woodchux
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My vote is for the 460....
440 Vs. 460
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B_Turner
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Just got home from spending the day cutting and blocking bigish storm downed fir, haven't unloaded the wood trailer yet....
I'll throw something into the mix. Today I cut with two 7900s, side by side. My own newish one and a used one I just bought (good condition) that the owner says 10 to 15 tanks allthough it's a bit more worn than mine.
Both run fine, but my first one is noticeably smoother. Switched off cut after cut. Blindfold test would have had a clear winner.
ALso got to say, with the 32 inch more than buried, I still really love my 5 year old 395. The 7900 has got the power to weight, but the 395 in a big cut is smoother yet. A joy to run, (except the weight). Course it's sporting a sharp square ground, but I had a guy helping me run it a bit and he couldn't believe what a dream it was to run. (weight didn't bother him as he has about 100 lbs on me.)
I'll throw something into the mix. Today I cut with two 7900s, side by side. My own newish one and a used one I just bought (good condition) that the owner says 10 to 15 tanks allthough it's a bit more worn than mine.
Both run fine, but my first one is noticeably smoother. Switched off cut after cut. Blindfold test would have had a clear winner.
ALso got to say, with the 32 inch more than buried, I still really love my 5 year old 395. The 7900 has got the power to weight, but the 395 in a big cut is smoother yet. A joy to run, (except the weight). Course it's sporting a sharp square ground, but I had a guy helping me run it a bit and he couldn't believe what a dream it was to run. (weight didn't bother him as he has about 100 lbs on me.)
B_Turner You need to run a ported 7900, the power increase is fairly substantial. I run my 7900 with an 8 pen sprocket, 32" bar, with full comp chisel chain in hard wood all the time, and it works well. A ported 7900 will pull just about any size bar you need it to with a 7 pen sprocket.
If I had to choose between the 440 and 460 I would go with the 460.
If I had to choose between the 440 and 460 I would go with the 460.
B_Turner
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Andyshine, I get more and more intriqued with modded saws. My concern is the extra noise opening up the muffler creates. I know that makes me a wimp, but we each have our problems.
I've toyed with sending the second 7900 I just bought (first and maybe last second hand saw I've bought) to someone and telling them to have at it but give up a bit of power for a bit less volume increase. I've been told that it might be possible, and I might just give it a whirl. Course that would mean I'd need to pick a builder (as would be my first mod) and that would be another thread.
If I had to pick as my biggest a saw 440 vs 460 I'd go 460. If I could pick one and then have a larger saw yet (660, 395) I'd pick a 440 because it is so much more nimble and less thirsty.
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I like my 046, lots a power...
Timberhauler
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Amen......It also takes very few mods to make a 440 cut as good or better than a 460...I choose the 440 because I could care less about the little bit of power difference,If I need more juice,I break out the 395.I choose the 440 because my choice is bassed on spending 10 to 14 hours a day running the saw.The lighter of a load I have to carry,the more energy I can conserve.I guess if this were a hobby and not a profession,and I had to budget for one saw,I would start off with all the ponies I could get
B_Turner A woods ported 7900 is not all that loud. I also have hearing problems and the 7900 doesn't bother me at all.
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Ed Heard does good work and is nice to deal with, I highly recommend him.
SinglerM
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440 or 460
If you want to put a 28" or 32" bar on it, I'd get the 460 over the 440. I do think that if your going to run a 32" you should look into a 660 instead. I have a 660 and a 32". It seems like a good match up for the cutting I do.
I have a 440 as well. It has a 25" bar, which seems about right.
I'd put a 28" on the 460.
Have fun shopping.
Mitch
If you want to put a 28" or 32" bar on it, I'd get the 460 over the 440. I do think that if your going to run a 32" you should look into a 660 instead. I have a 660 and a 32". It seems like a good match up for the cutting I do.
I have a 440 as well. It has a 25" bar, which seems about right.
I'd put a 28" on the 460.
Have fun shopping.
Mitch
It all depends upon what you are doing with which bar. If you are going to pull the bar you say you are, go with the 460. With a 28" full skip chisel my 460 has all it wants to pull. I am sure a dozen of the guys on this site could add about 160 horsepower to any saw- but that is not the point. Run with the saw engineered to do the work you want to do. In this case, you have a high horsepower requirement- so pick the larger of the two choices you listed.
-Mike
-Mike
