Stihl 460 mag dual port

[Hunt4lumber]

What is max bar length for saw?
I've got a 36" bar I'd like to put a cross cut chain on for 1 big white oak and 1 large cherry tree that I need to fell and buck into firewood.
Sound reasonable?

 

[Woos31]

What is max bar length for saw?
I've got a 36" bar I'd like to put a cross cut chain on for 1 big white oak and 1 large cherry tree that I need to fell and buck into firewood.
Sound reasonable?

I run a 36" on my ms460 with skip chain and it doesn't mind it at all. I've gutted the muffler and opened up the exhaust exit but haven't got a dual port cover for it yet and not as good as it runs, but you know how that goes lol. No porting or go fast parts just muffler mod and retuned, runs very well for what I need

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

What is max bar length for saw?
I've got a 36" bar I'd like to put a cross cut chain on for 1 big white oak and 1 large cherry tree that I need to fell and buck into firewood.
Sound reasonable?

It'd be a stretch. If you have the bar already, at least get full skip chains and make sure oiling.

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[Ryan'smilling]

Yeah it'll pull a 36" bar for occasional use. If you need a 36" frequently, there's better saws for the job, but that doesn't sound like the case.

Skip chain will help. Turn your oiler all the way up. Even that might be pretty dry. You can pull it out mid cut and piss rev it a couple times for some extra oil.

 

[Hunt4lumber]

How do you turn oiler up?

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[Ryan'smilling]

How do you turn oiler up?

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There's a screw on the bottom of the saw. Should be some oil drop shaped mark indicate that it's for the oiler adjustment.

 

[Hunt4lumber]

Thanks all for awesome info as always

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

There's a screw on the bottom of the saw. Should be some oil drop shaped mark indicate that it's for the oiler adjustment.

You will need a tiny screwdriver and it only c has about a quarter turn from min to max. I always run my oilers at max

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[LoveStihlQuality]

View attachment 565092 You will need a tiny screwdriver and it only c has about a quarter turn from min to max. I always run my oilers at max

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Post pictures of trees when you cut

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[Hunt4lumber]

Thanks found it, maxed out already.
I'll give it a go with skip chain if I can find some locally.
If not, Gunnar have to run 24" bar
But I don't think it'll get through oak...

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[Hunt4lumber]

I will try and remember.
I get so focused I loose track of all gadgets, lol

 

[CaseyForrest]

I'm running a 24" on my 461 with the dual port cover. Oak, maple, hickory, ironwood. It doesn't care, it just eats. 24" is probably the bar I'll run on it the majority of the time. Either that or a 20". In a pinch I'm sure it would pull a 36" with skip chain, but I wouldn't make it a habit.


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[Hunt4lumber]

Used 25" bar today, try and post pics later

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[Hunt4lumber]

Some cherry I cut today with 460 and 25" chain.
Oak turned out to be a maple that was hollow from ground up to 30'.
Didn't want to attempt it, house too close and very unstable tree...

 

[Hunt4lumber]

 

[Erik B]

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@Hunt4lumber Nice looking cherry. Are you going to mill part of it or turn it all into firewood?

 

[Hunt4lumber]

Ive milled alot of maple this year on my property, so all firewood here.
That truckload was my 18 th from same place in last couple weeks.
Probably at least 6 more truckloads on ground this morning to haul...