What was the first chainsaw you ran?

[4x4American]

Think it'd be neat to see what saw everyone over here on the F&L forum started out on...and what's your favorite saw?

Reckon I'll get it started, the first saw I run was a stihl 046, my favorite saw is Stihl's 461r

 

[Herd8497]

Mine was some sort of little Remington my dad had. I think I still have it under the bench, maybe I should dig it out.

 

[treeslayer2003]

very first was an early 044, I still have it. fav is the 461r.

 

[1270d]

Mac 10-10 auto, then 2100cd, then 288xp

 

[Shagbark]

1980ish Poulan of some sort when I was a kid. Finger numbing mother it was. Then there was the two man I had to hold the handle on the nose of the bar and watch all thoses cutters coming at me.

 

[northmanlogging]

Mac 10, little top handle thing, I was 6 or 7. Its still at my parents house

favorite now is the stihl 461

 

[slowp]

Professionally? Some kind of yellow boat anchor Mac with a long bow bar on it. I woke up in the mornings and had to uncurl my left hand.

 

[DanTheCanadian]

Wild Thing, don't remember what size but it wouldn't cut a soft dog turd...

 

[Joe46]

I "think" it was a Lancaster? Probably around 1960.

 

[jerry quinn]

27 years ago, It was a 3400 poulan. Still have it and am still using it. The poulan 3400-4000`s are the newest saws I have owned.

 

[Gologit]

My first saw was a handle-bar Mac...I think the model was 1-92 but I don't remember for sure. I do remember that with a 6 foot bar it probably weighed more than I did.

My favorite saw is a 660 Stihl. They're not very exciting but you can almost always count on them to make money for you.

 

[Patrus Monk]

I started late. First saw I used was a Husqvarna 380cd. Wasn't mine though. My first saw was a Canadian Tire offering. Think it was a Mac. That was nearly 40 years ago.
Favourite saw was what I used on the landing in central BC. A 2100cd. That was a fave for big wood but my felling-saw favourite was the venerable 288xp. Today, all these years later, my favourite is the 346xp.

 

[HuskStihl]

A little blue homie with the manual oiler and the thigh burning muffler. I never made it in sawing, so my current preference is not particularly important, but it would be some sort of large Swedish magnesium

 

[johninky]

Partner F65.
Toss up between a Pioneer Farmsaw and a Sachs Dolmar 117.

I just use saws to cut firewood.

 

[Twindad]

Started out with a stihl 015 and an Xl-12 when I was 11 or 12.

My favorite saw is a 372xp.

 

[madhatte]

First? Old boss's Stihl 051AV. Cleared a lot of blowdowns following an ice storm in the 90's with it. It was way more saw than I needed, and was way under-barred. It was an altogether unpleasant experience. Favorite? Got a few. Probably the ones that get the most use are a Dolmar 7900 and a Stihl MS440.

 

[whitepine2]

My first was a homie 500 when I was 14 rented to buy $10 month $120 next homie 850 good running saw for the time.Next johnserette 80-E I think next 372xp for 2 years stolen and now 288xp
from C.list $400 with new bar and chain to boot still got bar never needed it,best saw of all now 70
so a lifetime of saws.

 

[4x4American]

Wow lots of good responses. Who wants to make gentlemens bets on what Randy Mac's first saw was

 

[Black Dogg]

My first saw was/is a Husky 55, 20" bar. Bought twelve years ago and still runs like new.
I've got a used 346xp that I like for bigger trees and just bought a new 240 (tax refund) that I want to use for going up in the canopy.
I just like the Huskys and the local dealer is great with his prices.

 

[Gologit]

Wow lots of good responses. Who wants to make gentlemens bets on what Randy Mac's first saw was

He borrowed it from me: