Thanks Reggie. The Solo is an 80cc saw. I've only started using the skiptooth on this saw recently, but it does seem to let the chain pull easier and clear out the cut better. This wood was pretty hard and this particular tree had some really twisted grain. The first day when I was using the Husky 460 and Poulan/Craftsman 3700 with 20 inch bars and full comp chain, the bar/chain was getting so hot it was starting to smoke, even though it was using oil at the same rate as mix. I was probably pushing a little hard, the chains were only about 1/2 sharp, and the bars were totally buried, but nonetheless they were both struggling. That's why I came back with the Solo and the fresh skiptooth chain. Really made a difference.
To give you an idea of how twisted the grain was, when we went to split them, my buddy had put one of the rounds thru the splitter 4 or 5 times, all the way through and the whole round was still hanging together - a lot like gum, but tougher for the splitter to go thru. Most of the smaller cherry splits pretty well , but not this one!
