Retirement Chainsaw Gift Assistance

[heathsexton]

My Dad 67 will be retiring in July of 2020 (34yrs with the local Sheriff’s Office) he has always worked 2-3 jobs to provide for our family even worked as a logger during the day and patrol @ night and I’m very proud of him and all his accomplishments he has made and also for the man he made out of me, that being said the man can run a saw no doubt, but his Stihl 044 is a little much for his ‘ole joints’ as he says but he continues to use it but I can tell every time the next day when he has used it from his shoulder hurting from starting and that saw has mean compression to bending over and his lower back hurting with the 18” regular bar when I told him I would get him a light weight but that’s partly my fault for not getting it yet, all this being said I’m looking to get him a new saw but would like to keep close to the same specs (power, torque) but wanted to ask everyone’s opinion what to get a smaller lighter saw, with light weight bar and what could I do to “hop it up” so he wouldn’t feel as if its an inferior saw please all suggestions are great also one thing I was going to do is put a full grip “rescue saw handle” to help when the grip and ease is cranking but please feel free to comment thank you all in advance
H. Sexton

 

[Czed]

My Dad 67 will be retiring in July of 2020 (34yrs with the local Sheriff’s Office) he has always worked 2-3 jobs to provide for our family even worked as a logger during the day and patrol @ night and I’m very proud of him and all his accomplishments he has made and also for the man he made out of me, that being said the man can run a saw no doubt, but his Stihl 044 is a little much for his ‘ole joints’ as he says but he continues to use it but I can tell every time the next day when he has used it from his shoulder hurting from starting and that saw has mean compression to bending over and his lower back hurting with the 18” regular bar when I told him I would get him a light weight but that’s partly my fault for not getting it yet, all this being said I’m looking to get him a new saw but would like to keep close to the same specs (power, torque) but wanted to ask everyone’s opinion what to get a smaller lighter saw, with light weight bar and what could I do to “hop it up” so he wouldn’t feel as if its an inferior saw please all suggestions are great also one thing I was going to do is put a full grip “rescue saw handle” to help when the grip and ease is cranking but please feel free to comment thank you all in advance
H. Sexton

Welcome to the site.
I'm a husky man
But the consensus of everyone i know
That has run and has experience with the Stihl 462 it's a fine light strong modern saw.
I believe it's a couple pounds lighter than a 044
@huskihl
What's your input?

 

[user 122190]

I agree the 462 sounds about perfect for him. Light and powerful and the latest innovations in chainsaws. The ms500i would be even better, but who knows when that will be available.

 

[Yotaismygame]

Get him something in the 55-65cc range and send it off to someone who does custom saw work. Have them port and it and build it exactly how you want it for him. Things I like doing for customers aside from just porting is custom grips, custom polishing, dying plastics, custom spikes and so on. Fun to add a little flair to saws. I’m currently doing a 044 for a local and he was willing to pay for some cool add-ons. Should be a powerful cool looking saw when it’s done.

How big of wood does he need to be able to cut? Some of the smaller saws 50cc ish after porting make really good power.

 

[holeycow]

He likes his 044. It's a Stihl.

He is just gonna get older.

Get him an ms261. If possible get him non-moronic heated one.

PS, the best 50cc saws make plenty of power stock.

 

[huskihl]

I’d get the ol’ man a ported MS261. It’s not going to have torque like an 044, but I bet it cuts as fast or faster in 16” wood

 

[huskihl]

I like the idea of a 462, but they don’t turn over any easier than an 044. It’s still 70cc

 

[Czed]

My Dad 67 will be retiring in July of 2020 (34yrs with the local Sheriff’s Office) he has always worked 2-3 jobs to provide for our family even worked as a logger during the day and patrol @ night and I’m very proud of him and all his accomplishments he has made and also for the man he made out of me, that being said the man can run a saw no doubt, but his Stihl 044 is a little much for his ‘ole joints’ as he says but he continues to use it but I can tell every time the next day when he has used it from his shoulder hurting from starting and that saw has mean compression to bending over and his lower back hurting with the 18” regular bar when I told him I would get him a light weight but that’s partly my fault for not getting it yet, all this being said I’m looking to get him a new saw but would like to keep close to the same specs (power, torque) but wanted to ask everyone’s opinion what to get a smaller lighter saw, with light weight bar and what could I do to “hop it up” so he wouldn’t feel as if its an inferior saw please all suggestions are great also one thing I was going to do is put a full grip “rescue saw handle” to help when the grip and ease is cranking but please feel free to comment thank you all in advance
H. Sexton

Imho those d ring pull handles suck for daily use.
I tried them in the woods
The decomps work just fine.

 

[Czed]

I like the idea of a 462, but they don’t turn over any easier than an 044. It’s still 70cc

What if you polished it?

 

[huskihl]

What if you polished it?

Then it would be more worser.
200>160

 

[heathsexton]

Get him something in the 55-65cc range and send it off to someone who does custom saw work. Have them port and it and build it exactly how you want it for him. Things I like doing for customers aside from just porting is custom grips, custom polishing, dying plastics, custom spikes and so on. Fun to add a little flair to saws. I’m currently doing a 044 for a local and he was willing to pay for some cool add-ons. Should be a powerful cool looking saw when it’s done.

How big of wood does he need to be able to cut? Some of the smaller saws 50cc ish after porting make really good power.

Average loblolly pine here is 18-28’ and we’ve got some monster oaks and gum but he will probably stay around the 18-20 range if he needs anything bigger he can come get my 42’ 660

 

[heathsexton]

I have a random question I’ve got some what people say and have brought me “junk saws” I would like to attempt a muffler mod what material is used to make the exhaust and how is it welded or brazed

 

[heathsexton]

Get him something in the 55-65cc range and send it off to someone who does custom saw work. Have them port and it and build it exactly how you want it for him. Things I like doing for customers aside from just porting is custom grips, custom polishing, dying plastics, custom spikes and so on. Fun to add a little flair to saws. I’m currently doing a 044 for a local and he was willing to pay for some cool add-ons. Should be a powerful cool looking saw when it’s done.

How big of wood does he need to be able to cut? Some of the smaller saws 50cc ish after porting make really good power.

i would like to see some of your work

 

[Czed]

I have a random question I’ve got some what people say and have brought me “junk saws” I would like to attempt a muffler mod what material is used to make the exhaust and how is it welded or brazed

@Red97
Makes nice affordable deflectors
https://www.google.com/search?q=sho...print-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Here's a thread with a lot of idea's
On muffler mods we've done.

 

[holeycow]

Maybe he does need that ms462 if the small wood is 18".

 

[EchoRomeoCharlie]

IMO a 462 would be great. If he's used to lugging around an 044, a 462 will feel like a 261 for most people.

 

[Czed]

IMO a 462 would be great. If he's used to lugging around an 044, a 462 will feel like a 261 for most people.

Yep

 

[dmb2613]

The 462 starts EZ with the decompression valve in

 

[dmb2613]

I do know we are selling the hell out of them

 

[holeycow]

That would be the advantage over his 044, not weight.

EZ starting, that is.