oneoldbanjo
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Last year I purchased a couple of new saws and a very nice used one. The blame for this can somewhat be blamed on Duke Energy as they came in and dropped about 200 trees in the power line easement - and the other part can be blamed on the CAD that I acquired on this site.
I had asked the tree service doing the work to leave the trees in long lengths so that I could drag them back to my woodpile to cut them up - but it turns out that the message never actually got to the fellows running the saws and they cut them up in weird lengths ranging from 12" to 48". The lengths were so weird and varied that they are hard to stack and/or require some additional cutting. I was however able to get about 50 chords stacked and stored for future use.
Now to the question. I currently have 4 very nice saws, an MS192T, an MS260, an MS361 and an MS660. I want to keep the MS192T as it is very handy for brush and limbing. I want to keep the MS260 as it is very light and nimble and works well for anything up to about 10" in diameter - it is the saw I use the most. I also want have a "big" saw for the Hickory, Oak, Maple and Ash trees that are aging on my property and need to be cut up when they fall down. Most of the big trees are 24" or less and on occasion I will get a 36" tree - but that is somewhat uncommon. I want to be able to cut rounds into 24" lengths to fit into my splitter - and I want to be able to make lots of noodles in a reasonably short time when I can't easily load the big rounds and need to cut them into halves or quarters.
I think the MS361 may be a little too close in size to the MS260 and may not quite be up to the task of quartering large rounds that are 24" long (I have a 20" bar on my MS361). The jump between the MS260 and the MS660 may be a bit too big and I may be trying to use a saw that is too small or too big for most of the wood I cut. Currently I only use the MS660 about once or twice a year - but it sure does a nice job on the big stuff.
I am thinking about the possibility of selling the MS361 and MS660 and getting an MS460. My lineup would be the MS192T,MS260 and MS460. I have never owned or run a MS460......is that a nice powerful saw without the bulk of the MS660? Would a MS440 be a better choice for my needs? I am 53 and in good shape and I plan on running these saws for another 20 years or so!!!!
I had asked the tree service doing the work to leave the trees in long lengths so that I could drag them back to my woodpile to cut them up - but it turns out that the message never actually got to the fellows running the saws and they cut them up in weird lengths ranging from 12" to 48". The lengths were so weird and varied that they are hard to stack and/or require some additional cutting. I was however able to get about 50 chords stacked and stored for future use.
Now to the question. I currently have 4 very nice saws, an MS192T, an MS260, an MS361 and an MS660. I want to keep the MS192T as it is very handy for brush and limbing. I want to keep the MS260 as it is very light and nimble and works well for anything up to about 10" in diameter - it is the saw I use the most. I also want have a "big" saw for the Hickory, Oak, Maple and Ash trees that are aging on my property and need to be cut up when they fall down. Most of the big trees are 24" or less and on occasion I will get a 36" tree - but that is somewhat uncommon. I want to be able to cut rounds into 24" lengths to fit into my splitter - and I want to be able to make lots of noodles in a reasonably short time when I can't easily load the big rounds and need to cut them into halves or quarters.
I think the MS361 may be a little too close in size to the MS260 and may not quite be up to the task of quartering large rounds that are 24" long (I have a 20" bar on my MS361). The jump between the MS260 and the MS660 may be a bit too big and I may be trying to use a saw that is too small or too big for most of the wood I cut. Currently I only use the MS660 about once or twice a year - but it sure does a nice job on the big stuff.
I am thinking about the possibility of selling the MS361 and MS660 and getting an MS460. My lineup would be the MS192T,MS260 and MS460. I have never owned or run a MS460......is that a nice powerful saw without the bulk of the MS660? Would a MS440 be a better choice for my needs? I am 53 and in good shape and I plan on running these saws for another 20 years or so!!!!
