What are your firewood saws?

[svk]

Ok just curious.

What saw(s) do you use for the lion's share of your cutting? I know some folks have 40 saws and some have one. Looking to hear what your go-to saw(s) are.

550 and 562 do almost all of my woodcutting. 2186 for big wood which is mostly when I'm volunteering or helping friends with yard trees. For walking trail maintenance I use my new Dolmar PS-32 as well as my Jonsered M361.

Over the years most of my cutting was done with my dad's L65. It's the only saw I've more or less worn out. I just bought a L65 from a member here as I miss that saw.

 

[merc_man]

I mostly use my husky 353 and my echo cs520. For bigger stuff the 041 or 038.

 

[Gugi47]

For big I use my 562 XP and the MS 390
Mid range I love the Tanaka TCS40 and the Echo CS400
For small, all the other ones

 

[ReggieT]

Fer limbing it falls on the Stihl 025, Felling duties mostly Sachs Dolmar 116si...bucking for firewood MS390 & 034AV.
Trying to sink my paws into a clean 038 Mag...negotiations are pretty intense.

 

[tomtom85]

Newbie here. Love my ms251

 

[Zeus103363]

For limping, trail cutting, and light work is a sthil ms210C with a 16" bar. Love that little saw. I now have my dads ole Sthil 026 with a 18" bar. He is 80, and the rest of the family is scared he mite get hurt. That saw still runs good. For the bigger side of stuff I use my Sthil MS 361 with a 25" bar. I hope to one day get a Sthil ms 461 or a husky 372xp for a 28"-32" bar.


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[tomtom85]

461 is a nice saw just out of my range for now.

 

[srb08]

For years my only firewood saw was an 038M, that I bought new in the 80's. It was the first saw I owned.
I eventually added an 026P and worked with just the two for quite a while.
Now, my go to saw for bucking is a 562. I also added an MS261 and a 460.
I carry an MS211 for clearing trails and little stuff.
I still use the 038M and 026P but the newer saws get the most trigger time.

 

[tla100]

MS440 gets the nod for about everything, unless limbing, well the long bar is nice for that too. Husky 55 is decent all around when the 440 is dull and don't feel like sharpening. Pull the Echo CS-370 for fencelines.

A few years ago the Homie Super XL Auto did the big stuff, when the gas would start to boil after a few tanks, I would haul out the Super EZ, then switch back.

MS660 is nice for bucking and the big stumps.

 

[srb08]

Fer limbing it falls on the Stihl 025, Felling duties mostly Sachs Dolmar 116si...bucking for firewood MS390 & 034AV.
Trying to sink my paws into a clean 038 Mag...negotiations are pretty intense.

My 038M presently has a 24" bar with loop of RSC on it. It's a grunt monster.
If you can snag one, you won't be disappointed.

 

[amberg]

My 038M presently has a 24" bar with loop of RSC on it. It's a grunt monster.
If you can snag one, you won't be disappointed.

You have a 038 magnum stihl!!

 

[amberg]

You have a 038 magnum stihl!!

Had two of them for years, I am pissed for getting rid of them!! Will try to post a pic. of my old log truck if I can.

 

[amberg]

About the best I can do. The picture was taken in 1982 with a polaroid camera. It is a 1965 chevrolet C60 with a load of poplar.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I have 4 saws, 2 Stihl 460s, a 360 and an 036. 99% of the cutting is with the 036 and 360 (I keep one by the wood pile, the other by my processor). The 460s I bring out when hand felling. Making firewood though is done by processor, the saws just for cleaning up the logs (cutting off forks, branches missed by the stroke delimber, etc)

 

[TreeswingerPerth]

We have 30+ saws in our business , for small felling and limbing I generally use a Husky 560xp , for medium to large trees it's a Husky 372 or Stihl 460/461 , bigger stuff it's Husky 395 or Stihl 660 and for monsters we have one Stihl 880 .

My all time favourite saw for light work is a Husky 242xp , what a ripper !!

I started in business in the 80's with a Husky 61 and three bars 13" 18" 24" and a box of chains .

 

[merc_man]

Fer limbing it falls on the Stihl 025, Felling duties mostly Sachs Dolmar 116si...bucking for firewood MS390 & 034AV.
Trying to sink my paws into a clean 038 Mag...negotiations are pretty intense.

The 038 mag is a great saw. Around here they start about 350-400 and up from ther depwnding on condition.

Mine is a outlaw saw mabe in brazil.

 

[CaseyForrest]

I have 2.

The 362 has a 16" bar on it and is primarily used for cutting logs to 13' to load into my trailer. Doesn't matter the diameter as I can usually get all the way around them and if not I have mechanical means of lifting.

441 has a 20" bar and is used primarily for bucking. The 20" bar is my measuring tool.

Both saws go scrounging but I rarely have to use the 441.

 

[JeffHK454]

I've been packing the same lineup for 3-4 years now and haven't run into anything I can't handle...066/32"..MS440/24"..260Pro/18"..192 rear handle with a 14"er.

 

[TonyK]

357XP 20" and 372XP 24" handles anything on my property.

 

[Ryan'smilling]

Started with one saw, an ms361. That was pretty good, but redundant once I moved home and added dad's 036 to the stable. So I sold the 361 and bought a 460. Then I bought a new Dolmar 421 this spring. Also picked up a Shindaiwa 488 along the way.

For limbing and firewood under 12" the 421 is always the go to saw. Softwood up to 20" and hardwood up to 16", the 036 with full chisel is pretty fun. After that, the 460 handles everything. The 488 is pretty much a backup saw now.