If you could choose ony 2 chainsaws

[Signoflife]

I let her run my OE 346XP and still too heavy...was my first idea!

I really do think that we must be related somehow. I cut/split my inlaws winter wood (about 12 bush cord) for the past few years, big old farmhouse with two wood stoves and a wood furnace. So my wife likes to work along side and she really likes to use the little 3800 Redmax.

http://www.redmax.com/node3937.aspx?pid=90271

Now I've only had it a year and it is quite abit less power than the 346xp but it cuts all right for what it is and is also about 2 lbs lighter than the 346 and has been reliable so far. I really don't know what they are like but the 339xp interested me for awhile for her until I got the 3800.

 

[coog]

Been burning wood for 40 years, and have never heard of a bush cord;please elaborate.

 

[Signoflife]

Been burning wood for 40 years, and have never heard of a bush cord;please elaborate.

Where I am from Central Ontario Canada, most people call a cord of wood 4ft by 8ft by 12" to 16". This is really a face cord or rick or..., and a "cord" is really a full or bush cord 4ft by 4ft by 8ft. Since so many people around here get confused with just the word "cord" I have grown accustomed to quantifying the amount with "face cord" or "bush cord".

 

[coog]

As I guessed.I like it.Another one that seems to be passing from common use is "kitchen cord".No wonder people think their woodman is out to cheat them! I had an old timer tell me that the standard rule for stacking cordwood was "could you throw a cat" through the gaps.

 

[nitro]

2 saws

well might as well throw my 2 cents in .
036 cause its light --12lbs and 4.4 hp
066 cause it can handle the big stuff ,it can run 20 inch bar or a 36
and for the average firewood guy both will last years

now wheres my 2 cents ... cough it up...opcorn:

 

[Taxmantoo]

I let her run my OE 346XP and still too heavy...was my first idea!

Hey Bowtech.
When Brad finally decides whether he wants a PS-401 or a Redmax, maybe he will sell you the Snellerized MS-180. If that's not light enough for her, get her an electric saw.

 

[thejdman04]

Id take my 3120xp husky and my ms260 w/a 20" bar if I could only have 2. If I could find parts for my mac 650 Id love to have that saw back in use

 

[Suo Gan]

This question comes with strings attached. I think what 2 saws you would want to own are dictated by the wood you want to cut. I personally have a 90cc saw and a 45cc unit. But now I just ran into alot of super large oaks, and I need a larger saw. If I was to do it over again, I would buy a 100+cc saw and a 60-70cc saw. And throw in a chinaman limber to boot.

 

[1savagehunter]

My Choice

Well
my 009L with 14 inch bar - climbing and light limbing
my 460 with both 20" & 28" bar

Regrets >>> wish i'd bought a 660 I think

will be getting a 260 Pro soon I hope

Do you think if I went to an 8 pin with my 28" bar I'd loose to much bottom end???

 

[coog]

Stick with the 7 pin.Have you gone to the dual port muffler?Makes a very nice difference.One of my two saw plans is 026/046; hard to beat.

 

[1savagehunter]

Thanks coog

I figured as much ... no I haven't gone to dual port muffler as yet. I spoke to my dealer about it who said that dual port would only make it louder with no real improvment in power and could really screw up carb so I have been researching it for my self.

 

[gilraine]

026 and an 066...

 

[K7NUT]

What!! I can't get another saw...EVER!

It's taken me awhile to get to this point, but I love the combo I have now.<BR> 25" bar on the 039<BR>36" bar on the 064,

 

[bowtechmadman]

Think I'm gonna hold out and look for a 242XP for her. Anyone have one they wish to part with?

 

[Lloyd H]

Homelites

Homelite 330 and a ..............prolly XL2 for little stuff or is it Homelite 330 and a.............Super XLAO for bigger stuff or is it a Homelite 330 and a............550 for the BIG stuff? Could we start a 3 or 4 or 5 saw plan thread?

 

[SWE#Kipp]

346xpg and 372xpgw does everything needed for me at this time, though the 346xpg is woods ported and now i wish to do the same to the 372xpgw but even stock they are a great pair of saws

 

[bowtechmadman]

Some consistency in that you like the 330 it seems Loyd.

 

[Austin1]

Think I'm gonna hold out and look for a 242XP for her. Anyone have one they wish to part with?

It's a real problem when the wife wants her own saw!I have been married less than a month. I was thinking 401 Dolmar, she had seen the small Efcos on Bailey's and liked them, I really wanted a small Jred lol
I was cleaning up the garage and saw's when she spotted my little Mac. Ah correction Her little Mac now!

 

[spike60]

It's nice that this thread starts with an "if", so the discussion for everybody is just hypothetical. But I went through this for real when I got divorced 15 years ago.

I needed cash and I had to sell most of my saws. I think I had 15 or 17 at the time. Most of them were Solos which is what we were selling at the time. Couple of Olympyks and three Dolmars. I would probably make a different call now, but I decided to keep just two of the smaller Solos, 644 and 651pro. The 651 was, and still is, a favorite, and could really handle most of my firewood needs. I chose the 644 because bars and chains, along with most parts would fit the 651. Plus, selling the bigger saws would bring more cash.

So, for 5 or 6 years, I cut all my firewood with those two saws. I probably used the 651 80% of the time and the 644 the other 20%. They usually had 16" on them, but I'd put an 18" on the 651 if needed. I'll admit that I wasn't the power addict that I am now, but the truth is that those saws took care of my needs very well. So, it kind of shoots down the theory that you can't get by with a 50cc saw.

Yes, I wish that I had some of those that got away.

Since I already had to do this for real, I just can't bring myself to pick just two again, so can I be excused from this excercise?????

 

[Austin1]

It's nice that this thread starts with an "if", so the discussion for everybody is just hypothetical. But I went through this for real when I got divorced 15 years ago.

I needed cash and I had to sell most of my saws. I think I had 15 or 17 at the time. Most of them were Solos which is what we were selling at the time. Couple of Olympyks and three Dolmars. I would probably make a different call now, but I decided to keep just two of the smaller Solos, 644 and 651pro. The 651 was, and still is, a favorite, and could really handle most of my firewood needs. I chose the 644 because bars and chains, along with most parts would fit the 651. Plus, selling the bigger saws would bring more cash.

So, for 5 or 6 years, I cut all my firewood with those two saws. I probably used the 651 80% of the time and the 644 the other 20%. They usually had 16" on them, but I'd put an 18" on the 651 if needed. I'll admit that I wasn't the power addict that I am now, but the truth is that those saws took care of my needs very well. So, it kind of shoots down the theory that you can't get by with a 50cc saw.

Yes, I wish that I had some of those that got away.

Since I already had to do this for real, I just can't bring myself to pick just two again, so can I be excused from this excercise?????

What you say is true! My home was not paid for 15 years ago I did not have the income I do now so CAD was out of the question. I did all my cutting with a 3.7 Eager beaver same saw as a 610. I did have my little Eager beaver as back up and used it many times as my main saw all 32 cc of it!
Then I got crazy and bought the 105 off a neighbor, who was moving back to the west cost I new him all my life as the guy that liked saw's! The 105 is twice the saw I will ever need! but as I grew older and dummer I cant stop myself It is a good thing I do not live in saw country.
When you are just starting out a mid size 50-60cc saw and a tiny one 30-35cc are tough to beat.
It's just like hunting rifles always bring two even if the back up is a 80 year old 45/70 beats throwing rocks!