Chainsaws of the Forum

[Chicken lights]

Yes it may do it, but you will be hating it. In my somewhat limited experience, you will want about a 36 inch bar minimum. Have I cut a 60 inch tree? Yes, I have dropped a few, and then cut them up for firewood, a lot of work, I got smarter as I got older, them big ones are too much work, LOL. Can’t lift unless it’s broke up, or use a small crane. Done that. Cut a tree about 16 inch’s, then can be handled, loaded, hauled, packed to the wood breaker.
Though it’s been 5 years since I have needed to do the firewood thing, I did learn a bit after doing it for about 55 years.
Any of the above may not count if dealing with hardwood, no experience there.

Well, this is only my experience too, the problem with a 36" bar is it stinks for limbing. The way we did things was all the falling saws were 20-24", same chain pitch, tried to keep the same models even the spares, last place was all 660's. One goes down or you bend a bar, you can steal parts and keep working. One file size for the crew, one size scrench for bar nuts.

The only exception to that was we usually kept like an 026 on the skidder, just in case.

I have had to rip logs lengthwise to quarter them, because the log truck couldn't lift them otherwise. That sucked. A lot.

Majority of the big trees here are hardwood, with the exception of some big white pine. I often wondered if the west coast guys ran the big bars for falling but had a crew for limbing? We typically ran 2-5 man crews, 3 men was ideal.

 

[DPittman]

big trees here are hardwood

To this prairie boy that's almost unimaginable.

 

[BaitMaster]

what if you put like a 20" bar on a 90cc saw ? would that stupid but awesome, or would it throw the chain in .368 seconds ?

I have an 18” bar for my 72cc saw. Works fantastic. It certainly looks more at home with a 24” bar on it but hey, it keeps me from needing to buy a fourth saw. It’s not that much heavier then a 50cc with the small bar so I make do.

 

[Bandit]

Hey, you make do with what you have. I have found that the saws seem be a bit heavier the older I’ve got. Guess I’m not not what I used to be. ———- I know I’m not!