B_Turner said:
I would be interested to hear what those that own/run both the 460 and 7900 have to say about vibration levels...
...I agree with those that say the vibration numbers don't tell the whole story.
Hi,
I'm not singling Dolmar out, Solo is much worse (my friend uses a 651 and it is dreadful) in fact I swapped my 345 Solo for a 346XPG Huskie because of vibration levels. And I have not regretted doing so either!
So here are the official numbers (the numbers from the manufacturers actually usually come very close to those in tests - must be because of the health and safety laws here in Germany):
saw : idle front/rear : full throttle no load front/rear : full throttle loaded front/rear
MS460 : 4.7/6.5 : 2.6/4.8 : 4.8/6.5
7900 : 9.1/9.5 : 4.6/6.4 : 5.8/6.3
As you see in the cut they are very close and using a decent sharp low-vibe chain may push the results either way. The values out of the cut and especially when idling are another story and you do spend a fair bit of time with a saw idling in your hands if you think about it. At least I do.
I also have the impression that my 460 does not vibrate that much more than my 346XPG but that can't actually be true. Although it really does feel that way. If I try the Solo 651 I want to get it out of my hands again as soon as I can.
As I said I don't have a personal vendetta against Dolmar or anything childish like that, I'm just careful about my health and like to keep the risks as low as possible. Having said that I was taught to saw with a Pioneer 650 and some kind of Danarm chainsaw. Worlds apart from what we use these days!
Bye
PS
Husqvarna states an average of 3.3/3.5 for the 346Xp and 3.1/3.2 for the 353 in their handbook. The average being taken from one third idle, full load und the "rest" in between.
OK another PS
The values from the KWF and Stihl are the same whereas the values from Dolmar and the KWF are different with Dolmars own figures being lower. So are Dolmars numbers honest or did the KWF make a mistake when testing them??? Looks as if the idle numbers for the Dolmar should be considered "suspect".