Looking good, nice to see the comparisons.
Dave.
Dave.
Bar and Chain Craze
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KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
I'll drink to that
Deets066
Firewood hack
That is strange. Why do you think that is?
With skip chain you would think it would clear chips better and be more efficient with that much bar buried, no?
SawTroll
Information Collector
Well, as there are more cutters to do the job, you may not have to sharpen as often with full comp.
It may depend on what you are cutting. Softwood seems to have much stickier chips than hardwood.
But if the saw has the power to pull the chain, and the chips are not gunking it up, more teeth per foot will cut faster.
But if the saw has the power to pull the chain, and the chips are not gunking it up, more teeth per foot will cut faster.
In hardwoods you have lots of little chips. They don't seem to have as many problems clearing. I don't have access to any 30" plus pine to try it in. I have used full comp on a 41" and 48" bars and not had problems with chips. On 20-24" full comp has beaten skip with new chains or filed/ground by 5-10%.
Gotcha...that makes sense when cutting hard wood. I was thinking of softer woods which is mostly what I cut. Thanks for the info.
If I ever get I big softwood I'll try to get a comparison with the biggest bar and chain combo I have available.
That would be interesting. Im running full comp on my 395 with a 36" b&c right now but im going to be getting some skip chain for it, I think it will like it better for the cutting im doing.... we'll see.
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
In Doug fir I get better results with full skip.the soft chips plug chains up .semi skip is close for clearing and limbs better
Recently cut a few 25-30" White Pine with a 24" bar on the 044 with square file chain. Went right though it, but the sap in that wood made the chips much stickier than hardwood chips. I could see it easily creating a problem with a longer bar and bigger wood.
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
Thanks Brian, I will watch out for that. My next project involves a 30" White Oak, so I hope the sticky will go away. I usually gun the thing a few times before shutdown just to lube the bar, hope that helps.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Pine is a PITA this time of year. I've had times where i thought my chain brake was stuck on.....nope rails and groove were packed with sap and sawdust.
