How big will hot saw cut

[Nemologger]

How big of a tree can a guy cut with a 22 inch hot saw?  Without just butchering it of course.

[Southside]

Honestly the question is how big is the butt swell?  I would guess I have snipped off 24" wood in a single pass with mine without issue, I have a 22" Kohering, you figure the stick does shift somewhat moving into the head.  Sometimes you get a tiny bit of broken fiber on the far end, an inch or so, if it's bigger than that you will know because she won't lift without a bit of back and forth to snap what is left over.  

You can cut through quite a bit larger from several sides, or even make a larger opening to get deeper, but those are not the ones I plan on wrapping the arms around, more of a directional nudge and let her fall.  

[chevytaHOE5674]

I limbed and topped behind a timbco with a 22" quadco and the operator would double, triple, or more cut and put 30-40" wood on the ground. He wasn't trying to hold them at all just cutting and pushing them a bit, generally trying to work with the natural lean.

[Maine logger88]

With good sharp teeth my 18 inch koering will cut 20 inch single pass without pulling to much fiber. I've got 30 in pine down with 4 cuts before but that's the max for that head. I would imagine a 22 inch would got a lot bigger 

[Nemologger]

Which head is best...the tall center post head or the shorter one?

[Maine logger88]

I cant answer that question mine is the short head and it seems to work well but its the only one ive used so i dont know any better lol! Whats kind of machine are you looking at?

[Southside]

I would be leery of a side pocket design for anything other than pulp thinning, know of several that like to lay on their side when handling a decent sized stick.  

[Nemologger]

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