Posted: 6/10/2007 5:08:40 PM EDT
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Hey guys, First off I wnt to thank the guy from virginia who turned me on to Baptist Men of NC. I attended their training this weekend and I found my place in the church. What an amazeing group. I dont sing kumbayah real well but im good with a saw and stressful situations.....I am looking at setting up a chainsaw trailer (small one) and was thinking of buying Dolmar saws for it......was wondering if any of you have any experience with them ??....and fyi ties into survival as its for disaster recovery EDIT while im at it what would you put on a trailer for this purpose and how much per saw/man.......Just curious what you folks would load it with. |
Basically a trailer equiped with eyerything you would need to respong to a disaster...(huricane,tornado, ice storm) for a team of people(like the politacally correct version...never know , I have met some amazon women who could handle a saw) for removal of fallen trees.....I have a small 5x8 trailer now that would work for a small team. |
I have a very good local dealer with great prices.......and the east coast distributor is 40 miles away. Havent used one tho....I did use a jonesred at the training....man what a saw....made my husky 350 look very wimpy.....but they have no dealers in the south...its a shame. |
Good one, Im tired , I should have said it was a trailer equiped with saws to use against a horde of slow moving zombies. Its main purpose is to conserve ammo for when they evolve into fast movers |
Which brand chain sharpener did you buy ?? I have been thinking about that since I and useless when you put a file in my hand for some reason |
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I've been a die hard Husky guy for years- 55 Rancher and the smaller 350 bought by accident (I try to have two of the same when it comes to stuff like this). We heat solely with wood and we are always trimming trees plus using them for part of our business, so they see a fair amount of use. I've never had any serious problems with them. Had to replace the spindle in the Rancher one time, that's it. I did just get a Stihl, 290 I think? I'm not up on the nomenclature on these things... It's a VERY nice saw, I'm pleased. I'll use it a little more and if it's gonna work out, I'll save up and buy another of the same. You get a LOT of use out of a chainsaw around a homestead. Buy wisely. |
I have an OLD Husky (over 20 years) that has never let me down. Once upon a time I used to cut 60 cords a year with it. (sold the excess). Anyway, not sure how the newer ones are, but the older ones could not be beaten. Never put a dime into it other than chains, spark plug and a bar now and then. I'm pretty sure it will outlast me (if I don't drop a tree on it) 
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uncool, I will get the name and model number and post it tomorrow evening. It is the same type they use at the shops to sharpen chains. I like it alot and it is easy to use. |
uncool, I will get the name and model number and post it tomorrow evening. It is the same type they use at the shops to sharpen chains. I like it alot and it is easy to use. |
uncool, I will get the name and model number and post it tomorrow evening. It is the same type they use at the shops to sharpen chains. I like it alot and it is easy to use. |
Husky 181 going on 22 years of lots of use. Never a hickup. M |
If that's the 81 cc large frame I bet your back gives out limbing before your saw ever will I had the large frame 25 yrs ago ran it over with the pickup and broke the handle and side cover got the new parts and she kept on cuttin. sold it and got the 372 lots of seeds lighter saw. |
| All of my equipment for my mowing business has come from Stihl. Never had any problems with any of their products. I just recently started working part time at a local hardware store which carries Stihl products. Needless to say I recently bought a MS250 with a 18" bar mainly because of the nice employee discount. I've used it a hand full of times now and have no complaints, nor thought that I would. No regrets in buying Stihl. |
Here is mine rig for the local area (population about 6500 give or take). F350 18 Ton capacity high wall goose neck dump trailer with ramps (I've coverted this to run ALSO off of tractor hydraulics in case the truck is down. BobCat with Brush attachment (pronged claw attachment allows your to pick up logs or brush 4 Stihls 2 small bar 2 large bar 1 Stihl pole saw 5 gallons of 2 cycle on 1 gallon cans 2 12' fiberglass poles with rubber handles and rubber crotches for electric lines (my basic rule is that you do not go near down lines but if you are desperate these could help...I am NOT a electrician so I could be completely wrong) 2 pairs of loppers 3 rollers 1 come along 4 ratchet lines 10 gallons of diesel fuel in 5 gallon cans 2 5 gallon buckets with with blocks, wedges, wrenches, a couple spare chains files, etc a couple lengths of chain some rope (same stuff Duke power uses to tie poles with...we save it after we run treated poles through the mill for fence boards). If I ever got the urge to do something a but more extended, I can throw a GP Small in the back bed and I have enough fuel cans to pack another 100 gallons of diesel and maybe another 2 or 3 of 2 cycle, and of course food and water. I know that is nothing like what you asking about, but I have to be honest, if you are clearing to open roads you need the ability to cut quick and move. This means, the least number of cuts possible with large lengths. You use the bobcat to move the lengths (say 8 to 20 feet depending on the diameter and in places you cannot push it off to the side you use the dump wagon to move it back and out of the way. The gripper on the Bobcat can, literally, move the entire top of say a 40ft oak or maple in two or tree "grips" if you do it right and it has a flat bottom that runs about 3 inches below the bottom spike which allows you to drag flat surfaces clear of debris... Don't get me wrong, even small trailer with some gear will help, but unless you have the muscle or the tools to move stuff out of the way, you are going to spending more time resharpening and a whole lot of fuel. For a small set up, I would suggest, 2 gallons of 2 cycle (mixed of course) a pole saw, 1 short bar and 1 long bar saw, all the gear to maintain them, 2 quarts of oil, 2 extra chains for all, a come along, 2 rollers, a couple wedges, a chain or two and some rope. |
Man,now thats an operation.......I was figureing to start with set up a trailer to beable to work with a bigger operation............over time build up to a larger operation like you have..........Say for 4 men....saws gas tent food water tools .........stuff to keep 4 men going for a week. |