I never liked Stihl anything since my Old MS260 , only because of a less than stellar dealership network locally . I find the 400 as the only really intriguing saw that they have produced lately . The 500i was a flop in my opinion ! I always found them very proprietary , which I suppose was a mission statement from head office !Thisjust If stihl got the av and airfilter set up better.
I won't lie, I wouldn't have that 400 if there was any husqy available this past spring in my immediate area. Even then I had to make an hours drive and pay for it over the phone.
Can't do stihl. Kinda like apple fones. Not the saw more the brand. Kinda like specialized bikes. Cloak and dagger.
With the saws you mentioned having there just isn't a need for a 70cc imo. I've always been on the 60&90 saw plan though. If the 60 can't it's just time to get a big saw out. We still have plenty of 40"+ oaks, locust black cherry ect around here. The 70cc saws fall flat on their faces.
I'd love to put a season on a 400 or a 462, but I can't see selling off my 372's to fund it.
Yea it is..I suggest you read it a time or 3.
No need its quite clear unfortunately your not !
The AR platform offers no advantage for the hunting I do and quit a few disadvantages. IE you have to step up to an AR10 platform to get into a minimal all around deer/elk cartridge. When you do that you end up with a platform that is less reliable, less accurate and heavier than a bolt action rifle.
Yea, it is and it's just like I described it...No need its quite clear unfortunately your not !
Sound logic and I agree.
No it's not...
I guess it's the 24inch bar saw I miss. Other than my Mac 82s and the 395 I'm sorta stuck at 20. OK the 266 pulls a 24 but not really with proper authority. Hell the poulan 4000s pull a 24 better not as quick but better grunt.
Wtf is neotec?
400 is a 70 wanna bee , so although not a wanna bee performer not a true 60 cc class saw , especially with consideration of it magnesium piston . Might as well run a muffler mod 365 vs a stock 365 not a fair or reasonable comparison , even reed valves alter the torgue factor within saws effectively ! P.S. Although , if I ever need a fill in saw a new Stihl 400 would be at the head of the line , if I could find a honest dealer lol .
I got curious. Not to buy but curious. Think they kinda filling a segment but ahhh buying a clone gives me shudders. I get it as a toy and a tinkering thing so why pay more for same thing. I get it for a non saw person who needs a saw on a budget but they also need help to keep a saw running and a dealer will say sod off.
I mostly run a 20", just finding the 24" real handy recently, it's been an added bonus the 400 handles it well. I have multiple time ran a 24" on the 390xp or 394xp but often times just feel its a waste of gas to run that size if a saw with such a little bar on it. I'd be lying if I said I ran the 394xp much at all anymore. The 390xp is much more nimble for felling and limbing and has plenty of power for a 36" bar.
