How big a Stihl to run a 36" bar?

[Cedarkerf]

562xp with a 28 light game over

I think I'll wait for all the 562 problem threads to clear up before I consider one of those.

 

[Deets066]

562xp with a 28 light game over

Is there an unlike button!

 

[Deets066]

you know where I am 6 days a week. bring em by. hahahhaha

Wait till ya hear the price! LOL

 

[Gypo Logger]

He's just doing what he does best...drinking and running his mouth. People quit taking John seriously a long time ago...nobody's fault but his own...and it pisses him off.
He's not really a bad guy, just one with lots of problems. He's harmless.

Bull **** bob at his best.
"I have a potty mouth" with all your big brother advice.
And btw, you ain't no logger. You're a truck driver by your own admission.
Hahahahaha

 

[Mike mike]

Truth is that trees aren't big enough in Massachusetts for a non-professional to justify a 36" or 32" bar w/90cc saw. Tree services do have them for the occasional big yard trees. Loggers use 70-76cc saws; the 660's and 390's stay in the truck. If the OP wants to run a big hobby saw with a long bar, that's fine, but it's the wrong tool for the job. Too much chain to sharpen; saw's too heavy to fall, buck, and limb with all day unless you're logging for a living in the PNW or similar. This is what you find on Cape Ann:
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Anyone see anything here that would require 90cc's???

24 "is more than enough for anay 660 with full wrap

 

[bulletpruf]

Haven't read the entire thread, but that's not going to stop me from adding my $.02!

If you're talking 36" bar and Stihl, that's 066/MS660/MS661 territory. If you have an 046 and want to run a 36" bar, remember that even if the saw has the power to pull it (might work in soft wood) remember that the clutch and the oiler aren't designed for that much bar and chain. You can mitigate the power aspect of it by running skip chain.

 

[Mike mike]

I couldn't agree more but if you're here in Pennsylvania a 24-in bar is all you need on your 660 / 661/066 unless you're an actual lager

 

[bulletpruf]

I couldn't agree more but if you're here in Pennsylvania a 24-in bar is all you need on your 660 / 661/066 unless you're an actual lager

I know some folks like to run short bars on a 660/661 but if that all the bar you need, I'd be running an 044/046.

 

[northmanlogging]

nothing like resurrecting a 7-8 year old dead horse...

 

[grizz55chev]

24 "is more than enough for anay 660 with full wrap

This thread is over 8 yrs old, !

 

[grizz55chev]

nothing like resurrecting a 7-8 year old dead horse...

What oil ya running!

 

[northmanlogging]

What oil ya running!

the same kind that make cheap rubbers...
hows about them wedges?

 

[Mike mike]

I know some folks like to run short bars on a 660/661 but if that all the bar you need, I'd be running an 044/046.

I agree with you there but on here in Pennsylvania we got hardwoods like oak maple locus and dense timber like that I think the only soft stuff we have is pine and sumac so a 25 is big enough for any 660 That way it has more than enough power to get through the hardwoods

 

[Hundred Acre Wood]

I couldn't agree more but if you're here in Pennsylvania a 24-in bar is all you need on your 660 / 661/066 unless you're an actual lager

I'm more of an ale myself. Top fermented for sure.

 

[GrizG]

This thread is over 8 yrs old, !

In the spirit of full information... An MS780 should handle the job nicely...

 

[Mike mike]

Come on I think the 881 would work perfectly well with a 12-in bar and a full comp chain..

 

[northmanlogging]

the same kind that make cheap rubbers...
hows about them wedges?

incase ya all think I'm crazy or joking

 

[Bill G]

Come on I think the 881 would work perfectly well with a 12-in bar and a full comp chain..

I actually have a stack of NOS 12" bars for the 14mm saws