New here and I'm looking for a little help. I've bought property in north central Idaho and it needs cleaned up. I'm new to chainsaws (brother-in-law will be my mentor) and looking to buy a chainsaw for a chainsaw mill. My brother-in-law has a chainsaw for felling and trimming. I was looking at the Husky 460 Rancher with the 24" bar. I've seen in other reviews that the 24 may be to big for the saw. Any thoughts?
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earlthegoat2
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The Rancher 460 is not up to the task of milling for very long unless it is very small soft wood.
A pro constructed saw is a must IMO, as they have better porting and as such can be tuned better.
Once again, my opinion but milling saws start with a 70-75cc class saws like 372xp or MS460 or similar. I wouldn’t do too much with them though as they will be strained out over a 20” cut which usually requires a 24-28” bar with typical Alaskan style mills.
My milling saw is an MS660 (90cc class) and hasn’t failed me yet cutting large wet southern pine up to 30”. I bought it used many years ago and have put 20-25 hrs on it milling.
Good deals seem to be able to be had on Husky 385, 390, and 395s around me. Might be something to look into.
A pro constructed saw is a must IMO, as they have better porting and as such can be tuned better.
Once again, my opinion but milling saws start with a 70-75cc class saws like 372xp or MS460 or similar. I wouldn’t do too much with them though as they will be strained out over a 20” cut which usually requires a 24-28” bar with typical Alaskan style mills.
My milling saw is an MS660 (90cc class) and hasn’t failed me yet cutting large wet southern pine up to 30”. I bought it used many years ago and have put 20-25 hrs on it milling.
Good deals seem to be able to be had on Husky 385, 390, and 395s around me. Might be something to look into.
Check the Boise Craigslist. A 395xp with 2 bars/chains for a great price.
And, no, that little Husky will not work for milling.
The saw is in Caldwell.
And, no, that little Husky will not work for milling.
The saw is in Caldwell.
zord1995
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if you’re milling, you should look for a 90 cc saw, DM me if you want need informations regarding stihl saws, stihl employee here.
The posts above are all very good information.
To give you a reasonable idea of what should work we need to know what you're planning on milling, what equipment you already have, & what you are prepared to spend.
To give you a reasonable idea of what should work we need to know what you're planning on milling, what equipment you already have, & what you are prepared to spend.
