[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What Is Your Go To Chainsaw (Page 1 of 4)
Posted: 1/27/2016 11:03:48 PM EDT
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What is your main chainsaw you use for cutting your fire wood and do you use a Chisel tooth chain?
Been looking at a Husky 450 or 460. |
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picked up a husky 455 rancher autotune last year. works fantastic. been very reliable, good on gas, good power. I cut about 10-15 cords a year to heat the house. had to cut a hole in the ice a couple weeks back to get out my brothers snowmobile (moron) couple others brought chainsaws, was -10f out. none of them would start. husky did just as easy as it did when it was summer. 
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What is your main chainsaw you use for cutting your fire wood? Been looking at a Husky 450 or 460. picked up a husky 455 rancher autotune last year. works fantastic. been very reliable, good on gas, good power. I cut about 10-15 cords a year to heat the house. had to cut a hole in the ice a couple weeks back to get out my brothers snowmobile (moron) couple others brought chainsaws, was -10f out. none of them would start. husky did just as easy as it did when it was summer.
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I guess my "go to" is a Stihl 032AV. I have five of them but put a 16" bar on one. It cuts like a raped ape.
For felling I use an 039 with a 25" bar. For trimming and limbing I use an 019T. I have a wife to run the splitter, so heating with wood isn't too much of a chore. I do have to say those Huskee-varnee saws are downright cute. 
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I've got (3) never use any of them.....but when I need one whatever one starts & it's always a bitch to get one of those fuckers to start then the fuck'in chain will fall the fuck off......then the bitch won't start.
Cordless sawsall for the little work that I need done. |
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I researched them pretty heavy a couple months back and decided I would get a Stihl when funds permitted.
I've had my eye on the refurbished 435/440 on VM Innovation for ~$185. I wanted a bigger saw, but a lot of the people preferred the lighter saw to their heavier, more powerful saws. |
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It depends what I have to cut.
small stuff I use a 12" Echo - great little one handed saw a little bit bigger I grab the Stihl 044 or 046 - I can't remember which one I own but I think it's the 046 and the big guy hardly gets used any more but that's a Stihl 066 with a 36" bar All of my saws are over 20 years old |
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I researched them pretty heavy a couple months back and decided I would get a Stihl when funds permitted. I've had my eye on the refurbished 435/440 on VM Innovation for ~$185. I wanted a bigger saw, but a lot of the people preferred the lighter saw to their heavier, more powerful saws. Weight of a saw makes a much bigger difference than a little extra power. Keeping the chain sharp is a huge factor. 50 vs 70 cc not so much. One cut into a dirty log with a big saw, and you are throwing powder vs chips. |
| Don't have to use one. The boys fell and buck. I just use my mini cordwood saw to chop it into fireplace lengths. Sometimes even 10" to go north south in the insert. Burns faster that way. Also splits easier. But some larger logs get drilled and split with blasting powder set off with an electric squib. Just an ounce of home made 75/15/10 KNO3/C/S and sealed with kitty litter/sand does the trick. Can split 8' of 12" diameter oak. |
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Keeping the chain sharp is a huge factor. 50 vs 70 cc not so much. I agree that keeping the chain sharp makes a big difference, but suggesting you won't see "much" switching between a 50 and 70cc saw is crazy talk. I've owned homeowner and professional grade saws from 33cc all the way up to a Stihl 066 Magnum with 92cc's, and as the old drag guys will tell you, there is no replacement for displacement. |
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If I could only have one saw, it would be a Husqvarna 372XP with a 24" bar. That being said, I've probably cut just about as much wood with an old Husqvarna 61 and 20" bar. Funny, I have the same set up, but with a 1978 Husqvarna 65. Still like the 20" bar on the 372 as I think it balances better. |
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Funny, I have the same set up, but with a 1978 Husqvarna 65. Still like the 20" bar on the 372 as I think it balances better. 372 with a 20" bar is a great firewood saw, and will flat out sling chips. I keep a 24" bar on mine, and love to use the extra length to limb trees on the ground....the 20" bar stays on the 575XP. |
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Quoted: Husky 346xp for clearing trails and limbing. Husky 357 for firewood Stihll 066 for big stuff Dolmar 7900 just for fun. (Fun fact, Dolmar 7900 has the highest hp for its weight ratio of any saw) just bought a makita [dolmar]510 for backup. |