Ryan'smilling
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Alright guys, I need your advice. I figure that's fair, since I'm only in this position because of you guys anyway 
. If it weren't for AS, I'd still be happily sawing away with my ms361. Those days are gone forever...
I have a real nice ms 460 that I've only had for a year and a half. I bought it from the original owner. It's got a couple scratches, but never been used commercially. It's a half-wrap, non-west coast version. I cut a lot of firewood for personal use and for my business (making maple syrup). Much of the wood I deal with is 24"+ red oak, ash, white oak, and sugar maple. The 460 is great, it's a big step up from my 361, but I'm ready for something a little more fun. The 460 does the job, but i want a saw that's hard to bog down. Something that'll run a 36" bar on occasion and pull a 24" with a LOT of extra power. I want to grin ear to ear when I run it, and I'd like my friends who are used to Farm Bosses to come away with jaws dropped after cutting a cookie with it. That's reasonable, right?
I guess I also want it to be a work saw. I don't want a piped 088 race saw (well, it's not that I don't want one...) I want something I can cut wood with for years to come. I also probably won't be buying another big saw. Not for a few years anyway. Any of my options will represent a large investment in chainsaws for me, and I'll be keeping this saw for the foreseeable future.
So, my options:
1. Send the 460 to tree-monkey. He's right down the road from me. I know he builds a mean saw, and I'd like to support his business.
2. Trade my 460 for a 90cc saw. There's a guy near me who wants to trade his west-coast 066 for my 460. I'd probably have to toss in a few extra bucks. Less than a hundred. It's in real nice shape, but he hurt his back and can't start out easily. This is the cheapest option.
3. Trade for a 90cc saw AND have that ported. Obviously this is the most expensive option, but only by a small amount. I still want to send business to our banana-eating friend, and this is also obviously the most jaw dropping option.
So there's the choices as I see them. To me, the weight isn't a big concern. I'm a big guy and I have lighter saws. This will be my mature-hardwood-felling saw, plus my go to saw for bucking wood over 18". I'd love any advice you feel like contributing.
Thanks, as always.
. If it weren't for AS, I'd still be happily sawing away with my ms361. Those days are gone forever...I have a real nice ms 460 that I've only had for a year and a half. I bought it from the original owner. It's got a couple scratches, but never been used commercially. It's a half-wrap, non-west coast version. I cut a lot of firewood for personal use and for my business (making maple syrup). Much of the wood I deal with is 24"+ red oak, ash, white oak, and sugar maple. The 460 is great, it's a big step up from my 361, but I'm ready for something a little more fun. The 460 does the job, but i want a saw that's hard to bog down. Something that'll run a 36" bar on occasion and pull a 24" with a LOT of extra power. I want to grin ear to ear when I run it, and I'd like my friends who are used to Farm Bosses to come away with jaws dropped after cutting a cookie with it. That's reasonable, right?
I guess I also want it to be a work saw. I don't want a piped 088 race saw (well, it's not that I don't want one...) I want something I can cut wood with for years to come. I also probably won't be buying another big saw. Not for a few years anyway. Any of my options will represent a large investment in chainsaws for me, and I'll be keeping this saw for the foreseeable future.
So, my options:
1. Send the 460 to tree-monkey. He's right down the road from me. I know he builds a mean saw, and I'd like to support his business.
2. Trade my 460 for a 90cc saw. There's a guy near me who wants to trade his west-coast 066 for my 460. I'd probably have to toss in a few extra bucks. Less than a hundred. It's in real nice shape, but he hurt his back and can't start out easily. This is the cheapest option.
3. Trade for a 90cc saw AND have that ported. Obviously this is the most expensive option, but only by a small amount. I still want to send business to our banana-eating friend, and this is also obviously the most jaw dropping option.
So there's the choices as I see them. To me, the weight isn't a big concern. I'm a big guy and I have lighter saws. This will be my mature-hardwood-felling saw, plus my go to saw for bucking wood over 18". I'd love any advice you feel like contributing.
Thanks, as always.
