550XP vs MS362

[blsnelling]

Which one's faster through 15" standing dead Elm?

 

[SilverKing]

Which one's faster through 15" standing dead Elm?

Thats some dang hard wood.Id say 362 Stihl,especially since your Husky aint broke in yet

 

[Stihl-Pioneer]

You would think the bigger saw but that is most likely not the case here is it?

 

[blsnelling]

I'm editing and uploading vids now. It'll be a bit. The 362 is here for a port job. I ran a tank of fuel through the 550 today. This was the first I've really gotten to use the saw.

 

[porsche965]

opcorn:

 

[Tzed250]

B+C 411 please..

 

[benp]

I am so in on this one for educational purposes along with the self torment fact that I cant reliably have these auto tunes in my local...

 

[mtrees]

If it's the 550XP, cancel the 880!!! The 550XP is next to ya!!!

 

[spike60]

Oh boy, this is gonna be some thread. :msp_biggrin:

 

[blsnelling]

550XP = 9.84
MS361 = 10.02

I took the best cuts of each saw.

[video=youtube_share;TqWehQMEq-A]http://youtu.be/TqWehQMEq-A[/video]

 

[blsnelling]

This little 550 is ground breaking. It runs like a ported saw. Even someone that's used to running a ported saw all the time would be happy running this thing muffler modded only. I suspect this is another 50cc saw that will shine with 3/8 chain. It's only wearing .325 right now, and a 7-pin at that. Put an 8-pin on it, and I'd be surprised if it didn't pick up.

 

[blsnelling]

If it's the 550XP, cancel the 880!!! The 550XP is next to ya!!!

Your 261 is faster than the 550:biggrin: But, it should be. It's ported. The wood was bigger when I made the 261 cuts, so can't make a direct comparison.

 

[Tzed250]

Brad, I hate to break it to ya....that dead Elm ain't standing...

 

[blsnelling]

Brad, I hate to break it to ya....that dead Elm ain't standing...

It was this afternoon

 

[blsnelling]

Here it is doing some actual work.

[video=youtube_share;MsRHJi8WTgw]http://youtu.be/MsRHJi8WTgw[/video]

 

[blsnelling]

More test cuts playing around with the powerband. It's very torquey.

[video=youtube_share;PrgBbHsJW4U]http://youtu.be/PrgBbHsJW4U[/video]

 

[hamish]

Its not even right to compare a Stihl to a Husqvarna, without the Stihl being ported!

 

[blsnelling]

Its not even right to compare a Stihl to a Husqvarna, without the Stihl being ported!

It will be next week. It would be a different story then. But who knows what we'll come with on the 550? Only time will tell. Right now I'm too busy with everyone elses saws to port mine.

 

[blsnelling]

Hopefully I can make it sing like this 261. The wood was a little bigger and slower here, so times can't be compared to the first 550 vid in this thread.

[video=youtube_share;_-ui50e5wBY]http://youtu.be/_-ui50e5wBY[/video]

 

[MS460WOODCHUCK]

Brad, I was not rooting for either saw although I've been thinking about the 550 being the next on the list for me...but the chain on the 550 looked to be more agressive on the husky the way it kept trying to pull the saw in closer to the wood.

I'm not trying to start a war or give a beating to anybody so don't be trying to give me one either lol.

BTW nice vids Brad