346xp vs 026

[jmssaws]

This is the first 3 cuts on the 026 so it's slow at 14500,I slowed the 346 down to 14500 also. Both saws will go 16000 but not yet. Same bar and chain same wood,not as bad as I thought it would be.

 

[MG2186]

So which one is faster

 

[jmssaws]

So which one is faster

I don't know the times but the 346 feels faster.
I made a few cuts with the 346 at 16000 and it's fast there,I can't turn the 026 that fast yet so I had to turn the husky down or it would have been a clobbering

 

[jmssaws]

As the rpm's go up the 346 will get farther ahead I believe.
I'll get a tank through the 026 tomorrow and run them at 15500 or so

 

[Warped5]

(Hi .... I'm the voice of 'what if' in the back of the room) ..... I'd LOVE to see a stock comparison between a 346XP, an MS260 and a Shindaiwa 488.

Yup, really.

 

[jmssaws]

(Hi .... I'm the voice of 'what if' in the back of the room) ..... I'd LOVE to see a stock comparison between a 346XP, an MS260 and a Shindaiwa 488.

Yup, really.

A stock 346 should wack a 260,don't know about a 488

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

That depends on what you consider stock for the 488. Because on a fair table it'll beat both saws.

 

[sunfish]

Good video. Both saws look and sound great!
I love the size and feel of a ms260, but after years of 346 use, the 260 is just too slow for me.
Have never run a ported 260 though.

 

[lwhaples]

Going to be fun to watch this one. Subbed.

 

[jmssaws]

Neither one of these saws are mine. Lol
I did port both of them.
Did anybody time it and see?

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

The 026 appears almost a half second faster.

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

Here's a stock 488. It's muffler modded, but the usda choke down it had wouldn't be considered stock either.

 

[Hinerman]

As the rpm's go up the 346 will get farther ahead I believe.
I'll get a tank through the 026 tomorrow and run them at 15500 or so

What kind of wood is that in the video? Poopoo wood? It just crumbles.

Both saws are rippin' by the way. I have a 260 and 2 346s (ported by Terry, Dozer Dan, and Scott, respectively). I love all of them. I have never timed them but my 260 seems to run with both of them no problem. I used to call my 260 "the show stopper". I had it long before the others and people I was cutting with always stopped and turned to watch it cut. It was my first ported saw and it ruined me. It is dead nuts reliable too.

 

[jmssaws]

What kind of wood is that in the video? Poopoo wood? It just crumbles.

Both saws are rippin' by the way. I have a 260 and 2 346s (ported by Terry, Dozer Dan, and Scott, respectively). I love all of them. I have never timed them but my 260 seems to run with both of them no problem. I used to call my 260 "the show stopper". I had it long before the others and everybody stopped and turned to watch it cut. It was my first ported saw and it ruined me.

Yes poo pool,
It's hot and that crap was close to the shop so that's what we get.
Comparing 2 saws with the same bar and chain will work if your cutting foam.

 

[Redfin]

Sounds like the 346 wants to go higher.

 

[jmssaws]

Sounds like the 346 wants to go higher.

It does,I slowed it down to 14 from 15500,
The 026 is new and I don't want to push it yet.
I'll have a race tomorrow with both tuned as fast as possible.
Which saw is gonna win?
Regardless of time the 346 feels faster

 

[beaglebriar]

OK Jim you convinced me to MM my 488.[emoji2]

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Sweet thread!!! I like a light weight saw. I also like to see cuts in oak. That is what I have to cut. Most is dead, and hard as Kelsey's nuts... whatever that means?? (something my wife's stepmom used to say) Seriously, you can see sparks fly if you cut near nightfall. If I have to cut pine, it's because the damn thing blew over into my field

 

[jmssaws]

Oak

 

[beaglebriar]

Both them saws are smokin' Jason. Definitely gonna have some happy customers!