What do you have for a trash saw/truck saw?

[tnflatbed]

As the title says what do you guys have run for a catch all saw? One you don't care to stick in the dirt, or lives in your truck for trees across the road. I have a echo cs-370 with a 18" bar that fits perfectly in my side toolbox I have had for going on 8-9 years and has done about everything you can do with a saw(construction demo, road clearing, trenching etc.) save cutting a fishing hole in ice. Not a professional grade saw but it has been the absolute most reliable.

 

[anlrolfe]

DIY MS180

I got an ms170 dropped in my lap. It was trashed and I threw in a Chinese (Hutzl) MS180 long block w/ upgrade carb and MM.
For a little 32cc saw it gnaws like a rabid woodchuck. If anything happens to it I won't cry too much, so there you are.

 

[svk]

I usually just carry one of my modern saws with me as they don't leak fuel and only leak minimal bar oil. I keep an old rug in the back of my suburban to catch the oil.

 

[LonestarStihl]

I throw my ms361 in my truck when I head out somewhere unless into town. I'm working on buying a 576xpAT for my work vehicle trunk.

 

[Little Al]

"Homie" EZ Auto modded to run a 3/8 x1.3 lo pro chain on a 16" bar

 

[TimTaylor]

A husky 162 made from almost worn out bits that were replaced on other saws. Instead of throwing them away I bolted it all together on cases that are one step better than junk and a cylinder that is very average looking and it runs really well. It has a worn out 22"Stihl bar on home made adapters and a Chinese chain. Only good bits are the fuel line and case seals. And it looks it. Goes good though.

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[TreeswingerPerth]

I carry a husqvarna 242xp in my truck , got a 13" Sugihara bar on it , use it for anything that comes my way , usually wind blown limbs , never cut an ice hole or anything like that .

 

[TimTaylor]

I carry a husqvarna 242xp in my truck , got a 13" Sugihara bar on it , use it for anything that comes my way , usually wind blown limbs , never cut an ice hole or anything like that .

I've cut mud brick and corrugated iron but I've never cut ice either.

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[MuskokaSplitter]

I leave a husqvarna 55 on my atv all the time. i dont think i can kill that thing.

 

[johnnyballs]

used to have a little husky 353 with a 16" bar on it ...started on the 1st pull every time...beat the heck out of it...finally died when someone backed a chipper over it...

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

028 salvaged from a fire. Runs strong. Bungee to tractor and skid steer

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[LoveStihlQuality]

028 salvaged from a fire. Runs strong. Bungee to tractor and skid steer

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[Ranchers-son]

Cs -352 great cedar saw 6" or less but have cut as large as 16" had to baby it a little though. Very lite for walking with, dependable and not too expensive

 

[panolo]

CS-490 echo with a 20" bar. Little undersized to pull it but it gets the job done when needed. Was my first new saw and I have upgraded a couple times. Also scored a nice little mac that needs a recoil. No idea what it is but it doesn't even have the paint wore off the bar.

 

[Wood Doctor]

My Stihl 390 is my favorite saw to loan out. Let the borrower beat it to death with a 20" bar on board and then buy me a pitcher of beer in return. I'll fix it after he returns it.

 

[StihlKicking]

An old rebuilt 026 that smokes like a freight train thanks to a leaking oiler. It never fails to crank and cut though.


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[Toy4xchris]

Mine will probably become one of these saws aquired them the other day from a buddy he just wants one of the 16" ones back for the same reason.

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[Jere39]

I've got this very old Pioneer-Partner 330 with multiple replacement parts from the Chainsawr.com and JBWeld repair. It does not start on the first pull, more like just before my arm gives out. But it has cut more dirty trees, roots, ice, railroad ties, just about anything the 14" bar can reach around. It owes me nothing, and if it were ever to give up the ghost, I wouldn't spend actual money to repair it (trade some firewood maybe).

 

[svk]

I've got this very old Pioneer-Partner 330 with multiple replacement parts from the Chainsawr.com and JBWeld repair. View attachment 601258 It does not start on the first pull, more like just before my arm gives out. But it has cut more dirty trees, roots, ice, railroad ties, just about anything the 14" bar can reach around. It owes me nothing, and if it were ever to give up the ghost, I wouldn't spend actual money to repair it (trade some firewood maybe).

I have the identical saw in red as a Jonsered 361. They are tough little saws. Only issue we have had with it in 40 years has been fuel related.

 

[Wood Doctor]

The last "trash" saw I loaned out was a Mac 3516, loaned to tree removal company. It was returned to me with a broken outer handle, bent bar, burned up chain, broken pull cord, and no bar oil inside the oil tank. Apparently it was also dropped from a bucket loader about 30 feet up. I fixed it all, and placed it on a shelf in my garage for safe keeping. Luckily, I had parts.