395 or 3120 for milling

[huskyhank]

Great posts, y'all.
Keep it coming.

How durable are the 3120s?
I see a fair number of them for sale that have been rebuilt which makes me wonder. The 395s have a reputation for being bullet proof as far as I can tell.

 

[oldsaw]

The 3120 will be a dedicated milling saw. Trying to use it as a "real saw" won't last long. It's a heavy beast. I loved mine for milling, but couldn't afford to keep all my saws at that time, so either the 3120 or the 066 had to go. The 3120 went because it was really a single purpose saw, where the 066 worked well on "double duty" and was far more practical. That said, if I had the cash, I'd buy another in a heartbeat. It was notably faster than the 066 on anything over about 24", and much faster over 30"

 

[SilverBox]

BTW, I don't run the "milling" chain much any more, I've found Stihl 36 RSC cuts just as well and is simpler to come up with, stays sharper longer and cuts easier. IMHO.

Ditto. I just run regular chain, it mills faster and the finish isn't much worse.