Just looking for expert opinions on big saws. Been thinking about picking one up in the near future and want to start looking/shopping. Not planning on doing much cutting with it, this is more for fun and collecting purposes. Maybe pull it out a few times a year for a big tree, have a long bar for that and a short one just for playing. Does not have to be the latest models, an older one or classic might be more fun. Maybe do a makeover on an old one as a project. So, what would be a cool, fun, conversation piece big saw to look out for?
Big saws,which ones?
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Saw Dr.
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Find an 066. Everyone here can say what they want, but when the comparisons are being thrown out, almost all the guys say their saw is xxx faster/slower than an 066. I would say that pretty much makes it the standard by which 90cc's are measured. Yes, before the Husky guys get all hot and bothered, I have run and like plenty of 90cc Huskys.
Mac SP125, CP125 or 797
Homelite 550-650
Stihl 045/056/076/070/090
Husky 2100/188/288
Dolmar 133 thru 166
Or just look around on acres... The above saws will look good and perform well even in todays standards.
Budget? Some collector saws can go higher than buying a new functional saw.
Homelite 550-650
Stihl 045/056/076/070/090
Husky 2100/188/288
Dolmar 133 thru 166
Or just look around on acres... The above saws will look good and perform well even in todays standards.
Budget? Some collector saws can go higher than buying a new functional saw.
Yeah, that sounds like fun, don't know much about them but they look and sound neat and would be a nice collector I would think. Which ones would be the most fun or most desirable without being impossible or too expensive to find?
trophyhunter
ArboristSite Guru
Yea, big as in ____cc's? I used to think saws in the mid 70cc class were big saws till I bought my first one, now I just consider everything I owned below it not fast enough to bother picking up anymore.
I'm thinking 90+cc's or maybe an older classic 100+cc. I have a modded 70cc saw I cut with and a 50cc, for the cutting I do they are more than enough saw. Like I said before, this would be just for fun, maybe a project, and a conversation piece to bring out IF there was a really big tree to cut or to buck up some bigger stuff for fun. I really like the idea of a big old Homelight or Mac, those SP125's look and sound awesome in the videos I have seen. If I go late model it would have to be a Husky XP to match my other two, but not really leaning that way.
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mad murdock
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1100.2100.2101 or 3120, keep it in the family. If you start going yellow, you will have to off the whole lot of current saws, so they can all match:hmm3grin2orange:
roberte
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Nothing wrong with going multi colored, orange looks good. yellow and black even better
mad murdock
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The gist of my comment was that he prolly won't want anything but yellow/black combinations after he gets one
cpr
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Where in MI are you? I have a variety of 6ci+ stuff you can try.
Roll Tide
Trolltide
Trust me when I say this.....a 395xp Husqvarna and if ported its a monster of a saw.
Are you sure? Maybe you need to pull the cylinder and check on it
It's a great runner.
If you want a good sounding old saw there's a sp 125 in the trading post and a cp 125 in the swap meet thread.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
Pound for pound there is no bigger blast than a gear-drive. I'm not talking about the monsters from the age of relics, find one of the last of the breed, the mid '60s into the '70s had some real beasts. On the lighter end are the McCulloch 650/660s, at 87cc the 660 has no problem with 48 inches of bar. The McC 890/95s, Homelite 1130s and 900 series are some of the most powerful saws on Earth and felled the largest of trees.
Roll Tide
Trolltide
Are you sure? Maybe you need to pull the cylinder and check on it
It's a great runner.
If you want a good sounding old saw there's a sp 125 in the trading post and a cp 125 in the swap meet thread.
Ahhh GFY
TonyRumore
ArboristSite Guru
You can still get good running Stihl 084's fairly cheap. I bought two of them a year or so ago off e-bay for under $400ea. They both had nice 36" bars and new chains. I changed them out for a 41 and 53 inch bar.
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Been doing some research and browsing some old saw vids etc and love the looks and sound of a Homelite 750, second place Mac SP125. Any pros and cons to either. For guys who have run em, how do they stack up vs a big modern saw?
