husky 560xp best bar and chain combo 18"

[TreeswingerPerth]

I'm running one of mine on 18" and the other on 15" , both on stihl full chisel .325 chains . Both on Sugihara bars

[SawTroll]

I'm running .325 full chisel on a Sugihara bar . Works for me !

 

I would want it in 3/8", and use 73LPX on it - but I am sure .325x8 and 21LPX works wery well as well.

 

.325x7 (what they come with here) is a bad joke on that saw!

[Eddy_t]

I would want it in 3/8", and use 73LPX on it - but I am sure .325x8 and 21LPX works wery well as well.

 

.325x7 (what they come with here) is a bad joke on that saw!

 

It's all about PPE ratings niko, faster chains require better trousers, I've only seen up to 24m/s

 

 

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[SawTroll]

It's all about PPE ratings niko, faster chains require better trousers, I've only seen up to 24m/s

 

 

The chain speed in the saw specs are at max power rpm - but lots of other factors (and mostly other chain speeds as well) are involved when the chain actually hits the PPE. The sprocket diameter is just one of those factors.

[Eddy_t]

The chain speed in the saw specs are at max power rpm - but lots of other factors (and mostly other chain speeds as well) are involved when the chain actually hits the PPE. The sprocket diameter is just one of those factors.

 

Given an error allowance of 10%, even 22m/s runs the chance of passing through 24 rated trousers, with a further 3m/s like you're running, the saw would only need 11k rpm to reach that error zone, and the saws do run pretty much up to that limit in the wood

 

 

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[Garyjp]

The test is based on the saw being at 45 degrees to the leg and the bar is flat.

If the direction of cut is more inline with the leg and lets say the tip of the bar only hits the fabric it will almost certainly go straight through regardless of chain speed ratings on the trousers.

 

 

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[SawTroll]

Given an error allowance of 10%, even 22m/s runs the chance of passing through 24 rated trousers, with a further 3m/s like you're running, the saw would only need 11k rpm to reach that error zone, and the saws do run pretty much up to that limit in the wood

 

 

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Sure, but I still don't think it really works to do maths on the protection level of the PPE vs. Chain speed - you don't really know what will happen before it happens anyway. As I said, there are lots of factors involved....

[SawTroll]

Anyway, the best PPE is what's inside your head....

[Eddy_t]

Anyway, the best PPE is what's inside your head....

 

Sometimes accidents happen, but a lot is common sense

 

 

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