Bigger ain't better?

[MasterBlaster]

Why is a 044 better than a o46? I read a post somewhere here saying that - I thought the bigger the no. the bigger the saw. I've ran them both, but never in the same time frame so I really never noticed the diff.

What gives?

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Stihl is dumb in their numbering system. An 038 can be bigger than an 044, an 08 can be bigger than anything up to and 036, and a 009 may or may not be bigger than an 020:alien:

Both saws are fine for professional use, but the 046 is heavier and has a little more oomph. I would take an 044 since it is cheaper, lighter, and with the money saved I could modify to outrun any stock 046

 

[Gypo Logger]

Stihl has a mathematical equation for proper bar length. In the East it is model# divided by 2 minus 2 + or minus 1, depending on wether we're talking metric or not.
However, stihl has also devised a Western equation: model # divided by 2 X tree dia. squared.
John

 

[MasterBlaster]

A 38 can be bigger than a 44? What, the magnum model? Or what?

 

[cbfarmall]

The 038 Super is just a bit larger than an 044. Then we have the 045 which is larger than an 046, and the 056 Mag II which is just a bit bigger than an 066. All that this means to me is that the relative size of the base model is described by the model #.

Chris B.

 

[cbfarmall]

Now that I think about it, there may not be an 038 Super. But if the 044 happens to be 4.4 ci, that is a coincidence. These are metric saws, so I doubt that Germany named them based on an American measuring system.

Chris B.

 

[cbfarmall]

Rocky,

Looking through the Stihl catalog, I did notice a rough correlation between the model # and ci, but never thought that Stihl would give consideration to our system of units.

Chris B.

 

[glens]

Or maybe it's the kW rating, or some weird combination?<table><tr><td>260</td><td align="right">2.97 in&sup3;</td><td><b>2.6</b> kW</td></tr><tr><td>290</td><td align="right">3.45 in&sup3;</td><td><b>2.8</b> kW</td></tr><tr><td>310</td><td align="right">3.6 in&sup3;</td><td><b>3.0</b> kW</td></tr><tr><td>360</td><td align="right">3.75 in &sup3;</td><td>3.3 kW</td></tr><tr><td>390</td><td align="right"><b>3.9</b> in&sup3;</td><td>3.2 kW</td></tr><tr><td>440</td><td align="right">4.3 in&sup3;</td><td>4.0 kW</td></tr><tr><td>460</td><td align="right">4.7 in&sup3;</td><td>4.5 kW</td></tr><tr><td>660</td><td align="right">5.59 in&sup3;</td><td>5.2 kW</td></tr><tr><td>088</td><td align="right">...</td></tr><tr><td>038S</td><td align="right">4.4 in&sup3;</td><td><b>3.8</b> kW</td></tr><tr><td>041</td><td align="right">3.72 in&sup3;</td><td><b>4.1</b> kW</td></tr></table>Oh hell, I guess there isn't a lot of rhyme or reason...&nbsp; I'd bet there may have been some sort of correlation of various sorts in time gone by, but that now they're just model numbers.

Glen

 

[NeTree]

Screw it... go Husky

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
H-man is confused. The 038Magnum was 4.4 cubic inches, then Stihl came out with the 044 which was also 4.4 cubic inches. Same displacement but the 044 was a new design.

(044, 4.4 CI, see the pattern?)

No you are confused. 038 Magnum has almost 73cc, 044 is close to 71.

Similar displacement but not the same

 

[Joey P]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
Many have spoken of broken cranks, etc. on the 046 under heavy commercial use.

I have sold about 500 of these to many many loggers and tree cutters......I have not had 1 crank break.

The 44 feels faster.......it seems to have a little more top end speed.....the 46 has a little more low end grunt, but it heavier.....I still prefer the 46.....it just feels better.