I work for a tree company that does fire wood. I'm in the planning stage of making a saw to cut the trunk to size. problem is that I have to have a 40 inch bar. I have an old loader chassis to run the saw, I just never screwed around with hydraulic saws. Anybody mess around with this stuff?
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This is what I need to build for my tree service.
Anybody know where or who makes this? Is that a electric saw or hydraulic saw? I got an old log loader chassis that has a 2 section pump and it has a 3208 cat engine. I should have plenty of power but I need more info on this. Thanks
Anybody know where or who makes this? Is that a electric saw or hydraulic saw? I got an old log loader chassis that has a 2 section pump and it has a 3208 cat engine. I should have plenty of power but I need more info on this. Thanks
Dune
Minister of Fire
http://www.danzcoinc.com/html/basic_saw.html
This company sells what you need. The owner is extemely helpful as well as extremely knowledgable.
Also, check my thread here in the gear room, for thoughts and ideas; Hydraulic chainsaw question.
This company sells what you need. The owner is extemely helpful as well as extremely knowledgable.
Also, check my thread here in the gear room, for thoughts and ideas; Hydraulic chainsaw question.
I called him, he doesnt think I can run more than a 36 in bar. I need at least 40, 44 would be better. The blade he is using is HUGE!
You know as neat as that is in the vid with the hydraulic saw I gotta saw that is probably no faster than what I can do with my grapple and the Solo. Especially if your bucking in the 24" size I'll bet its slower. In the time it takes him to dump a load into that conveyor and go through the motions with the machine I could just pick up a log and saw it into lengths in short order.
This is why I need a fast cutting hydraulic 44 in saw, danzco guy says he can only go up to 36. Is there a way to do it with an electric motor?
Only place a hydraulic saw would payoff is in very high use. Day in day out continuos sawing. As for power to run it. I would start with the hyd motor that would meat specs and do the math for hyd pressure and volume vs hp.
Dune
Minister of Fire
I don't see why not. A 25 horse 3600 rpm industrial motor would be awesome if you had 3-phase, and way more efficient than any other method. Harvester sprockets can be mounted with QD bushings so a straight keyed shaft will work well. If you don't have three phase you will likely need to run a generator. Not going to be cheap though.
Oops, just looked at Danco's specs, you probably want a 50 hp electric motor, for maximum production. Big, heavy, expensive motor.
Last forever though, and very cheap to run.
Oops, just looked at Danco's specs, you probably want a 50 hp electric motor, for maximum production. Big, heavy, expensive motor.
Last forever though, and very cheap to run.
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