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Ha there SawTroll,i notice you dont have many Stihls so which ones have the slow throttle response ?.
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If you lookin' for a smaller limbing/brush saw, you might want to try a 40cc saw with 16" bar, or shorter.
Winter of 2010 I "graduated" to a 70cc+ saw which is quite a bit bigger than I had been using(I love it). With the increased weight of the saw I found myself grabbing my little 30cc brush saw much more than I used to.
The 30cc had become too small!:msp_scared:,,,,so I found myself in the market for something more. Now this aint "CAD" I'm talking about, honest injun', I really needed a bigger brush/limbing saw,,,and I really needed the 70cc saw as well!! It makes little ones outta big ones much more better than what I had been running.
Any who, I tried a buddy's little "disposable" saw,(the colors remind me of The Grateful Dead) in the 40cc range sporting a 16" bar and decided that it felt about rite.
I came home from the stealership with a 40cc powerhead and put a 12" b/c on it. Works perfect for me, for what I do.
My buddy thinks it looks kinda' funny with the 12" bar,,,"everybody's funny, he's funny too".
Ha there SawTroll,i notice you dont have many Stihls so which ones have the slow throttle response ?.
...the inboard clutch puts the bar further away (to the side) from the mass centre of the saw, disturbing the handling and precition during fast repeated cuts at different angles.
Sideways balance is more important than many want to believe, and specially for limbing!
In addition, many Stihl saws has slower trigger response…
"HOW ARE YOU SET UP?"
I just recently got a 260. I figured, like you, that a 460 was too big to hang onto all day long, and a 170 was too small for the 6-10" stuff. The 260 fits the bill perfectly. Light weight and lots of power, and that's still with a green label chain on it.
Not really - actually, Zero Stihls are really suited for limbing - while the 346xp is perfect! :msp_biggrin:
Thank you! I'm no pro. There will most likely not be any in tree cuts, danglin out of man lifts, or climbing ropes. I have a steady and profitable customer($200 for an even Ford Ranger load!) What I'll probably end up doing is getting 10 cord loads from guys like you, pulling down the occasional scrounge, and bartering blow down timber removal for services and whatever else pleases me.Surprised everyone advised on what to buy but nobody really answered his last question... "HOW ARE YOU SET UP?"
For a general day of wood cutting I'll usually grab 3 saws. 50cc or less for limbing 60-80cc's for general purpose, and 80+cc's for felling and bucking (if there is "big wood" to deal with). My personal setup is... Redmax 3800 (40cc) with 14in bar for limbing and clipping the little stuff. Makita 6401 with bb kit for cutting 10in-20in stuff... Makita 9010 or stihl 076 with 30-36in bar for felling and bucking 20+in stuff. Once I get my ms260pro done it will probably take the redmax's place.
Also surprised nobody asked if he was limbing in the tree or on the ground... makes a difference if we are to recommend a top handle or not... I'm a stihl guy b/c of local market not carrying pro husky... That being said the 024super, 026/260pro's, 261, or a 346xp husky with 14-16in bar is all you'll ever need for limbing since you have a bigger saw already. I've used 50cc saws for a complete day of cutting if the trees are small enough. If cutting "in a tree/off the ground" the stihl ms200t or echo 330t seem to be the popular choices for top handles...
The 346's that nmurph builds are to date the best limbing saw I have used (my buddy has 2 of them!). The only reason I don't own a 346xp is b/c I'm putting together the 260pro (when I get time). If you PM Neil (nmurph) he'll probably have a 346xp rebuilt and ready to sell... :msp_biggrin:
I specified Stihl due to an ease of access. There are several within 20 miles of me.
for a limbing saw its hard to beat the 026 (if it HAS to be a stihl)...if ya want to try a GREAT limbing saw look no further than the husky 346xp:msp_biggrin:
Not to disagree with you 'Troll, but the ms200 is a great saw that actually is very well suited for limbing.
It also depends on how big the limbs are, on a 34" diameter pine I was cleaning up last week had some fairly large limbs on it, and one would want a larger saw than a ms200. I was using a 242xp and it just felt right. This explains why I would look at the 346xp I 'spose...lol
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