Yeah, how about this one: https://opeforum.com/threads/1100-mmws-661-pho.31201/#post-1592728Suggestions???
Great saw. Great price. Pretty hard to go wrong there!Yeah, how about this one: https://opeforum.com/threads/1100-mmws-661-pho.31201/#post-1592728
You have a rock solid line up from 201 to 400, 15cc increments which is pretty much ideal.Suggestions???
572XP, it also cuts above its weight class and will do a lot of what your heavier 390XP is doing now. Will run along with a 500i so close but at a whole lot less cost to your wallet. Oils a long bar well. Will also start to correct the MS to XP imbalance you have going on currently. That and all the cool kids are getting them I hear.Suggestions???
I can think about 5 different combination 5 saw plans. Knowing what you said about the wood you cut, and what the others have thrown out there. My big saw would be a 500i or 7900 ported. You have the 390, which I have one as well and have cut with it quite a bit, I prefer my 395 for it over the 390 for bucking or noodling. (Both stock saws, just MM on both) I would level across, dump the 390 and get a 7900 and have it ported.Suggestions???
This is what I would go with, all you need for a “big” saw and you can sell the 390xp and buy another in betweener hahaYeah, how about this one: https://opeforum.com/threads/1100-mmws-661-pho.31201/#post-1592728
And it will cut circles around any of the Husky/ Stihl 120cc saws…unless they were ported of course.`
This is what I would go with, all you need for a “big” saw and you can sell the 390xp and buy another in betweener haha
Steve glad to hear that.572XP, it also cuts above its weight class and will do a lot of what your heavier 390XP is doing now. Will run along with a 500i so close but at a whole lot less cost to your wallet. Oils a long bar well. Will also start to correct the MS to XP imbalance you have going on currently. That and all the cool kids are getting them I hear.
Good luck, CAD's a real biotch.
Right to the big stuff, I like it.Steve glad to hear that.
You've done such an amazing job on the 372OE, I may have to skip this one.
$900 will barely get you a newish 70-80cc saw of Husqy or Stihl.Saw brands or models there of is a Ford/Chevy thing .About like what brand and ratio of mix oil . Many times opinions are set in stone .Some times it does make for lively conversation though .I for one could not see paying $900 and up for a chainsaw to cut fire wood but it's really none of my business but it is amusing .
Just buy a truckload of saws, run them all to see what you like best then buy multiples of your favourite, when that gets old start getting them ported.
I think I have 20? And I’m pretty sure that’s still rookie numbers
$900 won’t get you a newish 70-80cc Husky or Stihl. It wont even get you a new Makita 7900, I think some posters are still living like their buying saws 6 years ago. I brought my Dad with me to a really well stocked Stihl dealer, he was shocked at the prices. He thought that anyone who paid more than $500 for a chainsaw was a fool.$900 will barely get you a newish 70-80cc saw of Husqy or Stihl.
If you're not cutting in big wood with any frequency......okay, sure, no need to spend big for a big motor.
I didn't own anything bigger than a 60cc until I had a client who needed a dead 40"+ madrone cut and bucked. Once I got a 390, bigger wood just kept landing on my plate.
Might go a whole year without busting out the bigger saws. Might do multiple days back to back.
$900 won’t get you a newish 70-80cc Husky or Stihl. It wont even get you a new Makita 7900, I think some posters are still living like their buying saws 6 years ago. I brought my Dad with me to a really well stocked Stihl dealer, he was shocked at the prices. He thought that anyone who paid more than $500 for a chainsaw was a fool.
From an investment standpoint, larger CC saws seem to hold their value better, as they are typically not used daily and worn out easily. One thing I’ve learned since going to GTG’s and hanging out in general in the chainsaw world. Only run the largest saw you need to for the job at hand. Your body will thank you later. I’m average height, and build, I love the 66-70cc class saws, they don’t fatigue me easily and you can cut fairly large wood with them easily.
Ported saws is where it starts to get interesting, different chain styles, bar weights/lengths all make a users experience different. If I’m in smaller diameter or softwood, I go for my 346XP with a 24” light bar, full skip chain. I actually used it the most at Walt’s GTG last year and loved it. Walt did have some real big stuff that the 7900 and 395 were fun to cut and noodle up to manageable/splitable sized pieces, but the 346 was by far the funnest to run fatigue wise.
I also have one of those and it runs extremely well!an confirm. A built MS 400 will put a smile in your face.
At least one Randy did put a big smile on mine last October.
I said newishOh, you meant on sale, PHO, plus shipping… Fair point, now do Stihl….