How big a Stihl to run a 36" bar?

[KenJax Tree]

390xp and fuggitaboutit.

 

[blsnelling]

You can get a ported 390XP for less than a stock MS661.

 

[mic stihl]

stihl 066. where can i post about saw identification.

 

[pro94lt]

another vote for 390

 

[gary courtney]

ms180 with a piltz set up

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

Well since the 390 was brought into a which stihl thread..ya id pick a 390 over a 461 or 066

 

[sawfun]

Well I guess I will be the oddball and say 395. Thats the quintessential 36" bar saw if ever their was one. I like mine a lot more than i did my 066.

 

[Gypo Logger]

You can get a ported 390XP for less than a stock MS661.

If the 390 is anything like the 385, then I'm in. Is there any difference other than the bigger P&C ?

 

[Wannabe123]

If the dogs are big enough and you have the right brand of oil any saw can run a 36". Just gotta find out what that is exactly

 

[sawfun]

Yup, a 200t using dual 090 dogs with a 12 tooth sprocket will do it. Wait, what is the right brand of oil again?

 

[redoakman]

Yup, a 200t using dual 090 dogs with a 12 tooth sprocket will do it. Wait, what is the right brand of oil again?

Cement

 

[Gypo Logger]

If this guy can run a 36 on an 066, anybody can. Lol

 

[2dogs]

View attachment 392840 If this guy can run a 36 on an 066, anybody can. Lol

That is one hot saw. BTW the guy in the background is certainly handsome.

 

[Gypo Logger]

That is one hot saw. BTW the guy in the background is certainly handsome.

That's what I was thinking. Why is he wearing welding gloves? Who filed his chain it's cutting true blue?

 

[ash man]

Another vote for 394 or 395. Mines ported, but pulls and oils a 36" bar awsome.

 

[c5rulz]

Why on earth do you need a 36" bar? Do you have trees in excess of 6' I diameter?

My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Why on earth do you need a 36" bar? Do you have trees in excess of 6' I diameter?

My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.

You see it all the time in the east. If a guy looks the part then he must be right? Dealers just love these kinda dweebs.
BTW, do you know where I can get a 72" for my Plilz 346?

 

[Philip Wheelock]

Why on earth do you need a 36" bar? Do you have trees in excess of 6' I diameter?

My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.

Truth is that trees aren't big enough in Massachusetts for a non-professional to justify a 36" or 32" bar w/90cc saw. Tree services do have them for the occasional big yard trees. Loggers use 70-76cc saws; the 660's and 390's stay in the truck. If the OP wants to run a big hobby saw with a long bar, that's fine, but it's the wrong tool for the job. Too much chain to sharpen; saw's too heavy to fall, buck, and limb with all day unless you're logging for a living in the PNW or similar. This is what you find on Cape Ann:

Anyone see anything here that would require 90cc's???

 

[Wolfcsm]

Hardwoods in Maine? I'd recommend a 90cc saw. A 461 would suffice though. You'll want the HO oiler though.

You would do well with an 066, 660 or 661 modded by Brad.

I run a 36 on my 066 most of the time. No issues with oil and certainly no issues with power.

Hal

 

[KenJax Tree]

Why on earth do you need a 36" bar? Do you have trees in excess of 6' I diameter?

My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.

Big shiny bars look cool in pictures on shiney new shelf queens.