I finally got to see the big Burr Oak I bought this 50" bar for. I under estimated this thing, big time! The root flare of this tree probably measures 12'. I'm guessing that DBH probably is 7' like I was told. The section where I'm cutting was at least 15' up before it blew down in the winds from hurricane Ike. It was still like 5' in diameter. The base of the tree is hollow but only for about 8' or so. I believe the wood I'm cutting in to be solid. Obviously we're not ready to start bucking the trunk, but I wanted to see how the 084 would pull the chain on this 50" bar with a 9-pin sprocket. No sweat! My BIL has a heavy hand with a saw and likes to push, so he's lugging it in the cut. It kept chugging along though. I'm more than happy with its performance. This is still only about the 3rd tank through this saw, so it's not even broken in yet. I didn't put a tach on it but it was a little rich and all 4-stroke at WOT, so there's still a little more there. That's a long sustained hi-load cut, so I figured rich was good. I hope to get in there and really get to work at Christmas time when we go back up. I'll have pictures up here in a few.
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. It's running a lot better but still needs a little tuning.
