Let’s set aside all brand/model loyalty, and whether or not you think I’m full of crap. Just assume my current state is as described.
My MS362cm is strong. I’m sure your 70cc saw might spank it, but for what I use it for....it’s strong. It’s also bone stock because I’m still in warranty and resisted the urge to monkey with it just yet. Anyway, really tough to bog the saw down unless I do something silly to the rakers (I have, accidentally) or just lean super hard on it.
My work is as a landowner in 99.9% hardwood. Up to now, all that cutting has been with a 20” bar and full comp, chisel chain. So my (questionable) premise is that I have some power and/or torque to spare. Its set up of 7 pin/20”/full comp would be a pretty customary way to run this class of saw in hardwood.
If I was to try to push the envelope a little bit...which is a would be more likely to succeed? 8 pin sprocket or 24” bar?
* Sprocket - Do I “need” the saw to cut any faster? Nope. But faster is funner...right? This would be cheap to try as well.
* 24” Bar - This change might be slightly more useful...the extra bar would be handy at times. But my guess is a lower likelihood of success. I wouldn’t run it with the long bar routinely. It’s also going to be by far the more expensive change. Would a skip chain be needed in this scenario?
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Most of you are likely to think I’m peeing in the wind here. And I probably am. I understand the physics well enough to know there are no free lunches.
Just curious from those with more experience how the bar/sprocket trade offa play out in the the real world.
My MS362cm is strong. I’m sure your 70cc saw might spank it, but for what I use it for....it’s strong. It’s also bone stock because I’m still in warranty and resisted the urge to monkey with it just yet. Anyway, really tough to bog the saw down unless I do something silly to the rakers (I have, accidentally) or just lean super hard on it.
My work is as a landowner in 99.9% hardwood. Up to now, all that cutting has been with a 20” bar and full comp, chisel chain. So my (questionable) premise is that I have some power and/or torque to spare. Its set up of 7 pin/20”/full comp would be a pretty customary way to run this class of saw in hardwood.
If I was to try to push the envelope a little bit...which is a would be more likely to succeed? 8 pin sprocket or 24” bar?
* Sprocket - Do I “need” the saw to cut any faster? Nope. But faster is funner...right? This would be cheap to try as well.
* 24” Bar - This change might be slightly more useful...the extra bar would be handy at times. But my guess is a lower likelihood of success. I wouldn’t run it with the long bar routinely. It’s also going to be by far the more expensive change. Would a skip chain be needed in this scenario?
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Most of you are likely to think I’m peeing in the wind here. And I probably am. I understand the physics well enough to know there are no free lunches.
Just curious from those with more experience how the bar/sprocket trade offa play out in the the real world.