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So I've junked the idea of trying to play Dr.Frankenstien to resurect my 034AV and set it on the shelf as a cute paper weight. I found a MS460 that has a few years on it but appears to be a good saw. What do you think about these saws? Its a tad big and heavy for what I realistically need but for the price I don't think I can turn the deal down. Anyone with an opinion on these saws at all can chime in. I've never touched one so I'm interested to see what you guys think.
 
I love mine. Its a beast. Very torkey. I am gonna put some more hours on it tomorrow i hope. It is a tried and true design, with lots of happy users. I've never heard anyone who wasn't happy with one. It is heavy, but it gets the job done.
 
blsnelling said:
My favorite saw! Period!
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Yup ! 460 with a 24" B/C You can fell ,buck ,limb, do all saw
cons. air filter, clean it everytime you gas up .flipy caps. I marked mine with a sharpie. pain in the but sometimes.

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PaladinMan187 said:
SNIP Its a tad big and heavy for what I realistically need but for the price I don't think I can turn the deal down. Anyone with an opinion on these saws at all can chime in. I've never touched one so I'm interested to see what you guys think.
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A year ago I passed on an 066 for $300 because it seemed too big and heavy, more saw than I needed. Sure wish I had it now. If it's a good price, DO IT.

Jack
 
Get it, I love mine. I am by no means a pro. I love my 460 though. It has enough power for anything. I dont know but I would almost bet that the 034 and 460 are close to the same weight.
 
biggenius29 said:
Get it, I love mine. I am by no means a pro. I love my 460 though. It has enough power for anything. I dont know but I would almost bet that the 034 and 460 are close to the same weight.
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I'm also far from a pro. I have a decent idea of what I'm doing and always try to make sure we work safe. I cut anywhere from 5 weekends a year to 30 weekends a year. I plan on keeping this saw for a good long while. If its that close in weight I don't think I'll have to worry about the weight. I still wish it had the black screw on caps.
 
i think its close enough in weight to 361/357 saws to almost delete them from the line up.
 
Palladin,
Word of advice. Buy the saw. Any decent 260, 360, 440 at a good price will disappear faster than Rosie O'Donnell can wolf down a box of Little Debbie cakes. I can't tell you how many times posters here hesitated, asked questions ...and then missed out on good deal. You gotta jump.
 
The only down side of owning a 046-460 is that little voice that keeps asking "how did I ever get by before this saw" No kidding the 046-460 is one great saw, My first saw was an 046 with a 20" bar. although I use my 066 more often now just because I like the extra power the 046 still gets a good work out on a regularly.

If you've found one for a decent price (or are willing to buy new before 2010) you really cant go wrong.
 
This one isn't a bad price. And I plan to mod it a LITTLE to give me a little more power and make it run a little better. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't walking into a big mistake.
 
I dont think any thing to do with a 046-460 could be a mistake, unless you're paying list price for one that got run over by a D8 cat, just a great saw
 

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