My first chainsaw , what’s yours?

[av8or3]

My first saw. A poulan wild thing. I stole some random parts off of it. It actually still ran Needed fuel lines. Then I started stealing parts. I wasn’t gonna use it anymore.

Got it! Thanks! The pic was a little more than I could sort out without some help.

 

[chiselbit]

Promac 650. With a 28” bar. I was around 13, my parents paid for half of it as a loan which I repaid by cutting and selling firewood out of a big deck of beetle kill Ponderosa pine a neighbor had. He and I made a deal, half for him half for me and I cut it all.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I bet you had arms like Popeye after cutting all that wood with a 650!!

 

[Nathan lassley]

Ryobi labeled redmax gz400 got 10 years of abuse out of that thing and still have it but it needs a rebuild now.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Bought? A gray 42cc poulan that said Craftsman on the side, then a Husky 55 pretty shortly after.

I first learned on Grandpa's McCulloch 35, then Dad's 039.

 

[Slumberjack]

Mine was a husqvarna 372xp. Beat the daylights out of it rebuild it a couple of times. Never modified it. Traded it as a parts saw for 357xp parts. Both great saws!

 

[N8TE]

My first experience was with an 029. Ran that for a long, long time before it was replaced with a 261c. I can still remember the sense of astonishment I had with the first cut of that 261.

 

[MERR6267]

Bought a new 346xp in 2012 when I started burning wood. It's now extra angry after a trip to Cottle Lane.
I also have Grandpa's Poulan S-25 CVA that still makes a few appearances in his woods each season.

 

[Slumberjack]

Bought a new 346xp in 2012 when I started burning wood. It's now extra angry after a trip to Cottle Lane.
I also have Grandpa's Poulan S-25 CVA that still makes a few appearances in his woods each season.

I’ve had dozens of every brand saw and modified most of them. Porting and carb mods/machining and such. It wasn’t until I got my hands on a 346xp ported by Kevin Lavanway That I felt that was the first saw I was satisfied with and it just blew me away!

 

[whitesnake]

MS390...and thought it was the greatest thing ever

 

[Steve]

MS390...and thought it was the greatest thing ever

It's ok, we where all there at some point. Most moved on. Unfortunately some never do...

 

[FergusonTO35]

It's ok, we where all there at some point. Most moved on. Unfortunately some never do...

I went straight from homeowner grade to pro-line. Never saw the point in paying almost a pro saw price for something that was just a larger version of my $130.00 Poulan with different name and colors.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Ryobi labeled redmax gz400 got 10 years of abuse out of that thing and still have it but it needs a rebuild now.
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Wow, Redmax is top notch. Never thought I would see one wearing the Ryobi name.

 

[whitesnake]

It's ok, we where all there at some point. Most moved on. Unfortunately some never do...

Thanks buddy, lol. Your right, my next saw was a ms361! Man that was a long time ago. Bought it from a friend of mine. He tried explaining the whole "pro saw" thing to me. Figured he was just trying to get more money out of me lol. At that point to me a stihl was a stihl. My ms390 had a bigger model number and slightly more cc's, and was heavier...surely it must be better? Boy was I wrong!

 

[FergusonTO35]

Put a 20" blade on an MS-250 and you're a real stud.

 

[59billy]

Homelite Timberman 45. Served me well for a couple years, then I smoked it doing hurricane cleanup after Katrina. Probably operator error, or just too small a saw for the job.

Which is basically operator error.

Zeta cleanup went a little better with an MS660 and a 290. And slightly more skilled operator.

 

[Slumberjack]

Homelite Timberman 45. Served me well for a couple years, then I smoked it doing hurricane cleanup after Katrina. Probably operator error, or just too small a saw for the job.

Which is basically operator error.

Zeta cleanup went a little better with an MS660 and a 290. And slightly more skilled operator.

I got my 372xp for Rita clean up. I’m in southwest LA, sounds like you go through the same thing we do.

 

[59billy]

I got my 372xp for Rita clean up. I’m in southwest LA, sounds like you go through the same thing we do.

I'm in Hancock County, MS. We've got trees down all around the property, including and amazing four-tree rootball. Amazingly, the house, chicken coops and sheds had only trivial damage. But I'll definitely get some practice dealing with windfalls and leaners!

I must report, though, that both my Stihls seem to have gained weight in the last few years.

 

[Slumberjack]

I'm in Hancock County, MS. We've got trees down all around the property, including and amazing four-tree rootball. Amazingly, the house, chicken coops and sheds had only trivial damage. But I'll definitely get some practice dealing with windfalls and leaners!

I must report, though, that both my Stihls seem to have gained weight in the last few years.

I’m still cleaning up my property from Laura and delta. I’m using my 346xp top end on a (red 2147), 357xp I now also use a 272xp for the most part. Also have a 2186 jred. They are getting serious abuse right now lol

 

[Slumberjack]

I'm in Hancock County, MS. We've got trees down all around the property, including and amazing four-tree rootball. Amazingly, the house, chicken coops and sheds had only trivial damage. But I'll definitely get some practice dealing with windfalls and leaners!

I must report, though, that both my Stihls seem to have gained weight in the last few years.

I’m glad you had better luck than some with the recent storms. If you’re a stihl guy sounds like you could benefit from selling your 2 and getting a ported 462 for a nice power to weight ratio