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On a job i just quoted, have a coupla cottonwoods that I measured at 32" diameter with my loggers tape. One has a heavy lean and will need to be bore cut. Only problem is the only saw I have on hand that will do a clean bore cut on such a large tree is a ported cs 1201 with 36" bar. This fkn thing has so much torque, it has snapped .404 chain. Chaps ain't stopping that thing if she spits the cut.
I feel a little stupid/scared bore cutting with a saw like that. It's like Jake Paul about to box mike tyson, and acting like everything is a-ok, because the tyson or the 1201 is an "old" design.
I keep getting images of the fkn thing spitting out of the cut and cutting my torso off my legs.
Anybody ever have issue bore cutting with .404 and no chain brake?
I've got a ported cs 8000 that I could get a 36" bar for. But I'm kinda limited on time to wait for the order to get to Alaska.
I feel a little stupid/scared bore cutting with a saw like that. It's like Jake Paul about to box mike tyson, and acting like everything is a-ok, because the tyson or the 1201 is an "old" design.
I keep getting images of the fkn thing spitting out of the cut and cutting my torso off my legs.
Anybody ever have issue bore cutting with .404 and no chain brake?
I've got a ported cs 8000 that I could get a 36" bar for. But I'm kinda limited on time to wait for the order to get to Alaska.
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