Two saw plan. 50/70 or 60/90

[Homemade]

If you guys had to choose two saws to take into the woods for felling, and bucking. What sizes do you run and why. Not too concerned with brand or model and cc’s are approximate.

I’m a 60-90 guy because that’s what I have. I recently got a 50cc and I am going to port my 60cc and leave my 90 at home. It’s only 1 out of 5 outings that I need 90cc’s.

 

[Armbru84]

Ported 50 and 90.

Ported 50 would cover a vast majority of what I do and the 90 would cover the big stuff. Possibly a ported 50 and 70 would do it all.

 

[GCJenks204]

Ported 50 and ported 70. Don't ever need anything over a 28" bar.

Right now I am short the Ported 70cc, waiting for new ones to come out...

 

[Wilhelm]

40cc for limbing, 79cc for everything else.

But mostly I utilize a one saw plan, either one of my large frame girls gets picked.

 

[Wood Chopper]

Good question. One of the reasons i built a good runner out of the 660 box kits (besides having a cool little project) was I rarely need a saw that big. I use it to buck up bigger pieces of firewood quickly wearing a 24" bar. And I fall trees with it rarely unless its big but like my ms 310 for now for falling. My next move is either a ported makita 6100, ms 362 or possibly ms 261 to fill that gap. I love my Makita 4300

 

[RandyMac]

80/100

 

[Nighthunter]

560 and 462 for the win

 

[Spike60]

It’s only 1 out of 5 outings that I need 90cc’s.

Likely true for most of us. Having a 90cc to grab now and then is nice, but how often do you really need that much saw?

I'm in the 50/70 group. Those 2 sizes best cover most everything I'll run into, and both would more or less get used equally. A 60/90 combo, I'd be like you and only use the 90cc 20% of the time. If there's anything too big for a 70cc with a 24" bar, I probably don't need to cut it anyway.

 

[stihl livin]

4300/7900 FTW

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

50/90 or 60/90

For firewood bucking, if it's too big for a 50, it's time to reach for the big dog, and get it done. The 90 cc has the grunt to really noodle, or bust up anything ugly, and it's not like I have to carry it around all day, so the weight isn't so much of an issue.

In reality, I'm loading a 50/70/90, or just the 50/90 when I go cut a pickup load of wood. Or the 30/50/90 if I'm cleaning up a tree somewhere.

 

[Frank bierce]

I seem to always go for a 70/90 approach. Lol

I really think it depends on location as well. Lots of bigger wood here on the Oregon coast. My usual go-to saws are a 372xp, and a 390xp.
If I’m cutting smaller stuff, I have a tendency to get the logs somewhat decked up to cut several at a time.

 

[Blackgreyhounds]

40cc for limbing, 79cc for everything else.

I agree that a good 40cc is really nice for limbing. I might go for a ported MS200T. Currently, my go to saws are MS261CM and MS 461, both ported. I don't honestly "need" anything bigger, and I do have several others to uses at my whim.

 

[Wilhelm]

40cc for limbing, 79cc for everything else.

4300/7900 FTW

 

[moomer1848]

I use a 346xp ne & 372xp oe 90% of the time,but have a 288xp when needed

 

[Evansaw]

Stihls 50/60/90... 261cm, 362, 661cm

Any combo or all of them together the last 62days.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Sticking with the 2-saw plan, I think it's tough to beat a 50/70 setup for the vast majority of us.

I have way more saws than a guy like myself would ever REALLY NEED. But if I were forced to narrow it down to a pair, it would be either the 346 or 357 to accompany my 372. Or....maybe my 254 and 288. So many choices, that's the fun of it.

 

[Homemade]

I really think it depends on location as well. Lots of bigger wood here on the Oregon coast.

Yep!! I could handle almost every piece of wood in the last 2 years with a 24” bar. 10% of the time I would have to cut from both sides, and 60% of the time, I would have 4” sticking beyond the trunk.

I’m surprised you pnw guys don’t carry two 395’s and laugh at anything smaller. Seems like every tree out there is 30”DBH.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yep!! I could handle almost every piece of wood in the last 2 years with a 24” bar. 10% of the time I would have to cut from both sides, and 60% of the time, I would have 4” sticking beyond the trunk.

Troof!

 

[Mkinslow]

346 and 372

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[RandyMac]

Yep!! I could handle almost every piece of wood in the last 2 years with a 24” bar. 10% of the time I would have to cut from both sides, and 60% of the time, I would have 4” sticking beyond the trunk.

I’m surprised you pnw guys don’t carry two 395’s and laugh at anything smaller. Seems like every tree out there is 30”DBH.

If you haven't been out here, you should head West.