They're used to keep the wood from beating up the front of the saw when you buck wood with a short bar.
Bucking spikes is an unusual name for the spikes on a saw as they're only helpful felling trees, you don't need them for bucking if your chain is sharp.
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I totally agree with this, the bucking spikes are a tool for the saw. They add a fulcrum point for the saw to pivot, in most cases this can save you work.Smooth dogs slide on wood and also protect the saw (muffler) where there is no need for the spikes.
The second sentence is fake news. The poster has never bucked big wood especially on steep ground. When you need to cut the off side as the second cut bucking, the saw ends up with the bar pointing straight down. There is no way this can be done without the dogs dug into the bark. Also when you have both hands on the rear handle pushing up, the saw is pivoting on the dogs and forcing the nose down. This only occurs on large logs.
Agree 100% , when your bucking larger logs especially with longer bars and aggressive chain , dogs / spikes are very important !Smooth dogs slide on wood and also protect the saw (muffler) where there is no need for the spikes.
The second sentence is fake news. The poster has never bucked big wood especially on steep ground. When you need to cut the off side as the second cut bucking, the saw ends up with the bar pointing straight down. There is no way this can be done without the dogs dug into the bark. Also when you have both hands on the rear handle pushing up, the saw is pivoting on the dogs and forcing the nose down. This only occurs on large logs.
"purpose of a smooth bumper"....... Harley would have a blast with this one.
Yep , he certainly would ! lmao ."purpose of a smooth bumper"....... Harley would have a blast with this one.
There is no stupid questions in industry. Or as they say: "The only stupid question is the question that was never asked".Probably a stupid question but i'm no professional.
I have probably only seen them a few different times in my life out on the West coast. The first time I seen a few show up in the saw shop on Husqavna 262xp In 1993/94. I believe they were a small aluminum single bumper. Since I liked to use that saw for thinning saplings then a thought that would have been great.So they don't really have any advantage over spikes then?
I'd never thought of this! Firstly, "smooth" bumpers are a new thing to me, but Jacob J's answer really makes sense!The smooth bumpers work well for milling too - they keep the crankcase of the saw from running on the wood.
To me that doesn’t make sense. Every milling attachment I have used keeps the saw away from the wood. There are guides on the Alaskan mill that hit the wood before the saw ever would. Also even on the timberland beam machine the saw body will not touch the wood...I'd never thought of this! Firstly, "smooth" bumpers are a new thing to me, but Jacob J's answer really makes sense!
Safe sawing!
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