Why use dogs?

[hoss]

You guys mean to tell me we don't just use em cause they look cool?

 

[klickitatsacket]

Just my .02 here. When I was cutting cedar shake bolts you had to have dogs. Most of what we were cutting was in the 4' - 5' diameter range. When bucking logs like this; it would almost be impossible to cut as the power head is at shoulder hight. You would have to keep even pressure on the tip of the bar as the power head is being pulled by gravity. Now try to keep your cuts straight and match your cuts (36" bar and chain). You would play heck doing it with out dogs on the side of a draw or on the flats for that matter.

 

[Rotax Robert]

I'm with you Dean but you gotta admit they do look cool

 

[klickitatsacket]

I'm with you Dean but you gotta admit they do look cool

the bigger the better

 

[2Coilinveins]

Larger aftermarket dogs are also good for an extra .5 hp. Kinda like NOS stickers on a Civic.

 

[pbtree]

I have dogs on all my saws, and I find them useful whether falling or bucking. In fact, I cannot remember the last time I ran a saw without them...