Handles a 8 well, it would however be faster with a 7. 14k no load/10.5k in wood. It’ll hold 11k with a 28” 7 pin buried, loads it less than the 8 pin on a 24”. I find it cuts fastest loaded at 9500-10k in the wood.Try it with a 7 pin. Probably be better. What RPMs were you getting in cut and piss revving?
Nice saw.