What's your favorite 70cc saw?

[Wilhelm]

 

[P.M.P.]

Hey @huskihl is this your favorite
These 7310 are runners why nobody talks about them is beyond me.
Are they are overshadowed by the 7900?

 

[Wilhelm]

I was in slow motion on purchasing a PS-7310 and missed the opportunity - still regretting it.
I would love to have a PS-7300 or PS-7310.

 

[Duce]

Jason just finished the best 70cc. saw build and it's up for sale. 372xp for the win!

 

[Simondo]

Hey @huskihl is this your favorite
These 7310 are runners why nobody talks about them is beyond me.
Are they are overshadowed by the 7900?

That 7310 surly isnt standard is it ? I guess folks go for the 7910 due to more power in the same frame saw. What do you think...7910 = beefed up 7310 ..or..7310 =de tuned 7910 ?

 

[huskihl]

Hey @huskihl is this your favorite
These 7310 are runners why nobody talks about them is beyond me.
Are they are overshadowed by the 7900?

It runs about the same as the 7900. It might be different if the 7900 had the better slab sided piston

 

[huskihl]

I was in slow motion on purchasing a PS-7310 and missed the opportunity - still regretting it.
I would love to have a PS-7300 or PS-7310.

How much do you regret it? That saw in the video can be yours as soon as you're ready

 

[Wilhelm]

How much do you regret it? That saw in the video can be yours as soon as you're ready

I regret not having jumped all over it for 320$!

I can get new NIB PS-6400, PS-7300 & PS-7900's tomorrow if I want to - for a "new saw" price of course.

Shipping would be a killer with getting a saw from the US.

 

[jmssaws]

If your 044 only pulls a 20 inch bar something is wrong with it.

You have to remember that not all of us cut foam wood.

A 044 is a 20" bar saw to me.
It will run a 24" sure but if I need a 24" in the hard woods here it will be on a 064.

 

[jmssaws]

the 044 has a crappy bushing for crank worm gear the oiler is stingy and for less than 6 cc the 046 is a better choice the 044 is 50mm and the 046 is 52mm

This is one of the reasons I don't like a 044 or 372.
The bushing oring nonsense will turn your ulcer to cancer.
If you look at the 372 wrong it will leak.

 

[jmssaws]

I doubt it. Only seen 1 44 that was truly impressive. Guy in MO has it for a race saw.

I haven't ported but maybe a dozen 044's and I only was really happy with one.
They just don't impress me much but neither does a 460 but I'm so use to bigger saws that it's hard for me to judge if it is what it needs to be, they all feel slow.

Get smaller like a 034/036 and they start to impress me,they have a much nastier feel like a 90cc that no 70cc saw has.

I like them to feel violent and hard hitting in my hands.

 

[MustangMike]

Jason, in the world of ported chainsaws it would be hard to argue with you, and the 064 is likely king (power/weight).

But around here 064s are about as rare as hen's teeth, and most of my chainsaw life was before I ever heard of porting a saw.

In un ported form, the 044/440 does very well against a 460 or 660. In fact, with stock 7 pin rims, and bars of 24" or less (90% of our cutting) they will usually out run a stock 660.

In fact, in stock form, Bret (Smittybilt) thought my 044 was out running my 046. I thought they were about equal, but that still did not cut it. So I sent my 046 for a visit with Bret and the rest is history!

I still like the versatility of the 70 cc saws, as I can limb with an 044 far longer than I can with a 460. Age may be a factor in that, but we all choose what works for us and our situations.

 

[Ryan Browne]

You have to remember that not all of us cut foam wood.

A 044 is a 20" bar saw to me.
It will run a 24" sure but if I need a 24" in the hard woods here it will be on a 064.

Agreed. My new 440 balances nicely with a 20" bar. In the frozen dead-standing elm I was cutting last week, I wouldn't have wanted a bar any bigger.

To me, that's the big appeal of that size saw, they're available used at a reasonable price, they aren't too heavy, not too bulky, and have great power with a 20" bar.

 

[T.Roller]

I'm running a 25" on my 044 in hardwoods and it pulls it great! I just traded off my ported 2166 and the 044 is still here.....
The 2166 will pull a longer bar no doubt but I preferred the feel of my 44.

 

[jmssaws]

The only stock 70cc saw I've ever ran that ran a 24" to suit me is my pick for the best 70cc,and yes it's still 70cc.
It's not it's fault everyone else's is smaller.
I've had to deal with that my whole life.

 

[Simondo]

The only stock 70cc saw I've ever ran that ran a 24" to suit me is my pick for the best 70cc,and yes it's still 70cc.
It's not it's fault everyone else's is smaller.
I've had to deal with that my whole life.View attachment 49113

Well ... I didnt see that coming J !!

 

[jmssaws]

Jason, in the world of ported chainsaws it would be hard to argue with you, and the 064 is likely king (power/weight).

But around here 064s are about as rare as hen's teeth, and most of my chainsaw life was before I ever heard of porting a saw.

In un ported form, the 044/440 does very well against a 460 or 660. In fact, with stock 7 pin rims, and bars of 24" or less (90% of our cutting) they will usually out run a stock 660.

In fact, in stock form, Bret (Smittybilt) thought my 044 was out running my 046. I thought they were about equal, but that still did not cut it. So I sent my 046 for a visit with Bret and the rest is history!

I still like the versatility of the 70 cc saws, as I can limb with an 044 far longer than I can with a 460. Age may be a factor in that, but we all choose what works for us and our situations.

064's are very rare here also,there all used up and gone.

 

[jmssaws]

Well ... I didnt see that coming J !!

It's the only one that has enough power and oils enough to run a longer bar.

It handles well and isn't heavy,very simple and affordable.

I see more and more of them in the back of the loggers trucks around here because of it and from a saw modders point of view a great saw to port,as strong as they are stock they still make big gains.
Absolutely clobber a 460.

 

[Nitehawk55]

When I was at Stihl they had some very early 064 saws that had been used out west for pre production testing a few years before . I asked the Prez if it would be OK for me to get them running again and keep a couple and he said sure so I got 3 of the 5 into good running shape . I sold mine years ago but I gave one to my friend and he still has it . They were very powerful , damn things kick back like a mule when you're starting them....very high strung .

Crank bearings and crank shafts were different than the final 064 when they were released .

 

[Frank bierce]

You have to remember that not all of us cut foam wood.

A 044 is a 20" bar saw to me.
It will run a 24" sure but if I need a 24" in the hard woods here it will be on a 064.

I like foam wood....