Which 70cc plus saw would you buy?

[sawmikaze]

Balance means more to me than lightest weight. If a saw balances right for me, it won’t fatigue me near as much as trying to counter a nose heavy saw all day.

Husqvarna definitely has a leg on stihl in that dept.

 

[Duce]

Clubs are overrated….. I walk alone.

GDI.

 

[Czed]

I'd buy a 372 lowtop off of nightrouge
And leave it a lowtop
Maybe throw a zoo city topend on it
If I wanted too.
I have no desire to modernize
That 20+ year old design will cut anything I'll ever need to cut.

 

[Loony661]

Husqvarna definitely has a leg on stihl in that dept.

...I have yet to try one...

 

[Logsdendave]

So to be clear we’re all agreeing on the 462?

 

[Duce]

So to be clear we’re all agreeing on the 462?

I do not think so!

 

[Woodpecker]

So to be clear we’re all agreeing on the 462?

Might wanna bone up on your reading skills there bub

 

[Funky sawman]

I really thought the 084 was the desired saw here lol. I happen to know of a new in box one here locally that a guy could pick up for 2 oz of gold!!!!!!
I mean come on now, who wouldn't find a saw with a skeletonized connecting rod sexy.

 

[2000ssm6]

So to be clear we’re all agreeing on the 462?

Yes, and with the money saved it’s gets sent directly to the builder of choice.

 

[TreeLife]

Husqvarna definitely has a leg on stihl in that dept.

What's your opinion on the 2 brands flippy caps?

 

[sawmikaze]

What's your opinion on the 2 brands flippy caps?

Psh..Husky has that on lock.

 

[TreeLife]

Psh..Husky has that on lock.

I agree. I always felt like stihl had a tougher product, but that silly overengineered flip cap sucks lol

 

[sawmikaze]

I agree. I always felt like stihl had a tougher product, but that silly overengineered flip cap sucks lol

I hate the oil camp the most, I've never seen a daily stihl work saw that didn't need the oil tank flushed regularly. That *s-word packs up and falls in.

 

[sawmikaze]

...I have yet to try one...

Put a 28 on a 572 and a 462, you'll see..

 

[pwheel]

... I've never seen a daily stihl work saw that didn't need the oil tank flushed regularly. That *s-word packs up and falls in.

Oh, there's a fix for that. First, pick up the saw with the bar to your left, then blow around the oil cap to clear the junk. Try not to get your nose lit up by the muffler. Remove the cap, take off your glove, and use your finger to wipe more junk off the cap and the inside of the tank rim. May be inconvenient in freezing weather, in which case, blow on your fingers until they turn back from gray and the pain becomes tolerable...

 

[Gullet]

Oh, there's a fix for that. First, pick up the saw with the bar to your left, then blow around the oil cap to clear the junk. Try not to get your nose lit up by the muffler. Remove the cap, take off your glove, and use your finger to wipe more junk off the cap and the inside of the tank rim. May be inconvenient in cold weather, in which case, blow on your fingers until they turn back from gray and the pain becomes tolerable...

I use a old tooth brush to clean around the oil cap before taking the cap off.
Works great.

 

[2000ssm6]

I use a old tooth brush to clean around the oil cap before taking the cap off.
Works great.

+1, a tooth brush and can of brake cleaner should be in the milk crate along with your mix and bar oil.

 

[Ford3000]

I use a old tooth brush to clean around the oil cap before taking the cap off.
Works great.

Same here, and I use the handle to clean out chips or whatever in around the chain sprocket after a fill of oil.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Toothbrush huh @sawmikaze .

 

[Loony661]

Oh, there's a fix for that. First, pick up the saw with the bar to your left, then blow around the oil cap to clear the junk. Try not to get your nose lit up by the muffler. Remove the cap, take off your glove, and use your finger to wipe more junk off the cap and the inside of the tank rim. May be inconvenient in freezing weather, in which case, blow on your fingers until they turn back from gray and the pain becomes tolerable...

I wipe my saw out with my finger all the time - it’s not cold when the saw is working all day