So I have a pretty good little pile of older saws- Stihl 026, 029, 032, 034, 046, 066 and one lonely Husquvarna 136. (Edit....Lol, I also have a Stihl 391 I completely forgot about, yes, definitely time to sell off some saws!)
Recently I decided I wanted some newer saws and to simplify the stock of air filters, bars, chains etc that I need to keep around.....So I bought a new Husqvarna 562xp. I have been working on the others and getting them all running- they've been in storage for awhile etc....I think I will sell the 026, 029, 032 and 34 and probably the Husqvarna 136 and buy another Husqvarna 562. Then I think I'd probably want something to replace the 136. Ideas?
I'll keep the two big Stihls, they run good and I don't cut enough big timber to really need a new saw of that caliber, though I could sell the two of them and buy one replacement I guess.....Would the 372xp or 572xp be the best candidate for that move? That would get me from my current 8 saws down to 4 which seems like a better, more manageable situation. Money isn't a huge issue, I don't want to spend more than I have to but I want good equipment that will last a long time, have parts widely available etc....I should be able to make a few bucks off selling my older saws and any extra I would need I can swing.....
I guess it matters what I actually DO with my saws. I cut wood for heating primarily. At some point in the next few years I plan on moving to a place I have in Arkansas to live full time- Homesteading....I will need good saws to cut wood to heat, cut fence lines back and I may eventually buy a lumber mill of my own- Woodmizer etc...- nothing commercial just to make my own lumber for buildings etc....So I would need saws to cut trees to feed the mill.
Recently I decided I wanted some newer saws and to simplify the stock of air filters, bars, chains etc that I need to keep around.....So I bought a new Husqvarna 562xp. I have been working on the others and getting them all running- they've been in storage for awhile etc....I think I will sell the 026, 029, 032 and 34 and probably the Husqvarna 136 and buy another Husqvarna 562. Then I think I'd probably want something to replace the 136. Ideas?
I'll keep the two big Stihls, they run good and I don't cut enough big timber to really need a new saw of that caliber, though I could sell the two of them and buy one replacement I guess.....Would the 372xp or 572xp be the best candidate for that move? That would get me from my current 8 saws down to 4 which seems like a better, more manageable situation. Money isn't a huge issue, I don't want to spend more than I have to but I want good equipment that will last a long time, have parts widely available etc....I should be able to make a few bucks off selling my older saws and any extra I would need I can swing.....
I guess it matters what I actually DO with my saws. I cut wood for heating primarily. At some point in the next few years I plan on moving to a place I have in Arkansas to live full time- Homesteading....I will need good saws to cut wood to heat, cut fence lines back and I may eventually buy a lumber mill of my own- Woodmizer etc...- nothing commercial just to make my own lumber for buildings etc....So I would need saws to cut trees to feed the mill.