880 chain

[I Know Something]

One of my customers has a 880 kit saw I assembled. He's going to have a Stihl .404 59' bar on it. My question. What chain is recommended in your experience for this set up. Is it ported? Not yet. Neither of us has used one. And I won't port something I haven't run yet. Ya know, get a feel for it. But, eventually, its supposed to be. But the question. Full skip, semi skip or full comp? I dont have any experience with saws this big or bars that long, yet.

Your opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[farminkarman]

One of my customers has a 880 kit saw I assembled. He's going to have a Stihl .404 59' bar on it. My question. What chain is recommended in your experience for this set up. Is it ported? Not yet. Neither of us has used one. And I won't port something I haven't run yet. Ya know, get a feel for it. But, eventually, its supposed to be. But the question. Full skip, semi skip or full comp? I dont have any experience with saws this big or bars that long, yet.

Your opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

What kind of wood is he going to be using that long of a bar in? Around here in Wisco, the only stuff that big is Cottonwood and Silver Maple.

 

[Squareground3691]

One of my customers has a 880 kit saw I assembled. He's going to have a Stihl .404 59' bar on it. My question. What chain is recommended in your experience for this set up. Is it ported? Not yet. Neither of us has used one. And I won't port something I haven't run yet. Ya know, get a feel for it. But, eventually, its supposed to be. But the question. Full skip, semi skip or full comp? I dont have any experience with saws this big or bars that long, yet.

Your opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

I like using Full Skip with bars over 36” , but everyone has their own preferences, and wood type in account.

 

[Wolverine]

I cut a fair amount of monster size wood. I use full skip on anything over 32". Helps keep the chain running free from clogged up kerf. Even ported. If you feel you can't load the saw enough and you don't want to lower depth gauges more, try a +1 rim.

 

[Squareground3691]

I cut a fair amount of monster size wood. I use full skip on anything over 32". Helps keep the chain running free from clogged up kerf. Even ported. If you feel you can't load the saw enough and you don't want to lower depth gauges more, try a +1 rim.

Solid info Jason !!

 

[Thumper88]

Full skip. If its not loading the saw, drop the rakers. But a buried 59" will definitely load the saw.

 

[Wolverine]

Solid info Jason !!

I've chewed on some big ones. This one laughed at my 42" bar.

 

[Squareground3691]

I've chewed on some big ones. This one laughed at my 42" bar.
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Ha , Yea she’s a biggin Lol

 

[Squareground3691]

I've chewed on some big ones. This one laughed at my 42" bar.
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Here’s some good size stuff , was close to 4 ft

 

[blades]

full skip or semi skip, just because there is room for chips. in the big stuff those chips can pack up and jam up everything. can cause clutch burnout or even over heating the saw itself.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

I use full comp most of the time on a 41" 088, unless I'm stumping . Skip is definitely less time consuming to file!

 

[I Know Something]

What kind of wood is he going to be using that long of a bar in? Around here in Wisco, the only stuff that big is Cottonwood and Silver Maple.

Maple, oak, cotton, walnut and a hackberry or two probably. Around here, they may not get tall. But they get thick.

 

[I Know Something]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

Maple, oak, cotton, walnut and a hackberry or two probably. Around here, they may not get tall. But they get thick.

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