You notice, no. The wood got crazy hard over the summer. I have a stocker on the way to maker sure where I'm at, I'll use a different log and less aggressive chain.
@@Andyshine77 That explains a lot. I have a lot of videos in hard ash, great wood for testing saws/chains, most have no idea how hard it gets(I like the comments saying my chain is dull lol). Chains make a huge difference in wood that hard. I've always wanted to get to Australia and cut some wood with those guys, and learn how to sharpen from them.
Well, the gains are audibly apparent. And while 1.5 seconds doesn't seem impressive, it's a relatively small cut, and the log had dried quite a bit since the first cut. If they were done closer together, I think the cut time would have been better with the log having had less of a drying period. I know I'm cutting hairs. If it were a full second difference I'd be surprised. If you were cutting something like stacked rail ties that have more uniformity and it would have been under similar load the whole time the results could have been more apparent too. Bottom line is people sleep on these saws calling them underpowered and heavy (both true really by modern standards) but they are not bad running saws overall. And they will run FOREVER if even just occasionally maintained. A mild woods port makes them relevant and used 670/680s are not hard to come by at decent prices and in good condition. Locally I see them for $250-300 used and not in poor shape quite often. Couple hundred dollars into a mild woods port and you have a VERY good running saw with loads of torque. They are torquey and smooth cutting stock but not high revving. The woods port helps gain some high rpm power and chain speed and builds on the torque laden nature of it's powerband.
If I want to porter my chainsaw? How can I do it ? Where do I buy the parts that I would need ? Or can I just take it to my echo dealer so they can do it for me ? And how much is something like that.. thanks
