Makita 6421 sufficient for loblolly pine?

[unhinged_bicyclist]

Scored a Makita 6421 recently. Currently on stock P&C, looking at milling several 30-36" diameter logs of loblolly pine into 10-12/4 slabs.
64cc, runs strong. Up for the task or should I get an OEM 79cc P&C?
Haven't actually bought the mill yet.

 

[Coralillo Lo Pro]

That’s some big loblolly. Soft stuff but wouldn’t try w a stock 6421 w anything but 3/8 lo pro setup. Even w 79cc P&C would run a lo pro bar to do that. My stock 6421 handles anything up to 30”, even live oak, w a 36” lo pro bar. But I run my 36” lo pro bar on an 87cc saw now just so the saw oils well and isn’t taxed at all.

 

[DX250]

I was running a Stihl 460 in loblolly at half that size and it did fine. No way would I want to run it in any of the southern pines that big. I bought a Husky 592 for that. That said try it worst case you burn it up and put a p&c in it.