You totally missed the point.I am amazed at how many folks her are commenting about the kid's choice in bar length. I wonder what you would say if he ran a 36" on it..............
You totally missed the point.I am amazed at how many folks her are commenting about the kid's choice in bar length. I wonder what you would say if he ran a 36" on it..............
No I did not. A 16" bar is a good choice for the saw.You totally missed the point.
Your analogy is totally flawed. That is like saying you cannot name a single person who died driving a Ford F-750 but you can name many that died driving a F-150.
Kickback is not caused by the length of the barMore power over a shorter circumference when the saw kicks back, can’t ignore the basic physics surrounding kickback of shorter vs longer bars
What physics?Lol..my analogy isn't flawed at all.
It's simple physics.
This is not about a 16" bar, this is about an 8 pin sprocket on an already fast saw with a 7.No I did not. A 16" bar is a good choice for the saw.
I run 20" but that is so I can run the same bar and chain on the 024, 026, 034, 044, 440, 046, 064, 066, and 660.
If it was not for that I would run a 16" which I have ran on the 660.
Like I said, many have a little kick thoroughly confused with kickback. Fast saws with short bars are most likely to create a violent kickback. Anyway...
It doesn't matter how big you are, or how fast your reflexes are. You are not quick enough.
Protective safety gear might save your face from the telltale cut, but not your jugular. Proper body position goes a long way...
What physics?
It’s the same amount of power being carried out over a shorter distance with small bars. It’s the same logic behind why a saw cuts faster with a shorter bar than a longer bar, more power over a given distance.What physics?
No, not at all. Take a look at any comment I have made. I have never once commented about a sprocket. Review what was said the conversation and debate began when you said.....................This is not about a 16" bar, this is about an 8 pin sprocket on an already fast saw with a 7.
Recipe for extreme kickback; fast chain with short bar...
Who in the hell would purposely create a kickback?Go put a 16" on your saw and then a 36 and purposefully make them kick back and let me know which one scared you more.
Who in the hell would purposely create a kickback?
Well let's take a gander at what you said......Lol..my analogy isn't flawed at all.
It's simple physics.
I can't name one person that cut themselves with a 36" bar.
I can name a bunch that got hit with a 14-16" bar...why ? You're closer to it.
No, it's just worse with shorter bars. There's plenty of physics at play as well. I'm surprised for someone claiming to be a teacher you can't figure something this simple out.Kickback is not caused by the length of the bar
The speed at which it comes did not cause the kickback now did it?Someone who doesn't understand that a 16" bar is gonna come at you a whole lot quicker than a 36" bar.
Bars do not cause kickback. I am not sure how much more simple I can be. The kid is no more at risk of a kickback running a 16" as he is running a 24". Operator error is operator error no matter the tool.No, it's just worse with shorter bars. There's plenty of physics at play as well. I'm surprised for someone claiming to be a teacher you can't figure something this simple out.
The choice of chain has a poo ton more to do with the severity of a kickback then the length of the bar.haven't missed what chain he's running. Kick back can happen no matter what chain he's running, to a lesser extent with some, but it still equals a face or arm full of chainsaw.
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