Oh my friend,

It is not the kind of trees that you are cutting, it is the size of
those trees. Anyone cutting big trees wants the longest bar that he can
get. Understand that With a long bar, I can cut a 2 inch diam. log, or
branch, as well as cut down, or cut up, a tree that is more than twice
the diam. as my bar is long.

I have cut down pine trees where the 22 inch bar on my saw did not break
the bark on the tip side, and I have cut down pine trees that were 24
inch diam. with a 14 inch bar. And believe me that given a choice, I
would much rather have a long bar on my saw than I would working my tail
off trying to cut down, or cut up, a tree with a short bar.

There are reasons why they sell 60 inch bars, and there are trees to
match, and there are trees that are too big for even those monsters.

There is another reason for a long bar, it is because with the longer
chain it does not have to be sharpened as often. That is one of the
reasons that the loggers in my area use a loop bar. that long chain
means that they can cut for a long time before the need to put on a
sharp chain. And there is less chance of a kick back while cutting at
strange angles. I learned to keep sharp chains on hand to swap out
during the day while cutting, and sharpen the chains at night for use
the next day.

I also learned that you can only hand sharpen the chain a couple of
times before it has to be resharpened, and reformed, with a jig to put
all the teeth back to the same size. Else it starts to cut sideways and
wears out your bar. And a dull chain is Dangerous, and becomes a man
killer.

If you haven't had to do that yet, then you haven't cut any wood yet. I
am sure that your chain will last for years yet, While some wear out
their chains so fast that they buy their chain in long rolls and make up
their chains as needed.

I am by no means a pro. But I have not only heated my home with wood
for 30 years, but also cut up my trees into lumber with a chain saw
attachment.

Yes I too have and use a short bar electric saw, but even it has an 16
inch bar on it.

Zap

Don Murray wrote:


robo hippy wrote:

I got a Husky with a 24 inch bar and was told that I could put a
28 inch bar on it. I am amazed at how many times I have wanted a 36
inch bar, and am considering one some time in the future.
robo hippy


I'm curious to know how you guys use these huge chainsaws. Where do you
go to cut wood with these? Do you have wood delivered to cut? What kind
of wood are you cutting?

I just finished removing some Osage from my hedges, and an Oak tree, and
trimmed an Ash tree, a Chinese Elm, a Pine tree and a Black walnut tree.
I harvested the Osage and some of the Chinese elm. I'm not sure if I'm
going to save any of the Oak or Ash, other than as firewood. I split
some of the Osage and stored it in the barn with some other wood I have.
The 2 to 4 foot lengths of Osage logs I put in the barn were all that 2
men could handle easily.

I did it all with a 12" chainsaw. The small chainsaw is light enough
that it is easy to handle with one hand. Every time I gas and oil the
saw, I touch the chain up with the file (3 strokes per tooth on the
small saw, takes no time) and make sure it is properly tensioned. I did
have the advantage of the Versa-lift when I trimmed these trees. I have
to give the chainsaw and the Versa-lift back on Friday. I'm retiring.
So, I'll be in the market for a chainsaw, too.

Here's a link to some pics.
http://murrayranch.com/TreeTrimming.htm

Don