Dolmar 6100 vs ms362

[mountainlake]

Isn't the owner of that vid a Dolmar fanatic? Sort of makes it difficult to trust it. Got any third party tests?

Here in Europe, they do not differentiate the type of saw for the type of wood except when they talk 346 VS 261, really. And even then, they do less talking about that nonsense here than in the US. If you own Stihls, you generally buy another. Same with Husky. The 560XP is very popular now. I personally use a ported MS361 when I go 60cc, and also when I go 50cc as I dont cut wood small enough to generally warrant a 50.

Weight makes a difference. Why carry a 70cc saw if it displaces only 60cc's? I don't carry logs around all day, or up hill, but I do carry a chainsaw around all day. Weight always matters.

Wonder would a 6100 do this:

Get over it, that Dolmar cuts REAL close to the 562 maybe even better as it's not broke in... Seeing is believing unless your wearing dark Stihl or Husky glasses and are blinded by them. Also a vid out there of a Echo Cs620 running right with a 562 and the Echo was brand new and the 562 broke in. Sreve

 

[nstueve]

I'm sure there will be all saws spoken for at the spring iowa gtg. There will be race cants to even it all out and videos will be taken.

Now the question is who will have a stock 6100 there..???

 

[nstueve]

I'm sure there will be all saws spoken for at the spring iowa gtg. There will be race cants to even it all out and head to head racing. Stock and ported.

Now the question is who will have a stock 6100 there..???

 

[mountainlake]

I'm sure there will be all saws spoken for at the spring iowa gtg. There will be race cants to even it all out and videos will be taken.

Now the question is who will have a stock 6100 there..???

Are there any true stock saws at those gtg? Steve

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

opcorn:opcorn:

Sounds like the some of the Stihl dealers around this area. I'm sure they have great saws and I will never knock them, (who am I kidding yes I will knock some of them) but the 2 original Stihl dealers in our area were such pompuss azzes that it has just totally turned me off of the brand. We had a Homelite dealer who started dealing Jonsered when Homelite started slipping and he was just a good crabby old guy who had saws and was good about fixing them.

Not to hijack the thread, but I wouldn't let the condition or size of a shop deter my purchase. I'm an old biker and am used to dealing with dirty guys in dirty shops. Its about how good of a dirty shop is it.

Do you now??? I may have to drive North!!!

Hows the shoulder

I'm sure there will be all saws spoken for at the spring iowa gtg. There will be race cants to even it all out and videos will be taken.

Now the question is who will have a stock 6100 there..???

I have one and God willing and the crick don't rise I will be there And I am not going to be the first one to get it ported. unless something special comes up.opcorn:opcorn:

 

[MRCo.]

Doubtful; especially since I own none of the aforementioned saws.

Then your opinion really IS the one to listen to isn't it?

 

[ash man]

I didn't buy my ne346, 2260 or 372 at tsc or Loews and id put them up against any 261, 362 or 441 out there, but honestly my Dolmar 7900 is hard to beat. Like st said to each his own

 

[wyk]

Then your opinion really IS the one to listen to isn't it?

I have no opinion. It's just the SAAB statement that got all the Dolmar panties bunched up. The 362 and the 562 are simply stronger saws. I had nothing to do with that part, tho.

 

[wyk]

Get over it, that Dolmar cuts REAL close to the 562 maybe even better as it's not broke in... Seeing is believing unless your wearing dark Stihl or Husky glasses and are blinded by them. Also a vid out there of a Echo Cs620 running right with a 562 and the Echo was brand new and the 562 broke in. Sreve

I dont wear rose-colored glasses. Dolmar dealer? Seriously? Unbiased? Seriously?
Enjoy yer SAABs.

 

[mountainlake]

I have no opinion. It's just the SAAB statement that got all the Dolmar panties bunched up. The 362 and the 562 are simply stronger saws. I had nothing to do with that part, tho.

You sure had a opinion in post NO 46 that a Dolmar couldn't match a Husky or Stihl cc for cc. Steve

 

[MarcS]

As a Jonsered fan I'm not too happy about the TSC deal either but it isn't much different than Stihl making their deals with John Deere or ACE Hardware. Those yahoos don't know crap about saws and have you noticed the prices?

 

[MustangMike]

If you want a stihl dont get the 362 get a 440 441 460 or 461 that little 600 cc saw is almost as heavy as a 70 cc saw but you get better power. I don't remember but does the 362 have a small filter?

I just got a 362 C-M and have a 044 and had a 441 (pre M-Tronic) and have used my brother's 460. The 362 is a sweet little saw. Does not have the torque of a 044 or 441, but feels a lot lighter and very smooth and it cuts fast. My recommendation would depend on several things (including his size), but generally if you are cutting big wood you will like the bigger saw and if you do a lot of limbing and topping, the 362 will do it just as fast and is a lot easier to handle.

And yes, I do appreciate the dealers and that the bar & chain interchange (I mostly use a 20" bar and yellow RS).

 

[nstueve]

I just got a 362 C-M and have a 044 and had a 441 (pre M-Tronic) and have used my brother's 460. The 362 is a sweet little saw. Does not have the torque of a 044 or 441, but feels a lot lighter and very smooth and it cuts fast. My recommendation would depend on several things (including his size), but generally if you are cutting big wood you will like the bigger saw and if you do a lot of limbing and topping, the 362 will do it just as fast and is a lot easier to handle.

And yes, I do appreciate the dealers and that the bar & chain interchange (I mostly use a 20" bar and yellow RS).

Bar interchangeability is less and less worrisome since mike is making CNCed bar adapters to make many many saws into 12mm compatible.

 

[SawTroll]

I like the 6100 better than the 362. And I have used both.

That said I also would not buy a new chainsaw from a distant guy in a lean-too who may not be able to service the saw correctly to boot.

Are you a Dolmar dealer? Some vague memories tells me you may be?

 

[flotek]

This will be used for 6-10 cords of personal firewood a year of hardwood and virtually no felling of any kind . I want a light strong dependable saw around 60cc that will out perform my muffler modified 290 . Why doesn't dolmar get on the ball and offer dealerships to pro business types instead of fly by night small engine mechanics running their operation out of their basement

 

[naturelover]

ffftttttt, my 10-10S would take 'em all with the long bar....

 

[SawTroll]

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I would get a 6100 and be very happy with your savings. And I know that the same comments are always present beginning with "over the life time...". Well over the lifetime of the saw the cheaper saw will have included a spare bar and 1/2 dozen Stihl chains in the same price!

Good luck!

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Hardly any notisable savings per year, when you consider the expected life-time of the saws - a total non-issue!

Anyway, if you get the Dolmar or the Stihl in that class, at the same time you de-select exellent handling/nimbleness and responsiveness - basically removing the fun from the use of the saw.

 

[ash man]

I had a 036 pro that was light and was tuned to run at 14,700 rpm, probably would out cut my new 2260. The only issue was the lack of av and air filter getting dirty a lot quicker. I used to run all Stihl, but got spoiled by my ne346. Yes that saw really does cure cancer. If I could have found a minty used 361 well....

 

[tallguys]

Hardly any notisable savings per year, when you consider the expected life-time of the saws - a total non-issue!

Anyway, if you get the Dolmar or the Stihl in that class, at the same time you de-select exellent handling/nimbleness and responsiveness - basically removing the fun from the use of the saw.

Sorry old friend, but $200 is a completely relevant issue. Otherwise you can rationalize pretty much every expenditure in the same manner, and most are not independently wealthy enough to keep dropping extra hundreds on every single purchase. Especially when you, I and everyone else knows that any and every quality saw cuts wood, not just the two with the largest advertising budgets.

 

[nstueve]

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