smaller dawgs?

[demc570]

just curious,but put the 28" bar on my ms660 and from the tips of the dawgs it only measures 25" seems like losing alot,sthil rollamatic es bar 28"=3" loss.......i notice measuring my ms361 with 20" bar,from the dawgs its 19.5....only half inch lost...should one go with smaller dawgs? thoughts?? thanksopcorn:

 

[gregfox]

If you cut trees with deep bark(more prevalent on BIG trees) you will need those big dawgs. Buy a bigger bar if you need more length.

 

[flashhole]

I picked up a previously owned Husky 394XP that came without dawgs. The local shop had sets of "regular" and large. I opted for the regular and they are plenty big and aggressive for the hardwoods I cut here in NY (pic). I have big dawgs on the MS460 and small dawgs on the 041. They all work but I do notice it shortens the usable length of the 20" bar on the 460.

 

[flashhole]

Where I notice the big dawgs coming in handy is cutting stumps close to the ground. Your 660 will handle a bigger bar, it's just another thing you have to buy and maintain.

 

[demc570]

thanks everyone!..........i also have the a 36" bar and chain,it works well,but just notice the difference in the bar length......was just checking things out,i did a lot of noodeling today,wow what a difference having a big saw,and i love to run it,and i dont really notice the weight after an hour,but it is thirsty!!--------

 

[Foxfire]

I hear Stihl stuff is pricey, but I'm guessing a set of smaller/regular dawgs don't cost all that much so why not? Or make your own. I made a dawg for one of my little Poulans, and it works better than the saw does.

 

[woodchuck357]

The only times I have had much use for dogs at all

was when cutting fire breaks, and really didn't care if the saw lasted more than a season. I would go for the smallest ones.

 

[flashhole]

You don't like to use dogs to buck logs into rounds for splitting? They save a lot of arm strength and stabilize the saw in the cut. I wouldn't want a saw without them.

 

[woodchuck357]

I just kinda lean back and hold the front of the saw a little off the log

and let'r rip, that's after reaching over and cutting the far side in a ways. With the teeth sharp and the depth gauges set right the saw does the work without much added pressure. If I was bucking 5 foot diameter logs I might need to dog it a little but all the big chinkapins are long gone and there aren't many og redwoods in the Ozarks.:msp_unsure: