First post- looking to get a beater 50cc saw

[Brufab]

Find a echo cs 590 on sale 5 year warranty. (Not biased opinion)

 

[Tigwelder83]

No offense taken. I use Stihl file guides for each and I am fairly confident in each being sharp. I didn't word things that well but basically I find each plugs with chips. The 461 particularly. The 291 isn't great either. I'd like to try a Husky as I hear they are much better that way, and I'd like to get a pro level saw that gets through the wood a little quicker.

Best filtration in that category saw is neither stihl or husky but a jonsred, look for a 2259. Very simular to a husky 359 but better air system.

 

[WoodChuck'r]

I like my little 54cc mag poulans for my go to small saws anymore. These 3.3's are same as a 335 predator.

Sold a bunch of them local and online to folks too.

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Wassup Kevin!
How the frik ya been…??

@ChainsawRepair

 

[Mangoman82]

Thought I'd dredge up this old post to let people know how I did with my saw search.

I have a friend that was cleaning up a farm sale and he gave me an old Homelite. I didn't know anything about them. It looked pretty mint, a 16" hardnose bar and didn't run. I did some research and found out it was a XL75. I also found out they can make decent power and people are running 24" bars on their fraternal twin XL76. I gave it new fuel lines, filter, crank seals, a nice Oregon 24 bar, ⅜ full comp chain and I've been extremely pleased. Then he gave me another saw he had taken in some horse trading. A Husky 357XPG almost new. Has a 24" bar and .325 chain. Nice and smooth on the hands and quiet too but no balls compared to the Homelite. I wonder if it isn't broken in yet Then I picked up an XL76 for $100 and put a new coil, crank seals and tune up. Love that Homie Then I got a Super XL922 for $100 that needed work. Did a bunch of work on it and put a 32" Oregon bar, ⅜ skip chain and love that for the bigger stuff. A little slower than my one year old MS461 but not much! Now I have to deal with a fuel tank leak on it but I'm hooked on these old girls! Sure you're picking up good vibrations all day long but I still love them. The orange and creamsicle have been collecting dust I think I'm also becoming a chainsaw hoarder. Three Homies, a Husky, Stihl, an old IEL two man and soon my dad's McCulloch SP125C.

 

[KASH]

You have fell from the straight and narrow into the murky depths of chain saw addiction.Glad to hear your enjoying the oldies I much prefer the old over the new shiny tempermental plastic saws.Carry on collecting.
Kash

 

[Brufab]

That oregon bar is awesome looking