High altitude saws

[denver sawyer]

Decided to get a new saw. I have always gone with old technology. Do these new altitude compensating saws really work for high altitude? I will be using saw from 5000 ft to 9200ft. Is it really possible to find a saw that doesn’t have to be adjusted for altitude?

Any assistance with models or brands that work at high altitude particulary good ( I have always been a Stihl guy) but will consider all brands. I need a mid size saw. Something around 4.5 hp

 

[StihlKiwi]

Sounds like the Stihl 441cm or Husky 576 autotune is what you're after. There's heaps of threads in here and the chainsaw forum about both models

 

[imagineero]

either that, or a tuning screwdriver and at least one ear that works.

I've got a 441CM along with about a dozen other saws. Love that autotune, but I don't know how it goes for altitude. I'm not far above ocean level most of the time, and only occasionally (once every couple months) do work at around 3,000 feet. Its not enough of an elevation difference to really need a retune.

I always carry a tuning screwdrive in my pocket. All my saws have the works tach on them as of a couple months ago, I used to tune mostly by ear before that but went with the tach because some are hard to tune that way (200T's, ported saws). If you've got saws your happy with, keep using them. It only takes a few seconds to tune a saw.

Shaun

 

[denver sawyer]

Ok for some reason I thought the newer saws with compensating carburetors didn’t get adjusted by hand. I thought your only option was re-jetting. Thanks

 

[Rounder]

I was just asking about the 576 AT at the shop this morning. They've sold 2 to guys that cut firewood in the Missions, and both guys say the saws run perfect whether in their backyard, or where they cut in the woods. That'd be between 3000-7000 feet.

It's tempting if they are reliable. I've been cutting 3 different spots a week, and there's a hell of difference in elevation between the three.......