homelitejim
Full of Scrap
I am by no means a pro so I am asking a question about how a person "feels" what his chainsaw is doing in the tree. I cut firewood for me and a few others, I use a 260 and a regular 441 and only fall dead trees. I use my eyes and ears mostly for seeing and hearing what the saw and tree are doing, my 441 has the soft springs and I can tell when I hit a soft spot or a hollow spot purely on the sound of the saw speeding up and the different chip discharge and I feel when the saw is hitting these conditions, I can also tell when a tree is really seasoned or if it has some water in it due to rain by how the saw sounds and feels. The softer springs have not hampered me in feeling these conditions when I am using my other senses. I guess what I am asking is, is there something more I am missing? I know when a tree is ready to go before it starts, I can also sense when a tree might not go where I want it because of a loaded twist, a gust of wind in the top, or some rot or hollow spot shifting the load. I just don't see how I am hampered by using the soft spring 441. What it does offer is a smoother ride, less tingling in my hands at the end of the day, less down time between cutting due to fatigue. I am not trying to dog anyone, I really am not sure about if I am feeling everything I should be.