New 357xp

[moecoors]

Hi folks,
Just bought a 357xp. What do I need for extras, if any? Any tips on this particular model? Iwill be cutting mostly poplar, jack pine, and birch.
Thanks

 

[stihl 440]

357

I should handle what you are doing just fine. It should also do well with a 18 in bar.

 

[SawTroll]

I should handle what you are doing just fine. It should also do well with a 18 in bar.

Yup, but 18" is about max, for good balance and power - if you are just crosscutting, it should be a very good saw......:rockn:

Btw, welcome here (to the madness)......:rockn: :rockn:

 

[moecoors]

Yep it's an 18" bar. Thanks guys.

 

[SawTroll]

Yep it's an 18" bar. Thanks guys.

3/8 or .325, and what chain model - hopefully 3/8" and H42/73LP.......:yoyo: :yoyo:

 

[moecoors]

3/8 Oregon, model 68DL?, 058 gauge. Hope that makes sense.
Is it spring yet in Norway?

 

[SawTroll]

3/8 Oregon, model 68DL?, 058 gauge. Hope that makes sense.
Is it spring yet in Norway?

Spring is here, but it still snows occationally - 68DL id the drive link count, fits an 18" 3/8"..........

 

[moecoors]

LOL kinda new at this. Found the number 73 on the drive links. Is thiswhat I'm looking for?

 

[SawTroll]

LOL kinda new at this. Found the number 73 on the drive links. Is thiswhat I'm looking for?

Yup, that is the right code, but could be LP or LG, or some semi-chisel ones.......:biggrinbounce2:

LP is the best kind for clean wood......

 

[moecoors]

Can't seem to find any letter designations. Where do I look? Perhaps look for my glasses instead.

 

[SawTroll]

If the forward corner on the cutter is square, or "pointed", and there is a small ramp in front of the rakers, it is a LP - if the ramp is absent, but the raker somewhat wide and rounded, it is an LG....

There are similar variations of semi-chisel, but I don't have any relationship to those.

 

[moecoors]

Looks like an LG. Thanks for the info SawTroll. Gotta go now, back later.

 

[IchWarriorMkII]

Dunno why it can't run a 24" bar, my 361 will do it.

Try it you might like it

 

[Freakingstang]

Dunno why it can't run a 24" bar, my 361 will do it.

Try it you might like it

My 372 can pull a bigger bar, but 20" is about right in hardwoods...
My 7900 will run a long bar, but 24" is awesome and my 066 can run a stupid long bar, but with a 28" it is a terror in hardwoods. I sometimes wish we had stupid huge softwoods to see what our saws would do with long bars, but hardwoods are a thing of beauty. 20" bar is standard logger issue in these parts with 460's and 660's....

 

[Four Paws]

Dunno why it can't run a 24" bar, my 361 will do it.

Try it you might like it

I'm with you Ich, 24" bar on that saw in softwoods with 3/8 skip or semi-skip would do fine.

Moecoors, is that your only saw? If so, depending on the size of the trees you are cutting, a longer bar will make it more versatile. If you have a bigger saw, stick with the 18" bar and put an 8-pin sprocket on it for faster chain speed. Then, put a 28", 32", or longer bar on your bigger saw.

 

[moecoors]

I'm with you Ich, 24" bar on that saw in softwoods with 3/8 skip or semi-skip would do fine.

Moecoors, is that your only saw? If so, depending on the size of the trees you are cutting, a longer bar will make it more versatile. If you have a bigger saw, stick with the 18" bar and put an 8-pin sprocket on it for faster chain speed. Then, put a 28", 32", or longer bar on your bigger saw.

Yeah that's my only saw. However the wood here is not large. Sometimes I buck green birch in the winter which is frozen rock hard. Other than that it's easy sawin.

 

[SawTroll]

Dunno why it can't run a 24" bar, my 361 will do it.

Try it you might like it

User expectations.....:rockn: :rockn:

My 372 can pull a bigger bar, but 20" is about right in hardwoods...
My 7900 will run a long bar, but 24" is awesome and my 066 can run a stupid long bar, but with a 28" it is a terror in hardwoods. I sometimes wish we had stupid huge softwoods to see what our saws would do with long bars, but hardwoods are a thing of beauty. 20" bar is standard logger issue in these parts with 460's and 660's....

Right!!!!!

.....not allowed to rep you at the moment...:blob6: :blob6: :bang: :bang:

 

[J.Walker]

Hi folks,
Just bought a 357xp. What do I need for extras, if any? Any tips on this particular model? Iwill be cutting mostly poplar, jack pine, and birch.
Thanks

Did you get online or from a shop? My 357 had some trouble with the auto decompression set up.It now runs great with a manual button. My partners 357 maybe two years older than mine has been flawless.
We were removing a double leader Basswood tree today I was using a 357 w/ 72dl chain on the ground for flopping the leaders and the butt wood. I perfer using the saw with a 68dl setup.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Yup, but 18" is about max, for good balance and power - if you are just crosscutting, it should be a very good saw (the MS361 is better of course).......:rockn:

Btw, welcome here (to the madness)......:rockn: :rockn:

Ths caped spec. reader strikes again!!!

 

[Lou]

It has'nt been mentioned but some PPE is a mighty fine idea. Helmet with hearing protestion, Chaps, and Gloves well worth the investment. Read any on-line packages carefully. I ordered a package from your home state and the gloves were'nt what I expected. They made it good for a slight additional fee, but I had to bit__ a little. Package I ordered is'nt offered any longer.