Who here runs ported saws ?

[Wedgebanger]

If I see a saw ( lol) I will more than likely Ask if I can try  that saw. Hopefully the person says it had a sharp chain.. or a blunt chain...  it’s not running right either way I get to try it.. if the reply it’s a blunt chain, I say can I try it and also ask if I can sharpen it... what’s the harm... if I sharpen it the recommended way.. (no fancy stuff) then they use it afterwards. And then ask if I sharpened ok.  Or if I find a prob like dirty air filter....I just say so.. but a reply is normally followed by I forgot to tell you..and. lazy comes to mind..

 

This way your, testing/trying there saw and also showing your sharpening/maintenance  skills.. it’s not to show how good you are, it shows the positive skills you have and are willing to pass them on...

 

another way way to look at it, your up a tree and your chain needs a lick. Who you gonna ask....

 

ported saws or not,,, safety is the main point. And if a guy can’t be bothered to keep his chain tight. Well I am not using that persons saw.. but I do want to who who’s saw I can pick up an be able to use when I have to...

its really away to help teach safety.. nothing more nothing less

 

but as the to the OP, it’s way better to learn on well maintained saws and then move on to better tuned saws.

 

Thats is why most peeps learn to drive in new poor performance cars not hot rods.?? 

 

 

 

 

 

[Yngwie]

I think most who run ported saws are meticulous with the maintenance ; air filter , sharp chain , bar rails and tip etc etc ... the idea of “lending” a hot-rod Saw to another is a foreign concept to me ... might as well be the wifey !!!

[bigtreedon]

Once u go ported u never go back !

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[Joe Newton]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

My 346 feels as though it has less vibes than a stock one . Have you used a ported saw ?

Yes, I don't tend to offer opinions if I've no experience on the subject. 

 

I'm not arguing that ported saw has higher vibes, just against the idea that the process can somehow bring the vibrations down. 

[Rough Hewn]

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[spudulike]

On chain speed, the only time the chain speed would be faster is if the saw was tuned outside of the manufacturers max revs specification. Personally I keep just under that to give a bit of engine protection. Interestingly, an airleak would also potentially give a faster chain speed.

On Vibes, not sure why a ported machine could vibrate more than a standard one. In reality running a ported saw is a bit like holding a standard saw lightly out of the cut giving a similar chain speed but with the ability to put a bit more pressure on the cut to achieve faster cutting.

The history of porting was forged in the forests if Oregon where cutters wanted to run long bars on smaller saws so they ran semi and full skip chains on modded 460s and the like to save using heavier saws like the 660.

Tiredness kills and that is why the Echo 2511s and MS150s are so popular today.

I agree on maintenance, seen many machines where a good clean would have given an increase in performance. 

It is the owners choice as to whether they want to modify their saws or not and I always point out that they should be used for personal use and not be given to employees.

[adw]

16 minutes ago, bigtreedon said:

My newest addition

Just what we need, somebody using a top handle saw for ground work, just as the HSE said would happen, and fuel for them to ban it.

[Steve Bullman]

3 hours ago, Wonky said:

 

I think spud can do a saw that’s not mucho louder

 

I've used a spud ported saw, its noticeable, more so the pitch. Anyone with a trained ear I reckon would know if a saw was ported.