Suggestions for a lightweight chainsaw powerful enough for a 18/20 ins bar.

[Darrin Turnbull]

That's my choice as well - but 550 or 560 is a matter of priority between light weight and power. Then, the 50cc saw will be quite front heavy with a 20" bar, not an ideal combination at all.

 

 

 

For more to the point advice, we will need to know more about how the saw and bar is going to be used.

 

 

For chogging down

[Mick Dempsey]

Chogging down? Then 560/372

[josharb87]

Personally with the 550/560 options, i think the 550 is best suited on a 13-15"bar, great for soft wood felling. The 560 on an 18" is more of an Arb allrounder

[TheHungrySquirrel]

I'd go 560 on a 20" or 550 on a 16"

[Starscream]

I use the MS261 for chogging down. 18" Sugi bar, full chisel. My favourite piece of kit.

[bigtreedon]

Got a 562 as my lightest rear handled and love it 18 inch bar loads of power and speed great in the tree and on the ground it's a saw ya find urself not needing a bigger one for so much more than u would expect from a 60cc saw awesome

 

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[Darrin Turnbull]

The new Oregon 95TXL should enable longer bars to be run on less powerful saws as well.

 

 

Takes a narrower kerf but is still .325 .050 - very new so not many reports on it yet.

 

 

Maybe this chain ( 95 TXL ) and a Husqvarna 550 XP should work ok.

Thanks for the info once again.

[Andrew McEwan]

Another option could be a 346 or 350 with as rob suggests 325 050 bar and chain, mine is great for medium blocking down. Sent it to spud, light (for the power) and now v rapid, use mine with 16" and 18" bars