gstrom99
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2015
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- Location
- Greene, Iowa
- Tractor
- John Deere 855, John Deere 530R zero turn, Allis Chalmers D17 III, Ford 9N - SOLD, Kubota B1550, Yamaha Timberwolf 250, Husky saws, H & H 10k and Carry-On trailers
Since it was going to be in the 40's today, I went after the three trees today, that I had taken down last week. A big Ponderosa pine, an Ash and a Poplar. The pine was going to the burn pile, so I lopped the pieces into 8' or so and dragged them off. The Ash and Poplar were cut into stove lengths and carted off in the tractor loader. I had issues with chains on both my Husky's 345 and 455 Rancher. When the chains loosen up, if I'm not careful and catch a side twig or similar, the chains pop off. This has happened from time to time with all my sawing experience (30+ years), so I wasn't surprised. What happened today, pissed me off. On sepparate cases, they each spit the chain off and I COULD NOT get them to run the chains after getting them back on. The chain would lock up and not spin. Husky chain, both new(ish). The drive lugs on both got chewed up. I'll need to file/grind 'em back smooth to see if they are salvagable. I put another chain on the 345 and continued, but the 455 is new and I didn't have another chain, so that one got parked. I've kicked off Oregon chain w/o issue in the past, and honestly Oregon has been my brand of choice. Are Husky chain lugs that soft now?