Saw video thread

[paragonbuilder]

Looks to me like that *s-word was half rotten,the foam around here takes a real saw to cut it.

On a side note, that's my old saw that I ported. Lol

And it runs fantastic! It's got a fuel addiction though. Lol


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[Chainsaw Jim]

I popped my noodle cherry on this log so I'll always remember it as a special moment in my life lol...even though that damn chain catcher ended up being a turd in the punch bowl.
54" cannon. It oiled the chain very well and the links were wet up to the teeth which actually surprised me. It probably doesn't hurt that the chain is one of those older Stihl ones with the oil holes on every driver.
Happy 4th of July!!!

 

[Isaac]

Once you ran all of them you wouldn't run the 390 anymore, it's a heavy pig.
I think a strong ported 395 will be very hard to out cut but the 661 vibes less and is no slouch especially with a long bar.
When I cut down I use my 395,once your use to how it cuts you won't carry anything else.

I really appreciate this post. I've been struggling with deciding on which of these three saws I'm going to buy next.

 

[mdavlee]

I popped my noodle cherry on this log so I'll always remember it as a special moment in my life lol...even though that damn chain catcher ended up being a turd in the punch bowl.
54" cannon. It oiled the chain very well and the links were wet up to the teeth which actually surprised me. It probably doesn't hurt that the chain is one of those older Stihl ones with the oil holes on every driver.
Happy 4th of July!!!

I thought that was the 390 for a minute. 576 is a fat pig for 74cc but has torque.

 

[bikemike]

I thought that was the 390 for a minute. 576 is a fat pig for 74cc but has torque.

I like torque the echo piped does real well for torque for a 49cc and wide range of power.

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

I thought that was the 390 for a minute. 576 is a fat pig for 74cc but has torque.

It kinda seems like the 576 is balanced differently and feels heavier without a bar on it.

 

[mdavlee]

It kinda seems like the 576 is balanced differently and feels heavier without a bar on it.

They are. They aren't as nose heavy with a 32" as a 372

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

They are. They aren't as nose heavy with a 32" as a 372

I've seen a few people completely change their opinions of the 576 after putting one in some good size wood.

 

[mdavlee]

I've seen a few people completely change their opinions of the 576 after putting one in some good size wood.

For sure.

 

[jmssaws]

Here's a 660 that i built for the mills logging crew,they run a bunch of 660's and they like them like this,machine work only and a muffler mod. No ignition advance or grinding of any kind.

 

[CR500]

Seems like a good recipe for a saw that gets ran by many operators and is ran on 50:1 ( a little more room for error I suppose )

If it was a personal saw for one guy I would expect a little grinding lol.

BTW Jason, are you short an 8 pin sprocket and gained a 7?

I've been running the 661 right out of the box with an 8 pin lol She got worked hard today removing a seasoned 30" cherry tree that had a heavy lean. I was shocked when I went to put on a different chain to see that it had a 8 pin sprocket after the tree was on the ground. Had some good torque with the 8 even, can not wait to try it out with a 7.

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[jmssaws]

I cut a little timber with that 661 with 7pin and stripped drivers off the chain,I hadn't done that before, I switched to a 8pin after that. I probably have a 100 sprockets and most of the time the saw goes home with a new 8pin.

The 660 is a fallers saw that only one man runs,they are worked very hard and widening a port puts stress on things and these saws don't need any help in that department. They all get a 288 piston and machine work to make it fit and the muffler opened up and that's how they like them. The stronger they get they loose some usability in the timber.

 

[CR500]

I cut a little timber with that 661 with 7pin and stripped drivers off the chain,I hadn't done that before, I switched to a 8pin after that. I probably have a 100 sprockets and most of the time the saw goes home with a new 8pin.

The 660 is a fallers saw that only one man runs,they are worked very hard and widening a port puts stress on things and these saws don't need any help in that department. They all get a 288 piston and machine work to make it fit and the muffler opened up and that's how they like them. The stronger they get they loose some usability in the timber.

Stripped drivers???

WTF lol

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[jmssaws]

Stripped drivers???

WTF lol

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I'll take a picture tomorrow

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

I felt lame on the first video with the 576 chain catcher and side cover packing with noodles to muck it all up so I left the side cover and catcher off and bolted the bar down with a large washer to finish the project. Now I have some garden shelf boards made.

 

[stihlman441]

I cut a little timber with that 661 with 7pin and stripped drivers off the chain,I hadn't done that before, I switched to a 8pin after that. I probably have a 100 sprockets and most of the time the saw goes home with a new 8pin.

The 660 is a fallers saw that only one man runs,they are worked very hard and widening a port puts stress on things and these saws don't need any help in that department. They all get a 288 piston and machine work to make it fit and the muffler opened up and that's how they like them. The stronger they get they loose some usability in the timber.

I would like to see a pic of that chain with missing drivers.

 

[paragonbuilder]

The stronger they get they loose some usability in the timber.

Can you explain this?


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[jmssaws]

I would like to see a pic of that chain with missing drivers.

 

[jmssaws]

Can you explain this?


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Boring and notching and trying to hit you marks is easier to do with a saw that isn't extremely fast at least I find it easier with a smooth and lower rpm saw like the 661 of CR500's. I don't cut down much anymore but when I do I always grab a mostly stock saw,my mild ported 395 is my favorite falling saw.

 

[paragonbuilder]

Boring and notching and trying to hit you marks is easier to do with a saw that isn't extremely fast at least I find it easier with a smooth and lower rpm saw like the 661 of CR500's. I don't cut down much anymore but when I do I always grab a mostly stock saw,my mild ported 395 is my favorite falling saw.

Makes sense


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