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BrokenTrack
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- Joined
- Jan 13, 2018
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- Maine
- Tractor
- Tractors, Skidders, Bulldozers, Forestry Equipment
I cant imagine liking a Stihl chainsaw over a Husqvarna XP, I have the 550xp I think it's faster than my son's Stihl 291
A lot of it is preference, but you are comparing a homeowners chainsaw to a professional saw too, or at least the 550XP is in the semi-professional line up. I am not so great on lower cc husky saws, but I think that is how it was explained to me anyway. The 562 is in the professional line up, which is kind of sad on its own considering its lack of performance. It is light in weight, and has a few features I like, but like I said, get it a touch dull and I am wishing it had a few more cc's like the Stihl MS 461.
Why does Stihl still put two same side teeth in a row on their 18" bar.
This is simple geometry. The Stihl has a few less drivers so when the chain comes together it happens to be on two back to back teeth on the same side. I actually view that as an asset, as when I am filing my saw that is always where I start. With my new Husky I have to mark the teeth with paint so I know where I started.
Now if the winch on that dozer was hooked to a loader trailer that had power drive wheels, that would be a reel great set up for soft ground logging.
I thought about adding power assist, but it actually works really well in soft ground as it is. The trailer can hold over a cord of wood, but it is almost impossible to physically load that much on with its current stakes. Even fully loaded though, I have had it in mud so deep that the wheels stopped turning, but it hardly mattered to the bulldozer, it just kept dragging it behind.
I like if behind my bulldozer because of weight transfer mostly though. With my tractor, due to the 3 point hitch, if I load long logs on, it will make the front end of the trailer ride up and cause the tractor to break traction. With the solid hitch on my bulldozer, long logs just tries to lift the back of the bulldozer, and at 11,000 pounds, that is not happening. The bulldozer blazes a pretty smooth path through the woods too.
Overall it is:
1. Sized right for my 25 HP Kubota Tractor
2. Sized just about right for my Ford Explorer
3. Sized a bit small for my bulldozer