Saw video thread

[GCJenks204]

I liked what I saw and heard, I just don't understand the short bar and .325 chain. Would anyone use it that way in the real world?

 

[TreeLife]

I'd really like to see what it could do with a realistic bar and chain

 

[RI Chevy]

More realistic than that 24" bar Nick? What are you thinking? 28? 32?

 

[cus_deluxe]

Every one builds a turd now and then

Pffft, i build a turd by 7 am every day.

 

[TreeLife]

More realistic than that 24" bar Nick? What are you thinking? 28? 32?

28" 3/8 chain. It's what I use most often. My 026 rips with .325, obviously a 462 will. Seems kind or silly to me

 

[RI Chevy]

Yup. I agree. A saw that size needs 3/8.

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, I was gonna say, what 70 cc saw would not look impressive with a B+C stolen from an 026!

IMO, 20, 24 + 28" 3/8 are what it should have.

 

[huskyboy]

I have seen videos online based in austrailia I think, that involve post ripping competitions with modified 3120’s and .325 chain... amazing that chain holds up to that amount of power.

 

[sawmikaze]

I have seen videos online in Australia that involve post ripping competitions with modified 3120’s and .325 chain... amazing that chain holds up to that amount of power.

.325 chain is tougher than people give it credit for...I've never broke a loop.

 

[Wolverine]

Last two cuts were the best.

 

[Dub11]

I have seen videos online based in austrailia I think, that involve post ripping competitions with modified 3120’s and .325 chain... amazing that chain holds up to that amount of power.

Like @mdavlee said one time down there the wood is so hard they don't have to worry about chip clearance like with softer wood.

 

[StephK87]

28" 3/8 chain. It's what I use most often. My 026 rips with .325, obviously a 462 will. Seems kind or silly to me

I liked what I saw and heard, I just don't understand the short bar and .325 chain. Would anyone use it that way in the real world?

Guy's it was only for testing purpose and FUN! Why should i use a bigger bar for that small kind of wood? No 026 on earth will rip like that with a 9pin and this super agressive filed chain. I should never have put that video online....

By the way, here in germany it is more common to use the smallest bar possible instead of the biggest possible.

 

[Dub11]

Guy's it was only for testing purpose and FUN! Why should i use a bigger bar for that small kind of wood? No 026 on earth will rip like that with a 9pin and this super agressive filed chain. I should never have put that video online....

By the way, here in germany it is more common to use the smallest bar possible instead of the biggest possible.

I liked it! Keep them coming!

 

[RI Chevy]

Definitely more videos please!

 

[Locust Cutter]

Guy's it was only for testing purpose and FUN! Why should i use a bigger bar for that small kind of wood? No 026 on earth will rip like that with a 9pin and this super agressive filed chain. I should never have put that video online....

By the way, here in germany it is more common to use the smallest bar possible instead of the biggest possible.

I understood what you were doing. Looks like a fun, though handle heavy (rearward weight bias) setup. That .325 setup on a 20" bar would be the cat's meow for bucking, and a 28" bar w/.375" chain for felling.

 

[TreeLife]

I meant no offense @StephK87 I meant realistic for my situation. I see lots of fellas in Europe use the smallest bars they can (probably for weight, which is understandable). In my area when we are harvesting old softwood, the median diameter was between 25 and 30 inches. So where we are and when we are in production mode we prefer the longer bars so we don't need to two side them

 

[Deets066]

Logger I know uses a 460 with 20" bar for everything, drops some big ins too

 

[TreeLife]

Logger I know uses a 460 with 20" bar for everything, drops some big ins too

And that's fine for some, certainly not pissing on folk about their choice of bar length. Older guy I work with uses a long bar on his saw so he doesn't need to bend over much. To each their own!

 

[Deets066]

And that's fine for some, certainly not pissing on folk about their choice of bar length. Older guy I work with uses a long bar on his saw so he doesn't need to bend over much. To each their own!

You gotta bend over to cut walnut

 

[TreeLife]

You gotta bend over to cut walnut

Really talking about limbing and cutting brush ;-) gotta bend over to cut em all, or kneel for a moment.