WengeMan

Chainsaw Milling Gabon Ebony STIHL MS 660 or MS 880?

I have just recently purchased a 36” Alaskan Log Mill, 9’ EZ Rail guides, and Log Wizard Debarker/Planer for the purpose of chainsaw milling 29” diameter logs of Gabon Ebony. I will be spending a week in the rainforest cutting the logs into slabs and log half’s to make the wood portable and carry them out of the forest with brute strength and man power.

I have narrowed my search for chainsaws down to two choices:

1.) STIHL MS 660 (91.6 cc)

2.) STIHL MS 880 (121.6 cc)

Being that Gabon Ebony is about 3 times as hard as red oak and 40% harder than Mesquite or Persimmons(Texas Ebony) wood, I am trying to decide if 91cc chainsaw will do the job well or if I NEED to go with the monster saw to make the work easier.

Any advice? Any experience cutting ebony logs or lumber with chainsaw?

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Wengeman, you will have to post your question in the blog or forum section to get any views and answers on it.

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My answer would be to get the bigger chainsaw and the most aggressive chain for felling and cutting. I would certainly take in an extra chain.

For milling those use a specific chain don’t they? One that cuts smoother than a normal chain?

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