Stihl 044/440.....Best saw ever made???

[Tzed250]

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[StihlyinEly]

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Mmmmm, sweet light, John.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Mmmmm, sweet light, John.

Very nice saw John. Hmmm, I would have to open up a box to get out a prettier one.
Pioneerguy600

 

[wigglesworth]

Seriously, could a ported/muff modded 440 w/460 top end compete with a ported/muff modded 460? I'm not trolling here. I cut with saws a lot, and make money doing it.

Sure it could, but according to those much more experienced than I, the bigger case volume of the 460 is something to be desired when pulling longer bars, but at the cost of weight. On the other hand, the smaller case volume of the 044, when coupled with the 52mm top end makes for a very snappy 76cc saw.

According to the wife's bathroom scales, the 044 is nearly 2lb's lighter than the 460. That is a lot. I sold my 460, once I got an 044. Not enough difference between them power wise to justify the weight IMHO.

 

[Tzed250]

Very nice saw John. Hmmm, I would have to open up a box to get out a prettier one.
Pioneerguy600

Thank you. That saw has earned the right to be a shelf queen now. It spent five years as my falling saw for my tree service.

I really like your 440s with the standard covers. Did you convert them, or can you buy them like that up north?


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[Tzed250]

Mmmmm, sweet light, John.

Thanks!!!!

I tried to make it look like a brochure shot ..

Never underestimate the "golden hour" !


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[TRI955]

Stihl the best

 

[wigglesworth]

You mean the best door stop? Wheel chock? I dont get it...???

 

[Cedarkerf]

Not according to "your own" poll

 

[TRI955]

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Very nice saw John!! Great picture too!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Thank you. That saw has earned the right to be a shelf queen now. It spent five years as my falling saw for my tree service.

I really like your 440s with the standard covers. Did you convert them, or can you buy them like that up north?


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Up North the 044`s and MS440`s come stock with the non heavy duty air filters, I have MS440`s with the high top HD airfilter but it is no more use up here than the regular filters, our cutting conditions do not warrant using the HD filters in the woods. I will post a pict of of our woodlands and cutting conditions, you will notice the ferns that grow in damp conditions.
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[pioneerguy600]

Typical hardwood lands around here.

Pioneerguy600

 

[Rounder]

Thanks, Sam.

My ported 460 is one prime saw, IMO. But CAD and the 440/460 top end are making me itch. Hard not to scratch when it's that combo. Correct me if I'm wrong, but most working full-time loggers probably don't give the first #### about paying someone else for porting saws (added expense), but care about porting their own saws or using stock saws that cut good and last a long time, delivering big bang for the buck right out of the box.

I've tried a little of everything, my most recent being a 44 with a ported/milled 46 topend. I love it, but for day in, day out long term use, I'd just as soon stay away from porting and just run a muff mod with a max-flow air filter. That seems to be the best combo of performance and longevity. If I do another 44/46 topend, I'll leave the cylinder stock. I just need my stuff to last as long as possible, and I'm willing to sacrifice some performance for that reason. Cutting just don't pay like it used to.
Point being - yep- the 44 is one tough, abuse loving saw - Sam

 

[Teddy.Scout]

Jerry that is a sick sight(your 044 line up)! But once the jealousy wore off, I really realize that I am still jealous!

As for wiggles: you the 044-046(440-460) MASTER!!!

 

[StihlyinEly]

. . . day in and day out long term use, I'd just as soon stay away from porting and just run a muff mod with a max-flow air filter. That seems to be the best combo of performance and longevity.

Figured that. Fancy in the part-time back yard don't make dollars in the full-time woods.

 

[wigglesworth]

As for wiggles: you the 044-046(440-460) MASTER!!!

ROFL....heck I learn something new about them every day.

Just gotta dive in and get dirty. :biggrinbounce2:

 

[Cedarkerf]

044 best saw I ever owned

 

[StihlyinEly]

Just gotta dive in and get dirty. :biggrinbounce2:

Done dirt cheap. Just rockin!

 

[blsnelling]

440/460 topend's where it's at. I'm fixing to put a 460 topend on my new 440. Here's my old one with a brand new Mahle topend.


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[pioneerguy600]

Jerry that is a sick sight(your 044 line up)! But once the jealousy wore off, I really realize that I am still jealous!

Teddy, they are just work saws, all of them are woods ported and dual port mufflers, I have 4-5 more of them and they are my favorite work saw for the type of wood we have around here, on a typical cutting day I will take 8-10 saws with me, mostly 044`s and a couple of 066`s, all with sharpened chains and all tanks filled.
Pioneerguy600