12-08-2013, 03:50 PM
The Forrestor 900 logging saw like wot I had, rolling tables, hydraulic feed (sprocket and chain)
The good thing with these saws is that they are free standing and thus no sawdust pit is needed, very fast for breaking down 6 ft fencing bars (125mm to 175mm TD (top diameter) logs) as you can cut two end to end in one pass and the table return speed is quite fast. The tail end Charlie that joins the two halves of the tables together must be made of wood.....! A small piece of plywood was the norm. Gullet (bottom of) overhang approx 3 mm.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...ter900.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.citysuburban.co.uk/recycling_centre.htm&h=358&w=480&sz=44&tbnid=yv0lEL4TTrIeTM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=129&zoom=1&usg=__ugbIY55Tjm7jm8VdowbHWcH2tpE=&docid=xxDkzughalOgrM&sa=X&ei=8vwIUrjBNqHM0AX0oIHQDg&ved=0CDwQ9QEwAQ&dur=1098
The Stenner VB42 like wot I had, cast iron, built like a tank, half inch plate rack tables, the one in the video is set a bit too low, another six inches higher for us tall guys, better simpler dogging system than the Forrestor, nothing to go wrong with the dogs and they will hold anything if you keep them sharp, again tail end Charlie to join the two halves of the tables together must be of a soft sawable material, again usually a piece of thick plywood, needs 40 HP plus for grunt free sawing. Gullet overhang (bottom of) 3 mm approx.
Unlike the Forrestor 900 the Stenner needs a sawdust pit about 5 ft deep complete with sawdust extraction duct and cast as part of the pit are the reinforced concrete pillars to support the bottom half of the head rig, the set up has to be accurate, the scribe lines on the two halves of the headrig must line up otherwise the bandwheels won't track and it won't cut straight. A nice rig, it will cut the good, the bad and the ugly, still in use today no doubt and probably every jungle in the world has had one of these installed in it at some time or other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBwFRlq2tFY
Lawrence.
The good thing with these saws is that they are free standing and thus no sawdust pit is needed, very fast for breaking down 6 ft fencing bars (125mm to 175mm TD (top diameter) logs) as you can cut two end to end in one pass and the table return speed is quite fast. The tail end Charlie that joins the two halves of the tables together must be made of wood.....! A small piece of plywood was the norm. Gullet (bottom of) overhang approx 3 mm.
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...ter900.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.citysuburban.co.uk/recycling_centre.htm&h=358&w=480&sz=44&tbnid=yv0lEL4TTrIeTM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=129&zoom=1&usg=__ugbIY55Tjm7jm8VdowbHWcH2tpE=&docid=xxDkzughalOgrM&sa=X&ei=8vwIUrjBNqHM0AX0oIHQDg&ved=0CDwQ9QEwAQ&dur=1098
The Stenner VB42 like wot I had, cast iron, built like a tank, half inch plate rack tables, the one in the video is set a bit too low, another six inches higher for us tall guys, better simpler dogging system than the Forrestor, nothing to go wrong with the dogs and they will hold anything if you keep them sharp, again tail end Charlie to join the two halves of the tables together must be of a soft sawable material, again usually a piece of thick plywood, needs 40 HP plus for grunt free sawing. Gullet overhang (bottom of) 3 mm approx.
Unlike the Forrestor 900 the Stenner needs a sawdust pit about 5 ft deep complete with sawdust extraction duct and cast as part of the pit are the reinforced concrete pillars to support the bottom half of the head rig, the set up has to be accurate, the scribe lines on the two halves of the headrig must line up otherwise the bandwheels won't track and it won't cut straight. A nice rig, it will cut the good, the bad and the ugly, still in use today no doubt and probably every jungle in the world has had one of these installed in it at some time or other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBwFRlq2tFY
Lawrence.
