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[Wilhelm]

I have both .325" & 3/8" on my 50cc's, Dolmar PS-5105 & Makita EA5000.
The 3/8" is a tad bit much and I may just swap it for .325".
No rush though as I rarely use my 50cc's.

My 56cc , Dolmar PS-550, runs 3/8" and she does so very well.
She has become my small & mid size workhorse and impresses me anew every time I attack a bigger job with her.

My 46cc's, Dolmar PS-460 & PS-4600S, are set up with .325" and it suits them well.

 

[RCBS]

I have both .325" & 3/8" on my 50cc's, Dolmar PS-5105 & Makita EA5000.
The 3/8" is a tad bit much and I may just swap it for .325".
No rush though as I rarely use my 50cc's.

My 56cc , Dolmar PS-550, runs 3/8" and she does so very well.
She has become my small & mid size workhorse and impresses me anew every time I attack a bigger job with her.

My 46cc's, Dolmar PS-460 & PS-4600S, are set up with .325" and it suits them well.

50cc is my main use size. "Tractor saw". Not a lot, but enough for most stuff I run into. The bigger saws do the bucking and felling of stuff over 18" or so. Did recently do a little noodling with my 501 Echo unit. Borderline abuse by my own measure but the trailer wasn't full yet and it was all I had with me.

 

[Wilhelm]

50cc is my main use size. "Tractor saw". Not a lot, but enough for most stuff I run into. The bigger saws do the bucking and felling of stuff over 18" or so. Did recently do a little noodling with my 501 Echo unit. Borderline abuse by my own measure but the trailer wasn't full yet and it was all I had with me.

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A "logger" once abused my EA5000XS with 20"/72DL 3/8" full chisel for noodling bar fully buried - and he utilized the dual bucking spikes dogging her without mercy.
I yelled at him to stop raping my saw - he just replied "Why? She is doing well!".
He only got to her because I was noodling with my PS-7900 & 36" B&C setup and my EA5000XS was sitting in the shade cooling down after numerous bucking cuts.
The moment he stopped I took the saw from him and locked her in my car.

Idiot was running a MS661 with 18" B&C setup "professionally"!
He never saw a 36" bar till I pulled my PS-7900 wearing one out of my car.

 

[RCBS]

A "logger" once abused my EA5000XS with 20"/72DL 3/8" full chisel for noodling bar fully buried - and he utilized the dual bucking spikes dogging her without mercy.
I yelled at him to stop raping my saw - he just replied "Why? She is doing well!".
He only got to her because I was noodling with my PS-7900 & 36" B&C setup and my EA5000XS was sitting in the shade cooling down after numerous bucking cuts.
The moment he stopped I took the saw from him and locked her in my car.

Idiot was running a MS661 with 18" B&C setup "professionally"!
He never saw a 36" bar till I pulled my PS-7900 wearing one out of my car.

I made those cuts as gently as I could. It's northern white oak, so pretty stout wood. The little Echo never complains it seems. I like that saw a lot even though it is certainly not the fastest 50cc out there, or the fastest I own for that matter. They're just good saws.

I'm not sure how I'd react to someone else whoopin on one of my saws. Only a couple of people that are ever allowed to use them.

 

[Wilhelm]

I made those cuts as gently as I could. It's northern white oak, so pretty stout wood. The little Echo never complains it seems. I like that saw a lot even though it is certainly not the fastest 50cc out there, or the fastest I own for that matter. They're just good saws.

I'm not sure how I'd react to someone else whoopin on one of my saws. Only a couple of people that are ever allowed to use them.

I did not intend to imply anything on You.
I noodle a round or two with my smallest saws if the occasion calls for it - though as You say, I do so with a little bit of common sense.

My point being was the logger in question most likely just raw dawgs all and any cuts running a 90cc PH with a tiny 18" B&C setup - he was not gentle with my EA5000XS nor did he ask permission to use her, that really pissed me off.

There are less than a handful of people that I would grant access to any of my saws and one of them is in the US, neither of them is my dad.

 

[Wilhelm]

... The little Echo never complains it seems. I like that saw a lot even though it is certainly not the fastest 50cc out there, or the fastest I own for that matter. They're just good saws.
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Chain speed is not king, contrary to widespread belief.

Maybe Your Echo 501 is like my Dolmar PS-550, noticeable torque advantage over minor speed loss - makes for a stout hardwood saw.

 

[RCBS]

Chain speed is not king, contrary to widespread belief.

Maybe Your Echo 501 is like my Dolmar PS-550, noticeable torque advantage over minor speed loss - makes for a stout hardwood saw.

The Echo can be dogged 30% more than a Mki 550 without hanging, I can tell you for sure.