Its a west coast thing. Long bar disease is pervasive here. But most tree cutting here is on softwood tree species like firs, hemlock and pines. Also with full skip chain you are pulling 2/3 the cutters, so the equivalent drag on the saw is not that bad. 2/3 * 32 = about 20 inch bar equivalent, more or less. A 20 inch bar on a 361 is a breeze.
But yes, I know that a 460 would be a better saw for that size bar. Or even a 660. If you are not lugging or bogging the saw down though, and taking it slow, letting the saw eat the wood and not levering the crap out of it, it is not going to overheat the clutch, or damage the engine. One advantage I have found when using the 25 inch bar is that there are more cutters, and they get dull slower than using a shorter bar. A saw with a sharper chain is going to run better over time.
So it is not all long bar insanity and saw breaking. There are reasons for using these size bars here (big diameter softwood trees here, mainly).
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