[TheForge] hydraulic chainsaws

[Charles Vincent]

Depends.   Aluminum can be tig welded, or  gas welded.  Often though they are magnesium or aluminum magnesium alloy which can be more difficult.  Some folks have had luck with Muggy weld. 

Charles

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
> To: theforge e-mail list <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 8:31 am
> Subject: [TheForge] hydraulic chainsaws
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> hello;;
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> long time no write.
> 
> I am getting too  old to continue to fight with 2-cycle chainsaws.
> i did learn my lesson about using gasoline with ethanol in it. the fuel
> lines were turned to a glob of rubber. The Stihl chainsaws just do not
> want to start for me.
> 
> i have seen several hydraulic chains. there are seeral used ones up for
> sale and I am considering one of them. Just hook it into the read
> hydaulics on the back of the tractor and start cutting.
> 
> I have several  dead chainsaws and figure it would worth asking if
> anyone had ever used the pieces of a gas chainsaw to build an hydraulic
> chainsaw. just a small hydraulic motor and a small trigger operated
> spool valve.
> 
> I would appreciate any hints or suggestions as to how to get gasoline
> chainsaws to start most of the time instead of none of the time.
> 
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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