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Pics of your buzzing hands when done
He's purty tough......for a northerner.
Oh.....wait.
Pics of your buzzing hands when done
I was being sarcastic. Honestly, none of them bother me. Sure, I can tell when running a smooth saw, but at the end of the day my legs and back hurt way more than my handsThey aren’t that bad! 660’s with a little time on them are fine,the mounts soften up a bit. And a lighter grip helps too.
Haha! I agree, I don’t notice that much of a difference, I am sure other people are different, but I am beat using anything! LolI was being sarcastic. Honestly, none of them bother me. Sure, I can tell when running a smooth saw, but at the end of the day my legs and back hurt way more than my hands
That is a truly sexy combo...all large mount husky too562, 7900, and 395 would be the smooth as silk trio.
I turned my 290 into a 390 and it's still dead reliable and quite a bit more power. It's a worthwhile endeavor..In an effort to keep this post from being three pages long, here is the bare bones. I have two saws, neither do quite what I want, and I am considering buying a 3rd saw.
I have two totally stock Stihls, an MS290 with a 20" bar, and an MS661-CM with a 36" bar. I use these saws solely for firewood to heat my house, which can include felling smallish trees (18-24") and bucking as big as 50".
The 290 is dead reliable but underpowered. The 661 is not so reliable (won't hot start sometimes) and underpowered for the size bar I am running. I am open to basically ANY solution to get a saw(s) that perform "well" in all hardwoods up to 50" diameter.
One consideration I had was putting a smaller bar on the 661 and using it for my primary bucking saw, and getting a larger, or highly modified saw to run the 36" bar. Is that nuts?
Then I saw there is a "new" 462 that weighs exactly the same as my 290...but has nearly double the power. That sounds too good to be true.
Things that are important to me, in order, are:
Reliability!
Torque
Antivibe stuff...I have nerve problems.
I don't have any preconceived notions about much of anything, I am too green. I have no brand loyalty, but do have access to a Stihl dealer that gives very decent pricing. I have been doing the firewood thing since 2011, but thats all the experience I have. Please feel free to enlighten me if I do not seem to grasp something, I am not very well versed in this stuff. I am also happy to share more information, I just wanted to keep this short for you guys.
Thanks in advance,
FTM
Same I don't notice vibes but some guy's are very sensitive to it.I was being sarcastic. Honestly, none of them bother me. Sure, I can tell when running a smooth saw, but at the end of the day my legs and back hurt way more than my hands
It got me really hot too..
Stop slut shaming Ryan! Its okay bud, I understand.Yeah, but you're easy Ryan!!!