minkota1
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Wood Newbie, I gotta admit those red and black Husky's are pretty good looking, :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: I loved that bit about the Phillistine
Need opinions on new firewood saw
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Hey Woody were talking about Husky and Jred ....Dont keep changing the subject..
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Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
Wood Newbie, I gotta admit those red and black Husky's are pretty good looking, :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: I loved that bit about the Phillistine
Yeah, them Orange Jreds aren't bad either!
I just hope Ultra knows all this Stihl bashing I'm doing is pretty much all just a bunch of balloon juice!
I have three Huskys ....Just trying to find out if I should have bought Jreds instead..
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SawTroll
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Nope, Partner was first, on the P7700.
keith c raymond
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You will hear more about what to do than you will believe.In my ''hobby-home''wood cutting opinion,Look for a good local dealer that you can trust.Husky ,Jred,and Dolmar are all brands that will deliver.I only have a small Echo,and even though they are durable and made well,power to weight they are a step or two behind the others.I only exclude Stihl because you dont prefer them.Keep your chain sharp and wear the appropriate safety equipment.Try not to cut when tired and allow the characters of this site to entertain you.Just allow you skin too be ''thick enough''.
SawTroll
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Hmmmm, I believe you got that all wrong - all the current Jreds from 2141 and up, are made at the Husky factory......
Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
That's a tough question to answer, Ultra. There's a lot to consider, and everyone has their own unique preferences, coupled with constraints like cost, dealer proximity, and the like. There's also things like dealer stock-on-hand, which you have to balance against the immediacy of your need for the saw in particular, and maintenance issues...which dealer carries a better stock of parts, although that really doesn't matter because neither ever breaks, so that's more like a "dealer quality" thing.
I guess when you boil everything down, you have to come to the conclusion that...
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..yeah...you shoulda bought a Jred!!! :rockn: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
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Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
Saw Troll THX I was waiting for that.......
Me too...trust me!!!
And for the record, I'm still right! Between Husky and Jred, JRED HAD IT FIRST!!!!!
Jred doesnt offer saws as big as mine.....But then again The Company doesnt need two brands of every model ...
BTW 3120XP
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Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
You'll notice poor Orange_Fever started a new thread...I don't blame him all this knuckleheadin' around!!
Minkota, I blame you...
Minkota, I blame you...
Sorry Orange_fever
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Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
Yup...just like all Lincolns are built in Ford plants, all Jaguars are built in Ford plants, all Aston-Martins are built in Ford plants, all Land Rovers are built in Ford plants, all Lexi are built in Toyota plants, all Cadillacs are built in GM plants, all Infinitis are built in Nissan plants, all Acuras are built in Honda plants...am I making my point here, SawTroll?
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According to the last specs pulished by Echo, it has about the power of a 357xp, and the weight of the 372xp - not a good deal imo........
I believe there is a reason that Echo quit publishing the power specs of their saws some time ago.......
Here we go again. Specs Don't ..........Repeat Don't tell the whole story!!!
I have an Echo CS-670 and it isn't that bad of a saw considering the fact that 50% or so of my saws are modded!!!
Good price,durability, dealer service and so on go a long way past the long-winded THIS IS WHAT THE SPECS SAY!!!
The CS-670 has all of the above!!!
Give it a break!!!:bang: :bang: :bang:
If I was going to be cutting for four house I would invest in a Husky 372, Dolmar 7900, Jonsered 2171, or Stihl 440,441,460. If you have some extra coin a 346,5100 is good to pair with the above.
I would pass on the Echos as they are pretty antiquated when it comes to AV, filtration and power to weigh.
I would pass on the Echos as they are pretty antiquated when it comes to AV, filtration and power to weigh.
manual
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let my ask you this, how many threads have you ever read about bad bearings in jonsered saws ?
Go ahead I'll wait.
Right on Rahtree about specs. I have a Echo CS6700 with metal handle bars front and rear and a metal crankcase that wieghts 18.1# full of fuel and oil compared to 19.5# for my 044 Stihl and cuts almost as fast, 14 seconds compared to 13 seconds in oak. On a thread a few weeks ago the Husky 357xp came in wieghting 18#. So much for specs. Steve
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How close is Finland to Chernobyl? Anything getting in your water over there, Blis???
He is from Finland, radioactive waste or not they are all nuts ,,,,,
But for ones hes right
Woodie
"Cap'n Bullcrap'n"
+1.
It would be one thing if the specs we keep getting ad nauseum were COMPLETE specs, but they're not even that. They are PEAK power specs...a number that occurs once along a given torque curve. They give us no idea as to how that saw performs in its useful RPM range...no idea at all. It's the reason why people look at the 575 on paper and say, "Jeez, it's just a fat 372!" Then they run one, find out it isn't as peaky as a 372, has a flatter torque curve, more power on the low end, decide maybe that extra weight is worth it....
