My 3120 looks weird with a 15" on it but so will the 090 next week with 16". I am looking for a good 024 to put a 36" on. As always I am always backwards.
Bill
Too Freaking Long!
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My 3120 looks weird with a 15" on it but so will the 090 next week with 16". I am looking for a good 024 to put a 36" on. As always I am always backwards.
Bill
MasterBlaster
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A different slant on too long...
Now my complaint is working with a 36" bar while doing trunk TD's with a crane.
I TD'd a Giant cottonwood today, and it was a real PITA doing it with a three foot bar.
You just can't keep the tip from getting caught, especially with an inexperienced crane operator.
When you are lanyard'd off to the trunk you are not physically large enough to manage the tip in the proper manner.
This tree had a circumference of 12 to 15 feet.
I maintain that I could do it with a 24" to 28" bar, easy. I'm trying to get this guy to go with that length, but I think he's worried about having to deal with a different length of chain to buy.
He goes from 20" to 36". No in-between length.
I say bollacks!
What say ya'll?
GB, where are ya when I need ya?
Now my complaint is working with a 36" bar while doing trunk TD's with a crane.
I TD'd a Giant cottonwood today, and it was a real PITA doing it with a three foot bar.
You just can't keep the tip from getting caught, especially with an inexperienced crane operator.
When you are lanyard'd off to the trunk you are not physically large enough to manage the tip in the proper manner.
This tree had a circumference of 12 to 15 feet.
I maintain that I could do it with a 24" to 28" bar, easy. I'm trying to get this guy to go with that length, but I think he's worried about having to deal with a different length of chain to buy.
He goes from 20" to 36". No in-between length.
I say bollacks!
What say ya'll?
GB, where are ya when I need ya?
Ryan Willock
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MB, you complain alot!
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Like I've never heard that before.
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
I have a 066, and a 200.That's the way I did it at first, but I got tired of wearing my saws out. This saw that I'm complaining about is brand-new, and sharp as a ********.
It's just too freaking long!!!
It's just too freaking long!!!
Dadatwins
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Re: A different slant on too long...
I say you need something in between like a 25". If the guy will not spring for the extra size bar, why don't you get one and carry it with you? Cheaper than the saw and 5 minutes to swap over and then swap back when you hit the ground. As far as chain goes I do not know why anyone would not buy a roll and spin out their own chain. Best thing I ever did, saved me a bundle of $$$ and I always have chain ready to go when needed.
I say you need something in between like a 25". If the guy will not spring for the extra size bar, why don't you get one and carry it with you? Cheaper than the saw and 5 minutes to swap over and then swap back when you hit the ground. As far as chain goes I do not know why anyone would not buy a roll and spin out their own chain. Best thing I ever did, saved me a bundle of $$$ and I always have chain ready to go when needed.
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
I guess it all depends on yur mindset.
Instead of raising my rates/whatnot, I gonna make sure THEY have the right equipment for ME to use. Trust me.
They'll do it.
They don't wanna hear me beeotch.
Instead of raising my rates/whatnot, I gonna make sure THEY have the right equipment for ME to use. Trust me.
They'll do it.
They don't wanna hear me beeotch.
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For us, we have climbing saws, 046/372s with 24" bars, and 066s with 36" bars.
That covers all the cutting we do.
Any questions?
That covers all the cutting we do.
Any questions?
mswabbie
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What do you guys think the optimum bar a chain combination is for an 046.
Stumper
One Man Band
25" Skipmswabbie said:
my friends dad has the perfect setup. A 55 Rancher with a 36 inch bar. Very nicely balanced, and an absolute screamer! LOL
here in VA we run 20 inch bars on 44's 46's 66's 288's and 394's. The only things that don't eat with a 20 is the old homelite 1050, she gets a 36. And the 056, he gets a 25.
mryb
Resident Creep
MB,
I have Power Ported (PP) 044 with a 20" & a 36" bar. The 36" I bought just for stumps & BIG wood. It works fine. The storms this summer brought down alot of big trees which means I had alot of wood to test it out on. It cuts just like I had the 20" bar on. But remember the saw was PP'ed...Rick/Saw ****
I have Power Ported (PP) 044 with a 20" & a 36" bar. The 36" I bought just for stumps & BIG wood. It works fine. The storms this summer brought down alot of big trees which means I had alot of wood to test it out on. It cuts just like I had the 20" bar on. But remember the saw was PP'ed...Rick/Saw ****
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Not considering balance, the size and type of wood you're cutting is the main concern as far as power goes. If you're cutting a 20" diameter with a particular chain. As far as the amount of power required goes, it really doesn't matter if you're using a 24" or 32" bar. I talk to alot of guys who run long bars on smaller saws just for reach. If you have a bum back, anything to keep you from bending is well worth it.
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MasterBlaster
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Since I started this thread, he's bought an 066 and a 25" bar. The new bar is on the 046, and the 36" is on the 066. Now we're cooking with gas!
Dadatwins
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MasterBlaster said:
Sweet
I hope its mixed gas
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Not for cooking, eh?
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Here they are...
