Well that's the newest to me saw and we're still getting to know each other. Came from a farmer in the central Ohio plains, so it was rode hard and put away wet. Still has the 24" bar that came with it, which is some what of a joke for it. The chain that was on it was immediately retired. Random tooth size and super low grabby rakers. I think that's why the ol farmer had such a large power head for the shorter bar, he just powered through it. It's maiden voyage after coming home and getting its first ever cleaning and a new chain was to block down some massive white oak rounds a friend had sitting at his place for quite a while. Three and a half feet on average, bar fully buried noodling right through giant knots like it was nothing. Pretty sure my buddy's jaw hit the floor as he had no idea what that beast is capable of in 100% stock form. I of course had already read up on here and new how people sung praises about the mighty 394xp so I was just grinnin ear to ear. Of course now that I've used it a few times its going to be the next saw to hit the bench and has been put on the only if I absolutely need it back up list until then.
What part of Indiana are you in? If you're close to Cinci or ever passing through we could have ourselves a mini get together to give you a chance to run a legend of a saw.
Well I finally got around to bucking up some big elm pieces.....planned on giving the ms461 a good work out til I hit a damn nail with my brand new 25"bar and chain.... So I got out the trusty ms290 and buried her 20" bar in elm, hell I even noodled with her.... Some of the pieces were over 25" too...its a lot easier for me to mess up the ol ms290 than my ms461 LOL!!!
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