I want a new saw

[Burvol]

Burvol , Sometimes pictures and video can help one understand a little better than words, Hope this helps ya.

Stihl Ms441 - My Favorite (bucking) wood pile saw! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-AbhkF1SQ


Husqvarna 576 autotune - My Favorite saw for felling and limbing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK-4eVbBj-o&feature=related

Felling, Bucking and Limbing Trees ~ http://extension.missouri.edu/wcreg... Felling, Bucking, Limbing Trees 12-11-07.pdf

I was just joking....ease up, I know your a wood cutter.

 

[mcguvier]

ten tanks of gas and still gaining power

The 576 autotune is a great saw lots of power. today just for fun I cut a 15 inch birch with my 262 it took 28 sec next cut with the 576 autotune are you ready 7 seconds!!!! if you want to cut wood this is the saw. chains were sharpned the same I love this saw





:greenchainsaw:
I love the smell of two stroke and trees dieing

 

[tramp bushler]

Welcome to the Loggin side Mcguvier .. Often tyimes it takes a saw 5 gal of gas to (fully set in ) .... 7 secs on a 15" birch is pretty good time for a saw of that displacement ..

 

[joesawer]

I run both the 372XP and the 575 XP. Both are great. The 372 is a bit lighter, but has far less lugging power. I can get my chain sharp enough to actually stop the 372 (I leave my rakers high to make boring hardwood easier.) but the 575 keeps going. Use the 575 every day and people notice your arms..

To my way of thinking. The sharper the chain is the less power it should take to cut.
Do you mean that you are getting your angles aggressive enough to stop the 372 but not the 575.

 

[joesawer]

I was just joking....ease up, I know your a wood cutter.

Does that hurt when you do that. Lol
Good job. I tried to rep you but I have to spread it around.

 

[Huskyman4k]

Husqvarna 576 autotune

I just been looking this up here in the UK, it seems none of the saws come with a wrap around handle which would be great if they did, maybe down to our strict H&S laws.
There is no mention of this saw being autotune so maybe just for over seas markets?
The price for a Husqvarna 576 with heated handles is around £725 = ($1,137.74 USD) normally you can take off £100 if you dont want heated handles but they are great for drying wet gloves when it is raining all day.

I still got to get mine working on my old faithfull 547, she is old now but as good as new and will last me out.

 

[Huskyman4k]

It rarely gets to -20 here in Ohio. Often times it's in the lower teens, but I do the same exact thing with my saws. When I get home I take em down my basement, clean em up, flip the bar, grease the sprocket tip and clutch bearing, and file the chains. Then in the morning, I put em inside my pickup. Usually when I get to the job they're ready to go.

Nice to hear folk like me, I always used to do my saws ready for the next day... now semi retired so can do it as & when and they are always ready to go.
Some just used & abuse their saws, then blame it when it stops working. Never have trouble with mine in 20+ years and still using the same old saws, new ones are more plastic so maybe a bit lighter but as far as build quality the old ones are best.
A clean saw is a happy saw

 

[Huskyman4k]

:agree2: If my saws aren't runnin right I want to be the one to adjust them so they do run right. To me it's like they want to take something that is not difficult and make it complex.

in the uk the saws are not restricted with so tough emissions as they are with you in the states. they put limiters on the H & L screws after it has been set so you can only adjust half a turn sort of thing. This is ok at sea level but in the mountains its different, we just pop them off and retune.
If they are going to make a saw hi-tech it will only mean more trouble I think they are best left alone. A simple two stroke thats runs sweet when tuned right ....... simple is best
BUT, to sell more saws they always try to beat each other but so called improvements that are often a backward step IMHO