Oh I just remembered .Some years back at a GTG I ran one of Ken Dunns master pieces souped 090 .That thing had to be running at over 12 thou because it would really boogey .Fastest 090 I ever ran .
Believe it or not when I looked up how to set the governer on an 090 G it says to crank it out to 10,000 WOT for the initial setting .As you say though I think they are set to run at less .Probabley why they last forever .
I wouldn't classify them as slow probabley around 10,000 WOT .Keep in mind though you set them up a tad rich when milling/ripping because 10 minutes or more depending can really heat them up .
Wiemie(Walter ) up in NY state made some long cuts that took 25 minutes with a 797 .The longest I ever...
Well here's a picture of it .The planks in the other pic are 4 by 12's 8 feet long but they were cut from an 18 inch log and squared on a table saw and weigh a freakin ton .
Might not be right to you but just ask anyone cutting dry red oak ripping 18" thick exactly how fast they go .FWIW another gent in upstate NY using a 797 Mac gets the same speed .A 797 and a 125 have about the same power .
I tried a little bit of chainsaw milling using both a Mac 125 and that 2100 Homelite in my avatar .Both of them have oodles of power but in 18" oak I could only get about a foot a minute at best .The planks came out smoother than if they had been cut with a circular saw but it certainly was lot...
If you are going to rip that monster of a tree into lumber you are looking at a tremendous amount of work with a chainsaw .Even with a portable band sawmill it would be a duanting task plus you'd still need to rip down small enough to fit in the mill .
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