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I think you should buy a saw that you will still be happy with a year from now... and ten years from now. You don't want to buy a cheap tool and wish you had bought a better one. You want a saw that you will enjoy using and that is easy to work on (nice features like an inboard clutch make a...

I have only run RSC chain since I put the 8 pin on. It cuts really fast (for my standards) with the 16" bar buried and the 8 pin. That is my favorite setup. When I am cutting bigger wood, it is just a little slower with the 20" bar buried and the 8 pin. You can always switch it back to a 7...

It does really well. The loss of torque is minimal when switching to an 8 pin. The speed increase isn't huge, but it is worth the sprocket change. The saw will only bog if I put too much weight on it, which any experienced cutter won't do anyways. As I said, I did quite a bit of noodling in...

Is that with your 261 and 026 doing most of the cutting? I use my 362 for almost all of my cutting. I bet the 362 uses a good bit more fuel than the 261. Also, if you cut 2-3 cords with a gallon of fuel, that is not too far off from 1/2-1 gallon for a cord: 2 cords per 1 gallon (your low) =...

1/2 gallon of gas won't fill a 362 up that many times. I usually fill up my saw with gas and bar oil whenever I turn the saw off, so I don't run the tank empty that often. Therefore, I measure fuel usage by starting will a full gallon of mix and then seeing how much I have left when I finish...

Wow, I officially have saw envy! If I ever buy another saw, it will definitely be a 261. Btw, nice firewood hauler! :msp_thumbsup:

Hmm, that does look nice. I am going to keep that one in mind. Thanks for the link!

Give the guy a break. He works his butt off on the side to make a little extra cash instead of bellying up to the gov't for a handout. I call that "responsible" and "productive." Besides, when I did my taxes the last few years, I found out that you have to make at least $600 in profit to owe...

Depending upon how far I have to go to cut the wood, whether or not anything breaks down during the process, and how far I have to go to deliver it, I usually make $10-15/hr. I had a round trip of 40 miles to cut my last cord of wood, but delivery was just right down the street. I ended up...

I bet if you had 2 healthy guys running a splitter with a cycle time of less than 10 seconds, you could split a cord of wood in an hour. But I usually split wood by myself, and I stack the wood as I split it. I don't have my own woodsplitter yet, but I have used several models that are similar...

What!?!? I have heard that the 261 is good on gas, but that has to be the best fuel efficiency I have ever heard of. Depending on the size and conditions of the tree, it takes me 1/2 gallon to 1 gallon of fuel to cut a cord of wood with 362. I ain't saying you haven't done it... I'm just...

Couldn't you keep the heat down by having more hydraulic oil capacity? It seems that 5 gallons of hydraulic oil could be run at some pretty high speeds before it overheats. I guess it all depends on how fast we are talking, but I think I would just prefer a large oil reservoir instead of...

haha, yeah. I never thought of that. Hopefully I never have to pull a log out of my eye, but I have had sawdust in there quite a few times!

GOOD GRIEF!!! That might be pushing it a little, don't ya think? Guido, I know I have to be careful about people like that. However, it really wasn't too difficult to stop the Explorer. I want to get a trailer with brakes one day, but it is not as if I can't safely haul wood without it. I...

I am no expert, but I have seen tractors and backhoe's using hydraulics with faster cycle times than that. Seems to me like the faster the cycle time, the better! By the way, my dad is building a woodsplitter for me and I would like to make sure the cycle time will be fast enough. Can you...

Yeah, I know what you mean about stopping a heavy load. I am careful to keep about 1/4 mile distance between myself and other vehicles when I am towing a heavy load down the highway. I tested out the stopping abilities from 70mph going downhill. Without stepping on the brakes too hard, I was...

Oh, for any sharp readers, I kept the other 1/4 cord of wood to sell to someone else or just burn later myself. I don't have a fireplace anymore, but my family enjoys a good campfire!

So I decided not to sell any firewood this year because I was taking 12 graduate hours to finish my Master's degree at seminary (I am a Southern Baptist preacher). Well, I finished school 2 weeks ago, and I just couldn't help myself when a friend asked me to help him clear a standing dead live...

Some types of oak split easily, such as red oak. Some types, such as live oak, are like rock. But oak is kinda stringy, so I just pull it apart about halfway through the split. I think dead oak is easier to split if using a log splitter since it seems to bust open whereas green oak is...

Dead oak is hard on chains. I cut mostly standing dead oak since that is what landowners will allow me to cut for firewood. I use only RSC (full-chisel) now and usually sharpen every 2 tanks of fuel, but it all depends on the conditions. I have sometimes gone for hours without sharpening, and...