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Preferred Bar Length For Bucking


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1 hour ago, Wonky said:

My 036 loves the 20” bar, but I’ve played with it abit 😉 it rips.

the point I’d like to make thou, learn how to file a chain, you will get more satisfaction from a sharp chain what ever the bar length. 👍

 

 

 

There's nothing wrong with the 036 on 20"... I never said there was

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2 hours ago, Stere said:

Thought it was .325?

 

There  is 3 different  chains   a full chisel one (square ground i think?) a mirco chisel and comfort version.

You can also swap out the sprocket and bar. Your choices are 3/8 picco, .325 or 3/8.

 

I don't think any stihl chains come factory ground as square chisel

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You can buck a tree from one side wider than the bar if you sling the saw over it:

 

 

Bucking is a North American term as Canadians use it as well:

 

 

That Worksafe BC vid is kind of odd in that it doesn't show the standard bucking cut we're taught until nearly 10:30 ish. The cut I did on the previous video is a version of the one at 13:30. Had the tree had a pinch, I would have dragged the bar tip more and left holding wood to snip like in the vid. But since there wasnt any pinch, and this type of wood doesn't easily split and peel, I just finished the cut straight through.

 

 

I usually ran an 18 or 20 on my 361's, ported or not.

 

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