Professional Replacement Blade Only BIGBOY 2000 360mm XL Teeth (357-36)

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Several people have been disappointed that this is not the thicker and sturdier "Professional" version of the blade. They are right. This is the regular version which is thinner, more flexible, and easier to break. But it is the exact replacement for the blade that came with my saw. The boys and girls in marketing have released the Pro level saw under the Silky Outback name. So if that is the blade you need, then look for theOutback blade.. This blade is a good value at the current $35 price point and I am happy with the purchase. The Pro/Outback blade is about twice the cost and not needed for the type of cutting I do.

This blade is not equal to an original Silky 2000 Bigboy blade. I am a USFS certified sawyer. I have been using a Silky Bigboy for 7 years and make 100's of cuts each season. In the past I would get 2-3 years of sharp fast cutting from a blade. Also, I never had a blade break or bend. I recently replaced a blade with one of these and was seriously disappointed. At first it seemed fine....sharp and quick cutting. I quickly noticed that the blade was so flexible that it bowed and bent very easily under normal use. I also noticed there was a slot shaped hole in the center of the blade length near the back edge of the blade. The slot was approximately 3/8 inch long and 1/8" wide. The bending and bowing seemed to be propagating at one end of the slot shapped hole. While using the blade the second day during normal use it bowed and snapped in half. The snap point was at one end of the slot shaped hole. It is obvious that the slot shaped hole causes a stress-riser and was the source of the weakness that caused the blade to snap. I will not buy another of these inferior blades. BEWARE!!! I have attached pictures of the snapped blade.

Just for others' reference: This is indeed the thicker "Professional" blade that likely came originally with your BigBoy if you bought it in North America - not the flimsier, thinner, Japanese market BigBoy blades that are less expensive and easy to confuse with the original spec'd ones, and quite easy to break if you are not really careful. Those thinner blades are the ones that are a lot less expensive on Amazon and elsewhere. The thinner versions do work, but are very easy to break if you are not careful. I much prefer this thicker version that comes on the North American retail saw. This blade shipped from Japan and took a few weeks to arrive, but was worth the wait. Sooo much sharper than the OE blade that had a good two years' of use on it.

VERY SHARP !

I use this to trim trees in my yard and in volunteer trail maintenance projects. I’m always amazed at how fast and effortless the saw cuts. I use it on branches or small trees up to about 6 inches diameter. Anything less than three inches normally takes only two or three strokes. It’s a great tool.

Update to note that, though I received an obsolete version of the item and was not happy about that, the actual product as described in the listing with "Professional" embossed on the blade is a fantastic product. Just beware sellers who send the obsolete, thinner version that is prone to snapping in half! Original review: Was hoping to receive the described item. Did not. Silky has upgraded the blade thickness for the Bigboy 2000 saw. The upgraded version has "Professional" embossed on the blade and is 1.8 mm thick. The old version which is 1.1mm is thin enough to snap in normal use. I am careful, but have snapped several of these 1.1mm versions. The newer 1.8mm version is substantially stronger and is far less likely to snap in normal use. I love my "Professional" version that I got by the luck of the draw, I guess. The image and description in the current Amazon listing for this item depicts the newer and better "Professional" version. Hoping to get one of these, I ordered this recently on Prime Day as a back-up and had my fingers crossed only to receive the obsolete version that does not have "Professional" on the blade and is only 1.1mm thick. Ordered mine from Amazon vendor EBIS Mart. Beware and do not accept the thinner version.

This is a great blade, but be advised, when you mount it on the BIGBOY handle many of the teeth do not go all the way in the handle while folded. I cannot carry my BIGBOY in my pack with this blade mouted, it would rip everything up. This blade is curved, other BIGBOY blades are almost straight. As far as cutting perormance goes, it is only exceeded by a lightsaber.

Bought this saw last year. Its always in my offroad truck. Cut's like a hot knife through butter. The blade is a little soft/wobble's and it broke because of a little abuses lol. But I Recommended it all the way.

Extremely sharp Easy to fit absolutely brilliant

Alles super, schnelle Lieferung.

薪用椚で伐採後幹部分はチェーンソーで玉切しても枝部分のさほど太くない所は鋸引きしたほうが早くこのカーブソーは万能目、荒目と比べ格段に切れが良く力、時間共に省力化できたと私は感じる!!

Contemplated rating as less than five stars due to being a bit pricey, but you have to pay a premium to get the best. Carful with these blades. It only cuts on the pull. If you use it as a regular blade and use force on the push stroke, you can cause binding and snap the blade. Which is why I bought this replacement! Once you get the technique down, nothing cuts faster.