Short bar for Stihl 460

[Bigsnowdog]

I intend to use my Stihl 460 to cut off some stumps. The 24 inch bar I am running is really too long for this kind of work, for the diameters I am cutting. There is too much risk to get the bar tip in the dirt.

I would like to get a shorter bar, a 16 inch perhaps. Are there any opinions regading what is about the shortest that would be good fo run on a 460?

 

[MasterBlaster]

20" outta be a short as you need to go. Anything less, well whattareya there for?

 

[Bigsnowdog]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
20" outta be a short as you need to go. Anything less, well whattareya there for?

I want to reach out and stop your head from moving....

 

[MasterBlaster]

Not a big Jay and Silent Bob fan, eh? They will probably get over it.

 

[JonnyHart]

Are there enough little stumps in the area to justify buying a 16" bar for a 460? We run a 28" on our MS460. We run a 20" on an 044 also and it don't slow it down. Well, can you expect to use the bar regularly? The decision is up to you entirely, but it takes a smaller saw to push a 16". If you got a smaller ground saw like an 026, 028, etc. you're better off keeping the cash and running your other ground saw. But if you got alot of smaller stumps in Iowa, nothing will slow down a 16" on an ms460.Just my humble opinion. be safe

 

[cbfarmall]

I'm sure Jay would have something funny to say right now, but none comes to mind that I could post without getting hit with an indecency fine. Snoogins!

Chris B.

 

[JonnyHart]

B.T.W. love Jay + Silent Bob. A bit fond of MasterBlaster too. This guy is a pro, take any advice he offers to heart. (for the record, I kiss nobody's a$$, I just thought I'd mention that)

 

[Dadatwins]

I would also think running less than 20" on that saw is going to burn up whatever shorter bar you put on it. If you are going to be cutting stumps off that are that small and risk hitting dirt with it I would suggest a smaller saw that is lighter and easier to handle. I use a 036 with a 18" bar for the small stuff and a 460 with a 25" bar for bigger. They handle most anything. I keep the bigger than big saws for when the fun really starts

 

[JonnyHart]

I don't really think it would burn the bar up, but a smaller saw would do just as good. That 460 is pumpin enough bar+chain oil to run a 28", it should run great on a 16", especially if the whole bar is in a stump and not so much oil is slung off. Right? Like I've said, I've only been doing this for 4 years, should I just shut my trap?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nah.

Yur trap's working just fine.

 

[JonnyHart]

Added Bonus: dull a smaller chain, less time to sharpen!

 

[Doug01]

Wouldn't Gypo sugest a 13"?

Doug

 

[Lawn Masters]

besides that, if the smaller chain gets dull not only will it take less time to sharpen but it will also be a faster cut because the bar is shorter and therefore requires less HP to pull the chain, meaning more power is used for what it was made for, cutting wood. I have a Stihl 044 contender HP wise, a Jonsered 670 champ with a modded muffler and a few other changes done to it, lets see how well it cuts when I get Dan to play with it.

 

[glens]

A 460 wearing a 16" bar, hell, you'd probably never even need to sharpen the chain; just install an outer bucking spike for added leverage.

Glen

 

[user 2993]

Why not just get one, put it on, and try it out?
Either you will like it or you won't, right?
Besides, it's an excuse to get new stuff.
And, as Silent Bob would say...

 

[Bigsnowdog]

I can handle the weight of the 24 on the 460. But if the ground is uneven, the contour of the terrain is what will get the bar into the ground, considering I want the stumps short.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Angle your ALAP cut.

 

[Bigsnowdog]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
Angle your ALAP cut.

I don't know what ALAP means.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool.

As Low As Possible.

 

[tawilson]

I've been doing a lot of clearing lately, and cutting stumps, and using a plunge cut and pivoting the blade inside the stump seems to keep me out of the dirt a lot better.