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394xp with 36"bar mounted to a 36"huztl (farmertec) mill. Chains sharpened to the Malloff grind. Would like to build something a little bigger down the road but this handles almost everything just fine.

Looks good.

Good looking cookies, good looking saws. Glad the break in procedure is going well.

Same thing these guys said, just give it a minute to warm up.

If you take your time with the build and swap out a few parts as mentioned you should wind up with a pretty good saw. It's a fun time too.

Here are a couple service bulletins I found posted on a different site. They go into detail on carb tuning for the 070/090. I thought it made for a pretty good read.

I'll help change the subject...

There's a Chinese company called Farmertec (Huztl) that makes aftermarket parts for the 070/090. This is a large portion of the parts available for these saws. They'll send you a box with all the parts you need to build your own too. A lot of people like these, (myself included), but you may...

Like some of these guys have mentioned what you're going to be cutting should really influence your decision, the farther over 36 inches you go the more big saws like the 3120, 880, and 090 are going to shine. 36 inches and under you might find that they're more closely matched by saws like the...

If your already making your own ripping chain it might be fun for you to work on/play around with.

Sounds like the Granberg chain, I've used a couple, they work well but I find I can get more cuts out of a Malloff grind than a Granberg between sharpening, and the time saved can really add up. Fun bit of history, the Granberg chain was Malloff's first design at a ripping chain, he thought it...

The book chainsaw lumbermaking can be found in pdf format for download with a little searching, a hard copy is nice to have too.

The 0° keeps it from wearing longer then other ripping chain, and it does cut noticeably faster, you may want to play with the depth gauge setting depending on your saw, Will Malloff was using an 090 after all. Id suggest starting a little lower and slowly bumping it up to a sweet spot. Saw...

Malloff grind is a full comp, round ground, chisel chain, filed straight across at 0°, drop the depth gauges a healthy amount (.040-.045), and set the hook a little deeper (45-50°)and you should be good to go.

Good looking setup, you may have already but I would recommend looking into the Malloff grind for your chains.

I use an extension ladder too, lightweight and easy, although I've been thinking about switching over to the Will Malloff 2x12 board and bolt system.

Had that happen when I ordered the 070 kit, got a charge, no shipping info, it showed up 8 days after I ordered, just like they said.

There's a member here who has a YouTube video assembly of most, if not all, of the huztl saws, I'd suggest printing out an ipl and referencing the videos, hard to go wrong if you take your time.

Great thread, makes me want to brush up on free hand milling.

It's definitely influenced by the granberg design. I'm not sure if that one is adjustable for width either? Seen people mill some larger logs with it all the same. It doesn't look like it would be too much work to bump the width up on the huztl setup though.