Which 60cc saw

[windthrown]

Damn... those bars are so cheap at LCS I just put in an order on them. Willits is not far from where my friends live in Mendocino Co. and they will pick them up for me and stash them until I get down there next. I used to go up to Laytonville where Baileys shop was when I was down there, but that is no longer.

 

[weedkilla]

Has anyone bought a 60cc saw yet?

 

[bryanr2]

Has anyone bought a 60cc saw yet?

I just did last week. NOS 2008 357xp with the dealer tags still on it.

 

[CoreyB]

Has anyone bought a 60cc saw yet?

I bought one almost 2 months ago does that count. Of course I got the best one! Lol

 

[7sleeper]

Personally I see the 40 & 60 cc combo as the ideal setup for a home user. I would recomend as a 40cc saw the dolmar 421. Built like a pro saw, made for a ambitious homeowner for a price that make you smile.

The used 359 is a very good saw and with the dealer guarentee an excelent deal!

So that would be my choice sofar. Money wise you could get a 421 and the 359 for the same as a 550.

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[SawTroll]

361s muffler is beyond choked up..run one with a proper muffler mod..it really is night and day on that model.

The non-US ones aren't as choked up - and the power specs were higher.

 

[huskyboy]

Has anyone bought a 60cc saw yet?

Got my eBay Echo cs590 yesterday wanted to try one after all the good reviews I seen here.

 

[SawTroll]

Here it is: MS 361 12lbs 12.6 oz.

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Does anyone have a 361 dry pho weight?

reindeer, Aug 10, 2014Report
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That's quite a bit more than the other results I have seen on the 361. I don't know why the results vary so much on that model (.45 lbs) ....

Edit; Actually, that is about what one with heated handles should weight.

 

[moondoggie]

And none of the trees you mentioned are that dense. Maybe the black locusts, but honey locusts it is not. So yes lots of misinformation going around.[emoji9]

Honey locusts is Damn hard.

 

[sunfish]

 

[Sagetown]

Has anyone bought a 60cc saw yet?

I bought a MS 362C in mid October, 2015

Get the Stihl MS361 and fit it with a 20" bar. Mine now has dual bumper spikes, but:


Stihl MS361 Rocks!

Not having ran the MS361, all I can say is the MS362C ain't bad. Ain't bad at all.

 

[MustangMike]

I'm very happy with my 362 C also, but my brother did run it at part throttle and it did screw up the M-Tronic for a while (stalling & hard to start).

Mine is also ported, and it is my small saw. For softer Maples, Tulip, etc it feels like a Beast, but when you start cutting harder woods, I generally will switch to the 044 before the 20" bar is fully used.

 

[caffeine1fg]

I don't know if this is the place but between CoreyB, nnero, millermod, captainhaddoc and mastermind, I was pretty much sold on the 6100 Dolmar's merits. Saved over $200 (Canadian) over Stihl or Husky. Great bang for the buck.
I've had mine around a month now and I'm really happy with it.
Thanks guys!

 

[SawTroll]

That's quite a bit more than the other results I have seen on the 361. I don't know why the results vary so much on that model (.45 lbs) ....

One model where the reliable results I have seen haven't varied at all is the 562xp, where all the results have been 12.8 lbs (or 12 lbs 12.8 oz) - regardless what the specs said at the moment (has varied widely, specially in the US).

All results I have seen on the MS362 have been between 13.02 and 13.2 lbs, 13.2 being most common.

Currently, the only 60cc saws that are lighter than the 562xp is the 560xp and 2260 (the 560 and ounce or two lighter - the usual Husky/Jred difference).

 

[caffeine1fg]

I know they are long since discontinued so kind of irrelevant to this thread, but no one has raved about their 262xp yet! Not much echo praise here either?

 

[nkila220]

Got my eBay Echo cs590 yesterday wanted to try one after all the good reviews I seen here.

Let us know how you like the 590. That seems to be the best bang for your buck out there. thats also a thought of mine, $400 for a brand new saw vs $370 for the used 361. just was concerned if the echo has enough power in stock form.

 

[Andyshine77]

I know they are long since discontinued so kind of irrelevant to this thread, but no one has raved about their 262xp yet! Not much echo praise here either?

The Echo is a fine saw. Both the Dolmar 6100 and Echo 590/600 are the size and weight of a 70cc saw. However they're more affordable high quality options.

 

[SawTroll]

I bought a MS 362C in mid October, 2015
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Not having ran the MS361, all I can say is the MS362C ain't bad. Ain't bad at all.
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Of course it isn't bad, clearly improved vs. the early 362s.

 

[SawTroll]

The Echo is a fine saw. Both the Dolmar 6100 and Echo 590/600 are the size and weight of a 70cc saw. However they're more affordable high quality options.

The Echo 620 is the one to compare to most other saws mentioned in this thread though - and that one is even heavier, and also cost a lot more than the 590. They still have some work to do, before they are really close to the competition.

Over here, the Echo saws are too expensive to be of any real interest (including the 590, that cost about the same as the 555).

 

[SawTroll]

I know they are long since discontinued so kind of irrelevant to this thread, but no one has raved about their 262xp yet! Not much echo praise here either?

Buying a model as old as the 262xp is for the specially interested, it isn't a readily available option.