If you trully are going to stick to one firewood saw, (I don't believe you will) go for the MS 362 R C-M with 20" E and RM. Some other points to consider are that field and fence row trees are a whole different animal than forest trees or trimming the top of a yard tree from a bucket truck. Trees that are allowed to "spread out" when grown outside of the forest canopy will tend to have more knotty, dense trunks. Also, having the option to fell all from one side without "back barring" is really nice when in a fence row. Think about it, say your starting your notch cut, back barred, and hit wire or nails. You'd have a kick back.
The awesome ported 362c
I just don't go conform with the run for the monster saw to cut down most trees. I understand completetly the thrill and so forth of having the "mega" power in your hands, but at the end of the day I still have my firewood with out a single miss and didn't save about 5 minutes overall cutting time with the "mega" saw.....
( I know I should be banned for all this evil talk!
)To keep it limited to a 18" bar I wouldn't use a 60cc saw. Not sure maybe thats what a 60cc Stihl pulls best.
Only 4 or 5 cuts at 18" then the rest really doesn't need even a 50 cc saw.
I'd use my top handle Echo 271 for everything up to about 5". The rest would be quick work for the WWS 2253. My WWS 2260 cuts as well as a ported 70cc saw. Not needed for only a few cuts. All but the 271 running 3/8 full comp chain.
The small top handle makes climbing around and manipulating branches much easier. The 271 will easily cut 12", just not as quickly as a bigger saw. So if there is only one or two 12" cuts, I just use it, instead of going to get another saw.
If I'm going to cut cookies the 2260 is fun, but for my work, I like to keep saws small as possible.
I just don't go conform with the run for the monster saw to cut down most trees. I understand completetly the thrill and so forth of having the "mega" power in your hands, but at the end of the day I still have my firewood with out a single miss and didn't save about 5 minutes overall cutting time with the "mega" saw.....
Although just to clarify I am no pro. If I was a pro doing this 24/7 I would get the lightest/strongest/fastet/etc. saw out there. For me a nice reliable 60cc saw is more than enough for most trees in the 20-25 inch range. I have no problem with cutting from both sides and prefer less weight threw out the day. And anyone out there telling me that they are going to be faster cutting up limbs(like in the pic) with a 60 or 70cc saw compared to a nice 40cc saw is simply suffering from serious dilusions!
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Complexity - what, that extra throttle plate? Lol - the thing that is cool about strato is that it has no additional moving parts and works purely on the shape of the ports. Some of the newer ones don't even have the extra throttle plate.
I agree - I read this and then saw the example tree. Yawn. Is cutting stuff like this for firewood what everyone thinks requires a big expensive pro saw? I mean, we're not talking about a firewood business, just cutting up a couple little trees. I'd get out one of the GZ4000 clones with an 18" lo pro bar and never give it a second thought. Or maybe one of the plastic Poulans.
And there's nothing wrong with that. I found the thread interesting as it gives perspective on what people use their saws for and what people see as a required tool.
