OK--I am about ready to bag fixing the old stuff and just break down and buy some new stuff. I don't want to start a Husky versus Stihl debate--and I like the pro stuff and will pay for it at least for a big saw, but do I need it?
I'm thinking maybe a pro Stihl or Husky in the 55-60cc range, and then a home-owner small one for trimming and limbing--maybe a little MS170 or 210 Stihl or the small Husky counterpart.
For Husky, I'm not sure I want to go all the way with a 60cc XP--but maybe a Rancher 455 at the minimum, but more likely a 359 E-Tech and a 142 for little stuff--that's about $700.00 plus cases and stuff. I can get the 142 for about $150.00 or so but the place I'd get the 359 from doesn't carry those, and actually recommended a Stihl over the Husky for a small saw--he doesn't sell Stihl--has Echo though.
For Stihl, I am thinking a MS 170 or MS 210 for the small stuff (in an earlier post, someone said save $100.00 and get the 170, but then you can walk farther with 210 because it holds more oil and gas--both very good points). For the big stuff I cut, either a MS 260 or 361.
Or should I drop down a bit from the above 260 (very good old tech) and the 361 (new tech) and get a mid-range saw such as the 290 or 310 (aren't these equal to the Rancher and 359?).
Littl saw--14" or 16" bar? Big saw--20" for sure!
I burn about 2 cords a year, but cut about 4 or so if I count brush, fence rows, deer hunting lanes, dirt bike trails and tractor paths, plus the trees that fall across these trails. I have many acres of oak, hickory, beech and maple. Some of the big beech are getting blown over. One will heat me for about a year. I am half tempted to work part-time and cut wood I have so much--and I would get more in tune with the deer too! I don't burn it all--often just stack it up into a ground blind and there it rots. I'm PO'd right now because both saws are down and I have 30" dia x 20+' of cherry down I need to cut so I get my kid busy splitting and stacking and I can go dirt biking and fishing!
Sorry about the long post, but that's the situation!
Rudy M.
I'm thinking maybe a pro Stihl or Husky in the 55-60cc range, and then a home-owner small one for trimming and limbing--maybe a little MS170 or 210 Stihl or the small Husky counterpart.
For Husky, I'm not sure I want to go all the way with a 60cc XP--but maybe a Rancher 455 at the minimum, but more likely a 359 E-Tech and a 142 for little stuff--that's about $700.00 plus cases and stuff. I can get the 142 for about $150.00 or so but the place I'd get the 359 from doesn't carry those, and actually recommended a Stihl over the Husky for a small saw--he doesn't sell Stihl--has Echo though.
For Stihl, I am thinking a MS 170 or MS 210 for the small stuff (in an earlier post, someone said save $100.00 and get the 170, but then you can walk farther with 210 because it holds more oil and gas--both very good points). For the big stuff I cut, either a MS 260 or 361.
Or should I drop down a bit from the above 260 (very good old tech) and the 361 (new tech) and get a mid-range saw such as the 290 or 310 (aren't these equal to the Rancher and 359?).
Littl saw--14" or 16" bar? Big saw--20" for sure!
I burn about 2 cords a year, but cut about 4 or so if I count brush, fence rows, deer hunting lanes, dirt bike trails and tractor paths, plus the trees that fall across these trails. I have many acres of oak, hickory, beech and maple. Some of the big beech are getting blown over. One will heat me for about a year. I am half tempted to work part-time and cut wood I have so much--and I would get more in tune with the deer too! I don't burn it all--often just stack it up into a ground blind and there it rots. I'm PO'd right now because both saws are down and I have 30" dia x 20+' of cherry down I need to cut so I get my kid busy splitting and stacking and I can go dirt biking and fishing!
Sorry about the long post, but that's the situation!
Rudy M.
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