What size bar on 50cc saws

[njm]

15" bar on 550xp, saw is used for cutting , 15" is its limit even with a modified autotune

[SawTroll]

15" bar on 550xp, saw is used for cutting , 15" is its limit even with a modified autotune

No, it definately isn't - but for some odd reasons the saw brands are "indoctrinating" people into using very short bars in Europe - it is more about "culture" than about what the saws really are suited for!

[JimM]

15" bar on 550xp, saw is used for cutting , 15" is its limit even with a modified autotune

 

 

Have to disagree too.

 

550 XP 18" with 21LPX is a great combination up the tree when the top handle reaches its limit. And a wee bit lighter to wield than the 560 with the same bar.

[SawTroll]

Have to disagree too.

 

550 XP 18" with 21LPX is a great combination up the tree when the top handle reaches its limit. And a wee bit lighter to wield than the 560 with the same bar.

 

The 72dl 18" bars really are just over 17" though, not true 18" bars. I agree that they can be very useful though!

[SawTroll]

A 16" .325 with Oregon LPX no doubt is the most practical option here, on the stronger 50cc saws - but the differense between a 15" and a 16" in .325 is really small on Husky saws with the K095 mount, just two dl. Still it feels like it makes a differense in practical cutting.....

 

The 13" bars just are silly on those saws!

 

Corrected a misprint, it is the 16" bars that I like, not the 15" ones.

[TreeswingerPerth]

I have a 242 on a 12" , 560 on 15" , 560 18" in the van ready to go . That's what gets used most .

[Daniël Bos]

Use 13" on my 550, used to be on 15. The 13 is noticeably quicker and handles nicer without feeling like I've lost useful length somehow.

 

Tried it on 18 once, just once...

[wyk]

And how is it? Appreciatively better or wouldn't you bother again?

 

 

My 241 is basically doing duty as a 50cc ground saw. The bar started life as an 18" pixel 325. I wanted 325 over picco/LoPro for it's endurance since I am in dirty environments often enough and it keeps it's edge longer. Pixel, AKA narrow kerf, bars are as flimsy as picco bars, though. So we'll see how long she lasts. It is right at 70DL ~17" after I modified it to fit the 241. I still would rather have a ported 50cc saw, but since I got this saw in partial trade, I won't complain. She does rather well for her displacement, and is rather light, especially with an NK B&C. She's nearly twice as fast ported with a 325NK VS standard 325 set up.

 

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[njm]

No, it definately isn't - but for some odd reasons the saw brands are "indoctrinating" people into using very short bars in Europe - it is more about "culture" than about what the saws really are suited for!

 

You could stick a 20" bar on a 50cc and trim twigs all day long . chain speed in a log is what i need ,

[Chris Sheppard]

 

The 13" bars just are silly on those saws!

 

Change the record, please, it's getting tiresome.

 

Obviously everyone's entitled to their opinion, but just because you think it doesn't work, doesn't mean that it doesn't.