Good Bar length on a 560XP

[Mr. Squirrel]

Mine runs an 18'' alright. It isn't crazy fast cutting but it's certainly not bad

[Jackalope]

18" bury the dawgs and its working hard- like its designed to! Snedding out its like a hyperactive terrier chasing cats

[RichieR]

I running a sugi light bar and Stihl semi chisel .325

[Blister]

Thanks for the info guys. I am going to see how the 15" feels, and maybe get a 18" with a different sprocket.

 

Thanks Again

[CJM]

15in bar and it's an animal it suits an 18in better it feels more balanced, a lad at work runs a 20in and I can't tell the difference in power with my old 560 that ran a 18 and his 20in bar

[Pete Hart]

Recently got myself a 560xpg with 18" bar and I'm really pleased with balance and performance. As has been mentioned it's an animal when snedding!

[Stevedavid43]

Had mine about a month it's the dogs,

[Guss109]

I've got 15 18 & 20 one lives on the 20 and the other changes between the other two. Both saws are on the normal rim and 3/8ths chain

[Stubby]

18" here, the 560 pushes it with no problem.

 

Likewise bud ...

[Supernube]

I was talking to one of the blokes at the APF show this year ...he was working with Richard Elliot in the Husqvarna team ... and they said the 18 inch is simply too much for the 560 xp ..it will run it..but the cutting speed is reduced so much down a tree compared to running a 15 inch with the 3/8 sprocket that he only ever uses a 15 with 3/8.

and Richard Elliot can f##king cut ...and that wasn't the speed cutting competition ..that was a demo down a tree....brilliant.