whats your favorite midsized saw?
Mines a 266SE
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Mines a 266SE
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What’s your favorite mid sized saw?
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There's a real nice 266SE for sale here locally that I have been lusting over. It is an early saw with the white markings on the orange top cover. I wish it would hurry up and sell so I can get some sleep
I’d have to say my Ms290. It’s the most reliable saw I own. After that would either be one of my 028s or 026s
Tim Carroll
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I can't answer that, I love all saws. What's the scale? Below 50 is small, 50 to 70 is mid, and above 70 is big? My MS290 stays on my truck 24/7, I've got bed dividers and the saw is in the middle one. One day it's upside down, next right side up, wet, snow. I just cant kill it. I like my old Echo CS500, and my XL12's. Sorry, you are making my brain hurt.
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If mid is 50-60cc then for me it's the 261c for production cutting and the pro mac 1010s for style.
The 261c just has so much dang torque with a 16' bar and .325 chain.
But if mid goes up to 70cc then the 462 is in there as well.
For my purposes 50-60cc is mid. If I was cutting big wood more regularly then I'm sure 70cc would be mid but as of now I only use anything bigger than 72cc once in a blue moon so 70 is big.
I dont use my 261c for felling unless I am working on hedgerows: willows, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly, juvenile ash etc. For me it's more of a firewood saw or for bucking on the landing. But when I'm actually in the woods then I almost exclusively use 70cc saws because I like using a longer bar regardless of how big the wood is. Being able to reach well above your head, and stay away from logs that might move violently when being bucked is a big plus in my book.
The 261c just has so much dang torque with a 16' bar and .325 chain.
But if mid goes up to 70cc then the 462 is in there as well.
For my purposes 50-60cc is mid. If I was cutting big wood more regularly then I'm sure 70cc would be mid but as of now I only use anything bigger than 72cc once in a blue moon so 70 is big.
I dont use my 261c for felling unless I am working on hedgerows: willows, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly, juvenile ash etc. For me it's more of a firewood saw or for bucking on the landing. But when I'm actually in the woods then I almost exclusively use 70cc saws because I like using a longer bar regardless of how big the wood is. Being able to reach well above your head, and stay away from logs that might move violently when being bucked is a big plus in my book.
My favorite would be one of my Jonsereds 49SP's. Not saying it's the best, lots I've never run but it has stayed my favorite.
Not sure what you mean by mid-sized, but my Stihl 026 PRO is mine:
Is that running 3/8 picco?
No. I use .325" pitch chain, .063" gauge. It cuts smooth as silk with either a 16" or 18" bar.
Ah, it looked small in the photo. Must be my tired eyes.
That's the same sized bar and chain that I use on this one, my #2 favorite mid-sized chain saw:
Makita DCS 520i
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385/390 is a good mid sized saw good up to a 42” bar and a really good money making size.
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I guess we could recommend a Stihl MS880. Right?
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I guess we could recommend a Stihl MS880. Right?
I’d say a 95cc and up would be in the big saw class they sound different besides feeling different.
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If I put a 24' bar on this would it count as mid range?
