1 Saw Plan

[Landmark]

. I only own 3 saws,

 

[Stihl working Hard]

All this "one saw plan" craziness is effectively doing, is making a list of all the saws I'd like to try. Would love to try a Solo or even an Efco for that matter. One Saw, I aint never.

Iam glad it's only hyperthetical

 

[Stihlsmoking]

All this "one saw plan" craziness is effectively doing, is making a list of all the saws I'd like to try. Would love to try a Solo or even an Efco for that matter. One Saw, I aint never.

ditto^^^

My one saw plan was to buy the 2172w I have for sale now ? Never started it. Got a 20" & 28" bar for occasional big stuff three chains for each. Then cad took over in winter got another 026, 360pro and 660. Never needed 2172 mostly 360 size stuff.
So I'd say my 360 pro hoping to have ported in November by Al.

 

[XP_Slinger]

All this "one saw plan" craziness is effectively doing, is making a list of all the saws I'd like to try. Would love to try a Solo or even an Efco for that matter. One Saw, I aint never.

Hillarious how a hypothetical question can give some a serious twitch...lol!

 

[CoreyB]

I think the real "one" saw plan is one saw for each cc bracket from each manufacturer. That is a one saw plan I can stand behind!

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Hillarious how a hypothetical question can give some a serious twitch...lol!

I think the real "one" saw plan is one saw for each cc bracket from each manufacturer. That is a one saw plan I can stand behind!

One saw one brand that's it ? Lol
Decide !

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

It's been my opinion for quite a while now that a good 60cc is tough to beat for a one saw plan for an awful lot of people, myself included.

My 357 sporting a 20" 3/8 bar was the first new "pro" saw I bought, 10 years ago. I did not then or since have any regrets whatsoever about that decision.

A few years later I got into helping my in-laws process the 35 face cord of logs they needed annually, sometimes he would buy two years worth in one shot so we had 70 face cord to block up. All of that while still doing my own.. At that time the guy he was buying his logs from was mixing some bruisers into the pile that my 357 had a hell of a workout dealing with. This spurred me to get my 372 XPW. That was the beginning of my CAD, up to that point I was content with the '57....

All of that said, my choice if forced to go back to one saw would be the 357

Point of interest: About a year after they converted to a wood boiler that nearly tripled the amount of wood they needed to put in, the father-in-law decided to retire is old Mac 610 (if I recall) and bought himself a brand new Dolmar 6400... Dang good running saw!

 

[XP_Slinger]

One saw one brand that's it ? Lol
Decide !

That's really fairly simple for me...husqihleredmar. ha ha ha!

 

[Stump Shot]

Hillarious how a hypothetical question can give some a serious twitch...lol!

For the record I'm not even a bit "twitchy", just growing a bit cantankerous is all. Ha-ha-ha.

 

[wildroamer]

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Haha, you're right! Got 40cc, 60cc, and 80 covered. Not sure where to look next! 50 seems too close to the first two...

 

[CoreyB]

Haha, you're right! Got 40cc, 60cc, and 80 covered. Not sure where to look next! 50 seems too close to the first two...

I have a hard time finding anything my 40cc and 60cc can't handle. But I also keep a big saw on the shelf just for those 4ft plus oaks that have to be delt with.

 

[Whiskers]

The 361 and I getting busy in some white oak today. It will handle this whole tree with ease.

 

[jake wells]

my 365 it can cut little or big wood even limb if it had to.
and it really isn't heavy at all.

 

[Mark71gtx]

I would keep my 288xp Lite. I could have various length bars for it to do whatever I needed it to do. It would also sound good doing it... It may be a bit heavy and a lot more thirsty compared to the 60cc saws most of the guys are choosing, but it would make up for it in grunt.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Here's my answer to a 1 saw plan

 

[Wolverine]

My 357 sporting a 20" 3/8 bar was the first new "pro" saw I bought, 10 years ago. I did not then or since have any regrets whatsoever about that decision.
All of that said, my choice if forced to go back to one saw would be the 357

Sounds like my story as well. I bought mine in 2010 new and it was my first XP. I slayed quite a few sticks with it. One was a 25" oak, I remember it well.

The '57 (w/20") ripped down through it like the 'ol hot knife... I think break in was reached and it was @ peak performance on that log. I took vids and still can't believe how well it cut stock.

Then came AnotherSite and it eventually got a ride home from a GTG w/ Dan Henry. It continues to be my most liked work saw. I have not touched the tune and it remains flawless.

Fast forward a few years... and I met Mike. A few tips and his chain voodoo has decreased cut times even more.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Sounds like a 357 ought to Wolverine!

I have run "lesser" 60cc class saws, like a 455 Rancher, Stihl MS290, even my BG deleted 359, but that 357 just feels like an overachieving hot-rod in my hands compared to the others. Don't get me wrong, I love that chugalug torque my mildly modded 359 has, and I know that I am not comparing apples to apples between Rancher, MS290 and the 357.. It just always impresses and puts a smile on my face whenever I run it compared to the others. And let it be known that I am aware that the ms290 is/was not the "pro" 60cc offered by Stihl and that it is not representative of the higher performance and quality of their "real" 60cc saws. It just always kept things in perspective for me how wide the gap can be between saws of the same relative displacement....and of how much of a performer the 357 was. I'm not getting rid of mine any time soon... I don't care how good the 562 is.

 

[beaglebriar]

I only had my little 488 for many years and it was OK when I cut 4-5 cords per year. Now if I could only keep one it would have to be my 385xp. It's a heavy slob sometimes but it's always been enough saw to handle anything I throw at it. I know a guy that only owns one saw and it's a 385. When we get together we can make one hell of mess in a hurry running the trusty 385's.

 

[bryanr2]

I think the real "one" saw plan is one saw for each cc bracket from each manufacturer. That is a one saw plan I can stand behind!

look forward to your video review of the 562xp then.

 

[cgraham1]