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What we have here is wisdom. Great post.
procarbine2k1
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I got by the first couple of years with a Stihl 031, and no doubt it would still help me keep the house warm if it was my only saw. My dad heated his house for quite a few years with it as well, and it has earned its permanent stay here.
BUT, I cannot lie and you brothers cant deny, that when a 70cc saw is in your face, and a 24" round is in your space you get sprung haha. Sorry, its late, and for those that didnt see the parody dont ask. -Sir Cuts a Lot
BUT, I cannot lie and you brothers cant deny, that when a 70cc saw is in your face, and a 24" round is in your space you get sprung haha. Sorry, its late, and for those that didnt see the parody dont ask. -Sir Cuts a Lot
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I prefer 70cc with a 24" or longer bar. I will use a 50cc if it's around and I'm doing small limbs and such. Walking a log and limbing a 70cc with a 28-32" is a lot easier.
This is what i limb with:hmm3grin2orange:
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homelitejim
Full of Scrap
No small wood here, that small public land firewood is gone within the first week the roads are open, smallest bar I use most of the time is 24". I don't like cutting on a tree that long so 70 cc is minimum.
dce1843
ArboristSite Operative
Thanks and yeah it does its share of cutting firewood. You cant tell its that heavy when your cutting. I just put it in the wood, you don't have to push it due to the weight. And it just screams through the wood. Then I think to my self 'hell yea'. I would have to say its my favorite. I find it difficult not to use it on every occasion. I try to alternate which saw i'm use that way they all stay running .
Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
As I've said many times, actual cutting time with a saw in the wood is a small fraction of the time it takes to put a cord on the porch. About the biggest wood I have is maybe 36", but that is uncommon - especially since most of those have come down in the last 3 years.
Anyway, I don't waste it (mostly oak and ash) and my biggest saw is 55cc with a 24" bar. Usually I use something smaller and more fuel efficient. My splitters all have handles for swinging.
Anyway, I don't waste it (mostly oak and ash) and my biggest saw is 55cc with a 24" bar. Usually I use something smaller and more fuel efficient. My splitters all have handles for swinging.
SawTroll
Information Collector
I would say that depends on the wood, and how "firewood cutting" is defined - it doesn't mean the same thing to different people! :msp_wink:
I voted 70cc.
Even though I have my 50cc in hand most of the time, the BULK of my firewood is either from larger diameter wood (to be split), or billets that I buck up several at a time in a sawbuck. These tasks fall to the larger saw, so even though I don't put as much TIME on the 372, it still produces the most of the RESULTS.
Even though I have my 50cc in hand most of the time, the BULK of my firewood is either from larger diameter wood (to be split), or billets that I buck up several at a time in a sawbuck. These tasks fall to the larger saw, so even though I don't put as much TIME on the 372, it still produces the most of the RESULTS.
Hedgerow
HACK
Really? have you ever cut hardwood? cutting 40" rounds with a 50cc maybe ok for your softwood but not down here.
BTW it's warming up here too.. 104 F
Yeah... I cut a lot of hard wood...
P.S. please send me a sample of Yellow Box for analysis...
The Janka scale is skewed...
I cut a lot of Hedge and Persimmon...
But yes, it's sure nice having the extra power of a 70+ on the end of a 20 or 24" bar...
I do, however, have 5- ~50cc saws that see alot of action.
In the thorns...
MS460WOODCHUCK
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I hear ya...my 460 was wearing a 32'' bar while it was laying on this oak which was well over 60''
The stihl chewed it up like it was candy and I got paid GOOD money for my time to cut it up but it was hotter than HE!! out and this was the day that I told myself I did'nt need to be doing this Sh!! anymore for fun or heat and decided that my go to saw was no longer the 70,90 or 120 cc saws that I've owned (which has been MANY) but yet a little 49cc and 54cc poulan that I own. I now carry a smaller mix can and bring home just as much wood in a trip. Also my pile is as big as it ever was which is 50-75 truck loads a year.
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MS460WOODCHUCK
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I hear ya...my 460 was wearing a 32'' bar while it was laying on this oak which was well over 60''
The stihl chewed it up like it was candy and I got paid GOOD money for my time to cut it up but it was hotter than HE!! out and this was the day that I told myself I did'nt need to be doing this Sh!! anymore for fun or heat and decided that my go to saw was no longer the 70,90 or 120 cc saws that I've owned (which has been MANY) but yet a little 49cc and 54cc poulan that I own. I now carry a smaller mix can and bring home just as much wood in a trip. Also my pile is as big as it ever was which is 50-75 truck loads a year.
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I did'nt have a picture of myself standing in front of my pile but I did have a picture of one of my truck loads...:msp_w00t:
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lambs
Stihl crazy after all these years
Most of you guys know I cut mostly tops, but they're usually dropped on top of each other. I never thought I'd see the day when all I wanted to use was an MS261, but I've been pretty pleased with it. I still get the 039 into some pretty big wood once in a while, but like many others on the site, I have seen the wisdom of a 50cc saw for firewood. There's a noticeable difference in weight and fuel consumption. Can't say the 261 is faster, but it's definitely more nimble and that's important too.
I'm still working on getting an 046 as soon as it's available. Then I might see the wisdom of the 50 / 70 cc two saw plan....
I'm still working on getting an 046 as soon as it's available. Then I might see the wisdom of the 50 / 70 cc two saw plan....
farmboss45
ArboristSite Operative
,,,,,,,,big load rep on the way!!!!
MS460WOODCHUCK
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54cc's Poulan 330, a 15 inch bar and a 22 inch bar, 15 pounds of tree eating machine a little more with the long bar. Or my Efco 152 and 156...oh crap....this is hard
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I AGREE!! FIREWOOD EATING MOCHINES!!!
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gmax
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It's nice to have a big saw for cutting Ironbark but most of my firewood is smaller, a 50cc - 60cc saw does just fine
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homelitejim
Full of Scrap
This is typical firewood for me, a ms250 would never be considered except for the branches which can be 12" in diameter.
Tazfreak
ArboristSite Member
Really? have you ever cut hardwood? cutting 40" rounds with a 50cc maybe ok for your softwood but not down here.
BTW it's warming up here too.. 104 F
Here i cut in logging coups,big trunk logs culls,leftovers,all big stuff , SD 166 is the go for saw in this size hardwoods for me ,sure u can mess around with a 70cc saw but u don,t have all day .Time is money ,A big saw is manditory for big ozzie hardwoods if u want production.Hobby cutters poach the small stuff 20 inch and under with 70 cc saws and under.Best wood is always in the main log.When i cut heads i will use a 70cc husky,a great limbing saw.Like others have said 'Horses for courses' Use the right saw if u can,one big un and one medium saw will get most jobs done in big timber.
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roostersgt
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I hear ya...my 460 was wearing a 32'' bar while it was laying on this oak which was well over 60''
The stihl chewed it up like it was candy and I got paid GOOD money for my time to cut it up but it was hotter than HE!! out and this was the day that I told myself I did'nt need to be doing this Sh!! anymore for fun or heat and decided that my go to saw was no longer the 70,90 or 120 cc saws that I've owned (which has been MANY) but yet a little 49cc and 54cc poulan that I own. I now carry a smaller mix can and bring home just as much wood in a trip. Also my pile is as big as it ever was which is 50-75 truck loads a year.
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That is one impressive oak sir! Rivaling the big soft-wood cedar I bucked up last year. Wow!
