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Posted: 9/18/2021 12:31:57 PM EDT
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Today's work load consists of a 32" dead pin oak. It came over real nice. The neighbors came out to say it shook their house.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 12:55:44 PM EDT
[#2]
462CM
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Posted: 9/18/2021 2:22:41 PM EDT
[#3]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Today's work load consists of a 32" dead pin oak. It came over real nice. The neighbors came out to say it shook their house. https://i.postimg.cc/g2D28L55/EC78-F320-E02-B-4-E64-9-F11-58-CECC1079-C4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VL9fPbY6/EC01590-D-98-BD-4-EE8-BD0-D-517-CE9493406.jpg |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 2:26:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Stihl FarmBoss. Had one for 20yrs and it’s a heavy underpowered saw. Reliable S hell but yuck. My new 462 is awesome |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 4:49:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Had one for 20yrs and it’s a heavy underpowered saw. Reliable S hell but yuck. My new 462 is awesome Fools buy a consumer grade saw and think it will be just as good as a Pro saw " considering how much I use it". I would take a 50cc Pro grade saw over any POS consumer grade 60 or 70cc any day of the week. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 5:11:09 PM EDT
[#6]
Echo CS-590
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Posted: 9/18/2021 6:01:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fools buy a consumer grade saw and think it will be just as good as a Pro saw " considering how much I use it". I would take a 50cc Pro grade saw over any POS consumer grade 60 or 70cc any day of the week. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Had one for 20yrs and it's a heavy underpowered saw. Reliable S hell but yuck. My new 462 is awesome |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 6:07:47 PM EDT
[#8]
Either my username, or a Dolmar 7900 series are the best
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Posted: 9/18/2021 6:24:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Either my username, or a Dolmar 7900 series are the best |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 6:31:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There was a 241 pro saw, a friend has one, just bought it a couple years ago. I think it might be discontinued now. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 462 is around $1200, 261 (I am not aware of a 241 pro) is about $600. The 500i is about $1400. You can buy a decent amount of chain and bar oil/gas for that extra $400. There was a 241 pro saw, a friend has one, just bought it a couple years ago. I think it might be discontinued now. Stihl still makes it, but doesn't sell them in their US market, don't think they ever did, only sold outside the 50 states. But there are lots of dealers that can get them, probably imported from Canada. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 6:56:27 PM EDT
[#11]
I have been thinking of retiring my woodboss but it fires up and blows through whatever I put before it. I have a 30"+ sweet gum that's gonna challenge it in a few weeks
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:02:53 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Here we have another 21'er being wrong. Stihl fanboys are in the same tier as Milwaukee and Tacoma bros |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:08:31 PM EDT
[#13]
MS250
Does everything I need it to do around the farm. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:08:57 PM EDT
[#14]
 Husky 572xp with 28” bar only have a few tanks of fuel through it but the power to weight ratio is pretty darn nice. That was a limb out of a big old oak hurricane ida decided to put on the ground. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:14:15 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stihl fanboys are in the same tier as Milwaukee and Tacoma bros Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Here we have another 21'er being wrong. Stihl fanboys are in the same tier as Milwaukee and Tacoma bros |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:17:23 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Either my username, or a Dolmar 7900 series are the best 372 would be it for me. Pictured with my 394xp here. Went orange and never went back.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:23:21 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm a battery boi since my property is at 8400ft and I can't even keep small gas engines running right at sea level. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/231998/f4f24bbfc1df4192afcc16aa702ea550_jpg-2092819.JPG I've got the 220C with the 16" bar. It does the job for me when I need to cut up to 8" trees. https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/battery-saws/msa220cb/ Just picked up the dewalt 16" 60v today. I do like my 20" husky but its over kill for 99% of my home owner needs and Im deep into the dewalt flex volt stuff. Gas saws are great for someone who heats with wood or even anyone that has to cut up a fill sized tree. But a branch after a wind storm battery all the way. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:24:18 PM EDT
[#18]
Stihl MS261C. Easy choice.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:24:45 PM EDT
[#19]
I picked up both of these this spring/summer, can't wait for the weather to start cooling down to get out there and put them to work dropping and bucking
 
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:30:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I picked up both of these this spring/summer, can't wait for the weather to start cooling down to get out there and put them to work dropping and bucking https://i.ibb.co/X59h132/IMG-7925.jpg https://i.ibb.co/JrmMG63/IMG-7926.jpg Nice. That Husky though 
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:46:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My only saw is a Huskvarna 335 xtp. I used to climb and work in a bucket. Fuck all that. My biggest was a Sthil MS 460. Out of my 11 saws, I like my 335XPT the best for all around trail and firewood work. For bucking, my Dolmar 5105 S with the speed coil and narrow kerf is my go-to saw. For felling big stiff, my Husky 371XP and JonnyRed 920. All of my saws are modded from mild to hot. I have an old bored and ported Stihl 034 that is pretty wild, but I'm going to give it to a buddy after I put a new piston in it. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:47:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/52425/0916211226_jpg-2092816.JPG Forgot about my dad's old Homelite. He broke the rope, not too bad to fix. I cleaned it up and now it floods like a bitch. Nice. I have both of those too! With an original hard case for the Homelite too! It's great for containing the leaking oil. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:50:31 PM EDT
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I think they do a good job marketing too.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 7:51:29 PM EDT
[#24]
I climb trees, 2 chainsaws is really the minimum.
But if my feet didn't leave the ground, I think a ported 562xp would do most everything pretty nicely. A 500i would have more power at the same weight, but your wallet would be a good bit lighter. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 8:34:42 PM EDT
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I think for most people, myself included, the 500 is too much saw if you only have one. I have a mid-90's 026 Pro with a 16" bar for my only saw, but I inherited it. It was barely used before I got it and is still in great shape, but it's a little small for an only saw. Fortunately, I have access to various other options up to a 461 if needed. If I were buying an only saw, I'd skip all the homeowner/farm saws and go with either a 362 or 400 with a 20" bar and an extra 25" for bigger jobs. Since having to borrow a bigger saw kind of sucks, I'll probably buy one of the two and keep the 026, unless I can convince myself to go 462 or 500 instead. Since we moved from the 'burbs to the woods the saw has been getting a lot more use, so it's easier to justify buying a bigger one now.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 8:44:27 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stihl still makes it, but doesn't sell them in their US market, don't think they ever did, only sold outside the 50 states. But there are lots of dealers that can get them, probably imported from Canada. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: 462 is around $1200, 261 (I am not aware of a 241 pro) is about $600. The 500i is about $1400. You can buy a decent amount of chain and bar oil/gas for that extra $400. There was a 241 pro saw, a friend has one, just bought it a couple years ago. I think it might be discontinued now. Stihl still makes it, but doesn't sell them in their US market, don't think they ever did, only sold outside the 50 states. But there are lots of dealers that can get them, probably imported from Canada. That could be a more recent thing maybe? Because I'm pretty sure the 241 used to be on the Stihl USA site and now it's not. But yeah, I see it is still on the Stihl international site. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 8:49:12 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Either my username, or a Dolmar 7900 series are the best Lol. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 8:58:44 PM EDT
[#28]
Not that many are available, but I am still running the 1964 homelite superxlao that my father passed on to me. It is all original except the chain, the spark plug, and the fuel line.
It does not know how to fail. I cleaned, restored and repainted it last year. When my father saw it he said it looks like the day he bought it. I would post pictures but I am not sure how to do that anymore. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 9:03:35 PM EDT
[#29]
I bought a Jonsered (Husqvarna) 2255 at the pawn shop two years ago for $125 cause someone had removed the chain break. I just lost 36 trees in Ida, mostly 100' tall pines. This old saw just eats them up. I have three chains that I rotate between, then resharpen them and start over. I use the Pferd model of that Stihl sharpener to touch up between changing chains.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 9:08:53 PM EDT
[#30]
That's a nice saw.
But my back aches just thinking about cutting with it for more than 30 minutes. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 9:22:12 PM EDT
[#31]
My two favorites are my 241 and 441. I also have a 261 which is a good saw.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 9:25:24 PM EDT
[#32]
I'll stick with the saw the arborist that I pay to do the job uses. Seems to work pretty damn well.
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Posted: 9/18/2021 10:44:38 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My two favorites are my 241 and 441. I also have a 261 which is a good saw. Then the chain started smoking; I mean "the freeking chainsaw is on fire" type smoking. I shut it off and the bar smoked for a couple minutes until it cooled down. The chain didn't appear to be too tight and the oil tank was full. Looked to me that the oil channel was plugged near as I could tell. After we got the tree of my trailer, I looked at the saw again and noticed that the plastic near the chain drive was charred and looked like it had overheated more than once. I pointed it out to the owner; I'm pretty sure he was already aware of it and just hadn't taken care of it yet.  Other than that, the saw felt good in my hands. Hope the owner gets it fixed; it's a nice professional level saw. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 10:50:22 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That's a nice saw. But my back aches just thinking about cutting with it for more than 30 minutes. But it cuts so quickly, in 30 mins you can get a shit load of cutting done. |
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Posted: 9/18/2021 11:28:54 PM EDT
[#35]
Bunch of cute little east coast bars in this thread. 500 is a great saw power to weight. Typically run a 462RCM with a light weight 32" bar. When you spend a day working big western red cedars your back appreciates the extra length.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:00:58 AM EDT
[#36]
I'm 1100 miles from home so I can't double check, but I think this is what I've got on a shelf in my garage.
I've had it since Dad got it for me back in the late '70s / very early '80s when I was young, poor, and heated my house with wood. I haven't started it in at least 25 years.  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:15:08 AM EDT
[#37]
Stihl 044 accept no others
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Posted: 9/19/2021 6:03:17 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stihl 044 accept no others |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 8:05:04 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Bunch of cute little east coast bars in this thread. 500 is a great saw power to weight. Typically run a 462RCM with a light weight 32" bar. When you spend a day working big western red cedars your back appreciates the extra length. Meh, not many monster soft woods out here. I work with mostly hardwoods. Oaks, locust, Hickory, American Beech, Sweetgum etc. a 28/32” bar handles basically everything on the 394, but I do have a 42” tucked away for the field grown oaks. I only ever run a 24” on the 372. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 8:16:53 AM EDT
[#40]
Where I live an MS261 with an 18" bar is perfect.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 8:24:02 AM EDT
[#41]
....it would be an old Husquvarna with a poorly sharpened blade, covered in oil and sawdust, smelling of gasoline, cigs, and Red Rose tea, with my Old Man on the end of it. He looks up at me with one eye closed and one eye full of woodchips. His huge smile sticks out because his perfect false teeth do not match the thick, suntanned, and scarred skin he wears from a lifetime of hard Labor for little money. He found enjoyment from work, because that's all there was.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 9:00:55 AM EDT
[#42]
My MS 362 is a workhorse and I like it a lot, but after checking the specs on the 500i compared to the 362..HMMM
I may need to do a trade in. Side note..I don't work on my saws..I carry em to the dealer. |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 11:10:09 AM EDT
[#43]
I am happy with my Echo Timber Wolf
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:49:40 PM EDT
[#44]
Had a bunch of beech snapped in half, grabbed the 170 and 261. Accidentally knocked down a giant dead birch, oopsies. Had a doubled up beech where the base was 3 trees as one base tree, had the uphill one snapped and hung up on a downhill one. So I notched the snapped one to the left if facing downhill, notched the one downhill it was leaning on downhill, made a partial back cut on the snapped one, then made the back cut on the leaning on and it all came down perfectly, except knocking said birch over. Made a bench from a dead maple that was standing with no bark, top was hollow. Bucked a bunch, didn't get one pinched. Beech is heavy as f***.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:54:29 PM EDT
[#45]
While I really like and want a 500 I would go with a 440/460 or 372 if only one to avoid the down the line headaches it will bring.
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Posted: 9/19/2021 12:55:44 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not an arborist or a logger by any means. That said, my MS-261 has been superb. A bunch of ARFcommers suggested that model to me years ago. You buncha' glorious bastards  Love my 261. It's the perfect all around size imo |
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Posted: 9/19/2021 4:14:31 PM EDT
[#47]
There's no way I would want to haul up OP's chainsaw to trim trees.
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Posted: 9/20/2021 1:35:02 PM EDT
[#48]
So, I'm looking at a Stihl MS362C and a MS391, leaning towards the 362C.
What says the hive mind? |
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Posted: 9/20/2021 1:57:08 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So, I'm looking at a Stihl MS362C and a MS391, leaning towards the 362C. What says the hive mind? Look at my post a few up. I love my MS 362..its a beast, but the 500i the OP posted about is only 1.6lb more and much more saw if you wanna pay the price. MS 362 powerhead 12.3lbs...3.6 cu in MS 500i powerhead 13.9lbs..4.83 cu in 4.69hp vs 6.7hp |
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Posted: 9/20/2021 2:09:31 PM EDT
[#50]
500i is way outside of my budget, I'm only looking to pull an 18" & 20" blade.
The fuel injection is cool on the 500i, but a little leery on the cost of repair if the EFI craps out. My main concern is chopping already fallen trees and larger limbs for firewood at camp. |
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