Kind of like the Oil Threads "What Size Bar Do You Use" And Why :)

[Walnut Beast]

Husky 372 with a 28" bar for big stuff to little stuff. 

[Walnut Beast]

I run whatever is the shortest bar length to get the job down, mostly 20 inch or 24 inch as I can cut over a 40 inch diameter tree easy with a 20 inch bar , I bore cut pretty much everything so I'm coming from both sides . I carry 28,32 and 36 inch setups in the truck but they donot see much use . I used the 28 inch setup more than the other longer bars if I'm cutting big walnut or big oak . Next logging job does have some big oak thou so we will see . They maybe to big for the mill to take the butt logs so have to make tables out of them .

You couldn't have said it better! I would say you know what your talking about! 

[Spike60]

David, if that was a question, I don't have any period bars for 266's. Current Oregon or Husky bars still look like they belong there.

Pretty interesting discussion here. There's really no such thing as a wrong choice, cause everyone's preference is correct for them. An ideal combo need not be strict rule for anyone either. Sometimes it's just a matter of what you have lying around. If you got a B&C just hanging on a nail, why not put it on a saw and get some work out of it?

[thecfarm]

I had a boss   :   if it wasn't done his way, it wasn't done right.
My FIL is almost as bad too.

[longtime lurker]

If I'm cutting open forest country which is the bulk of my cutting the last few years I run a 28" on a 395.

If I'm cutting rainforest it's a 36" on a 395. As skeans said it's not just about log size it's about being able to cover the tree without shifting your feet too much. I like full wrap handles for the same reason... Sometimes there's nowhere to stand on the other side of the tree.

The saw that lives on the skidder and dozer and the mill yard saw both have a 24" on a 461.

All .404 semi chisel, skip tooth on the 461's. I dislike having to carry two different file sizes 

[Al_Smith]

It just depends .More times than not a 20 " is enough .The trim saws are 14" ,the mid size are 20"( 60-80 CC ) which I use the most .The big saws over 100 cc usually are 36" but they don't see much action .
Due to the fact I'll soon be 3/4 of a century old I've found I appreciate a lighter saw these days .The 100 plus saws are a hoot to run but the joy is rather short lived . The 3 cubers aren't all that fast but the next morning I don't creak and groan like a rusty gate hinge .What the hey, cut 20 minutes and rest for ten .It all gets done in time ,it's not a race .

[Woodfarmer]

20" versacut .325 on the smaller 2152, 2159 gets 20" Oregon.

 2156-71 stock 22" Oregon for bucking logs.

 Ported 2165-71's 24" tsumura for felling and 500i's either 25" stihllight bar or 32" tsumura depending on how big the tree is.