Tell us about your Saws!

[KiwiCharlie]

G'day Kevin,

Lets get the Chainsaw section revved up a bit!
Tell me what saws are you running for your operation.  For falling/bucking etc and for use with the MkIII.  If you use a powerhead with less than 90cc for your MKIII, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on if you think its enough etc.
Do you do your own maintenance or use a shop?
Anyone else feel free to jump in here too!!
I enjoy chainsaws (I have used them since the age of 14 - theres a post there if anyones interested!) and talking about them too.
Cheers
Charlie.


P.S. I really do like Smileys!!

[Kevin]

KC;
I have two saws, a 262 Husqvarna and a 066 Stihl.
I first started out using the 262(62cc) for everything and it works well on trees in the 14" range , I mill primarily cedar.
I use the 262 for felling, limbing, bucking and also use it with the Mini mill.
I leave the 066 attached to the MKIII because it has the side chain tensioner.
I wanted to buy a large Husky but they don`t put the side chain tensioner on them and they don`t have any plans to start, thus enters the 066.
I grind my own chains, and maintain the bars along with general maintenance to the saws but I`m not popping any pistons or performing any heavy duty repairs.

[CharlieJ]

G,day,

I run a Sthil 066 on a 24" MK 111. I do mostly white pine with a few hardwoods thrown in.
I have a husky 036 for limbing and an old Homelite for bucking. the 066 is about minmum for
hardwoods. I also do my own maintenance and file my chains. I recently converted to low profile chain, it speeds things up considerable. A setup like this is great for a woodworker who needs to saw a few logs here and there.

Charlie

[Kevin]

Charlie J;
When are you going to fire up that Alaskan again?
Do you have any logs left or have plans to fell any trees in the near future?

[KiwiCharlie]

G'day Kevin,

As for myself, I am running a Stihl 038 Mag for felling and bucking.  At 72cc's its got plenty of go, but is quite heavy for limbing.  Am looking at an 026 Pro for bucking/limbing duties.
Until recently I was using an 066 for all duties, including the MKIII, it was pretty clapped out (I was probably the 4th owner!!).  I have just taken delivery of an 090, and cant wait to hit some serious timber with it.  I have opted for the .404 pitch, .063 guage RS Stihl chain at present, as I figure Ive got plenty of power to pull it.  I would be interested to know if you use LP chain and how you find it.  Do you use Malloffs book?.  I managed to get a copy thru Bibliofind recently for US$110 !! .  I shouldnt complain as its the Bible for what Im doing (and with the info relating to the 090) although the exchange rate from US to NZ is in the toilet right now, so I got caned there!
One peice of gear I dont have is the Mini Mill.  I would like to hear sometime how you find it for edging etc.
As you can see I am a Stihl man, although Huskys 372XP looks pretty nice.  I could be swayed......!
Cheers
Charlie.

P.S. Honestly, I really do like Smileys!!

[Kevin]

KC;
The best all around ripping chain I have used is the Oregon RA but it`s not easy to acquire for the Stihl saws.
I like Granbergs chain but it doesn`t stay sharp long enough and I`ve only used one low pro ground to a similar configuration.
The RA is a full skip ground to 10 degrees.
I just purchased a chain breaker and spinner so if I can locate a roll of RA for the Stihl I`ll make my own loops for the 066.
I think the problem with the Granberg chain is the difference in height between the scoring and clearing cutters.
The scoring cutters are doing all the cutting so it only stands to reason that the chain would lose its edge sooner than a conventional ripping chain.
I can sympathize with you over the U.S currency, they have all the goodies but it`s twice the price by the time you get it.

[CharlieJ]

The problem with me milling in the summer is GRASS, the kind you mow, I have about 2 acres and the wife likes it nice and neat. Plus my job, the woodworking, and I am trying to find time to do an addition on my shop with all that lumber I did this winter, WHEW but I enjoy it all.Ii do have a few more logs piled up for this fall.

Kwi, I have a copy of the Malloff book, its great, i paid 100.00 for mine but it is a signed copy and in perfect condition. After trying a bunch of chains I like the Oregon VS Low Profile the best. you do have to refile it into rip configeration. it is .050 gauge, I don't know if you can make it work on the
long bars. I use a 25" sthil bar. I have't tryed the Mini Mill as yet, Kevin is the Guru on that.  

[CharlieJ]

WHOPS forgot the smileys

[Kevin]

I wouldn`t be without my mini mill !

[Gordon]

My favorite saw is my Husky 272xp it goes everywhere I do. Let me say it always rides in my truck. Yea thats better. Great all around saw. My largest is a 288xp. Plenty big for what I cut around here. Then I've got a 50 as well. My brushcutter is a Stihl 120 and I've had good luck with that as well.

So thats my favorites. What is the best saw?? Ask ten people and you'll get ten different answers. Just what your used to cut with I guess. Something that holds the rpms in the cut it what makes a good saw for me oh and weight as well. Can't forget tank size. I like the saw to run out of gas before I do, so I can get a ten minute break to refuel and oil.

Gordon

[Kevin]

That`s one nice thing about my Stihl is the clear gas tank allows you to see what`s left in the tank before you run out.
I did hear that the plastic tank mount was breaking if the saw was dropped on it`s head by accident.

[KiwiCharlie]

G'day Gordon

Thanks for your input.  As a youngster I used Huskys and Homelites cause that what Dad owned!  They were great saws although the Homelite gave out long before the Husky 50.  That Husky just kept on going and going.  It got the use of a Pro saw ( the 50 isnt a pro saw is it?), the amount of wood it was asked to cut!  In the end it just wore out.  To keep it going it would have ended up like Grandpas axe - 2 new heads and 3 new handles!
Since I left home, I worked around Stihl saws and am very happy with them, although like I mentioned before, I really like the cut of the Husky 372XP.  Had a look at one yesterday, wouldnt mind trying a demo model out.
On any forum I have come across, you see the inevitable saw-wars start between brands.  I see over on another forum I belong to, Stihl is getting a royal beat-up by an unhappy customer - that happens with every brand there is, and not just saws as we all know.  Remember that Kitchen-Whizz that never worked right??!!
A good dealer is worth more than anything to you when the you-know-what hits the fan - warranty or not.......
Thanks again Gordon
Cheers
Charlie.

[CHARLIE]

Holeee Schmolee! My little saws can't compete with y'alls!  But, you wanted to know about our chainsaws so here goes.  I enjoy woodworking and have also gotten into woodturning. I'm always looking for logs ("freewood") for turning which means I needed a chainsaw.  My monster is a little 2.0 cubic inch Craftsman (Sears), but it does an adequate job. Not as fast as a 5 cubic inch Huskie but then my time is cheap. It gets a little nippy here in Minnesota in the winter, so my sweetwife bought me a 12 amp electric Poulan chainsaw which allows me to cut logs in my shop without bursting my eardrums. So, my saws won't beat y'alls in the quarter mile but they're adequate....and they startup well.

[KiwiCharlie]

G'day Charlie,
Just remember, its not the size that counts....!
Thanks for your input.  Dad was into turning for a while, and as a young fulla (said fah-lar, guy) I managed a couple of "artistic" candlesticks!  However, I had a few instances of the chisel digging into the wood (theres a term for that Im sure) and giving me a hell of a fright.  Havent done any since!
Maybe thats why I like saws so much.  You can just cut the be-jesus out of things!
Ive read that electric saws, due to their high tourqe, dont stop even for chaps (!), so be careful.
Im sure you are though, Im not trying to teach you to suck eggs (heard of that one!!??).
Cheers,
Charlie.

[CHARLIE]

Hello KiwiCharlie! Thanks for the warning on the electric chainsaw. I didn't know that and I'll surely be on the watchout.

In woodturning, you try and "ride the bevel". That means keep the bevel of the cutting edge of the tool against the wood. When the bevel loses contact, then the only thing on the wood is the cutting edge and that is when you can lose control and get a catch. A catch can scare the bejeebies out of you and can bust up whatever you're turning....or even flip the tool out of you hand or break the toolrest. Of course when a chunk of wood comes flying out of the lathe that is the scariest. But if stuff like that happens, it happens  so fast that you get scared after it has already happened. So, it is important to 1. Ride the bevel, 2. present the cutting edge to the wood in the correct position and 3. Pay attention.   

I've got a lot to learn about cutting with a chainsaw though. I use 'em and try and be careful, but don't have a lot of experience or knowledge about what not to do....except to not stick the end of it into the wood.

[Gordon]

When it comes to saws size isn't always everything. Sometimes the smallest saw is the best. Nothing worse than carrying a large saw up into a tree if that large of a saw isn't needed.

At times 5ci is best and other times 2ci is best. Just remember that a properly sharpened chain makes or breaks any saw. So there might be a time that a 2ci saw could out cut a 5ci saw. Well thats going alittle bit overboard. But you get my jest.

Gordon

[Kevin]

Gordon, that`s why you need at least two or more.
I just wish I could have bought two from the same manufacturer.

[Gordon]

Yea it's a shame that husky doesn't make a side chain adjuster for your sake. Just think of how much more business that they would get. Thats why I've got a few saws. You can never have to many chainsaws. But the wife doesn't think that way. She is still mad at me for leaving a loop of sawchain on the doorknob.

Gordon

[KiwiCharlie]

G'day Gordon,

You should have been there to see the look on my missus' face, when she arrived home to see a brand new chainsaw sitting on the breakfast bar!!!.......
Well I had to admire it somwhere before it headed for the shed.  It was clean, and it was sitting on a paper, but that did me no favours!
Cheers
Charlie

[Gordon]

See I find nothing wrong with setting the saw on the breakfast bar. This has been awhile back but the mrs was really really mad at me for filing a chain at the kitchen table. I had cardboard down so no harm could be done. But she didn't see it that way.

It sure was nice and warm sitting at the table filing the chain and rakers. But had to go out to the cold shop to finish. Sometimes the best thing to do is run with your tail between your legs.

But I guess it boils down to a few years ago--yes it was my fault. I was working on a saw at the table which she used to have no problems with when it was super cold out. Well I leaked a very-very little bit of oil onto the vinyl floor and put a stain into it. So I'm at fault I guess. I thought the stain looked pretty darn good. She didn't have the same humor towards it.  

Gordon

[Eggsander]

For several years I ran Dad's old husky 61 (which he bought used !) ., After I let the fix-it guy tune it up once it blew up within the first half hour. At that point I made the jump and bought my Husky 257. I still use that saw most of the time with a 20" bar. A couple of years ago I got a Husky 394. I use mostly for slabbing but its sweet for felling and bucking the bigger stuff. I've been tempted at times to put a bigger bar on it but so far have stayed with the 28".
I catch a lot of grief from a couple of Stihl guys for running the Huskys, but when they work as well as mine have I sure  ain't switching.  

[timberuk]

Been through quite a few saws over the years.

An old Jonsereds..even had points ignition, Reliable but slow.
Husky 262..several. Good, but heavy for the power.
Husky 240. Just as powerful and fast as the 262, but lighter.
Husky 242. Best I ever had.
Husky 42. Second best.
Husky 254. Solid, reliable, but drinks fuel.
Husky 364..the jury is still out. So far so good.

My Dad had an old McCullough. No chain brake, and took a week to start. Oh, and I used a Partner while I was at Forestry college. Not a bad saw, but poorly balanced for continuous fast limbing.

Norman.

[Tom]

I spent the first 4 years of my custom sawing business with a Mac 640 and fought it's temperamental starting moods and gross inability to oil the chain. It had a supposed automatic/manual pump and the automatic part would never work and the manual part would get clogged and the internal pressure would blow out the pump such that nothing would work.  I was too naive to realize that that was not the way things were supposed to be.  I had used inexpensive homeowner saws all my life and being cantankerous seemed to be just how chainsaws were.

Then, I bought the Husky 61.  Its slick sides moved in the brush without hanging up, it oiled religiously, cranked when I pulled the cord, filled the oil and gas from the same direction, was balanced easy to handle and hard to bog.  My customers took me more seriously when I took out the Husky than they had when I got out the Mac.  A saws reputation can add to your image when your are trying to be a professional.

These are things I had never realized until I upgraded my requirements.  Now I have no desire to diminish them and put myself back in the state I was before.  New brands will have to prove themselves to me now before I change again.

What do I look for now?, a better chain adjuster.

[stickbilt]

I have a Sachs Dolmar 120 that I bought brand new in 1985. I have a 20" bar on it and it has served me well. It's the only saw I've owned so I can't compare to others. There was a Sachs dealer down the road from me and he has since dropped Sachs and now carries Husky. The last time I brought my saw to him for repairs I asked him how much a comparible sized Husky would cost new. After he said around $500, I asked him how much to fix my saw. It needed new mounts, fuel filter and general tuning. He said $30-40 to fluff your saw. Well it ended up costing closer to $50 but did it ever purr. I can say this about the saw, it has never failed me. I don't earn a living with it but have burned 8+ cords in a winter in my wood boiler all cut with my 120.

[Frank_Pender]

Whe I first stasted in the firewood end of this industry, 35 years ago, I borrowed my Dad's Homelite.  It had a 20" bar.  That is about all I remember about it, other than I wanted a Stihl.   I finally was able to save enough to buy myself an 031 with a 24" barr.  I was in Heaven.  I then need a back up saw and I purchase d another 031. Two or three years later the 45 came out and that is what is "needed".   I was about ready to buy one when the 56 showed up and I  just had to have one.  Of course the boss was working in the woods with me and saw that I had :two perfectly good chainsaws already and did not need a third.   I was moving 100 cords a year and teaching full time.   One weekend I got this bright idea of running two saws at once though some 20"+  Oak.  I ran one with each hand.   That was the best sales pitch I could give her, when she sas that it was, "You should go get the 056 if you need to cut that fast."   It had worked.  After that I used all three for two or three years and purchased my first Mobile Dimension Sawmill.   I moved to then to 2 064' and an 066.  I use am 025 around the mill for small trimmings and busting staubs left on logs.  Each of the larger saws have 36" bars and chains, as I am 6'1" and do not like bending over any longer to do my cutting.    Any real wood of any size for falling I use the 066.   Any  timber 24" dbh and less I use one of the 044's.   whatever is handy at the time is what I use for limbing: 25,  44's or the 66.

[L. Wakefield]

   So here's a dumb question. Can you take a stock saw and change the length of the blade? Your post seems to imply that. I can't say I see any reason why you couldn't if you knew how, but I've never known anyone who did it. I would assume there is a limit where if you want more blade you will need more motor or it would be underpowered.   lw

[Kevin]

Wake,
Every manufacturer has a recommended maximum bar length for each one of their chainsaws mainly for peak performance from the size of engine on each individual model of saw.
I have a saw that the manufacturer recommends a maximum 20 " bar but I have a 24" bar on it because I need the extra length but can suffer a minor loss in rpm.
Bars vary not only in length but in pitch and gauge .
You must know the length,pitch and gauge of your bar in order to purchase the proper chain to fit it.

[Frank_Pender]

I am maxed out on the length of the bar I can use on my 44's, but not on the 66.  I can comfortably go up to a 48" bar on the 66  without burning the engine up.

[Corley5]

For the size timber I generally cut a 20" bar is plenty.  That's what I've always run except the 16" bars on the old Husky 65 meat eaters.  My old 2094 Jonsered and present 395 Husky are both outfitted with 20" bars.  A twenty inch bar should cut a 40" tree and it doesn't get tangled up as bad in brush as longer ones.  My saws also seem better balanced with these bars.  The 395 had a 24" bar on it when I went to pick it up and it just didn't seem to carry right.  It had a 20 on it when I walked out the door.  I see the new 395s have an outboard chain tightener on them.  Nice improvement.

[Duane_Moore]

vcan't get the smileys.  anybody know where to get spockets for a  090 chain drive??  1/2 or 404?? would appreciate the help   Duane

[Tom]

Welcome to the ForestryForum, Duane.  Somebody will show up with an answer soon, I'm sure.  

[Kevin]

Like this ...
http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/189-B7.html

[johncinquo]

Favorite Saw?  Thats like asking favorite ice cream flavor after eating different dinners.  Heres my list of favorites, but certainly not all my saws.

Favorite to race antique class or against my old man: Mac 1-51  era 1961
Favorite to hear running: Mac 125
Favorite to limb under 10": Sachs-Dolmar (makita) 52SI. Super fast and mega light weight
Favorite to cut through big pine: Partner AB P70.  Chisel chain and throws chips 10ft
Favorite to buck up medium sized trees: Stihl 046. Great weigth to power
Favorite to buck up big trees, dropping stumps, and scaring the hell out of anyone else in the woods with me: Stihl 066 with dual port muffler.

My wish list: Stihl 090, Dolmar 7900, and getting my Mac Super 44 worked on so I can race it.  

So little time, so many toys.  

[woodmills1]

My preference is big motor small bar.

[Stan]

When I lived in the city, it wasn't one when we moved there,  I got a Sears electric with a 16" bar. Still use it whenever I have to climb to clear limbs. I like the fact that it stops when I let go of the trigger.
When I retired and moved to the real country, I noticed my Dad had a pair of Stihls. My brother said they had 2000 rpm more than his Homelite, so I thought I'd get one.
Sticker shock led me to choose a Husky 51. It had a 16" bar also. Later on it seized up, and the replacement came with an 18" bar.
Then I bought an Alaskan mill and a 20" bar with ripping chain for the 51. Haven't milled much lumber, I don't have a rack to hold the log off the ground, and bendin' over hurts.  

[qatanlison]

Just joined this forum and thought this thread might be a good one for starting out:

My first own saw was an old Husky 444, still runs but since I got my hands on a 262XPG I was sold; Quite a hot-rod, with an opened muffler it really eats wood, even with full comp and 24".
Last weekend I got a 385XPG, with two extra 10mm holes in the muffler it's insatiable. Got it with a 28" for bucking oak. It went through like a hot knife through butter.
Also use a 351 when climbing; A really nifty saw, much like the 346 but with a wider power-band and not that aggresive.

Well, that's all, apart from a collection of highly tuned american double-bit axes which still come in handy when showing off ...


/Ola

[Adamj]

I have a newer Stihl MS 660 and a Stihl 029.  I love the MS 660 but am less impressed with the Stihl 029.  I buck hardwoods in the 12-28 inch range for firewood.  The MS 660 is great for this task, but a part of me wants a Stihl 088 because I simply like big things.  

[Mark M]

Welcome to the group Stan and Ola (you to Adam).

I have 2 of everything - Husky 141 and 345, Jonsered 621 and 630, Stihl MS260 Pro and MS460. I like them all but the 630 and 460 get used the most. The 460 is usually hooked to my Lewis winch and used for loading. I'm thinking about getting a 066 for bucking big firewood.

Mark

[WV_hillbilly]

  I started out cutting firewood with my dad's 16" Pioneer  Model ?  some dirty rat stole it so i went out and bought me a new  Stihl 028 and didn't know much about chainsaws. It was a good choice for me . I  also have a 041 stihl that I have been cutting firewood with for 16 years . The 028 still runs great but the 041 is gettin tired.Now a few weeks ago I  traded some firewood for  a new husky 350. I liked it so well i went out and bought a new Husky 372 xp . All are good running saws . now I have the same dilema as when I go hunting. Which one do I take . I 'm going to build a rack on my wood trailer so I can take all 4 in the woods and runnem all.

[Gus]

I started with an 030. Had a few of them and also the 031. Went from that to 038 then to 038 Magnum. Now THAT saw was a work horse. I always ran the magnums with an extra tooth on the rim for cutting pulp. Went through 2 of them. Then bought a 034, much lighter than the 038 with comparable power. Still have that saw but only ran it for a year professionally. I still really like it after  ten or so years of cutting firewood and what-not.
My saws always took a real beating from carrying them on the skidder but they held up well. I guess I've got an old 015 also that I use for construction work. I really like it for that. I'm thinking you could DanG near do surgery with that thing.
Just recently bought a souped up 2100 husky. Jurie's still out on that one, although they have a good reputation. I'm going to put it on a mill see how she does. Just picked up a bar for it yesterday.
I've got 3 saws again. Can remember only one time before that I had 3 saws.

Gus

[Greenman]

I don't do a whole lotta felling or any milling, but I use a Stihl 026 Pro for everything but climbing.  I do a lot of TSI and arboricultural stuff.

Once they're broken in the 026 is the saw I've had the least problems with.  I've used Husky, Poulan, McCulloch Homelite, and Echo saws, but none of 'em even come close (except the Huskies).

For climbing I use a Stihl 019T or Husky 334 XPT.

[IndyIan]

My first saw was a husky 372  Usually not where people start but I worked in the woods with a neighbor doing his firewood.  He'd run the saw and I'd winch and skid with his tractor.  A 272 is what he ended up with after getting a couple smaller saws and he recommended I skip the intermediate steps/saws and just get a good powerful saw right away.

I like it alot but I also borrow my dad's 35cc MaCullough when my 372 is in the alaskan.  It's ok to use too, great for little stuff and gets through the big stuff eventually.

Ian

[Kevin]

My little 335 is a good saw in the tree, starts first pull every time when it's warm.
I see they put a fuel primer on the new 338.

[Engineer]

Little late on the thread but:

Stihl 066 on Logosol (soon to be sold) running lo-pro rip chain for the mill and a 28" bar and skip chisel chain for non-mill activity.

Stihl 025 (little guy) with 16" and 18" standard bars, for most everything else.

New to me is a very very slightly used MS390 bought off ebay, courtesy of Hurricane Isabel.  One of those "buy saw, cut trees, sell saw" deals. Came with a 25" bar and chain, but the safety chain Stihl sells is crap to me, so I have bought a 20" bar and skip chisel chains for normal use and a 25" rip chain for cutting turning blanks and quartering logs.

I just had a local excavating contractor approach me today, found out I had a mill.  He has some 50"+ diameter white oak that has wind and flood damage and wants to mill it.  I need to put a big bar on the 066 to quarter this critter up and mill it all 5/4 QS.  I get half.  

Jon

[HUNTER700]

Hey Folks, It was great to hear what some of you are running.I run a 372 XP Husky on my Alaskan mill. Bucking and felling I use a Husky 61 and Husky 340. My limbing saw is Stilh 024. The Husky's are great saws, the best part is our local dealer Is a great guy to deal with, that always helps. I just love my 024 the only problem is its felt aircleaner  .

[Stan]

Thank you for the Welcome Mark M, really like your lounging shorts.  

[Mark M]

Thanks Stan, I went on that Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV show and had a make-over Now I am very fashion conscious.

Mark

[Stan]

I didn't realize that was you.    

[Mark M]

 

[isawlogs]

            Well my all time favorite saws would be a draw ... husky 162 and the stihl 028 .Both I ran with 18" bar .
         Now I have 009 that I take hunting ,
                          026 for around the house
                          028 super woodboss, because I like it
                          034 has the log wizard for debarking
                          036 artic, follows the mill and does the limbing
                          038 magnum is into the stove wood
                          046 artic, stays on the skidder and it does the felling
                          TS 360 cutquick for steel and or ciment
                          HT 75 telescopic pruner (last adition )
I have a 162 someware in retirement at my dads, I've owned a lot of saws since I started in the bush some of witch I don't care to remember some like the 162 and 028 I have had multyples of .I do remember getting a homelite once I think it was a 430 or something like that was saposed to be the answer to saws well no need to say that it is one that I should forget...
    Now they have saws that would eat the 162 or 028 but back in the 70's it was something to hear a saw turn at 11,000 rpm and take the abuse that these saws took.
No need to mention that I might  be a little partial to STIHL but by no means do I think that the others are any worst or better it's that thing called service ....it needs to be close and affordeble ....with a smile.......  
  And Stihl does have a nice calender

[OneWithWood]

I use an 038 AV Farm boss for bucking and a 440MS Magnum for felling.  Use a 20" bar on the 038 and 20" and 25" on the 440.

[Larry]

Best saw I ever had is the Husky 272 with bars from 20" to 32" but usually wears a 24".  Its helper is a 4-year-old 350, which is barely broke in.  Can't make up my mind if I like it or not.  Lurking in the shed is a worn out but running 066.

I have lust in my heart when I go to the chainsaw shop for supplies and have to walk by the new 385 and 395's.  Thinking about going mail order for bar oil, chains, and files just so I won't be tempted.

[Oregon_Rob]

At the moment, I have 5 ½ saws.
The first three are 1970’s vintage as far as I know.
1.      Husky 2100 cd, 99cc’s my main milling saw. An oldie but a goodie


2.      Jonsered 801, 80cc’s has a lot of compression and sentimental value. The most reliable saw I have ever owned.


3.      1 ½ Mac 10-10’s bought both at a yard sale for $10, one has good bar, chain and runs great the other one has no bar and won’t start, but the rope is on the right side. Think I will e-bay them when I get around to it, but I’m fresh out of round-tuit at the moment.

4.      Husky 372xp. My all around favorite saw to run and gets used on the mini-mill a lot. This saw flat screams.  


5.      Stihl 009, It’s a love hate thing. I love the light weight, hate just about everything else about it and I know it hates me! I really should cut my losses!

[Typhoon]

I have a Husky 350. I love this saw. Has been very reliable and extremely smooth. Couldnt ask for more.
-Brad

[Viking]

Hey, I've got 3 saws, Ive had them all for about 2-3 years accept for one that i recently just got.\


Anyway the First one is a McCULLOCH PowerMac 380, 38cc's its 18".

im not to sure on the specs of the two huskys, i dont use one and I just got the other, ill try and post more info later.

oh I mostly use the saws for cutting fire wood birch and jackpine, from 8"-24"+