newguy18
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Don't get me wrong I will probably get a midsized saw later on and I appreciate your opinion but it will be a husky.
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Don't get me wrong I will probably get a midsized saw later on and I appreciate your opinion but it will be a husky.
GASoline71
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Good deal... make it a 372XP... you will thank me later.
But I gotta ask... why start with a big a$$ saw that you will never need?
Gary
GASoline71
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NYH1
Tacticle Chainsaw Operator.
GASoline71 is right. No need getting a saw you'll never use. For the price of a 3120, you could probably buy two 372XP's. Or a 372XP a 346XP and a lot of gear.Good deal... make it a 372XP... you will thank me later.
But I gotta ask... why start with a big a$$ saw that you will never need?
Gary
Lakeside53
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and you want to tote around a 3120???? :monkey:
newguy18
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Yes I do no pain no gain.
newguy18
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Cry me a river...
Gary
Look i'm apologizing not looking for sympathy.Igot hurt because I did a lot of stupid????.
Ignoring pain no brain. Real pain other than sore muscles can lead to permanant problems.Get it fixed.
GASoline71
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hornett22
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2000ssm6
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Suuuuuuure:monkey:
oldsaw
"Been There, Milled That"
Listen to the old guys. A 3120 sounds really cool until you have to really run one. A 3120 (or 088/880 as well) are not designed for everyday "toting" through the woods. There is a reason that a 440/460/372 are the most frequently found saws in the woods, followed by an 066/660/395 for bigger stuff.
A 3120/880 outweighs a 660 by 8 lbs. I know I'm going to start sounding like SawTroll here, but that's a heck of a lot of weight to lug around when you really don't need it 99% of the time. You have some different notions of PNW logging than reality supports. Listen to the guys who do this for a living, there is a reason that they don't carry saws that big....they don't need it. Listen to these guys, they know what they are talking about....usually anyway. Okay, ignore the saw brand arguing, and listen to the other stuff.
I own a 3120, and when I was 18, I would have been dumb enough to want one. That was almost 30 years ago, and I have a lot more sense now, and a bad back. Mine is for milling use only. Way too heavy for daily use. My 066 is marginal for everyday use, but has had to fill in the slot. The 372 I'm building now, will be my real "user", but even that will have to share time with an even smaller saw, like an 026 eventually. Weight sucks. My 3120 only goes sideways in a log, although I have some plans to play with it the other way. I'm not carrying it as a "user"...unless the wood gets big and the 066 AND the 372 are broken.
Mark
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
He just won't listen....
Hey Newguy - clean the wax out of your ears - it's TOO big for a general felling saw. :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:
Hey Newguy - clean the wax out of your ears - it's TOO big for a general felling saw. :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:
romeo
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3120's are great felling saws. How big do the redwoods get in Florida anyway?
Honestly though, my father in law put one to work out in the woods for a day once (said he needed to justify owning it). After he was done "justifying" it, he decided it was a race-only saw. It made short work of a 44" doug fir but it made short work of him to.
Honestly though, my father in law put one to work out in the woods for a day once (said he needed to justify owning it). After he was done "justifying" it, he decided it was a race-only saw. It made short work of a 44" doug fir but it made short work of him to.
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Not to bash on anyone
The best advice I ever received as a youngster was-
" When around fellas who have been there and done that, it is best to close your mouth, open your ears and see what past experience can lend you. If you open your mouth, it had best be to ask a pertinent question, and then don't take the opinion you receive lightly."
Chuck
The best advice I ever received as a youngster was-
" When around fellas who have been there and done that, it is best to close your mouth, open your ears and see what past experience can lend you. If you open your mouth, it had best be to ask a pertinent question, and then don't take the opinion you receive lightly."
Chuck
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This tread is getting really boring - why not just shut it down??? 
I try to pick the best options in each class of saws, regardless of brand - but newer Jreds is out , because of the stupid streight-across handlebars........:biggrinbounce2:
I try to pick the best options in each class of saws, regardless of brand - but newer Jreds is out , because of the stupid streight-across handlebars........:biggrinbounce2:
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This tread is getting really boring - why not just shut it down???
I try to pick the best options in each class of saws, regardless of brand - but newer Jreds is out , because of the stupid streight-across handlebars........:biggrinbounce2:
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