Thanks for all the advice.

stihlatit · Oct 24, 2006

SinglerM said:
Here's what I ultimately ended up getting. (I just added another saw.)

50cc saw w/ 18" bar(Dolmar 5100S)
70cc saw w/ 25" bar(Stihl MS440)
90cc saw w/ 32" bar(Stihl MS660)

The 50-70-90cc sizes seem like a good spread in power.
The 18"-25"-32" bar lengths seemed like a good range also.

I'm using 3/8" .050 chain on all of them.
Full skip on the 25" and 32" bar. Full complement on the 18".

From all of the reading and asking questions I've done here, the Dolmar seemed to be the best 50cc saw. The MS660 also seems to viewed as the best of the big saws. The 70cc size was a toss up to me between the Husqvarna 372XP (no longer widely available), the 575XP (wasn't interested), the Stihl MS440, 441 and the MS460. So I went with the MS440 (old reliable).
So, there you have it. :hmm3grin2orange:
Thanks again.
Mitch

Thats a nice lineup of saws........You will be a happy camper.

manual · Oct 24, 2006

stihlatit said:
The dude got two Stihl's...........good choice and enjoy.

Oh no doubt He bought some nice saws, Funny how he took a chance on Dolmar and not a chance on the 441

stihlatit · Oct 24, 2006

manual said:
Oh no doubt He bought some nice saws, Funny how he took a chance on Dolmar and not a chance on the 441

Like I said great lineup....what part did you miss?

Oh this is Arnie not Tommy......BTW.........LOL.

But now that you mention it funny how he said he was not interested in a Husky

manual · Oct 24, 2006

stihlatit said:
Like I said great lineup....what part did you miss?

Oh this is Arnie not Tommy......BTW.........LOL.

But now that you mention it funny how he said he was not interested in a Husky

Thats because he got the starter package. :hmm3grin2orange:

SinglerM · Oct 31, 2006

Stihl dealer

BlueRidgeMark said:
That could be a problem! With a new guy and two big saws crying to be used, well, there just aren't that many trees in Sandy!

Good post, Singler. Makes sense. Where are your Stihl dealers?

Thanks Mark,

I ended up going to the dealer downtown Salt Lake. There's two more nearby, but I really liked the one downtown.

Not too many trees in Sandy, but plenty around the valley and near Ogden.

SinglerM · Oct 31, 2006

I still wonder about that myself.

manual said:
Oh no doubt He bought some nice saws, Funny how he took a chance on Dolmar and not a chance on the 441

I've thought about that 441 since getting the 440, mostly out of curiosity. I'm real happy with the 440, I'm sure I would have been as happy with the 441 also. The opinions on that Dolmar 5100 were great across the board. I went back home to Mississippi to visit. While there, I stopped by a Dolmar dealer. He just happened to have a 5100.........well........I just couldn't resist.
I've used it since getting back to Utah, I really like it.

Stihlatit is right, I'm a happy camper.

Later,
Mitch