Got my 395XP today

[David B]

Should I be able to bog it down with a 30" bar?

Hellooooooo? Still wonderin' how much power she should have.

Might have some pix/vid of my wifey runnin' this thing after a while. Now that'd be entertainment, no? 

[Rocky_J]

Should I be able to bog it down with a 30" bar?

The question is irrelevent, almost like asking if you should be able to spin the tires on your pickup truck. Anyone can bog any saw if they want (or if they don't know how to run a saw). If you know how to run it, you can use a 30" bar on a 395 without bogging it.

[David B]

Well, sorry I guess. I was under the impression that a powerful saw with a bar on the small side for it would be difficult to bog.

[twostroke_blood]

Hey David,
If you couldnt "bog it down"  I would be affraid that your clutch was slipping.  I'll bet your wife is less likely to bog it down than you, because she wont lean on it as much.  Whatever you do, be careful.

[ccicora]

I've watched my wife bogg down both the 395 and 3120 saws with 16" bars on them.... The funny part is she is only a buck 20!

[twostroke_blood]

My Wife is 5'8" 135ish, and she has no interest in running my saws. But seriously, do you define bogging as stalling the saw? Or when it goes blah blah blah, untill you lift it out of the cut and get the chain going again? David, did you run that thing yet?

[David B]

Yeah, I've run it a few cuts in some wood a little under 30". I'ts difficult to slow the chain down just by pushing down, esp in anything less that 30" or so. I can stop (bog) it if I dig the spikes in and lever it tho.

I've got quite a bit of wood to cut when I get time after the holidays but I need t put the new clutch in the Mac130 and make sure the jonsered and 395XP are tuned properly first. Which reminds me, I need to order a tach. Recommendations?

[twostroke_blood]

David,
Ain't heard from you on your 395XP.  Are you dissapointed with it?

[Ironwood]

He's probably not stopped cutting except to fuel it every 20 minutes, ............probably no trees left standing on his property. Things can get you addicted.

                     REID

[ccicora]

Thats all the woods needs.... someone with a full 2 1/2 jug of mix and a Gal of bar oil a couple of sharp chains......and that look in their eye..... can you say CLEAR CUT?

[David B]

Haha!  I wish! Renting a John Deere 710     this weekend to go with the 395 and gonna lay some smack down!