MattCrowe
ArboristSite Operative
Well i have always taken two saws bush with me and they have never been more than 2 year old's always been 044/6/460 and 066/660's but recently when browsing for a set of 20" chains on ebay i bought a baumer-ag 72cc job for just under 200$.
My idea was to run it lean and mean and throw it away the minute it gave me the sh1ts, 20 odd metres of dry peppermint later its still going like a train.
Compared to the 460 and i don't have scales bigger than the ones the missus uses for cooking, so one in each hand classic Da'Vinci style, they weigh about the same.
Power, and i only have a forearm Dyno, i would guess the 460 has about one more horse in its stable. I only ever run a 20" bar on my 70cc Stihl saws though and the SX has a 24" so i took this into account when making this estimation, its Noticeable but by no means intolerable.
Fuel consumption, the Chinese job seems to drink a little bit more, but i haven't done a proper measure, just experience tells me i think i'm heading for the drum more often.
On the body, since solely using the SX72 for the purposes of destruction i have been coming home with a stiff right elbow, never noticed that with the 460, maybe its because i am treating the SX like i stole it, maybe the AV on the Stihl is better sorted, maybe because i'm an old man i am worn out, but more likely a combination of all three.
I will get some comparison pics up, and i want to try and make a video of the two saws in wood, If i had MS880 man down here i could just put one in each of his hands and film it, but being a little more concerned for my limbs than he is, i will have to drag my old man out of retirement to do this.
Anyway, as un-interesting as this may be for some/most of you, i will keep you updated until she goes bang.
My idea was to run it lean and mean and throw it away the minute it gave me the sh1ts, 20 odd metres of dry peppermint later its still going like a train.
Compared to the 460 and i don't have scales bigger than the ones the missus uses for cooking, so one in each hand classic Da'Vinci style, they weigh about the same.
Power, and i only have a forearm Dyno, i would guess the 460 has about one more horse in its stable. I only ever run a 20" bar on my 70cc Stihl saws though and the SX has a 24" so i took this into account when making this estimation, its Noticeable but by no means intolerable.
Fuel consumption, the Chinese job seems to drink a little bit more, but i haven't done a proper measure, just experience tells me i think i'm heading for the drum more often.
On the body, since solely using the SX72 for the purposes of destruction i have been coming home with a stiff right elbow, never noticed that with the 460, maybe its because i am treating the SX like i stole it, maybe the AV on the Stihl is better sorted, maybe because i'm an old man i am worn out, but more likely a combination of all three.
I will get some comparison pics up, and i want to try and make a video of the two saws in wood, If i had MS880 man down here i could just put one in each of his hands and film it, but being a little more concerned for my limbs than he is, i will have to drag my old man out of retirement to do this.
Anyway, as un-interesting as this may be for some/most of you, i will keep you updated until she goes bang.
