Kwdog75
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I say get a nice used 034 or 036 put a 20 inch bar and have fun, you only have 5 acres, your not going to be logging with it, keep it simple and with the money you saved get a few extra beers!
i vote for one of these, 441 or 460
The 391 with a 20' bar sounds like it would work for me.
There are two great saw shops to the south of you. Head down I-5 to Chehalis. Madsons can be found by googling directions, I go there but can't explain the street names. They carry Stihl and Husky saws. Just about another mile down the road, is Service Saw and Workwear. They are on the east side of the interstate, opposite the Walmart cluster. Take the Chamber Way exit cross over to the east side, take the first road south, there's a Shell Station across from their business. They are an elite Stihl dealer. Both do a lot of business with fallers and thinning crews. Service Saw does have some logs out back. They might be for trying out saws on?
Both places sell stylish rigging clothes and all the safety gear you'd want along with some you might not want. Sometimes Madsons has a bin of not quite perfect plastic falling wedges offered at a good discount.
Both places have very good customer service.
I'm close to Ft. Lewis if there are any AS members nearby.
Lots of great info on this forum, I have been snooping around for a few days.
I am looking to purchase my first chainsaw. I will have a house on 5 acres in a month or so and have a big pile of trees to cut for firewood. They are mostly doug firs, maybe some maple and 2' diameter at most. Probably will not cut anything over 3'. I plan to use the saw to cut firewood, either on my property or elsewhere, mainly on weekends.
I am looking at Stihls due to local dealer and repair. I do not think I need a pro saw, unless convinced otherwise.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
adder31
Have you used chainsaws before? If so which one(s)? I find it difficult to recommend a 70cc saw to a first time sawyer.
I agree...he said in the title to the post that its his first saw. But some of these guys around here will have a guy buying an $800 saw for his first one.adder31
Have you used chainsaws before? If so which one(s)? I find it difficult to recommend a 70cc saw to a first time sawyer.
I agree...he said in the title to the post that its his first saw. But some of these guys around here will have a guy buying an $800 saw for his first one.
It sounds to me like the MS290 with an 18" bar would do pretty much everthing he wants to do AND save him some money. Once he gets some experience with it if he thinks its too small he can get most of his money back for it and trade up. That will give him some experience with saws without spending to much money on his first one. Looks to me like that would be the SMART thing to do. But for some reason the 290/029 - a real firewood cutting legend - is like a basstard kid around here
I have a really nice Husqvarna 55 in the Trading Post, you woln't find a nicer one anyplace, and it's PLENTY of saw for what you are doing. Take the money that's left over and grab up an Echo CS-370 or CS-400 on Ebay so you can have a reliable limbing saw, and something to cut the 55 loose when it gets "pinched"......LOL.....Cliff
I have not used chainsaws before, so I will keep that in mind.
361 pulls a 25" juuuuuuust fine in PNW softwoods.
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