KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
390xp and fuggitaboutit.
How big a Stihl to run a 36" bar?
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You can get a ported 390XP for less than a stock MS661.
mic stihl
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stihl 066. where can i post about saw identification.
ms180 with a piltz set up
Well since the 390 was brought into a which stihl thread..ya id pick a 390 over a 461 or 066
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Well I guess I will be the oddball and say 395. Thats the quintessential 36" bar saw if ever their was one. I like mine a lot more than i did my 066.
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
If the 390 is anything like the 385, then I'm in. Is there any difference other than the bigger P&C ?
Wannabe123
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If the dogs are big enough and you have the right brand of oil any saw can run a 36". Just gotta find out what that is exactly
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Yup, a 200t using dual 090 dogs with a 12 tooth sprocket will do it. Wait, what is the right brand of oil again?
redoakman
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Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
If this guy can run a 36 on an 066, anybody can. Lol
That is one hot saw. BTW the guy in the background is certainly handsome.
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
That's what I was thinking. Why is he wearing welding gloves? Who filed his chain it's cutting true blue?
Why on earth do you need a 36" bar? Do you have trees in excess of 6' I diameter?
My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.
My logger buddies run Stihl 660's with 20" bars and I have never seen anything they couldn't take down. And we have some really big stuff around here.
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
You see it all the time in the east. If a guy looks the part then he must be right? Dealers just love these kinda dweebs.
BTW, do you know where I can get a 72" for my Plilz 346?
Philip Wheelock
Finis Origine Pendet
Truth is that trees aren't big enough in Massachusetts for a non-professional to justify a 36" or 32" bar w/90cc saw. Tree services do have them for the occasional big yard trees. Loggers use 70-76cc saws; the 660's and 390's stay in the truck. If the OP wants to run a big hobby saw with a long bar, that's fine, but it's the wrong tool for the job. Too much chain to sharpen; saw's too heavy to fall, buck, and limb with all day unless you're logging for a living in the PNW or similar. This is what you find on Cape Ann:
Anyone see anything here that would require 90cc's???
You would do well with an 066, 660 or 661 modded by Brad.
I run a 36 on my 066 most of the time. No issues with oil and certainly no issues with power.
Hal
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Big shiny bars look cool in pictures on shiney new shelf queens.
