Chain Life and Ported Saws

[lehman live edge slab]

Processor .404 is usually.080 gauge, as compared to .404 .063 that most chainsaws use.

Or .404 100 with a heavier chassis all together also. They may all be .080 now in .404 but the entire chain is heavier for the hydraulic powered head.

 

[dangerousatom]

LoL I see your Bobby Hill and will raise you a Cotton Hill

 

[Loony661]

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Just for laughs obviously - I love my ported saws!

 

[edisto]

I'm still unclear on what the units are for "more". Is the question about time or volume?

A ported saw cuts through more wood in the same amount of time, so the chain will wear more quickly and dull more quickly in terms of cutting time. But...if you are cutting the same volume of wood, I can't see why the amount of wear would not be similar.