Only stock 60 cc class saws capable to run with 70 cc class saws imo would be either a Dolkita 6100 with its reed valve induction or Husquarna 357 xp whichs is actually only 57 cc & has unique quad port induction & bottom transfers & crankcase stuffers . Two very strong running firewood saws .
It depends on the wood. A 400c will cut very well with a 28" bar in western softwood. In Upper mid west hardwoods not so much.
A 562xp or 400c will smoke both of those,. The 400 is 67cc however.
I never had a problem with older saws oiling. Buy older I am talking about year 2000 models and before.
The 400 does fine with a 24" full comp in hard woods. Spent most of the past weekend bucking oak, locust, black cherry ect. I would say it's about it max effective length though.
The 372xp is a great saw.
The 359 was never a real hot saw.
Never was impressed with the 562 xp or the 2nd generation 550 either . Too much overheating issues & Auto tune failure issues . They may have that all figured out by now . My last Husky was my carburated 576 xp . The 400 is more of a 70 c.c. Class model . The magnesium piston is a novel idea . A buddy has one , I was impressed more with its performance than Husquarna's Rev - Boost feature . I found the Stihl had better overall handling or balance in my opinion also !
60 c.c saws are only firewood saws primarily , unless your a pulp wood production cutter . To small for any serious hardwood production cutting around here !
In stock form your correct Sean 24 " full house is max . in any serious oak , maple or Iron wood . 28 " semi skip with a properly sharpened square grind is feasible . Muffler mod & lite port cleaning & I bet the 400 would be impressive even with 28" bar ! If it wasn't a Stihl I would own one , my 660 is enough Stihl in the garage for now ! lol.
Nice rounds , when do you break out the 394/395 ?
I had a first generation 562xp. It ripped and was trouble free for 4 years before I sold it. At the time I didn't live in a warm climate though so over heating and hot start issues were not an issue.
Yeah , I was referring to firewood not large production felling . Where a 60 class saw with it inherent liteness & handling is favoured on 12" - 20 " size sugar maple & silver or yellow birch species . What your cutting there , 371 / 372 xp are in their element ! As Ben mentioned previously , I favour smaller rounds for firewood processing brother !
Real Old Ben , Remington or Mac & Pioneer old . BF is a old school saw collector . 28" - 36" bar usage is his realm . I run 36 " on my P-51 & as oiling goes thats pretty well it with winter grade oil .
I think they pretty well solved the overheating issues within the next gen production run , a new top cover with vents & interior heat abatement foam to protect fuel line & ignition modules from conductive or convection heat soaking . Same with the 550 , they solved the intake / air filter poor fit issues , however made the saw bulkier . The Auto tune issues are still prevalent however just spotty now . I much prefer Stihl's M'tronic system !
I don't know what everybody's bodies big yank is with the 500 MKII being "bulky". It is lighter than the 359 and the 257 I owned, it runs better, handles better and will go toe to toe with the 359 and out produce the 257 as an all-around small-stuff firewood saw.
Maybe so, but those saws are 60cc class and the 550mk2 is 50cc. The 359 was never a high performance saw and even back in the day a well tuned, muffler model, gasket deleted 346 would out cut one in hard wood under 18"
Stihl Mtronic came into being via a technology sharing agreement with Husqvarna. As such they are very similar in function. Both systems initially were unreliable from what I understand. Both systems now are pretty reliable. People also seem to forget that many guys have problems with carbs, yet are leery of trying new tech. Mtronic/Autotune is the only way to fly Imo and I won't buy another saw without it for my use. And for the vast majority of guys that can't tune a carb to save their lives these systems are a great benefit.
