What's your favorite 70cc saw?

[Deets066]

While on the discussion of bars and chains. Anyone run a 20" .404 setup on a 70cc class saw ?

Yeah I've ran it on my hybrid with an 8 pin. Chain was new Oregon and squared up slightly.
It was super aggressive and would pull the life out of a saw

 

[Deets066]

Good chain and a 7 sprocket with 404 would be real nice on the hybrid

 

[Nitehawk55]

On the oiling , watch you don't get heavy bar oil , it's no good not even in the summer .There is stuff out there that is crap .
All oilers seem to work a lot better on the thinner stuff . If you're not happy with how your bar is getting oiled try something different .

 

[T.Roller]

I use the TSC bar oil. It's not thick

 

[Deets066]

I liked the motion lotion from Baileys but was expensive to ship.

Jason gave me a jug of some good Bar oil but I can't remember the name

 

[jmssaws]

I liked the motion lotion from Baileys but was expensive to ship.

Jason gave me a jug of some good Bar oil but I can't remember the name

Star fire.
It what I use,synthetic and thinner

 

[hseII]

I use the TSC bar oil. It's not thick

I was cleaning out the dump truck the other day & found 2 forgotten gallons of TSC an oil from when they were having their sale: Good Thymes.


2 Rings & A Flattop, LLC Test Dummy

 

[T.Roller]

I was cleaning out the dump truck the other day & found 2 forgotten gallons of TSC an oil from when they were having their sale: Good Thymes.


2 Rings & A Flattop, LLC Test Dummy

It seems to work great

 

[Stihlkillstrees]

I never liked thin bar oil, Napa had some stuff that was thick like gear oil but didn't smell like it, worked great.

 

[DexterDay]

Ugly!! But runs good!! @Wolverine

 

[Wolverine]

Best answer. This belongs in daves thread... the one that got away.

 

[Ryan Browne]

I've been wanting to try a 20" .404 on my 660 for cutting firewood. Does anyone think the bearings on a 70cc saw might not like the .404? I've heard it's rough on bottom end, but maybe that's more of an issue only on longer bars.

 

[Deets066]

I've been wanting to try a 20" .404 on my 660 for cutting firewood. Does anyone think the bearings on a 70cc saw might not like the .404? I've heard it's rough on bottom end, but maybe that's more of an issue only on longer bars.

It depends how you sharpen chain and set rakers, I bet with a smooth cutting square chain it's not an issue.

 

[huskihl]

I've been wanting to try a 20" .404 on my 660 for cutting firewood. Does anyone think the bearings on a 70cc saw might not like the .404? I've heard it's rough on bottom end, but maybe that's more of an issue only on longer bars.

It depends how you sharpen chain and set rakers, I bet with a smooth cutting square chain it's not an issue.

I was thinking the same thing. Rakers are usually a bit low. Round file it 3 or 4 times as needed, then convert it to square and she'll smooth out and sing with rakers at .020"

 

[jmssaws]

I've been wanting to try a 20" .404 on my 660 for cutting firewood. Does anyone think the bearings on a 70cc saw might not like the .404? I've heard it's rough on bottom end, but maybe that's more of an issue only on longer bars.

My 066 in this video has a 20" 404 on it

 

[Ryan Browne]

My 066 in this video has a 20" 404 on it

Where did you get the bar? I've been thinking of either a hard nose or buying a forester single rivet and installing an Oregon .404 tip, which I have in stock.


Unless someone has a bar without a tip that'll take an Oregon tip. In d025, .063, 20". Kind of a tall order, I know.

 

[huskihl]

Where did you get the bar? I've been thinking of either a hard nose or buying a forester single rivet and installing an Oregon .404 tip, which I have in stock.


Unless someone has a bar without a tip that'll take an Oregon tip. In d025, .063, 20". Kind of a tall order, I know.

I didn't watch J's vid, as I'm low on data for another week, but I think LCS had a bunch of bars on sale. They might be sold out now though

 

[jmssaws]

I didn't watch J's vid, as I'm low on data for another week, but I think LCS had a bunch of bars on sale. They might be sold out now though

It was like 20$ for a gb titanium cn40
Left coast supply
There sold out though

 

[Wolverine]

My favorite 70cc saw:

 

[jmssaws]

That 20" 404 setup pulls hard on a 90cc saw but it's fast

Buy a new stihl 063 20" and change the tip. I've got several new 404 tips for a stihl bar