Under powered? THAT we can agree on. I'm using a Farm boss with a 20"
Oregon, and 20" of maple is more than I should be working. Makes nice
bowls, though. Especially if you tilt the saw when ripping for shaving
clearance.

I get to go to the woods with cruisers, piececutters, and even my former
ambulance partner's husband, who has a few million in automatic harvesting
equipment to play with.

Sometimes I get to go to the woods to pick up those idiots who file the
depth gages off their chains so they can cut faster.

"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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I'm sure of that. We have some of the best in the Adirondacks also -
well,
we used to. I don't doubt for a minute what you say about this fellow,
but
I'd invite you to show him my comments and ask him if he takes exception
with them.

If you
did lift, you're cutting less wood - takes more time to cut. Keep your
chain sharp and cut straight through and that's the fastest way as well as
the way that strains the saw the least. Neither one of us probably has
the
luxurey of getting out and watching the loggers these days, but watch the
logger games on TV. When they cut the butts cuts for time, look at those
saws - straight down through and straight up through the wood. If your
saw
needs lifting to keep the rpm's up it's underpowered, the chain is dull,
or
you're horsing the saw way too much.