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20201227_194648.jpgwhat size bar are you running? It came with a 25", which feels small.
I put a 32" with skip chain on it (hand me down from a 462)
Feels like a sluggish, dogfaced pony soldier now.
We chew alot of softer stuff, ash and locust are the toughest, poplar and pine 50% of the time.
 
View attachment 878090what size bar are you running? It came with a 25", which feels small.
I put a 32" with skip chain on it (hand me down from a 462)
Feels like a sluggish, dogfaced pony soldier now.
We chew alot of softer stuff, ash and locust are the toughest, poplar and pine 50% of the time.
Happy sawing mate :) I can’t get mine to start...

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I'm surprised about the 32". Even more so with skip on it.
The few we sold, because we cant get them, 1 had 32", which I think is a little big for the displacement, regardless.
And 2 with a 28's. No complaints. But a guy said the 28" is a beast.
We don't really deal with too many skip chains. Full comp Stihl super.
 
I'm surprised about the 32". Even more so with skip on it.
The few we sold, because we cant get them, 1 had 32", which I think is a little big for the displacement, regardless.
And 2 with a 28's. No complaints. But a guy said the 28" is a beast.
We don't really deal with too many skip chains. Full comp Stihl super.

My 461 comes alive with a 32 B&C. No doubt the 500i would run well with it also.
 
Ok, so the 500i runs a 32" skip just fine. Might not power through tough trees at that length, but it was comparable to the 462 we stole the bar from.

On a side note, the big cottonwood I had to try it in, was rotten, and collapsed before we started the backcut. Glad we had the powerline dropped.20201229_103204.jpg20201229_103149.jpg20201229_103124.jpg20201229_103108.jpg20201229_103054.jpg
 
Burried it in a big Chinese Elm today. Cut great with the 32" until I started hitting nails. Sorry no pics till tomorrow.
 
I'm surprised about the 32". Even more so with skip on it.
The few we sold, because we cant get them, 1 had 32", which I think is a little big for the displacement, regardless.
And 2 with a 28's. No complaints. But a guy said the 28" is a beast.
We don't really deal with too many skip chains. Full comp Stihl super.
They must need to break in. If a 80cc can't pull 32" skip something is wrong.
 

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