Ms 361

[stig]

You are right, Burnham.
Same reason I had to give up on the extra large dogs.
Having a cool looking saw is just not in the cards for me.

 

[squisher]

I had a wrap on my 660. Took it off to get closer to the ground. A few inches makes a huge difference when you grind and have to cart away the stump chips from a 40+ inch stump!

That's crazy imo. 3/4 wrap on most of my saws, cuts plenty low enough even if I'm grinding.

 

[sotc]

You are right, Burnham.
Same reason I had to give up on the extra large dogs.
Having a cool looking saw is just not in the cards for me.

Haha, vanity vanity, all is vanity!

 

[TreeDimensional]

I'm just sayin' 3" on a 40" stump diameter makes several trips with a garbage can after its ground. Especially if your haulin' it from the back yard fence to the front street.

I may not be the greatest saw handler, but I use the top of the bar quite often rather than chasin' around the other side of the tree. Wraps must be a "Left Coast" thing! So who wants to buy it????

 

[squisher]

I'd be suprised as hell if I lose 3"s on my 3/4 wraps I'll have to check that out. I prefer to be able to use whatever side of the bar I want to no matter which side of the tree I'm on. Wrap's rule!

 

[brendonv]

do you have to take the handle off to get the side cover off?

 

[TreeDimensional]

Not on mine!

 

[squisher]

do you have to take the handle off to get the side cover off?

Most definetly not.

 

[stig]

Can you get a heated 3/4 wrap for a 441?
I would like to try that out.

 

[squisher]

I don't own any 441's but I can see no reason why you wouldn't be able to get one heated.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

BrendonV, There is a "special" shorty scrench that is just the handle and the one "socket" for bar nut size coming off of it that squeeks under the full wrap.

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=ORF+57005&catID=

If this doesn't fit, the small end can be cut off. I've seen them where there is nothing beyond the screwdriver handle to conflict with the full wrap.

 

[SkwerI]

The sucky part about that is if you run more than one brand of saw. The standard Stihl scrench has a 3/4" on one side and a 9/16" on the other side so it fits all my Husky and Stihl saws. If I cut one side off then I need to carry an additional wrench for all my other saws. Just a minor inconvenience, but an inconvenience nonetheless. In fact the entire procedure of servicing the chain and sprocket area is a lot more inconvenient with the full or 3/4 wrap. I guess being fairly ambidextrous I really don't have any problem switching hands or flipping a saw around with a standard handle. I've run a couple saws with full wraps and swapped them out for half wraps after getting frustrated with them.

Anybody want a brand new full wrap handle for a Husky 372?

 

[Cut4fun]

Anybody want a brand new full wrap handle for a Husky 372?

Brian check your PM's. After running a 372 full-wrap made by US Handles. I want to try one on one of my 372 full time.

 

[squisher]

I don't know what sorta 'scrench's' y'all are running but the normal shorty scrench available at every saw shop in this province fits under the wrap handles and has a large side which fits Stihl bar nuts and a small size that fits husky. No need for any modifications.

 

[sawinredneck]

Yeah, I've even managed to acquire one of the "shorties".

 

[Al Smith]

Those little screnchs are only about 5 bucks a pop,from a Stihl dealer no less . .Amazing they even sell something that cheap . I'm thinking the small end is 12 mm and the other like 18mm or whatever size the large bar nuts and the sparkplug is .

 

[sotc]

19mm
I don't run anything that wont fit that!

 

[woodworkingboy]

I've always thought that the Stihl idea to use bar nuts that are the same size as the spark plug, was a brilliant piece of engineering.

 

[HolmenTree]

I have a full wrap for my Stihl 044, it works really good limbing and blocking up big hardwoods. But limbing conifers with the 6 point limbing technique doesn't work so good.Awkward and alot of stubs are left because you can't get the sprocket cover flush to the trunk in the process.
Over the years I took the time to learn the Scandinavian 6 point limbing technique when I was cutting pulpwood and I'm happy I adapted to it.
In the PNW limbing conifers is a different ballgame in most instances........ walking on large stems with caulks while limbing with a full wrap and long bar.
Willard.

 

[stig]

Yep, that old 6 point tecnique is hard to beat for speed once you have used it for a while.

Today it is all harvesters, of course.

 

[HolmenTree]

We still get to see limbing competitions from places like Finland on videos, man can those guys cut.
Willard.

 

[stig]

Oh yea, but today they are more like athletes than actual loggers.
Good that they are keeping the art alive, though.

 

[Cut4fun]

Art is the guy that sold Brian the 880. Here he is limbing for a living.

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[Al Smith]

I've always thought that the Stihl idea to use bar nuts that are the same size as the spark plug, was a brilliant piece of engineering.

I thought it was brilliant to use the large nuts in the first place .They gain more purchase than a small nut .

 

[woodworkingboy]

I limb like Art with almost reckless abandon, that's why I fell into a septic tank once.