wildbio
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Ok I got them running back to the warehouse to swap out the 357xp for the 372xp......you guys got me sold on the bigger saw. Thanx for the input, I'm glad I found this site!
357xp vs. 362xp
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joatmon
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Game, Set, Match. Who's gonna tell him about three saw plan.
WB: Welcome to the site and go ahead and get your credit line raised on several of your favorite credit cards.
Oh, enjoy the ride. 
wildbio
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this seems eerily similar to when my friend gave me his extra bullet reloading press. I thought - hey what a great way to start reloading....with a free press. Well now that I've spent about 9x the costs of the press on other reloading supplies.......
I'll report back when I get the new "Queen" (had to say that) of saws.
ps the little bit of extra weight (372xp) may just be enough to keep my wife from liking to use the saw.....and before anyone says it - that may mean installment #2 (lighter saw) of what is apparently a 3 part plan.....but wait I have an old Mac 10 in the garage (picked it up for $5....just never got around to trying to start it up)
btw chaps, hardhat, face shield, ear protection, saw gloves, and steel-toed boots are in my possession.
I'll report back when I get the new "Queen" (had to say that) of saws.
ps the little bit of extra weight (372xp) may just be enough to keep my wife from liking to use the saw.....and before anyone says it - that may mean installment #2 (lighter saw) of what is apparently a 3 part plan.....but wait I have an old Mac 10 in the garage (picked it up for $5....just never got around to trying to start it up)
btw chaps, hardhat, face shield, ear protection, saw gloves, and steel-toed boots are in my possession.
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clearance
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You are welcome, you can do pretty well most of it with a 372. I find it funny that people compare and quibble about the wieght of saws here. Back in the '60s homeowners getting firewood used saws that wieghed far more, with less power. They didn't whine about it, niether did the loggers, who ran some really heavy saws. Now I usually fall and limb with my 371, but if I have to cut it into firewood I use my 394 or 395.
huskydave
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You won't be dissapointed! everytime I run mine I have to run the last tank dry and everyone who has tried it thinks it is a powerhouse. Expect chips to fly at least 15feet. Im sure resale is very good too.
wildbio
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why run the last tank dry? perhaps because it's so much fun to use or is there a more practical reason?
blis
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Becouse Its always joy to start it again when you run it so dry that it sucks air into carb :hmm3grin2orange:
huskydave
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Well a bit of both fresh fuel next time I run it is always good + yes it is so much fun I end up cutting "extra" wood just to satisfy myself lol and since when is a dry carb a bad thing? When you store your outboard motor do you leave fuel in the carb? and if you do it had better be stabilized or you can easily gum up the carb with varnish. That 372xp still amazes me everytime I cut something. I swear It gets angry at wood. The weight is not bad but lighter is better for bucking so it is a tradeoff for the extra speed. I have never had to pull it more than 4 times to start it and so far no problems I only have about 150 hours on it. They still sell them in Canada and are easy to buy here as of yet. I don't think our emissions standards are as high.
Why shouldn't it be? I don't really know but I had a close look at the 361 the other day. And it definately doesn't have the new Tornado (?) system of the 441.
SawTroll
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No, but it has a large filter surface, that doesn't get dirty fast, and is extremely fast and easy to clean sufficiantly (usually just a couple of knocks against a hard surfase with the mesh type used here).
Imo it is a complete non-issue, and may even be preferable, all things considered.
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kodiakfisher
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I actually made this decision over 1.5 +/- years ago. I went with the 357 20" bar because of weight and I mostly cut soft wood and I don't cut wood for anyone other than myself and with grandad during hunting seasons. I ran some tests after purchaseing the last 28" bar from Baileys for a small mount pattern with full skip chain. The 28" bar will cut a larger logs faster than making two cuts with the 20" bar. With the 28" bar I also don't file the depth gauges down very far .030. The saw is poorly balanced with this combination but since 90% of my cutting is done just fine with a 20" bar I didn't see the need to carry extra weight around to run a larger bar for 10% of my wood cutting. I did buy a dual ported muffler and re-tune my saw so I get a little bit more power for running that larger bar. With the 20" in softer wood (Pine/Fir) and depth guages set at around .035 you have to lean on the saw pretty good to slow it down. I am going to experiment with .040 and see how the saw does with just letting her eat with no lean and I have ordered a 7 tooth sproket to get some more torque to run the longer bar better and make the saw a tad more forgiving. Grandad is old school and likes to lean on a saw and bogs the 357, you really have to listen to the saw and let it tell you how hard to push. The old saying no replacement for displacement always holds true though. I always try to buy the best quality tool that has enough power for most of my requirements. I will sacrifice power for quality and live with the saws limitations. Have fun with that 372
Kodiakfisher
SawTroll
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Forgot to say, the filter comes off much faster on a 361, than on a 357xp etc.
wildbio
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I actually made this decision over 1.5 +/- years ago. ... Have fun with that 372
Kodiakfisher
Kodiak Fisher: thanx for sharing your thoughts and experience.....I'm thinking I would rather have invested in the 372xp than getting the 357xp and modifying it (with associated costs and time) to meet my current/future/and unexpected needs
cheers,
B
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blis
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Even faster than on 353? i doubt that since you cant really make it faster than on 353, just pry the lever off and pull it away...
I think sawtroll means that the filter comes off for cleaning much faster (read often) on a 361 than on the 353
It wonders me why Stihl has chosen a filter cover that you have to unscrew instead of the old half-turn principle.
SawTroll
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Not that it matters, but it is faster, as you have just one large nob to twist to get the cover off, and then just lift off the filter.
On the 353, you have tree hasteners to open, to get the cover off.......
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joatmon
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Not that it matters, but it is faster, as you have just one large nob to twist to get the cover off, and then just lift off the filter.
On the 353, you have tree hasteners to open, to get the cover off.......
Oh, no. The dreaded tree hasteners. :bang: Why, oh why, do they still use these? The Stihl nob is so much better!
SawTroll
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On the 353, you have tree hasteners to open, to get the cover off.......
Should read "3 fasteners".......
SWE#Kipp
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wildbio
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the new 372xp just arrived today. Dry weight out of the box w/ no bar and chain = 14.5 pounds.
Now the fun begins!
Now the fun begins!
