Best saw period

[Work Saw Collector]

Holding pattern until another oil mix ratio thread gets started.

Now thats funny.

And add 038 to the list.

 

[carym2a]

Holding pattern until another oil mix ratio thread gets started.

OT , Has anyone tried gas and diesel ? say just 50/50 mix.... anyone?

 

[Scooterbum]

Hands down the Homelite XL12.

 

[nixon]

OT , Has anyone tried gas and diesel ? say just 50/50 mix.... anyone?

Yep , but you have to remove the decomp valve and use someone elses saw . Kinda cranky to start ,not much power for about a minute ,then the POS just wouldn't run !

 

[CTYank]

Not just in spite of the dissing of you-folk, my Jenn Feng ("McC") 1435. 14" b&c, 35 cc. Cost next-to-nothing, has proven stone-reliable for 6 yrs, quickly became my go-to saw for whatever its bar could reach through. Quiet, low-vibes, maneuverable, fuel-efficient. Kinda like a sophisticated Wild-Thang.

Next in line, for the same reasons, PoulanPro 5020AV. (Don't need any really big iron here, not on the clock.)

Then there'd be the O&R (Advanced, also badged for Ford) 1.34 cid gear-drive because of its powers as a conversation-piece. Certainly not as a working tool. Take it home and watch it grow.

 

[locofrog]

how bout that 576xp ported and a mm.

 

[homelitejim]

10X series McCulloch preferably a 70 to 82cc version.

 

[carym2a]

10X series McCulloch preferably a 70 to 82cc version.

No fair, I only have one SP125C now all pout lipped I shall get back in the bottle and hide:cool2:

 

[homelitejim]

No fair, I only have one SP125C now all pout lipped I shall get back in the bottle and hide:cool2:

you have one more than I do, that is a SP125C.

 

[cuttingintime]

The one that starts easy, and is light weight. And smother than grease on a flag pole. MS260.

 

[SawTroll]

Give me a ported 346XP with a 20" B&C.

Could be, but I guess we all know there is no such saw as the "best period"! :msp_smile:

 

[SawTroll]

A well ported pro saw, you pick the make and model, because it doesn't really matter.

According to my brother and many others, it actually does, when porting is about to happen.

 

[SawTroll]

Stihl MS361.

Likely the Stihl with the greatest potential, as it is their only 4 transfer non-strato - but still likely not.

The story is that the prototype was too close to the 440, so it was detuned before serial production, to not eat into 440 sales - I have no idea if the story is true though - just a nice story! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[missouriboy]

My Husqvarna 455 Rancher
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[SawTroll]

By far the 346xp...Ported or not.


562xp would be a close 2nd...

I suspect the best stock one so far isn't quite out yet.....:taped:

 

[H 2 H]

I suspect the best stock one so far isn't quite out yet.....:taped:

ST the MS 250 has been out for years

 

[rms61moparman]

Likely the Stihl with the greatest potential, as it is their only 4 transfer non-strato - but still likely not.

The story is that the prototype was too close to the 440, so it was detuned before serial production, to not eat into 440 sales - I have no idea if the story is true though - just a nice story! :hmm3grin2orange:

I can't confirm or deny the story.
What I do know for absolute certain is that I saw a REALLY nicely ported one that ran great get its tail kicked by a STOCK Dolmar 6400!
I can provide witness names:hmm3grin2orange: if necessary.

Mike

 

[Sabertooth]

No such thing IMO. It all comes down to the saw(s) thats needed for the job at hand.

 

[homelitejim]

here is another great saw.

 

[SawTroll]

I can't confirm or deny the story.
What I do know for absolute certain is that I saw a REALLY nicely ported one that ran great get its tail kicked by a STOCK Dolmar 6400!
I can provide witness names:hmm3grin2orange: if necessary.

Mike

Something was wrong with that 361 then - and the 6400 engine isn't worth working with, according to my brother, because of its bad basic cylinder porting (he has one, in pieces at the moment).