Best engine size and bar length for all round use

[Elliott.F]

For all round use (except climbing), what bar length and engine size is generally considered the best. Interested in what your thoughts are on this?

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Elliott.F said:

For all round use (except climbing), what bar length and engine size is generally considered the best. Interested in what your thoughts are on this?

60cc 18" bar .

[Husqvarna King]

34 minutes ago, Stubby said:

60cc 18" bar .

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[Dan Maynard]

Maybe 50cc and 16", certainly the saw I use most.

 

Trick question though, best saw is the lightest one that will do the job you're doing.

[Mark Bolam]

Huge engine and massive blade.

[cornishman07]

Trick question, you need three saws minimum, plus a few back ups just in case anything happens to the first three!

[Rob D]

12 hours ago, Elliott.F said:

For all round use (except climbing), what bar length and engine size is generally considered the best. Interested in what your thoughts are on this?

 

What size trees are you looking to cut? Likely something with 50cc-60cc and an 18" bar would work. You can then change the bar up if needed.

[Elliott.F]

11 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

Maybe 50cc and 16", certainly the saw I use most.

 

Trick question though, best saw is the lightest one that will do the job you're doing.

I’m doing quite a range of things. Felling up to around 16” and have one or two much bigger oaks and ash, coppicing hazel and alder, all the processing of those trees, clambering around in dense unmanaged hedge banks, making firewood, etc. 

I should probably have a couple of saws really 😅

[Elliott.F]

1 hour ago, Rob D said:

 

What size trees are you looking to cut? Likely something with 50cc-60cc and an 18" bar would work. You can then change the bar up if needed.

Mostly cutting up to around 16” with the occasional larger tree, coppicing, all the processing of those trees and firewood. 
I think I’d prefer a longer bar for doing my firewood, say 24”, but I’m guessing I’d need some thing around 70cc to run that. 
It looks like 50/60cc with 18” bar would be the compromise. 

[Rob D]

You can go to a 24" bar on a 50-60cc saw but you may want to switch then to 3/8 chain and skip link.. though that said we will be getting some .325 in skip link in full chisel at some point in the near future.

 

But in essence - no one saw will do everything well.