Sthil MS 462 C-M Forestry Chainsaw

[Ratman]

Hurry up, i wana watch it [emoji12]

[Rough Hewn]

Ok it's YouTube.
How do I link?

[Rough Hewn]

[Joe Newton]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Really Joe?
What's with the short bar obsession?
The loss of torque for an extra 5" of bar is minuscule.
The added bonus is when your tree is over 20" (as in the OP) you don't waste time double cutting.
If your 261 can't pull 18" buried, I'd take it for a service.
Tree surgery disco biscuits or forestry.

I posted a video of a spud ported 560 25" bar .325 vs a 461 stock 25" 3/8.
About the same on a 20" log.


 

Haha trust me mate, there's nothing wrong with any of my saws.

 

Like josh said, if you're doing forestry work where you're not burying your saw constantly you might be okay, but ringing up stems its going to be painfully slow.

 

I never like to push the engine to hard, I run a ported 357 on an 18" narrow kerf chain as an all round saw and its great, but for chogging down stems ill go for my 441 on a 20" or my ported 660 on a 30".

I dont like to have to wait for my saw to cut through in its own time. Having the extra power to chase through a hinge comes in handy.

[Ratman]

@rough hewn gota say i think the stihl has the edge

[Stubby]

2 hours ago, Ratman said:

@rough hewn gota say i think the stihl has the edge

With 76.5cc I would expect it to have more than just " the edge " ?

[Ratman]

[emoji6][emoji39][emoji51][emoji106]

[Rough Hewn]

Haha trust me mate, there's nothing wrong with any of my saws.
 
Like josh said, if you're doing forestry work where you're not burying your saw constantly you might be okay, but ringing up stems its going to be painfully slow.
 
I never like to push the engine to hard, I run a ported 357 on an 18" narrow kerf chain as an all round saw and its great, but for chogging down stems ill go for my 441 on a 20" or my ported 660 on a 30".
I dont like to have to wait for my saw to cut through in its own time. Having the extra power to chase through a hinge comes in handy.

Painfully slow?!!!!
The only 660 that out cuts my stock 661 is a ported 100cc big bore.
Got that on video too.
I'll post it in a bit.
My point is a longer bar is usually going to save time, and the extra few inches is negligible in terms of torque loss.

[Stubby]

8 minutes ago, Ratman said:

Crucially the bigger Stihl has more torque than the smaller Husqvarna . The guy in the vid uses the bigger Stihl first and then tries to make the smaller Husqvarna work the same by leaning on it this makes it bog slightely a couple of times .

[kcstevens]

I quite strongly dislike Stihl but unfortunately I think the new 4- series saws are flipping good, as is the 661