would like the firewood. [SNIP] Anyone used these type of saws and have comments. As stated by a previous poster I am not certain that these logs will burn very well. A fact supported by this little poem: [snips nice poem] Hi, do you have an author and title for that poem? It was really rather good and I'd like to repost it if I may? **************************** Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ Q: how many witches does it take to change a lightbulb? A: depends on what you want it changed into! |
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Thanks for the comments on suitablity of this wood for burning and will ask
my mother to reconsider. However I will still need to cut them up to dispose of them. Eric. |
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"Eric the Red" wrote in message ... snip My thoughts where to buy a 14" electric chain saw to cut up the trees once felled. I have seen DIY superstore own brand chainsaws for around £60, a McCulloch for £80 and a Bosch for £100. Considering the time it would save me I think it woth the money. Anyone used these type of saws and have comments. Yes. B&Q/superstore own brands. Very cheap, do the job but a b*gger to get spares/replacements for. If you buy one make sure you get a new chain there and then. At least if your chain snaps (unlikely) or wears out then you have the replacement and a decent period of time to get another. Be careful in use, these are low weight/low usage OEM machines but just because a major manufacturor made them it does not follow that they can supply spare bars/handles/casings etc McCulloch - a reasonably well known brand/widely stocked Bosch More expensive machine, mine was also heavier. So was harder to use for very light weight trimming A cheap saw should do for your purposes, I assume that when the trees are down, you will be doing very little tree surgery. Invest in a saw horse/cutting stand. Takes the strain and a lot of dangers out of cutting big logs into smaller ones. HTH Dave |
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