Saw Blades and Horse Power

[widetrackman]

Going to order some blades so they will be with the Lt35HD win it arrives mid Jan. I have heard some blades require more HP than others. I am planning on ordering some 7Ts for mostly SYP and 4s for Hardwoods. Any comments would be appreciated

[Southside]

My 35 runs excellent with Turbos in just about everything. Even big, White Oak, as long as they are sharp. 

[widetrackman]

My 35 runs excellent with Turbos in just about everything. Even big, White Oak, as long as they are sharp.

I have the 25 HP gas power is that what you have? BTW do you use 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 wd blades

[SawyerTed]

I run 4° and Turbo 7s with an LT 35.  25 hp will pull the Turbo 7s fine.  The LT 35 uses 1 1/4" blades.  

I kept it simple when I started and used 4° blades for everything.  They worked well.  I decided to try some T7s and didn't care for them to start with so I quit using them. In a bind for blades, I pulled the T7s out and tried them again.  They cut well and maybe a little faster than the 4°.  I suspect the reason I didn't like them at first is I was having drive belt tension issues.

[kelLOGg]

It is my understanding that low HP mills cut better with 4° bands. The more aggressive 7° and 10° ones require more HP. I switched to 4° because my mill is just 16 HP. They cut straighter thru knots, usually the cut knots are as flat as the wood and in the same plane.