Most dependable Saw you've ever owned?

[MG porting]

What about that 201T...[emoji33]

200t yes but 201t not to many people that I know like those.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Now for least reliable saw? A used one bought from a tree service... lol

Our pawn shops are full of 'em. When a tree service or landscaping guy needs some extra cash for the weekend they pawn a saw or weedeater, of course some never get paid out. I go to pawn shops looking for bargains, and I often see a guy walk in with a saw or weedeater while I'm there. Quite often, the employee will know him by name and just ask how much he wants on it and for how long without looking it over or trying to start it.

 

[PA Dan]

200t yes but 201t not to many people that I know like those.

Ya Ryan has been having a battle with a 201!

 

[Stump Shot]

I’d mention my old 1-10. Dad bought it new in 1969 and gave it to me 10 yrs later. It cut all my firewood for 12 seasons and got benched by a 49SP.

Well, it sat under the bench for 22 or so years without being run until CAD kicked in here. A tank of fresh fuel and a few pulls got the noisy show going again.

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McCulloch had some very well made machines for their day, ran a 3-10E(1967) that was my fathers until it was stolen in the late 90's. I did a major service to it in the 80's with new points and condenser as well as a carburetor rebuild. McCulloch 10-10's are some of the best cold starting saws ever. The Homelite XL 12 was another durable hard to kill saw. I'll even throw in the Poulan 306A as another all metal monster. Haven't seen one of these saw's that won't run with some fuel system repairs, some with original seals are still holding. Fella just yesterday that has a MS360, but all he could talk about was the XL12 he got from his father.
Sad that no American makers are left to make great saw's with standard threads! Lol

 

[Ryan Browne]

Mine was a Shindaiwa 488. Got it for a screaming deal from some guy who had just dropped big coin on a 562 with a 28" light bar. It started on the second or third pull every time.

Of course I sold it to a buddy to help fund a ported 350/346. He waited a few months to run it and then it wouldn't start. . Turned out to be a bad kill switch. Love an easy fix.

 

[pro94lt]

200t is probably the most loved saw, but not necessarily the most dependable in my opinion...

 

[redline4]

This got me thinking of the 2 Pro-mac 610's my Dad bought new in the mid 70's. Those things always ran. Have not been fired up in probably 8 years now. Went out, poured some fresh mix in them and 4 pulls for 1 and 6 pulls on the other, and they were going. I forgot how boxy and unwieldly those old tanks were.

 

[Lightning Performance]

660 never failed. My 362oe starts on one pull most warm days. Only three years on it with me. 660 has over seven.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Mine was a Shindaiwa 488. Got it for a screaming deal from some guy who had just dropped big coin on a 562 with a 28" light bar. It started on the second or third pull every time.

Of course I sold it to a buddy to help fund a ported 350/346. He waited a few months to run it and then it wouldn't start. . Turned out to be a bad kill switch. Love an easy fix.

My wife once bought me a late model Poulan Pro 42cc for $10.00 from a yard sale. The woman selling it said it wouldn't run for more than a minute for her husband and he didn't want to mess with it anymore.. Came with the case and scrench, I don't think it had even been used enough to need a first sharpening. A new fuel cap (stuck vent), a bit of carb tune, and it was running great. My best friend now has it.

 

[Nathan lassley]

Most reliable saw I've ever had is a redmax gz400 /ryobi 10532, 1st year got an air leak.. I fixed it and it ran about 9 more years until it finally finished off the scored piston it was running on. That saw cut everything and was abused making cuts when a much larger saw was needed.

 

[dustinwilt68]

My 359 Husqvarna was my lone saw for 10 yrs, cut all the wood to heat my house, I sold it and the new owner had it ported and I regret it still to this day. Finally got myself a 2156WH to replace it, ported of course.

 

[Steve Taylor]

Stihl 460 is the most reliable saw that I have owned. 9 years now with out being touched, also the only new one I have kept and liked. Might have something to do with it. The rest were basket cases

 

[deye223]

MS 460

 

[weesa20]

Longest running is a poulan top handle (maybe xxv) circa 1978. That little thing cut ALOT of firewood and felled alot of trees.

 

[Tim N]

Stihl ms 460 and 028 super

 

[Cat 525]

02 model 372

 

[NCFarmboy]

02 6400BBK (Alborn Tiawan) kit 1'st cyl I ported. SIL couldn't kill it bucking firewood. Said that is one Angry saw.
Shep

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Kinda hard to say, I keep selling them or trading them off but it probably is the old Poulan 25DA which I've had the longest.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Longest running is a poulan top handle (maybe xxv) circa 1978. That little thing cut ALOT of firewood and felled alot of trees.

Something about small saws from that era, they were very rugged and capable. My grandfather had the Craftsman version and used it really hard for years. There are still some big tree stumps out there that he cut with it, from trees that would have given my Dolmar 5105 a good workout.

 

[jakethesnake]

Husky 55. Still goes.