Colonel428
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Just curious to know what people who have had a/saws woods ported by someone reputable think of the finished product. Have you been happy with the performance and longevity? Would you do it again?
Ported saws
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Once you go ported, you’ll never want to run stock saw again,longevitiy shouldn’t be a issue with a good builder
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What he said.
What he said.
Running a stock saw is just so mundane, after running ported saws. I have more than 20 ported saws I use for commercial tree work and as far as them lasting there should be no issues at all, they run cooler and if tuned properly plus maintained they will run for many years, my oldest ported saws are from the 1980`s era. with hundreds of hours run time on them. All of my saws run higher RPM`s than stock saws do with super sharp chains on them there is no need to force the saw to cut, the higher chain speed lets the saw just fall through wood rapidly.
I had one done a few years back and there's no question it's a stronger, better running, (But also noisier, thirstier) saw. The builder is local to me and highly respected, so there's no doubt I got my $300 worth out of the deal. However, I own other saws which are bone stock that I enjoy using every bit as much and I doubt they'll ever see any modifications (sorry Kevin).
Porting a saw will not affect longevity, as long as it's not a hack job.
Exactly, just like a hot rod!
Late post. I have a 362cm that was ported at MMWS. It made an amazing difference. Runs cooler, more bottom end and smoother power curve. Woods porting was where I went with this one. It was very worth it. Once you work with a broke in ported saw you will really look at your stockers differently.
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You run an engine at 3k rpm or 6k rpm - what lasts the longest hours ... ?
Some boats around here are still running good since 1970, they are running at about 2k rpm.
Thats about 2000 rounds p/min. Your saw is running at 10k rpm's. - not gonna last that long now is it ?
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Your burning your candle at both ends...
What kind of boat are you talking about that’s turning 2k rpms???
I've done most of the grinding in my on saws ,but there is stuff I can't do myself. So I had reputable people do the work for me like Shaun Carr and Rattler . Their work (craftsmanship) is obviously better than anything I'm doing and it's easy to see the quality of the work.
A really fuggin big one
And it must be a really slow one.
You have to use the right oil!!!
I sent in my first saw to be ported here recently. Work isn’t done, but I made a friend in the process. I’m not expecting a hot rod when I get it back, just a good solid work saw with the extra oomph the OEM could have provided if the EPA and careless users weren’t on their mind during R&D.
Is that a diesel, never seen a gasoline engine in any boat turn that slow or low RPM.
Yeah I hate to interrupt your tirade but I have an 038 Magnum that was ported Walkers Saw Shop in 1982. Run by an uncle of mine in a production outfit for the better part of 2 decades before he retired. It was passed onto me. It STILL has over 140 compression and just murders trees. Sorry... You were saying...
I have a few saws that i ported and haven't had one blow up yet. If it is done right you will cut more wood on a tank of fuel.
I'm calling BS on that. There is no way any saw will last the better part of 20 years of full time falling.
The longevity argument for not owning a ported saw is ridiculous. Most people on this site have never wore out a saw in there life. With that said plenty of ported saws in the hands of full time fallers do just fine. When I was logging I noticed no differance in lifespan between ported and non.
