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  1. Noodle

    Ripping chain vs cross cut chain efficiency

    Unless you have private land available to dump all the big ugly stuff it seems big iron doesn’t really solve the issue for us. Waste sites that have no limit on the size of the wood you dump into their green waste want about $110 a tonne. Sites cheaper than that want it cut up very small...
  2. Noodle

    Ripping chain vs cross cut chain efficiency

    I try to do this as much possible, rip with the grain. It seems to be a lot quicker when it’s pulling noodles instead of across.
  3. Noodle

    Ripping chain vs cross cut chain efficiency

    Thanks for the replies! It looks like as suspected it’s not going to be more efficient to change to a ripping angle.
  4. Noodle

    Ripping chain vs cross cut chain efficiency

    Should probably specify mix of hard and softwoods. Radiata, Macrocarpa and a variety of species of Eucalypts are the most common to have to rip.
  5. Noodle

    Ripping chain vs cross cut chain efficiency

    We rip wood to chip or deal with big ugly sections. I’m interested to know about ripping chain cutting efficiency. I’ve only seen it stated that ripping chain improves smoothness of cut. There doesn’t seem to be any references about cutting efficiency. We have one 36inch bar set aside for this...
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