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chainsaw1 said:
I also just ordered these big dawgs for my MS650 and was just wondering how you like them so far. Or anyone else that has these big dawgs.

Everyone knows how I feel about them. If you need them, they're great and a life saver. If you really don't then they just look cool. All of my saws have them.
 
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fishhuntcutwood said:
Everyone knows how I feel about them. If you need them, they're great and a life saver. If you really don't then they just look cool. All of my saws have them.
Thanks for the reply im sure i will like them also.:givebeer:
 
I've used them very little thus far, but hope to give them a workout soon. The little I have used them it was very nice. I dislike bumping the front of the saw or the muffler when rolling a cut and it isn't an issue at all with these. I do hate to lose over an inch of bar. Most of the wood I cut is handled by a 24" bar with the standard dogs. I may find a few times where I'm under-gunned with the loss of length.

Let you know when I get a few more hours on them.
 
Whats the point

is there a purpose of having a set of dawgs that big? I cut timber for a living and the first thing I do is take the dawgs off my 660 and throw them down through the woods. I was always taught if you know how to sharpen a chain you don't need them and they take up valuable bar langth. Not to mention they look like extreme over kill for a saw as small as a 372.
 
Monk,

You are the most level headed guy on this post!

These are definitely overkill on this saw for southern wood, although I would like some a little longer than stock. I find that dogs help the work go faster and cut on fatigue. I'm was mostly laughing at myself when I put these things on, but they really are nice to use as long as you have enough bar.

I'm not sure what I will do long term. I may cut these back a 1/2" or just leave them like they are. Only time will tell after I get a few more hours on them.
 
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Monk said:
is there a purpose of having a set of dawgs that big? I cut timber for a living and the first thing I do is take the dawgs off my 660 and throw them down through the woods. I was always taught if you know how to sharpen a chain you don't need them and they take up valuable bar langth. Not to mention they look like extreme over kill for a saw as small as a 372.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=31040&highlight=big+dogs

Leverage, keep the muffler off the tree, bites thick bark....

Like I said, if you need them, they're great. If not, they just look cool.
 
Just spent the day cutting a couple large oaks. One was 49" in one direction and 36" in the other. The tree might not have been a big deal for a pro, but it was by far the most technical job I've done. It had a double trunk with two large protrusions on each side that I had to rip off. I then did the "Rip and Fall", ripping between the two trunks and then falling each side by taking out a wedge, and bore cutting to form the holding wood on each side then sawing back to the rip. The right trunk needed to roll to the left to avoid getting hung up in another tree so I cut the hinge thick on the left side where I wanted it to go and thin on the opposite side. Fell exactly right!


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The big dogs were great and I'm glad I had them on. Otherwise I would have been fighting bumping the chain brake all day. Both saws got a workout, the 372 running a 32" bar most of the day (a little much on a half-dry tree) and the 346 running a 20".


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All said, it was a great day.
 
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I had an idea sort of like the big store bought spikes, but have to say that I did not like cutting with them. there a little hard to see in this picture.

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What I see as a con is there great in a log, Douglas Fir especially, but suck in little wood. Using a saw to knock out a little bush, clearing a path or limboing, what I found is the bigger spikes seem to attract more cut sticks and chunks of bark into the area between the spikes and saw, jambing the chain.

Were this was the biggest problem was cutting multiple branches at once. I had already cut these down to the size that would fit my mill, about the size of stock spikes.
 
Fish,

Yeah it's great when everything turns out right. I can't think of a better way to spend a Thanksgiving morning. Thanks for the personalized help.

Given both these tree's were heavy leaners, they made a really loud pop when triggered and they came down really fast. I was glad I had spent ample time clearing all the garbage out of my escape routes so I could run for cover.



Shoerfast,

Can't say I had any of the problems you mentioned with the spikes. Perhaps its because of their spacing. Looking at your picture, your spikes are much closer together. I didn't have any problems with sticks or bark at all but that could have been the type of wood/bark as much as the spikes. Another difference is that I didn't use the saw for much under 18" lumber as I had the 346 for that work. It only has very short dogs, dull at that.

The only real downside I feel for these large spikes is the loss of a little bar length. Other than that, its all positive in my book.
 

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