Screamineagle2003
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi there! I am new to the post so let me first say that I have been reading and using the tips from ArboristSite.com for quite some time now and have always been impressed with the amount of knowledge and experience. I have a good bit of experience cutting wood but not a professional by any means, never used anything over 20”. So I couldn’t resist a craigslist ad and bought a Stihl MS310 for $125.00 a couple months ago. Absolutely nothing wrong with it except for a broken chain catcher which I replaced. It still has 135lbs compression but didn’t have the power I expected it to have. I did the muffler mod, the timing advance, and retuned. Not it growls with a 20” bar and tears through wood. Excellent!
So here comes the question. I recently had sever large oaks come down in my yard, some measuring 36-40” at the base. I would like to go at it with a bigger bar. I am quite certain that it will do a 24” bar with a full skip semi chisel chain. I was even thinking the Woodland pro 30SCS84 which is cut at 25 degrees that would further keep up the rpm. I would like to know your opinion of going with a 28” bar/chain. I could use the same Woodland pro full skip semi chisel chain for 28” set at 25 degrees. There is not that much price difference for the bigger bar and chain. I read about oiling of the bar, but I can’t see why a 28” could not be oiled the same as a 24”. Isn’t the same rate of chain going through the oilier? I have not intension of using this for anything small, I have a Husqvarna 445X .325 chain (modded too) for that. One last thing to mention is that over next winter I plan on putting a 390 top end on this with porting of course. Thank you for any advice you can give.
So here comes the question. I recently had sever large oaks come down in my yard, some measuring 36-40” at the base. I would like to go at it with a bigger bar. I am quite certain that it will do a 24” bar with a full skip semi chisel chain. I was even thinking the Woodland pro 30SCS84 which is cut at 25 degrees that would further keep up the rpm. I would like to know your opinion of going with a 28” bar/chain. I could use the same Woodland pro full skip semi chisel chain for 28” set at 25 degrees. There is not that much price difference for the bigger bar and chain. I read about oiling of the bar, but I can’t see why a 28” could not be oiled the same as a 24”. Isn’t the same rate of chain going through the oilier? I have not intension of using this for anything small, I have a Husqvarna 445X .325 chain (modded too) for that. One last thing to mention is that over next winter I plan on putting a 390 top end on this with porting of course. Thank you for any advice you can give.