GRINDIN THE TANG???

elkassassin · Jul 22, 2013

Wondering if anybody does this?

I mighta over done it!

Ground em way down & I'm tellin you,You'd best be Hangin on to it!

And don't even think about using the Tip!

She's got a lot of Bite!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

CAforkedhorn · Jul 22, 2013

Damn near every night!

elkassassin · Jul 22, 2013

Guess I must SPLAIN it!

At 5:25 You'll see the Tang being Filed down!

I took mine down 3/16" further than recommended!

The Ole 066 Magnum has got a lot of Bite now!

Don't try it on a PISSCUTTER Saw!

You won't have enough Horsepower to turn the Chain!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

Longun · Jul 23, 2013

We called it "knockin' the rakers down" I make mine "hungry" all the time....especially in limy trees...

Hardway · Jul 24, 2013

All chains should get the rakers lowered when they need it....each chain has a recomended amount that should be taken off.....usually 0.25 or so below the top plate. I have a cheap little gauge made by Oregon I think...works slick.
Bobby....takin too much off the rakers makes em pretty "grabby"

PS...this thread is a total disappointment.

elkassassin · Jul 24, 2013

>All chains should get the rakers
>lowered when they need it....each
>chain has a recomended amount
>that should be taken off.....usually
>0.25 or so below the
>top plate. I have a
>cheap little gauge made by
>Oregon I think...works slick.
> Bobby....takin too much
>off the rakers makes em
>pretty "grabby"

>
>PS...this thread is a total disappointment.
>

Yes!

The 066 Magnum is a little Grabby!

GEEZUS!

I tried using the Tip!

Best be Hangin on!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

elkassassin · Jul 24, 2013

One more thing Hardway!

I think you have your Decimal in the Wrong Place?

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

Hardway · Jul 25, 2013

>One more thing Hardway!
>
>I think you have your Decimal
>in the Wrong Place?

>
>
>
>
>This Story happens alot it's True!
>
>But Ya Best Hope it don't
>ever happen to you!
>

You must be the JB of arithmetic.

ZIGGER · Jul 25, 2013

I much prefer a grabby, lowered, and raked taint.......for grinding and banging.....

LongRangeBangin · Jul 26, 2013

I wish southern Idaho had Tamarack. I miss cutting that stuff. Best firewood on the planet IMHO. Hey elk is 066 what sears calls the eager beaver? Lol. I'm a husqvarna man.

elkassassin · Jul 26, 2013

>I wish southern Idaho had Tamarack.
>I miss cutting that stuff.
>Best firewood on the planet
>IMHO. Hey elk is
>066 what sears calls the
>eager beaver? Lol. I'm
>a husqvarna man.

Well LRB!

An 066 is what is known as a Husky Eater!

You can keep your Tamarack!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

sageadvice · Jul 27, 2013

"Grindin the Tang" got me to thinking of a guy with a file working on the front sight of his carbine. I took a file to a old Rem Pump 22 that my Grandpa had and let me have the use of. I filed that blunt point front sight right down to skinny and needle sharp. My accuracy with it was much improved though if that neat old pump was mine now i'd wished i'd left her alone.

I never did figure them rakers out on a saw chain. I filed them too once in awhile. One time i got a bit too aggressive with them rakers and when i did put her to wood, she pulled the saw right out my hands, gloves and all. That saw was hungry!! ;-)

Joey

"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

LongRangeBangin · Jul 27, 2013

>>I wish southern Idaho had Tamarack.
>>I miss cutting that stuff.
>>Best firewood on the planet
>>IMHO. Hey elk is
>>066 what sears calls the
>>eager beaver? Lol. I'm
>>a husqvarna man.
>
>Well LRB!
>
>An 066 is what is known
>as a Husky Eater!

>
>You can keep your Tamarack!
>
>
>. What's to hate about western larch? Top 4 feet has the limbs. Makes NO ash, meaning you clean your stove every 8 years! Grows straight as an arrow. 1 chop split even on rounds "your" bar won't reach thru.

. Yep. Crappy wood right there! Oh it's probably heavy for you? But that's why a round burns for 2 weeks!
>Love that stuff!
>This Story happens alot it's True!
>
>But Ya Best Hope it don't
>ever happen to you!
>

elkassassin · Jul 27, 2013

>>>I wish southern Idaho had Tamarack.
>>>I miss cutting that stuff.
>>>Best firewood on the planet
>>>IMHO. Hey elk is
>>>066 what sears calls the
>>>eager beaver? Lol. I'm
>>>a husqvarna man.
>>
>>Well LRB!
>>
>>An 066 is what is known
>>as a Husky Eater!

>>
>>You can keep your Tamarack!
>>
>>
>>. What's to hate about western larch? Top 4 feet has the limbs. Makes NO ash, meaning you clean your stove every 8 years! Grows straight as an arrow. 1 chop split even on rounds "your" bar won't reach thru.

. Yep. Crappy wood right there! Oh it's probably heavy for you? But that's why a round burns for 2 weeks!
>>Love that stuff!
>>This Story happens alot it's True!
>>
>>But Ya Best Hope it don't
>>ever happen to you!
>>

LMAO!

That's not quite it though!

That PISSCUTTER Tamarack doesn't even Profit firing a 066 up!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

LongRangeBangin · Jul 27, 2013

Ok we all give up. What is the wonder wood your 066 digests? I'm guessing you wouldn't know a tamarack if I fell one across your truck.

elkassassin · Jul 27, 2013

Lol!

Yellow Pines!

3 to 4 feet in Diameter!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

elkassassin · Jul 27, 2013

And Yes I'd know a Tamarack on the Hood!

It wouldn't bend the Hood but that's OK!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

elkassassin · Jul 27, 2013

AKA Ponderosa Pine!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

BuckSnort · Jul 27, 2013

Hey Bess, your 066 may just barely get through the bark on these little cedar tree's we got over here...

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elkassassin · Jul 27, 2013

True Snort!

Our Biggest Trees are PISSCUTTERS compared to them!

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

LongRangeBangin · Jul 28, 2013

>AKA Ponderosa Pine!
>
>
>This Story happens alot it's True!
>
>But Ya Best Hope it don't
>ever happen to you!
>

I know ponderosa pine. That's the same stuff they make sh#t tickets (ass wipe) out of. Lol

elkassassin · Jul 28, 2013

>>AKA Ponderosa Pine!
>>
>>
>>This Story happens alot it's True!
>>
>>But Ya Best Hope it don't
>>ever happen to you!
>>

>
>
>I know ponderosa pine. That's the
>same stuff they make sh#t
>tickets (ass wipe) out of.
>Lol

Feels better than Tamarack anyday don't it?

This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!

Paul_Crawford · Jul 28, 2013

Looks like redwood to me...Just sayin'.... pc

Trix4me · Jul 28, 2013

I have a chain that the depth gauge is ground way down for cutting soft wood (lodge-pole or quakie) Isn't the tang the bottom of the drive link? I'm not an expert. Can cut a lot of wood with that depth gauge gone but it gets a little spooky with harder or knotty woods.