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28" - 32" b/c in .404 46RSF
I had a 36" bar on my 880 and it's a bit forward heavy. I agree 25"-32" will be the right balance.
Will an 880 running a 25" bar even know your cutting wood with it, or will it think its just being revved up ?
Quote from: DelawhereJoe on April 13, 2018, 09:48:45 PMWill an 880 running a 25" bar even know your cutting wood with it, or will it think its just being revved up ?Or another way to put it; Its like having a 500 ci Caddy motor in a S-10 pickup.
Have you looked into buying a ported 372xp ? It would easily replace your 455 and its not much heavier only a pound or 2 but alot more hp and ported its even more hp.
If you go 25" make sure to keep a .404 chain on it. My favorite is the Stihl 46RSF on 25" and longer on those big cube saws.
Sounds fun. I like overpowered equipment. Today I was researching places to send the 880 in for special treatment but I think I'm going to get a 395 and have that done up and leave the 880 stock. I've always wanted a built up saw. I really don't need any more saws but I like them. I have a 450 rancher with 18in bar, a 455 rancher with 20in bar, ms 201tc with 14in and the ms 880 with a 47 and 60in. I'm thinking a hopped up 395 with a 36in bar could be fun. I have quite a few saws for a non professional guy who just likes to play with them. Funny thing is that my wife gets it but my dad doesn't. He thought my 455 rancher cut plenty fast enough until he saw the 880 demolishing large oak logs.
Quote from: esteadle on April 13, 2018, 05:24:22 PMI had a 36" bar on my 880 and it's a bit forward heavy. I agree 25"-32" will be the right balance. I agree too. had the exact same setup.With a 25" that thing is nasty. Once i had a 18" 3/8 B/C on my 066, that was fun too!(Image hidden from quote, click to view.)
Being as you have that 088, I would think a 372 or maybe the new version of it would fit right in and fill the gapin your line up, that 455 is no comparison at all to a 372, not even close to the same league in my opinion.
Quote from: Busybeaver on April 13, 2018, 10:15:05 PMSounds fun. I like overpowered equipment. Today I was researching places to send the 880 in for special treatment but I think I'm going to get a 395 and have that done up and leave the 880 stock. I've always wanted a built up saw. I really don't need any more saws but I like them. I have a 450 rancher with 18in bar, a 455 rancher with 20in bar, ms 201tc with 14in and the ms 880 with a 47 and 60in. I'm thinking a hopped up 395 with a 36in bar could be fun. I have quite a few saws for a non professional guy who just likes to play with them. Funny thing is that my wife gets it but my dad doesn't. He thought my 455 rancher cut plenty fast enough until he saw the 880 demolishing large oak logs.My hopped up 395 will pull a 60 in fir buried without the extra weight of the 090, 088, 3120, or Mac 125.
I want to say the new version coming out is 572, but others will know more than I. I think the XPG designation meant heated handles, I want to say the last 372 was extratorque or some such thing.
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