Bar size for MS462 ?

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If im falling I like 20”. But iv been using an 18” 50cc a lot lately and been fine.

On that saw i would keep a 20” and have a 25” for a bit bigger stuff if needed.

If i wanted to run a 18” id use a smaller saw.


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My 36” lightweight rollomatic with a 114 link Oregon skip chain weighs 5 lbs 6 oz almost a full pound less than the 28” OEM bar and chain—I know because I weighed each of them on a postal scale.

The 36 will cut through wet oak without breaking a sweat.

Admittedly I find I can get most everything I need done with an 18 inch bar but to answer your question a 36 bar works just fine and is also now endorsed by Stihl despite it not being original equipment when the saw first rolled out.
 
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