Need a 60cc saw for firewood

[Andyshine77]

I have uncertain feelings about Dolmars future under Makita. I am seeing cost cutting, they are currently the most expensive in their respective classes and i am sceptical that the Dolmar brand will continue to be what it once was.
Just a feeling i have

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Well Makita has owned Dolmar for a few decades now and so far things have been up and down. The use of the name Makita will likely do little to help them gain dealers, which is only one of the uphill battles they face.

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[Matt Hogden]

Yeps. I agree

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[Deleted member 149229]

I refuse to do another 5105 cat muffler. THEY SUCK

If you don't want to mm or can't weld (me), Dolmar sells a jungle muffler for the 5105, I put one on my Maruyama 51.

 

[Cycledude]

My 562 came with a 4 year warranty

 

[MillerModSaws]

I have uncertain feelings about Dolmars future under Makita. I am seeing cost cutting, they are currently the most expensive in their respective classes and i am sceptical that the Dolmar brand will continue to be what it once was.
Just a feeling i have

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The makita statement I can understand. The most expensive. I don't. The class- 562xp,2260,362cm,6100,620 not sure but I can tell you the 2 cheapest are the echo and makita/Dolmar. The other 3 are more expensive

 

[woodbutcher56]

If you don't want to mm or can't weld (me), Dolmar sells a jungle muffler for the 5105, I put one on my Maruyama 51.

Got a link ? More info?? Thanks

 

[woodbutcher56]

Well ,I went to the county Fair yesterday and was talking to some of the local power equipment guys. The Echo boys are really talking up the 620. I'm still leaning towards the 6100 but I'm gonna go look at a 620 this week.

 

[GeorgiaVol]

How bout a used 044/440 or a 372? Both would be in the price range, have huge parts availability, wealth of knowledge on here about them, and would be a considerable step up

 

[svk]

Well ,I went to the county Fair yesterday and was talking to some of the local power equipment guys. The Echo boys are really talking up the 620. I'm still leaning towards the 6100 but I'm gonna go look at a 620 this week.

Nothing against Echo, but is there a local Echo dealer worth supporting? They seem to be few and far between. At least with Dolmar you know Carl and others on here who can help you out.

To echo (no pun intended) what others said, it would be great if you could try out a few saws to see what feels best to you. We can all make our cases for any of the brands but what matters is you get the saw that you like best.

 

[7sleeper]

What I find amusing in this discussion is the constant recomendation for a much larger saw without knowing what NEEDS really exist. I find it totally senseless to buy a 70ccm saw for a few 25 inch cuts per year! Absolut no gain in saw time saved compared to a 60cc saw. For someone to really NEED a 70cc saw, irrespective of price or economical or powerwise worthwhile, he is going to have quite some diametre wood in his forest to cut. With that I believe that @woodbutcher56 should declare clearly what his REAL requirements are. In other words how large is your Wood and how often of the large Wood do you really have!

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[Deleted member 149229]

Got a link ? More info?? Thanks

@fordf150 sells Dolmar, I purchased my 5105 jungle mufflers from him. Good guy to deal with.

 

[woodbutcher56]

What I find amusing in this discussion is the constant recomendation for a much larger saw without knowing what NEEDS really exist. I find it totally senseless to buy a 70ccm saw for a few 25 inch cuts per year! Absolut no gain in saw time saved compared to a 60cc saw. For someone to really NEED a 70cc saw, irrespective of price or economical or powerwise worthwhile, he is going to have quite some diametre wood in his forest to cut. With that I believe that @woodbutcher56 should declare clearly what his REAL requirements are. In other words how large is your Wood and how often of the large Wood do you really have!

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I don't own a woods I have a couple friends that do. I scrounge firewood, take what I can get. Anything 25" or larger is rare . Mostly 20" and under a lot of tops lately mostly oak. Most of what I have been cutting is ash, oak ,elm(not my preference) maple and there is a fair amount of locust around here but I haven't had the opportunity to cut any yet. I really don't think I need a 70cc saw. I could probably get by with the 5105 but would like to have the 60cc for larger stuff to extend the service life of the saws. You know the right tool for the job!

 

[woodbutcher56]

I bought my 5105 from @fordf150 he's good people ap pleasure to do business with!!!

 

[woodbutcher56]

@fordf150 sells Dolmar, I purchased my 5105 jungle mufflers from him. Good guy to deal with.

You're talking the 5100 non cat muffler?

 

[BB Sig]

I bought a CS-620P and love it. Lots of power! I bought it for 20% off at a dealer day event. Look to see if your local dealer has one anytime soon. I went ahead and got the 27" bar because I have some large trees that need to come down. I bought the spacers from fordf150 along with a 20" still bar with 2 extra chains for it. Now I can get chains anywhere if something happens. Doing it this way saved a little bit of money...

 

[sunfish]

The Echos are fine saws, just too damn big for a 60cc saw.

 

[GeorgiaVol]

"What you really need is a smaller saw" said no one on AS ever.

 

[woodbutcher56]

LOL!!! Aren't we all always looking for more power and better performance!!
I reality what really matters is reliability and wood in the rack!

 

[woodbutcher56]

I REALLY enjoy making firewood and running a saw that excells at the task makes it that much more enjoyable.

 

[BB Sig]

I can't comment on the reliability aspect due to the short time I've owned it. The cutting part is awesome! Read the echo mega thread for reliability data. Seems built to last if you great it right.