What's your favorite 70cc saw?

[bryanr2]

Dol-Kita 6800iView attachment 20249

Fantastic saw. I had a Sachs Dolmar 120si. Here was a video of it back in '12 when randy was porting it.

 

[Black Dog Chainsaw]

Fantastic saw. I had a Sachs Dolmar 120si. Here was a video of it back in '12 when randy was porting it.

Gotta love the 120si/6800i series. Lots of torque and pretty well balanced with a 20-24" bar.

Current favorite is a makita dcs7901 with 24" bar and 404 chain.

Ya'll can go away if you don't like 404. It's the best work chain out there to get work done and not sharpen your chain 4-5x a day!

Also I love the way the OP requested "non-ported" 70cc saws and practically all of you mention ported saws! Has anyone had a written test with directions that said "Read this test in it's entirety before beginning." And at the end of the test it says "You do not need to answer any of the questions above."

 

[Keith Gandy]

OE372xp or 440 hybrid.
NASTY ATTITUDES!!

 

[redoakneck]

Love the Dolmar 7900, but those stock spikes are useless.

I run 044-10mm, ported 372, 7300, 7900

They are all dern good!!!!

 

[hseII]

Love the Dolmar 7900, but those stock spikes are useless.

I run 044-10mm, ported 372, 7300, 7900

They are all dern good!!!!

Them Spikes are Turrible for Cants!

 

[Chris Zautner]

Pfffff... You all need a Stihl ms 441 rcm

 

[Stihl working Hard]

I wish we could get that saw in the states. Probably outsell the 441 3:1...

I sold my 441c I bought the 381 at the same time prefer the manual carb adjustment

 

[MustangMike]

I'll stick with my original post (#79) and even expand it a bit.

I now have both the 10 mm 044 and a MS440 that are not ported, they both just have "do at home mods" (air filter, muffler, timing & base gasket delete). IMO, they both run very well for not being ported. In fact, my brother (who has had a 460 for over 12 years) ran my 440 for the first time today and said it ran like a very strong 460, only lighter!

I had them both at the upstate NY GTG, and will bring them to others.

 

[stihl saws]

I sold my 441c I bought the 381 at the same time prefer the manual carb adjustment

That's the same reason I've kept my carbed 441. Nothing against technology, just simpler to work on.

 

[CR500]

7900 is the most impressive stock 70cc saw I have ran to this date lol

 

[MustangMike]

The 7900, 576 and 461 all feel very strong stock, nothing outrageous, but very strong for stock saws. The 576 IMO is way too heavy, but performance wise I think all three of those saws are close.

But if you are talking true 70 cc saws (70 cc +/- 5cc), the 044/440 and 372 are both a good deal lighter than the above saws, and hard to beat.

 

[CR500]

7300 has to be good stock as well

 

[MustangMike]

I believe you, but have never run one.

 

[Stihl working Hard]

That's the same reason I've kept my carbed 441. Nothing against technology, just simpler to work on.

I have a MM ported 661 Iam not totally sold on mtronic

 

[hseII]

I have a MM ported 661 Iam not totally sold on mtronic

There are a couple guys that have converted them, and they look to be more Beastly with the mechanical carbs.


Silly Yermans.

 

[mdavlee]

The 7900, 576 and 461 all feel very strong stock, nothing outrageous, but very strong for stock saws. The 576 IMO is way too heavy, but performance wise I think all three of those saws are close.

But if you are talking true 70 cc saws (70 cc +/- 5cc), the 044/440 and 372 are both a good deal lighter than the above saws, and hard to beat.

The 576 is within ounces of a 460 and has about the same power. I've had 2 of them with each carb setup. 7300 is close as well and you usually need more than a 20" or 24" to see the difference.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Ported Dolmar 6100 ,stock 7900 and Jomsered 2172.

 

[MustangMike]

Isn't the Auto Tune 576 power head over 15 lbs?

 

[DexterDay]

This ugly mofo... Looks terrible, but has a new OEM 372 slug and jug!!

 

[bryanr2]

This ugly mofo... Looks terrible, but has a new OEM 372 slug and jug!!

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looks like you've come over to the dark side Kenis.