Pro Safety Felling Dogs are HUGE!

[Martinm210]

So much for fitting in a plastic case with these big DAWGS...lol! These may just have to go on the 066 instead. I like the look, but wow, they make the BIG clutch cover look tiny as well..hehe

Here are a couple of pics for reference..
Working on my 044 rebuild, getting the last few parts together, and these dawgs being one of those things.

And here is a comparison to a standard 046 Dawg Part #1128/01

Be careful about ordering these if you use a case...they are bigger than I thought.

Now that's a DAWG...lol!:greenchainsaw:

 

[forestryworks]

yeah they're ginormous. i had a 044/440 pro safety set of dogs on my 361 with some mild metalwork... but i lost 'em.

so i ordered some stihl 440 dogs and put those on. works better for me.

 

[whitedogone]

Cool pic!! :yourock:

 

[stihl sawing]

That saw looks brand new, Nice

 

[J.Walker]

I like them!
The bigger the dawg, the bigger the bite!
Oh-yeah the 044 sure looks nice too!

 

[Kemper]

They make the saw look mean! my 6400 has big dawgs too.

 

[Jacob J.]

Those five-point dawgs are basically worthless if you actually want to cut timber with them. They hang you up in brush and they bite so hard in softwoods that you have to re-position the saw. Stock dawgs are the way to go in a professional setting.

 

[Burvol]

What are those big suckers for on a 44?

 

[rngrchad]

I always thought the OEM dawgs on the bigger stihls were plenty sufficient for me. The OEM huskies dawgs suck!

 

[Tree Sling'r]

I like the 4-point aftermarket dawgs, the big dawgs blow.

 

[funky sawman]

I thought they looked good on my ms460 last year until I slipped off the hill at the top of my strip and jabbed one of those oversize dogs into my thigh. I scrambled up to the crummy and removed them, cutting all day with no dogs. That jab bled for 2 days.

 

[rngrchad]

I like the 4-point aftermarket dawgs, the big dawgs blow.

Hmm.. I haven't seen 4point aftermarket ones. My best friend just bought a 660 tonight so he's looking for some dawgs. I'll check baileys or madsens for those 4 pointers for him.

By the way, that O44 is a downright TOUGH looking saw w/ those dawgs!

 

[teacherman]

That is one beautiful 044! The spikes look to be a bit much. Bigger than the big ones that came on my 660. Maybe a 2 piece detachable plastic spike guard is inorder for transport, to connect to the bar cover........:monkey:

 

[Hddnis]

That is a cool picture. :greenchainsaw:

I'll second what was said about big dawgs in softwood. Sinking a long (60") bar into Sequoia will pull the dawgs in so hard you won't get them out. Fir is bad for that too.

I could see using them on a maple. There are some eastern hardwoods they would work on. Maybe some of the Kalifornia oaks.



Mr. HE

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I love big dawg's in hardwoods, they give the perfect amount of "bite" and allow me to use them to my advantage.

 

[Martinm210]

Thanks!

I've got another 046 dog coming to complete my stock set, but I might put these onto my 066. My 066 won't fit in a case anyhow and these bigger dog will probably look more fitting on the 066. I cut almost entirely softwoods, so I really don't need something this sharp/big.

It is an 044>046BB converted 044 though. Haven't run it just yet, but hoping the extra displacement will give it some good bottom end for pulling a larger sprocket.

Anyhow, they are just bigger than I expected, probably not case friendly either. I do like the looks, but I also kind of hate to loose 3" worth of bar for these monster dawgs...lol!

 

[Farmall Guy]

Got a set for my 046 and had the same reaction, way bigger than I thought they would be. However they do work pretty good in oak, maple and other hard woods. Definatly better than the small inside dawg it had on it, the 1/2" points were just about useless.

If I had known they were that much bigger I probly would have gone for the stock big dawgs and been done with it. The stock set on my 066 do the job well and I can set the saw down with out it tipping over... I might knock that bottom point off them big suckers with a cut off wheel to solve that issue

 

[mile9socounty]

I like the 4-point aftermarket dawgs, the big dawgs blow.

+1 I run a set of local after market made 4 pointers on my 361 at work. Work pretty well. They don't hang up very often and work nice with stringy vines.

 

[rngrchad]

Is anybody selling 4 point aftermarket dawgs, or is this something I'm going to have to fab up w/ the plasma?

 

[Craig_Wilson]

Why dont you just cut some of the teeth off if you only want 4 points?

I do not use the teeth. I either take em of or cut all the teeth off. You will just end up smoking your bar with a dull chain. No teeth let you cut faster by letting the saw slide down the log when bucking.