Runnning a saw is FUN when…

[Catbuster]

I prefer a 24" on a 592 with an 8 pin

some individuals are short some tall, young and old, some buck on the ground others in piles/decks or in the treeView attachment 452830View attachment 452831View attachment 452832, from doug fir to eucalyptus, some it is one tank a day others it may be 10. not one size fits all.

I have to hand it to climbers like you, man. Big saws up in a tree are not something I want to muscle around. I’d probably go for as small a saw or as short a bar as I could get by with there.

 

[IffykidMn]

I have to hand it to climbers like you, man. Big saws up in a tree are not something I want to muscle around. I’d probably go for as small a saw or as short a bar as I could get by with there.

My climbing days are mostly over now its bucket truck or lift for me and leave the climbing to the young'uns, note small top handle on sons belt, crane job so utilizing the free ride to get the bigger saws up top instead of manually hoisting them where needed later. Its more a matter of needing a bigger saw vs wanting to muscle a big saw up top.

 

[IffykidMn]

At 5’6, I like a 28 for reach. 32 is a little unwieldy unless I really need it due to wood size. 25 is good, a little lighter for working overhead, but I prefer the 28.

I’ve also noticed that the length of the spacing of the front handle to the back handle matters. The shorter that is, the more “flickable” the tip of the bar is, and it’s one of the reasons I’ve found I like the 1128s over my 441s lately, the powerhead is shorter and I don’t have to work my arms as hard moving around.

handle distance front to back is a balancing act as well, extreme example on the other end of the spectrum is a top handle both hands are so close together there is little leverage and the flickability can become downright scary at times and even more so one handed which no one ever does as it has been deemed unsafe.