CrazyQ
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Does anyone know what the cable length capacity is on a Farmi JL 256?
Farmi JL 256 cable length
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GreenWannabe
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I looked at a manual for the JL290, which is a current model and the smallest of the JL series now. It will hold 80 meters, or approximately 260 feet of 5/16 inch cabble. I don't know if the JL256 is the same, it is a 25 year old machine. You can contact Farmi (http://www.farmiwinch.com) to see if they can help you. They claim to be able to provide parts for it still, and have an illustrated parts list for it on their web site. Good luck with your new old winch! And please post back and let us know how it turns out for you.
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CrazyQ
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I bought 150' of 3/8 today at lunch break. $1.19/ft. I'll spool it up tomorrow after cutting the old worn, and bound up cable. I'll try to get some pictures.
Dead Horse
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Too cool that tyey make the manuals available via download..............
Man that is a smart idea!!!!!!!!!!!
Man that is a smart idea!!!!!!!!!!!
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CrazyQ
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Too bad they don't have the older models manuals available...Now that would be a smart idea. Regardless of your sarcasm, I did locate the correct length for this spool but only got 150 feet of the 165.
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CrazyQ
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Got the cable wound on today by winching the tractor backwards to tighten it on the spool. I think I am going to be very pleased with this winch. I certainly cannot complain based on the price and great condition of this circa 1983 winch.
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CrazyQ
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Dead Horse
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No sarcasm at all, least wise, none intended.
I bought a used 601 a few weeks ago from Nedly and was very delighted to find a manual on that site. I read the **** thing and tuned up the settings on the 601, looks like for the first time ever (original paint on the chain and brake tentioners). I spent half a day Sunday doing exactly what you were doing. I didn't get that deep into the snow though........ The 601 has plenty of cable and STUPID power when teamed up with a 100 hp tractor. Gotta love those Huskie saws though! The only thing you have that I have yet to get are the wedges. So far the trees and gravity have conspired to put them where I can skit them out and not hang them up.
I bought a used 601 a few weeks ago from Nedly and was very delighted to find a manual on that site. I read the **** thing and tuned up the settings on the 601, looks like for the first time ever (original paint on the chain and brake tentioners). I spent half a day Sunday doing exactly what you were doing. I didn't get that deep into the snow though........ The 601 has plenty of cable and STUPID power when teamed up with a 100 hp tractor. Gotta love those Huskie saws though! The only thing you have that I have yet to get are the wedges. So far the trees and gravity have conspired to put them where I can skit them out and not hang them up.
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CrazyQ
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I prefer the plastic wedges over the steel ones. They are a bit more forgiving on the chain when things get really boogered up. Still a lot of snow in the woods. I'm sure I will have some three foot stumps to cut down later.
Dead Horse
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Yes, I will have a few stumps to cut down to size too. I am guessing that I may never get to them though........ no upside to the effort. The snow was so deep two weeks ago, I used my snow shoes to get out to the tree with the saw and winch cable.
Felling trees in snow shoes is pretty dicey business...........
I am glad mud season is here.
Felling trees in snow shoes is pretty dicey business...........
I am glad mud season is here.
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CrazyQ
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I have done some cutting with snow shoes on and agree that it is dicey business. Not so much with the felling, but for me it was cumbersome during limbing. I tend not to use them much anymore if I can help it. Mud season is fast approaching here too. I just dislike sharpening the chain often after punishing it on a muddy log. Good luck to you...
Dead Horse
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For what it is worth, I let the winch "help" me with the limbing. I drag the log to a flat spot where I can limb what is left (after the dragging), having taken my snowshoes off.
The other thing I have been doing is when I fell in the winter, the trees I choose are either long dead, (not much in the way of limbs) or Ash trees. Gotta love ash trees. From felling to the fire in the same day! The creator had his thinking cap on when he designed that particular tree!
The other thing I have been doing is when I fell in the winter, the trees I choose are either long dead, (not much in the way of limbs) or Ash trees. Gotta love ash trees. From felling to the fire in the same day! The creator had his thinking cap on when he designed that particular tree!
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I've never even seen a steel felling wedge. Sounds like a serious safety hazard to me. Steel splitting wedges, yes... but felling wedges, no way.
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CrazyQ
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I have known people to grab what is handy...kind of like using a pipe wrench as a hammer if you know what I mean.
Dead Horse
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In a pinch (yeah I ment to say that) I used a hatchet once..... it worked ok, but it is not something I would do on a regular basis. i need to pick up a few plastic wedges........ Keeping a chain saw sharp is IMPORTANT and HARD enough with out going out of my way to FUBAR my tools!
A properly sharpened chain saw is a thing of beauty, anything else is an accident waiting to happen.
A properly sharpened chain saw is a thing of beauty, anything else is an accident waiting to happen.
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CrazyQ
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In a pinch I have made wedges by cutting them out of saplings or scrap lumber...Actually works pretty good and is very easy on the chain. I don't think I will buy plastic wedges anymore after they are totally poo poo'd. Oak wedges seem like a cheap practical option.
