Author Topic: Bow Bars Are Perfect For Firewood!  (Read 9707 times)

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Re: Bow Bars Good For Firewood?
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2014, 09:29:15 am »
I've come across a situation that may or may not matter to some of you?

When mounting one of the 70's style plunge type bow bars on a later chainsaw (Let's say a Husqvarna 372XP?) there are some compromises . . .

You have to mount the bar hanging low to avoid conflicts with the chain brake mechanism.

With the bar mounted low, the use of the chainsaw is actually OK or perhaps even better than with the bar mounted with the bottom in the same plane as the bottom of the chainsaw as on the old saws of the 60's.

However, with the present day chainsaw with the low mounted bow bar at rest and setting on the ground, the chainsaw will set cocked up at an angle resting on the tip of the dog or spike. You sometimes see a split of fire wood under a saw to help support it or to keep the chain out of the dirt?

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