Stihl MS400CM

[CanisiusHist]

I've recently acquired a Stihl MS400CM to add to my small collection that includes an MS290 and 045 AVSE. I've yet to find a need for a bar longer than 25" on the 045 and am curious if anyone's ran a 25" bar on their MS400. I know Stihl recommended bars go up to 25" for the MS400 but would appreciate the real world experiences from the community.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

I’m sure plenty of people do and they have their reasons but mine always wore a 20. My 462 wears the 24, I’m only cutting hardwood though.

 

[jltrent]

With a full skip chain, it ought to pull it. I don't believe I would want to log with it though. I would have gotten the MS462 for that.

 

[CanisiusHist]

With a full skip chain, it ought to pull it. I don't believe I would want to log with it though. I would have gotten the MS462 for that.

Thankfully I don't heat with firewood anymore. It's going to live a very sedate life, cleaning up the occasional deadfall and selectively harvesting trees to feed my hobbyist sawmill which then feeds my woodshop.

 

[bwalker]

I've recently acquired a Stihl MS400CM to add to my small collection that includes an MS290 and 045 AVSE. I've yet to find a need for a bar longer than 25" on the 045 and am curious if anyone's ran a 25" bar on their MS400. I know Stihl recommended bars go up to 25" for the MS400 but would appreciate the real world experiences from the community.

I ran a 25 and have occasionally ran a 28. It pull both with authority in western softwoods using RS skip chain.
For eastern hard woods I would run a 20" max.

 

[sean donato]

Depending on what I'm doing, 20" and 24". Lately it's kept the 24" on. It's only marginally slower then a 462 in hard woods bars buried.

 

[stihltech]

Like stated above. 20 inch in hardwood. Pine you can go longer.