power to wt, thoughts

[tony marks]

ok the more power, per wt is great. but. if u are bucking a lot of dn timber ,i think
a couple exstra pounds of dn force , seems a good thing to me. am i missing something.i know my 036 was close to the 372 if i added a little pressure. jmo

 

[Weatherby]

Add that same amount of pressure to the 372.

 

[eyolf]

I think power-to-weight has different meaning to different people. I know one logger that uses as small a saw as he can get by with, because he hates lugging a heavy saw around...which is sorta silly because he uses a shear, just keeping a chainsaw around for "surgery". Granted, the little 242xp he likes is light and handy, but I watched him gnaw on a big burr oak for an awful long time once with it. At the time I owned a nice Jons 2077, which would have made quick work of it...

In the same situation, I'd rather have a bigger saw, capable of anything. Since a shear operator or other mechanized forester only starts a saw up now and then, why not have something around that "satisfies the need for speed"?

On the other hand, cleaning out a plantation, where you're knocking down every other 12" stem, and dragging a saw around all day, I'd be real happy with that 11 lb, 3 cu in saw.

 

[wmthrower]

I would think if you running a shear and "just keeping a saw around for surgery" then it would be a waste of time to use a little saw. I'd want a faster one.
I think it's more difficult to add the same amount of pressure to a larger saw as you would a smaller saw unless you concentrate on it. The larger powerhead requires more energy than the smaller saw to move it where you want it. So you'd be focusing on just hanging on to the larger saw and not applying the same down force.
Just my thoughts.

 

[logcutter429]

Ithink it has alot to do with how your paid, day work , you wuold probably get by, scale, ton, or piece work more power and weight would be a must, unless you could get one of them little suckers pp, i'd stick to abit bigger saw.

 

[Tony Snyder]

The first thing my customers usually ask about is weight (or power to weight). They are usually concerned about weight before price.

With the non-pros usually ease of starting comes in there about second.

Brand name is down the list somewhere, but they usually get around to "where will I get parts 5 or 10 years down the road"?

 

[tony marks]

thats what im talkin about. every body [including me] is always after the most power to wt. it just occurs to me that ,
in the case of certain size down cuts ,an xstra
pound or two seems, to help some.
the principle is used in tractor pulls etc.
course i guess thats where the dawgs come in.