357xp bar size

[spudulike]

mine runs a 18inch bar and eats wood for fun

 

There could be a reason for that:sneaky2:

[burrell_]

No reason spud its just a good one lol

[finky]

mine is great running 18 but unreal with a 13

[Marc Lewis]

in reality anything over 18" is too large for a 357 imo

[StephF]

Mostly 15" but an 18" used sometimes depending on what is being done..

[spudulike]

Here is mine on a 15"

 

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[daltontrees]

We've got 2 357s both operating with 18" as default bar length, a bit sluggish on broadleaf unless razor sharp chains but fly through spruce/larch/pine/cypress. We have a 455 too that is the same, likes a 18" bar. Never tried anything bigger as I don't want to fork out on a longer bar in case it doesn't work and can't be mounted on our bigger saws. I was always curious whether a .375 sprocket and chain would allow a longer bar to be used for softwood forestry stuff. A 357' about the heaviest saw I'd like to be waving around all day in forestry but we can spend days and days in a certain age of forestry where you think an extra couple of inches would save a lot of faffing around.

[Arran Turner]

Just reading over this old thread and seems I didn't reply

The one at work has a large bar on it and doesn't seem to preform. Top end seems pants regardless of bar siZe. Might just be a naff individual saw, has just put me off the model

 

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[caledonian bob]

I've ran both of mine with 20" bars and no problems.

[Chris Sheppard]

Just reading over this old thread and seems I didn't reply

The one at work has a large bar on it and doesn't seem to preform. Top end seems pants regardless of bar siZe. Might just be a naff individual saw, has just put me off the model

 

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They can be a bit hit and miss, some go really well and others are just OK. The newer ones don't seem as agressive power delivery as the older ones for sure.