Chainsaw guide

jasushaw

Hi

What cc chainsaw do i need to run a 36 bar. Would 62cc be good enough?

O.A.P

Rule of thumb is 1/3 of the cc of the saw is the max bar length or there abouts.
Id say a 24inch is plenty for a 62cc saw.
So you should be looking at a husky 395 xp or 3120 xp, Stihl 660 or 880
Lots of other good brands out there too .

jasushaw

O.A.P wrote: »

Rule of thumb is 1/3 of the cc of the saw is the max bar length or there abouts.
Id say a 24inch is plenty for a 62cc saw.
So you should be looking at a husky 395 xp or 3120 xp, Stihl 660 or 880
Lots of other good brands out there too .

Thanks for that. Apart from sthil and husq do you knpw any other good saws lower priced

O.A.P

Dolmar or Jonsered do big pro saws too but they wont be much cheaper if any.
Secondhand from a dealer here (get some warrantee) you might have luck.
Unless you are going milling with it or have a huge amount of very large timber Id make a 24 inch bar work or pay someone with the equipment for the job .

Jack the Stripper

Been watching too much axmen op?

Nekarsulm

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sachs-Dolmar-166-/222439548207?hash=item33ca6e252f:g:s0sAAOSwzgBYx9O7

jasushaw

O.A.P wrote: »

Dolmar or Jonsered do big pro saws too but they wont be much cheaper if any.
Secondhand from a dealer here (get some warrantee) you might have luck.
Unless you are going milling with it or have a huge amount of very large timber Id make a 24 inch bar work or pay someone with the equipment for the job .

Thanks ill have a look. I have lots of large timber i was planning on milling. Thanks for your help

timfromtang

jasushaw wrote: »

Thanks ill have a look. I have lots of large timber i was planning on milling. Thanks for your help

Hi Jasushaw,
If you are planning on milling, I'd reccommend a big saw, chainsaw milling is slow, and counterintuitively i have found that a larger saw uses less fuel as it cuts faster, I was originally using a stihl 461 for milling, i have upgraded to a 661 and use about 1/5 less fuel for the same amount of cuts.
Chainsaw milling is hard on petrol, and hard on the saw, you will want the power, I'd reccommend a secondhand 660, 661, or 880, if you can find one (they are like hens teeth in Ireland)
also with chainsaw milling, if you can source a suitable bar, use the thinner chain, LOGOSOL will supply one, the saw doctor is the Irish agent and you may order from the website or visit him. With the thinner chain cuts are faster, and a lot less wood ends up as sawdust.

tim

jasushaw

timfromtang wrote: »

Hi Jasushaw,
If you are planning on milling, I'd reccommend a big saw, chainsaw milling is slow, and counterintuitively i have found that a larger saw uses less fuel as it cuts faster, I was originally using a stihl 461 for milling, i have upgraded to a 661 and use about 1/5 less fuel for the same amount of cuts.
Chainsaw milling is hard on petrol, and hard on the saw, you will want the power, I'd reccommend a secondhand 660, 661, or 880, if you can find one (they are like hens teeth in Ireland)
also with chainsaw milling, if you can source a suitable bar, use the thinner chain, LOGOSOL will supply one, the saw doctor is the Irish agent and you may order from the website or visit him. With the thinner chain cuts are faster, and a lot less wood ends up as sawdust.

tim

Thanks tim. Have you done lots of milling? I bought one recently and was wondering is there much more danger using the chainsaw mill. Been looking for a sthil 660. Hard to find in ireland and uk

timfromtang

Aye, I do a fair bit of milling, mostly smaller logs though, larch for trailer floors etc, planks for cabinet work too, we have a small farm forest, 100 acres of mixed hard and softwoods, some planted 21 years or so.
I have the farmers sawmill from logosol, (i bought one of the first brought in by the saw doctor) although i started with a logosol timberjig. The largest i have milled is a chunk of yew about 36" across, it is slow work with a chainsaw mill in big timber, I have also milled for others, although since the production rate is low with a chainsaw mill going out for hire would not pay, so favours only if you know what i mean.
feel free to send me a pm, and i'll share my phone number, we can have a chat about it if you like.
tim