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Well guys it looks like my dilemma is over. Just got the call that the Sherriff recovered the majority of my gear and the saw/case were part of it. I was torn between replacing with something newer and "better" but think that it's better this way. I really liked the saw, it worked great for...

I think my 345 was plastic wasn't it? I forget as I focused more of my attention on my pro saws.

I own a 345, 346xp, 359, and 372xp saws. The 345 was bumped to the cabin when I bought the 346xp. It's nice to have a saw at the cabin if I need one as I don't typically bring my pro saws unless we are planning to cut wood. Recently we had a break in and my 345 is gone. I really liked that...

Well I filed the chain and went to our wood pile yesterday. Cut really good and no smoke. Got down towards the end of the day's project and it started to cut slow so I knew it was dull. Guess what-started smoking again. I managed to cut about 1 full cord of large oak. Much of this however...

I'm not a pro at filing chain by any stretch of the imagination, but I can get it done. I use a Sharp Force so the rakers come along with the teeth. and I managed to make probably 30 cuts through this beastly wood.

It does fling oil so I know it's oiling, but it just doesn't seem right. It probably could be flinging more. It seems so stingy on the oil, but then again is is dropping the level of the tank. I'll see if maybe my winter oil flows a bit better. There was enough of a light plume that she...

Not sure who makes the bar, but the hole does look a bit smallish. The saw is relatively new low hours. I sure wouldn't think anything would be failed that quick? When new it needed a diaper in storage, now it seems to have stopped leaking.

Using my XP372 to cut up some big oak for the neighbor. The diameter ranges from 28 to well over 36" depending on how lobey it is. The kind of stuff where you have to gas up every 8-10 cuts. So I noticed a haze of smoke from the bar mid cut and it lingered after the cut. I cranked the oiler...

Thanks to those with meaningful replies and not rants and off the wall crap that mixed in. At this point I have offered my 345 (and a can of MY gas) for as long as he needs it, but I am also going to suggest a 120v electric saw for his odds and ends if he thinks he'll need to have one around...

I'm kind of leaning this way over the 440 as a nice light weight, reliable saw. I have him checking to see if the 440 that they have is the E series or not and if the 445 is available. I also offered that he can borrow my 345 as it just sits at the cabin as an emergency/backup saw...

Chaps and other PPD is already being discussed. He's in the city, but he's 3 hrs away. If anything big big he'll hire it done. Moderate stuff I have done in the past. I think he just wants something for storm damage cleanup etc. He also has a spruce that he wants out, but that's only a 15'...

I have an uncle looking for a home owner type saw. A while back I gave him a Lowes gift card that we had not used in several years. He has since used the card, but received others so I'm pretty sure that this purchase is limited to Lowes although I could possibly sway this as Lowes seems to be...

Is the 235 even a current model? Looks like 240 is new current small saw? Solid saw to get started although I'd have opted for a 435. A little more money, more power, and substantially lighter shaving about a full 1# from the 235 according to spec.

Agreed on the 50cc saw as a moderately light weight unit. This is actually a lot of saw for an inexperienced light weight operator. Mother in Law is 6'1" and lives in a small cabin with no flush toilet. Cuts for hours on end with weed eater and runs an old 009L. She's as tough as they come...

I went with a new 2007 built 335Rx brush saw for ground work and ordered the 327PT5S for the high trimming.

Off the wall idea Now that you have run this for a while, what do you think about using it for brush clearing? I'm looking to do some brush clearing in our woods on the edge of the trails and not sure if I'd rather do a brush saw or try a pole saw? That or both??

Brother in Law has a MS260 Stihl and an old Poulan and that is all he needs. I started with my 359 and that is really all I need. I added the 345 as an inexpensive limbing saw and to help if I got pinched. Then CAD got ahold of me. To be honest though Except for monster big wood, the...

I took a carbide burr and ground out the side walls of the bolt through tubes so the exhaust has 2 extra ports to exit forward. I got the idea from another Member's posts in a Muffler mod thread.

I was not aware that the 310 is a clamshell. Good thing I asked. I'm not going to split it so I'm thinking MM and pop the carb limiters, tune and go.

A while back my Brother in law ate a piston in his MS260. I procured a new P&C from a member here and put it together for him. As I recall I did very little porting work, bringing the ports out to near the edge of the very generous factory bevel. No base gasket and a good muffler mod. He...