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  1. 05-22-2012, 01:54 PM #46
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    Hehe, i had almost the same exact exuse about a week ago. We got a few fat oak trees to chop into firewood. The largest 2 have about 50" dia in the bottom, and i have to slice them up to about 40cm pieces.

    We (my father and me) had jonsered 625 but we asked our neighbor to help us fell the trees. He used to do that for a living and is using a ported 064. And oh boy what a difference does a chainsaw like that make when you really bury the bar into the hardwood. Luckily the brake on the jonsered started crapping out again and it was the Sign.

    I went and picked up a mint condition stihl 046. Now im trying to find an excuse to get a bigger bar, because im not sure when its going to see any trees of that diameter again. But i think a 24" would fit nicely on this chainsaw.

    Heres the pics of the oak and 064 with 20" bar.
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    (PS: now i need something in between my 046 and 170 )
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  2. 05-22-2012, 02:59 PM #47
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    Quote Originally Posted by nmurph View Post
    Vibes....you know you want it...take it home...it says it love you long time......
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    We really need to have a NC GTG sometime! If you swing by here, you can test run the 044, 660, 084, 346, 372s, 281, 288, 394s, or the 3120
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  3. 05-22-2012, 03:08 PM #48
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    Husqvarna 372 or a Stihl 044/046 class will always be a wise purchase.
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  4. 05-24-2012, 07:51 PM #49
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    I found a saw from someone on here, he says $500 shipped, what do you guys think?









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  5. 05-24-2012, 08:15 PM #50
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    Looks clean , low hour . Would probably service you for many years . A new one like it would be more than $800 .
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  6. 05-24-2012, 08:36 PM #51
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    Anything less than 6 cubes is well, less.
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    XpW doesnt look too bad. And Jim, Ill still be running through the woods with the 372 as you drag that ol mag beast(no disrespect towards it )
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  8. 05-25-2012, 05:33 AM #53
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    You'd better jump on that XPW. If you don't, someone else will.
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  9. 05-25-2012, 08:10 AM #54
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    does the tag on the xpw say 71cc or 75 cc ? if the 75cc jump on it quick !!
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  10. 05-25-2012, 08:20 AM #55
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    Quote Originally Posted by trx250r180 View Post
    does the tag on the xpw say 71cc or 75 cc ? if the 75cc jump on it quick !!
    Doesn't really make much difference, at least not when ported.
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  11. 05-25-2012, 08:50 AM #56
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    Quote Originally Posted by nmurph View Post
    Bailey's, but you are looking at $700 or so, if you do your own work.
    Yup, although you can get a used saw for $200ish from Home Depot as you are aware and could do OEM for $180 or Bailey's kit for $99 if you do your own work and have a 79/85CC saw for 300-400 bucks with a brand new slug and jug.
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  12. 05-25-2012, 08:58 AM #57
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshRountree View Post
    Check out this tree, it's dead and Dad wants to take it down this fall. I have a Poulan 3400, Poulan S25DA, and dad has a Stihl 290 Farm Boss. I bet we could take it down with what we got, but I'm using it as an excuse to buy something bigger! My budget is around $500, think that'll work?

    It's 36" DBH oak.

    No excuse needed, it will pay for itself plenty.
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    Yeah that 372 is nice O.P good buy. Grab that or even bigger but that would be a minimum. Jim that 2100 is awesome. Even with some newer, and semi lighter saws I grab that the most. Run it every time out. They will still be running when many other saws are dead and gone. I like some old, and alot of new, but that 2100 will not die off anytime soon.
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    Welp, I just paypal'd olesawnut $500, when it gets here ill probably start another thread.

    Muffler mod, then port ( blsnelling, mastermind, tlandrum, seems like I am forgetting a couple.)

    Then, cutting down the big oak.

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  15. 05-26-2012, 03:18 PM #60
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshRountree View Post
    Welp, I just paypal'd olesawnut $500, when it gets here ill probably start another thread.

    Muffler mod, then port ( blsnelling, mastermind, tlandrum, seems like I am forgetting a couple.)

    Then, cutting down the big oak.

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    Sweet find. Looked like a heck of a deal from the pics. 372 is on my short list, I hope to find one near that nice. Good choice in builders too. All do quality work and are generous with their knowledge when asked on here. Something that weighed in very heavily when I selected my builder. It's hard earned money that you spend when you port a saw. Go with one that is approachable and open about his work- not one that is secretive about what he does or doesnt do. The other contributing factor for me was proximity.
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