Orange vs. Creamsicle vs. Blue

[jeffbecky1]

I have 3 stock saws from 3 different manufacturers; Husky 371XP, Stihl 044, Makita 6401. One has full wrap handle, two have side adjust, two have big air filters, all 3 weigh about 15lbs. If you had to get rid of two and keep one, which one would it be? :yoyo:

Jeff
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[2dogs]

Keep the 044

 

[homelitejim]

044

 

[Steveo_supremo]

Sell the creamsickle and the blue one and buy a used full wrap and 372 clutch cover for the 371. Then it'll have the full wrap and side tensioner.

 

[TreePointer]

Just tell your wife that you're keeping all three of them, and that's all there is to it.

 

[blsnelling]

044 all the way!

 

[Freakingstang]

the blue boy would have to go...the other two are a hard choice. I love my BB440, but i also love my 372...It'd be a coin toss....

Of coarse if you were hard up for cash the Creamsicle is always worth more....

 

[sawfun9]

Keep the 044, but really it depends on what feels best to you when your cutting. I have all three and I made the 6400 into 79cc so it way out cuts the other two. But I'd still keep my 044

 

[promac850]

Sell all of them and buy an Super Pro 125.

 

[gallegosmike]

Keep the 371 and get a 372xp clutch cover.

My .02

Mike

 

[Evan]

if the 044 is 10mm saw id get rid of it along with the 6401 and keep the 371

if the 044 i 12mm saw id keep it no questions asked and sale the other to to fund my 044/460 big bore build

they are all fun saws

 

[REJ2]

Which one do you use more? Personal favorite? The least temper mental? Keep that one, along with the other two.
REJ2

 

[GASoline71]

if the 044 is 10mm saw id get rid of it along with the 6401 and keep the 371

f the 044 i 12mm saw id keep it no questions asked and sale the other to to fund my 044/460 big bore build

they are all fun saws

Meh... everybody thinks the 10mm pin saws aren't as "strong". I have an 044 10mm pin saw built in 1993... stock large port exhaust... no dual port needed. It will rip the snot out of 12mm stock saws with their choked down exhaust...

To only want the 12mm pin saw to put one of the BB kits on isn't really a selling point if'n you ask me.

Gary

 

[jeffbecky1]

If the Makita was BB ?

If the Makita was BB would it make any difference in some of your opinions? I've been thinking about getting the 84cc kit from Bailey's.

Jeff

 

[bowtechmadman]

I'd keep the blue one...be easier and bring in more bucks to sell the other two. Then you can turn that blue one into a 7901.

 

[thomas72]

All are good saws. I prefer Stihl or Husqvarna. I would choose one and leave it alone. That way you have reliability and good resale value. I would not buy a saw that was hacked on.

 

[Ambull]

I'd keep the blue one...be easier and bring in more bucks to sell the other two. Then you can turn that blue one into a 7901.

I was sort of thinking the same thing.

If you need the money, sell the Stihl and the Husky. Otherwise, keep the one that runs the best and is the most reliable, right?

Stihl should get the most money out of those three. Husky second, Makita third.

 

[AUSSIE1]

371 of course. If you want more BB it.

 

[TK]

I would probably say the 044 but if you don't need/want the full wrap then the 371.

 

[rms61moparman]

Keep the 6401!

It'll do anything the other two will do, the Stihl and Husky will return the most $$$$ in a sale and you will have a more unique saw than your buddies when you go to the woods.

If you screw up and decide to sell the Makita I might be interested!

Mike