Big Block
WFO or I don't go
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Who ports saws?
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Big Block
WFO or I don't go
Speaking of Stihls. I tried Deaks (Campbell River)
461 on the hill and then later another Faller had one of his 660's. I couldn't believe how smooth he makes them. That was the only reason I didn't switch to the stihl (461) These were by far a lot smoother than my 372 spring mounts. I am referring to 'air cutting' specifically, comming on and off the trigger. They don't have a shimmer in them anywhere. I imagine alot has to do with how open his exhaust is. When I trigger off, it drops to nothing almost instantly. I keep looking down and hitting to trigger as it fools me in thinking it just stalled. No wind up time at all. They are instant. Completely on edge. I don't think there is a lot of longevity but I don't care about trivial things like that.
Now of course they will go to av mounting and auto tune.
Another guy just got a new Simonized 461 and usually he runs 390's and he said his is rough incomparison to his 390
Different things matter to different operators that'sfor sure. If I do end up buying a couple of 461 before they change them then there is only one guy a would go to on the smoothness grounds alone.
Big_Wood
westcoast dweller
did you notice if they were using square ground? 660;s are pretty smooth with square but they rattle your brains out with round. i'm debating switch right now. either 461 stihl or 7910 dolmar.
Chainsaw Jim
CJ Saws, LLC
So you're saying round chain makes you stupid?!!
I'm throwing all mine out right now.
I was specifically talking about throttling up and down with no load or short duration cuts as in limbing but good point. In order to have the all around effect of his saw I would likely have to use quare chisel. Yes they both had Sq ground
haha only on rubber mounts. I have been running spring mounts with round for 20 yrs now and there is nothing wrong with me... wrong with me... wrong with me.....
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Big Block
WFO or I don't go
Ahhhhh I see.
Does that thing even have a muffler on it?!
sunfish
Fish Head
That thang in insane! I ran it some a while back.
Matt's 346 rips, but it is built for racing. If you want a work saw, and you want Shawn to port it, you need to be specific.
jmssaws
Addicted to ArboristSite
I have a very stout 066 that shawn did,very clean smart grinding.
Deets has my 064/066 and it's my strongest saw so I don't have one to compare to it,it's been a couple months since I've ran the 064 but I believe this 066 is ahead. The saw I did laslabjohn is stronger than mine and wish it still was still here. Anyway this is my saw but shawn did port it. I got it on trade last Friday and it's pretty sporty
Deets has my 064/066 and it's my strongest saw so I don't have one to compare to it,it's been a couple months since I've ran the 064 but I believe this 066 is ahead. The saw I did laslabjohn is stronger than mine and wish it still was still here. Anyway this is my saw but shawn did port it. I got it on trade last Friday and it's pretty sporty
What in God's Green Earth did he do to that saw!?!? It"s a good thing that chain didn't bite any harder,because the operator would've starting flipping/rotating around the log like a G Damn human pinwheel! Lmao!
I think the mm on Hedgerow's saw allows you to check the piston without taking the muffler off.
Mike Gott
ArboristSite Guru
The mufflers just for looks cus it ain't doing nothing besides getting the exhaust a way from the saw, could just of bolted a straight pipe on it... Lol. It's really.... Really load! And fast!
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It is very loud. You can see the muffler at around 36-38 and 57 of the first video. it is basically wide open out the front. The saw was built to race in the "stock appearing" class at some events
This is a good thread. It's amazing how many guys who are/were on here build saws. Prior to the higgly piggly that went down last winter, a new member would be led to believe that there were only a handful of builders on the planet.
