What's your favorite 70cc saw?

[Simondo]

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.

I have not had a chance to use a 7 group Dolmar myself ...interesting run down of your thoughts. I do like what i see on paper and figure ether the 7310 or 7910 will be making its way to me some time soon.
Do they seem to be holding up ok ..if looked after right of corse?

 

[Simondo]

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 .

Bit of factory set advance i bet....

 

[jmssaws]

I have not had a chance to use a 7 group Dolmar myself ...interesting run down of your thoughts. I do like what i see on paper and figure ether the 7310 or 7910 will be making its way to me some time soon.
Do they seem to be holding up ok ..if looked after right of corse?

A couple guys had the pto side of the crank snap off but that is really all I've heard of.
Mike Lee would be the one to ask.
This 7910 is new but runs awesome for still stock. I wish I had a stock 660 here to run against it.

 

[sawfun]

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 dunno, a lot of PNW loggers around here use and like 044's. They mostly run 32 & 36 inch bars. But then again we know they are foam cutters. Funny but I've cut some foam too and find it as hard or worse to cut as white oak. Foam often has pitch which collects dust and chips that goes between bar and chain making cutting conditions harder than oak that cuts nice CLEAN chips. Splitting green foam is kinda tougher to me than oak as well. The reason a lot of loggers use the 044 is that it's dependable, affordable, and is easy to get parts or service on. Yes the 046 MIGHT be preferred, but one uses what one can afford and get by with. And yes the Husky's have a lessor reputation around here, the older 372 still holds some respect though.

 

[sawfun]

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

064's are pretty much gone in the PNW as well as, like 895 Mac's, they've been mostly used up, and hard. I know a logoer in the Olympic forest area the rebuilds 064's & 066's. He told me two years ago he was phasing out 064'some due to lack of parts availability. Most of the guys up there run 36" bars and down my way 28" & 32" are more common.

 

[mdavlee]

A couple guys had the pto side of the crank snap off but that is really all I've heard of.
Mike Lee would be the one to ask.
This 7910 is new but runs awesome for still stock. I wish I had a stock 660 here to run against it.

Solo never held up. Cranks twist in them between 15 days and 6 months in almost every single one used in production falling. 7900 lasts a lot better. We had one dealer about 30 miles uses from where I used to live who had converted a lot of people to the Dolmar for the cost and reliability cutting timber.

 

[jmssaws]

I dunno, a lot of PNW loggers around here use and like 044's. They mostly run 32 & 36 inch bars. But then again we know they are foam cutters. Funny but I've cut some foam too and find it as hard or worse to cut as white oak. Foam often has pitch which collects dust and chips that goes between bar and chain making cutting conditions harder than oak that cuts nice CLEAN chips. Splitting green foam is kinda tougher to me than oak as well. The reason a lot of loggers use the 044 is that it's dependable, affordable, and is easy to get parts or service on. Yes the 046 MIGHT be preferred, but one uses what one can afford and get by with. And yes the Husky's have a lessor reputation around here, the older 372 still holds some respect though.

The big white pine here on the farm is soft but pulls a saw down hard,not like white oak but it loads a saw more than most think.

Absolutely no way will a 044 oil a 36" in white oak,it might half ass run it but you'd get killed trying to fall with it.

 

[Simondo]

Solo never held up. Cranks twist in them between 15 days and 6 months in almost every single one used in production falling. 7900 lasts a lot better. We had one dealer about 30 miles uses from where I used to live who had converted a lot of people to the Dolmar for the cost and reliability cutting timber.

Thanks Mike ....it will be a 7910 or a 7310 for me.

 

[jmssaws]

Solo never held up. Cranks twist in them between 15 days and 6 months in almost every single one used in production falling. 7900 lasts a lot better. We had one dealer about 30 miles uses from where I used to live who had converted a lot of people to the Dolmar for the cost and reliability cutting timber.

Lot of independent loggers here are running them.
Less than 900$ vs 1300 for a 661,that's a lot

 

[dall]

i dont like pushing the limits of the oiler for any saw be it a 026 or anthing between the 066

 

[T.Roller]

The big white pine here on the farm is soft but pulls a saw down hard,not like white oak but it loads a saw more than most think.

Absolutely no way will a 044 oil a 36" in white oak,it might half ass run it but you'd get killed trying to fall with it.

My 44 has a hard time oiling a 25"

 

[dall]

stihl says it should oil a 28 same as the 046 should oil a 32 and a 066 a 36

 

[jmssaws]

My 44 has a hard time oiling a 25"

In big white oak timber a 460 won't oil a 25" that's why nobody uses one here.

 

[jmssaws]

stihl says it should oil a 28 same as the 046 should oil a 32 and a 066 a 36

A 066 will oil a 36" a 660 barely does though

 

[T.Roller]

stihl says it should oil a 28 same as the 046 should oil a 32 and a 066 a 36

I don't care what they say. If I have my 25" buried the chain is very dry at the end of cuts. I couldn't imagine a 28" on it. Same with the 441

 

[dall]

A 066 will oil a 36" a 660 barely does though

dont they use the same oil pump?

 

[mdavlee]

My 46 oils a 34" fine.

 

[dall]

dave im not arguing with you i dont run a bigger bar than a 25 on my hybrid or 046 usually have a 20 on the hybrid

 

[mdavlee]

I don't care what they say. If I have my 25" buried the chain is very dry at the end of cuts. I couldn't imagine a 28" on it. Same with the 441

Mod that puppy. They'll oil a 32" after a little work. Running 63 instead of 50 helps too on the bars.

 

[T.Roller]

Mod that puppy. They'll oil a 32" after a little work. Running 63 instead of 50 helps too on the bars.

I've been meaning to mod the pump for awhile. I like the Husky oilers.