I was rereading my owners manual the other day for my 372 XP. A couple of terms caught my eye. The first was "recommended." The 2nd was "usable cutting length."
I would interpret this to me that husqvarna is not saying you cannot run a longer bar. I imagine it is fine to run one with a standard chain on a 28 inch bar why not full skip on a longer bar. I know a lot of guys out west are running longer bars (yes I know the wood is softer).
The other is usable cutting length. I measured my 24 inch bar and it has 22.5 inches usable in front of the felling spikes/dawgs.
As a firewood cutter I don't think it will be any problem running a 30 or 32 inch bar with a full skip chain. If there is a problem it will be wearing this professional saw out cutting a few cords a year. Here is a guy cutting a dead elm with a 372 with a 36 inch bar and it looks like it is running fine to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKREq1bbJ7M
Opinions?
I would interpret this to me that husqvarna is not saying you cannot run a longer bar. I imagine it is fine to run one with a standard chain on a 28 inch bar why not full skip on a longer bar. I know a lot of guys out west are running longer bars (yes I know the wood is softer).
The other is usable cutting length. I measured my 24 inch bar and it has 22.5 inches usable in front of the felling spikes/dawgs.
As a firewood cutter I don't think it will be any problem running a 30 or 32 inch bar with a full skip chain. If there is a problem it will be wearing this professional saw out cutting a few cords a year. Here is a guy cutting a dead elm with a 372 with a 36 inch bar and it looks like it is running fine to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKREq1bbJ7M
Opinions?