Looking to get a 70cc for trail clearing. I have a 362cm with a 1/2 wrap. I want something for bigger wood, mostly pine and fir in the PNW. I have a 28” with skip for the 362, but I wouldn’t want to bury it during a full days work. I’m looking at a 462cm. Should I get a 3/4 factory wrap? I might do some felling in the future, but it will be a small part of what I do. What are the 3/4 benefits for bucking?
Idk.. i feel like it's kinda a personal choice depending on what your doing... as well as whether or not you need to flush cut things real low.. like in a residential situation.. I've always just ran with what i had until recently where i had a dealer that threw in the 3/4 wrap for nothing on a 562 purchase.. I put it on & instantly realized it's benifits as well as disadvantages..
Personally as far as the 3/4 goes, the jury is still out for ground/felling work.. even with a lightweight 25 on it, it is noticably heaver. However as far as the small amount of bucket work I've done with it goes, it's just an additional way to grab & manipulate the saw when in funky positions, back barring something or the odd scenario where you would want to run lefty for a minute. As for a "just bucking" scenario, straight up & down cutting, i don't see much benifit other than the lefty thing..
As far as a bigger saw? Are you walking the trails..? Riding ATV... Galloping on Mr. Ed...? IDK.. 70cc's just for clearing trails sounds large to me, especially if having to walk a good clip.. But i also don't live in the PNW... In all my years riding the trails around New England I personally never came across anything that a 20-25 couldn't make work of with the correct techniques.. but that's not too say the need for larger couldn't happen.. Personally, I like the lighter saws when ported.. Im always reaching for the best power to weight & 362 is no slouch when modded, ****, even stock it's a decent saw. If modded, I wouldn't have issue running a 28 with one.. especially in soft PNW timber. I'm not a fan of skip though.. Years ago.. it seemed to make sense to me, but after trying it for a while I was always left feeling a full comp cut faster, even with a over barred saw... Idk, maybe there were other factors at hand.. but i know for a fact i didn't like the skip in hard wood.
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