Need a 2nd, bigger more powerful Saw, 20" +

[Stere]

If the chain was brand new & took that long to cut sure it wasn't on backwards?

 

 

[Big J]

21 minutes ago, Stere said:

If the chain was brand new & took that long to cut sure it wasn't on backwards?

 

 

I would say that must be a possibility as I have a 435 that I'm borrowing. I started a spruce clearance job with it before getting a 550xp and was felling trees up to 20" at stump without issue. It was slow but useable. A 20cm cut would take about 6-7 seconds at a guess.

[AHPP]

I would say that must be a possibility as I have a 435 that I'm borrowing. I started a spruce clearance job with it before getting a 550xp and was felling trees up to 20" at stump without issue. It was slow but useable. A 20cm cut would take about 6-7 seconds at a guess.

Is that on .043 or .050 driver chain? I run my 170 on .043 and think I’ve chosen poorly.

[Mark Bolam]

44 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I run my 170 and think I’ve chosen poorly.

Sorted.

[AHPP]

Sorted.

It’s what you do with it that counts. Ask your mum.

[peatff]

49 minutes ago, AHPP said:

It’s what you do with it that counts. Ask your mum.

His mum wouldn't be seen dead with anything less than a 550xp. ?

[Joe Newton]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

It’s what you do with it that counts. Ask your mum.

A tiny bit of work and a lot of noise before it just stops working?

[openspaceman]

I'm a bit surprised you are being advised to go for such large saws. I'm 20 years out of date and the only modern saws I have used are Husqvarne 545 and 395 and Stihl 261. Back in the day I used a 60cc saw and 18" bar and 3/8 chain for most things and it came out last week to get some firewood from a failed beech pollard, it cut out these:

 

 and it was only pieces over 30" diameter the 395 was used for, >80% of the work done with the 25 year old saw.

 

Now it just might be the modern saws are much lighter but I wouldn't carry a Stihl 044 around all day back then but was happy to do so with the Husqvarna 262.

 

[Joe Newton]

3 hours ago, openspaceman said:

I'm a bit surprised you are being advised to go for such large saws. I'm 20 years out of date and the only modern saws I have used are Husqvarne 545 and 395 and Stihl 261. Back in the day I used a 60cc saw and 18" bar and 3/8 chain for most things and it came out last week to get some firewood from a failed beech pollard, it cut out these:

 

 and it was only pieces over 30" diameter the 395 was used for, >80% of the work done with the 25 year old saw.

 

Now it just might be the modern saws are much lighter but I wouldn't carry a Stihl 044 around all day back then but was happy to do so with the Husqvarna 262.

 

But he's got <60" logs to cut apparently

[openspaceman]

38 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

But he's got <60" logs to cut apparently

Yes you are right, he says one possibly over 2m. Evenso I'd still go for a smaller saw for general use.

 

If the final use is only firewood I'd chog my way in with a smaller saw before buying a big brute.