A Tale of Three Saws

[Andyshine77]

Hahaha I don't even know what to say about this pick, I'm not sure if I look cool, or more like a thespian.

I can read your mind Andy.

"Brad, can you stop taking photos and help with this damn log!!!"[/QUOTE]

Actually Brad did all the work before me and Nik arrived. GO Brad! I'm not sure what I was doing or looking at, but it's a funny pic nevertheless.

 

[MCW]

I'm not sure what I was doing or looking at, but it's a funny pic nevertheless.

Looks to me like you're mentally developing a cure for cancer with the look on your face and that pose

 

[AUSSIE1]

The testing should satisfy all.
If you were to retest, the out come basically wouldn't be much different and considering there can be differences between saws and builders you have achieved what was needed to be achieved. Anyone not happy with the out come is only being picky. The 7901 has done awesome with a cc disadvantage.

 

[MCW]

Thats right Al.
I'd like to thank all the guys involved, especially Brad. There may be more vids from Brad, maybe not, but there will be from me when they arrive in Australia. I think the 7901 did extremely well too. A 9-13cc gap is a fair bit to catch up on. I can't wait to try these saws out in a tree felling scenario - I still think the 660 will be the saw getting sold but time will tell.
I'm guessing the saw videos and testing actually took more time than the saw builds did
After seeing your last vid Brad I also feel bad about you using a log like that to test on - that is some beautiful wood mate
Thanks again Brad - I think this has been a pretty solid thread and should put a few guys minds at rest if they are looking at a 390XP but wondering if it's too far off the pace of an MS660 (or a 395XP for that matter). Remember the weight savings on the 390 too - and the cost. The 390XP was just over USD$100 cheaper than the MS660 and with quite obviously nicer internals.

 

[AUSSIE1]

The 660 and 395 has been the usual comparison so the 390 has done well also to be up there with those two.

Confirms the belief that a ported 390 is capable of fitting the "big saw" requirement.

 

[FATGUY]

Looks to me like you're mentally developing a cure for cancer with the look on your face and that pose

looks to me like the Mexican food he had the night before....

 

[MCW]

looks to me like the Mexican food he had the night before....

That was next on my list Nik

Hey also I just got a new set of 5 point Pro Felling spikes, OK dawgs, in from Baileys to fit my 390XPG made by Pro Safety Inc.

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17166&catID=257

These things are insane and dwarf the spikes on my 3120. The saw now sits on a lean as they lift it up by over an inch more than standard. They look as tough as hell, are needle sharp, very high quality, but nearly look too big and cumbersome to be functional.
Have any of you guys had any experience with them? I think I may have overdone it - I can't believe they even fit a 365XP, now that would be mental asylum stuff...

 

[2000ssm6]

You can hear in the 390's tone that it doesn't have the grunt of the 660. Replace the 390 with a 395 and watch the tables turn. All of them ran good though. Good comparison!

 

[forestryworks]

That was next on my list Nik

Hey also I just got a new set of 5 point Pro Felling spikes, OK dawgs, in from Baileys to fit my 390XPG made by Pro Safety Inc.

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17166&catID=257

These things are insane and dwarf the spikes on my 3120. The saw now sits on a lean as they lift it up by over an inch more than standard. They look as tough as hell, are needle sharp, very high quality, but nearly look too big and cumbersome to be functional.
Have any of you guys had any experience with them? I think I may have overdone it - I can't believe they even fit a 365XP, now that would be mental asylum stuff...

Those 5pt. pro-safety dogs aren't worth the money you pay for them. They bite way too hard, worthless for any falling work.

 

[gink595]

Those 5pt. pro-safety dogs aren't worth the money you pay for them. They bite way too hard, worthless for any falling work.

I agree, They look the buisness but are not worth a :censored:

 

[MCW]

Those 5pt. pro-safety dogs aren't worth the money you pay for them. They bite way too hard, worthless for any falling work.

I agree, They look the buisness but are not worth a :censored:

Thanks for the replies guys - thats what I thought They are just too monstrous. I'll give them a run but I think both you guys will be right - they are just stupidly large and I never realised just how big until they arrived. I might have to grind them down a tad...

Here are some photos compared to the stock spikes. Big difference...

 

[indiansprings]

Great post Brad! I cannot believe the work you put into that cant. That was a nice job in itself. If the heat and humidity there is anything like it is here right now you prolly lost five lbs of sweat just preparing the log.
Great video, the 660 just sounds stronger than the other two saws.
How did the Stihl cylinder clean up? Just guessing what would you say the gain would be over a stock 660? It's got me wanting to jerk the jug off of mine.lol

 

[blsnelling]

I'm guessing the saw videos and testing actually took more time than the saw builds did

Probably

The 390XP was just over USD$100 cheaper than the MS660 and with quite obviously nicer internals.

I paid $190 less for the 390. It was $875 and the 660 $1065. That's out the door prices.

The 660 and 395 has been the usual comparison so the 390 has done well also to be up there with those two.

Confirms the belief that a ported 390 is capable of fitting the "big saw" requirement.

Absolutely!

Hey also I just got a new set of 5 point Pro Felling spikes, OK dawgs, in from Baileys to fit my 390XPG made by Pro Safety Inc.

Those 5pt. pro-safety dogs aren't worth the money you pay for them. They bite way too hard, worthless for any falling work.

I'll be installing a set of the factory big dawgs on this saw, just like the ones you had on your other 390.

Great post Brad! I cannot believe the work you put into that cant. That was a nice job in itself. If the heat and humidity there is anything like it is here right now you prolly lost five lbs of sweat just preparing the log.

You could have wrung my clothes out. I did my headband several times.

How did the Stihl cylinder clean up? Just guessing what would you say the gain would be over a stock 660? It's got me wanting to jerk the jug off of mine.lol

Nearly every bit of the casting flaws you saw is gone. That all gets cleaned up with the port work.

 

[blsnelling]

I should take a picture of the bed of my truck. It was sprinkling rain about the whole time we were out there. Add all the wood dust to that, and everything's a mess! Then with all the bar and chain swapping, there are bars and chains laying all over. I just threw everything in the truck and headed home. I didn't touch a thing when I got home. I try to always clean everything up ASAP, but not last night. They don't look like new saws right now, lol. A little compressed air and they'll be good to go

 

[MCW]

I paid $190 less for the 390. It was $875 and the 660 $1065. That's out the door prices.

Whoops, even further apart in the money stakes than I thought. Win to the Husky even more

I'll be installing a set of the factory big dawgs on this saw, just like the ones you had on your other 390.

Hey reason I got these dogs Brad was to actually cut and weld them to my 7900's stock spikes. When I opened the parcel they were WAY bigger than I thought so fitted them to the XPG. They would look even stupider on a 7900.

 

[FATGUY]

nah, they look right at home with a little dust on 'em. When we got them out of the truck they looked like they just came from the daler. Oh wait, they did....

 

[FATGUY]

Whoops, even further aprt in the monet stakes than I thought. Win to the Husky even more



Hey reason I got these dogs Brad was to actually cut and weld them to my 7900's stock spikes. When I opened the parcel they were WAY bigger than I thought so fitted them to the XPG. They would look even stupider on a 7900.

I think you'll like how your 7901 spikes look....

 

[blsnelling]

I think you'll like how your 7901 spikes look....

He doesn't know about that I'll have to get them put back on and take a pic.

 

[FATGUY]

He doesn't know about that I'll have to get them put back on and take a pic.

du-oh! :monkey:
sorry

 

[blsnelling]

du-oh! :monkey:
sorry

No problem. Now we can just leave Matt hanging wondering what we're talking about:greenchainsaw: