Does bar length affect saw value?

[Gomofast]

About to sell a 372XP. It's currently just a powerhead, so I'm going to put on a new bar/chain before selling. Debating whether to put on a 24" or 28" bar. The cost isn't much different, so it really comes down to what will get me the best price when I sell the saw. Would a clean 372XP with a 28" bar sell for more than the same saw with a 24" bar?

 

[Lionsfan]

I would sell it powerhead only. Guys can be awful picky about bar and chain combos.

 

[lone wolf]

How are you going to ship the bar in the same box or separate?

 

[Gomofast]

How are you going to ship the bar in the same box or separate?

I wasn't planning on shipping. Figured I'd sell locally.

 

[lone wolf]

I wasn't planning on shipping. Figured I'd sell locally.

Yeah ,that would be much better.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

If local sell I let buyer pick length and price accordingly. Just state can be sold with .........

Online most times PHO.

 

[Gord404]

I find that a saw sells faster with a bar and chain on no matter which one you choose and who buys it and what they are using it for but guys just want to take it and put it to work, thats why the sales are easier.

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

Depends on location. Around here, a 24" would probably be more popular. Out west the 28" probably wins out.

I would sell PHO with an option of the bar/chain you have or would note on the for sale listing that I would install a bar/chain of their choosing for an extra charge...

 

[Exophysical]

Seeing you are out east I think the 24" might be better. Its a length that both short bar, and long bar guys wont be totally oposed to. To me, so long as the bar is of a reasonable size it wont affect what I'm willing to pay, but when I see something like an 18" bar on a 60-70cc saw it may as well be PHO. The only use I really have for that bar is to pay it forward... stick it on a saw I'm selling just to get rid of it.

 

[Dennisthemenace]

Bar makes no difference to me. I'd prefer PHO. Many if not most on here have plenty of their own. Unless it is something special like a 42 inch hard nose going with a 084.

 

[NSEric]

All the local 372's have 16-20 inch bars. 20 is considered long in these parts, the local dealers have a bunch of 16 inch bar/chains in stock all the time but nothing over 20 inch.
The woods are kinda flat and the trees mostly small so long bars are just not needed and get in the way most of the time.
From time to time you have to cut a tree from both sides but it's not like you have to do it every tree.