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Originally Posted by waterninja
OUCH!!! Another obvious thing that I never thought of. Might have to rent or borrow a chainsaw for a couple hours. Does cutting through ice harm/dull/damage the chain more then cutting through wood?
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I know from experience that cutting ice and water is hard on the inner bearing in the clutch. I had to replace mine after using it for cutting ice. I'm greasing it more often and will see how that works out. I'd borrow a saw but only from a really good friend....
Have you got conibears? I'm certain you could get a hole opened up in the entrance of a house easily with a spud. The one yesterday I could put my spud through the ice in one shot. Gang set the entrance and collect your beaver. Trapping beaver in the entrance supposedly can make the rest of the colony shy, if you just want one or two beaver go for it.
Edited to add. Not all saws have a way of greasing that bearing without taking the clutch apart. My Husqvarna has a grease port through the end of the crankshaft.