MacLaren
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I keep forgetting that you guys down under cut those "concrete" trees....go with a 390
Hello everyone (first post)!
Awakening a long-dead thread I know, but I'm facing the same decision ...
Have a 372XP that's getting long in the tooth - good deals on both 576XP AT and the 390XP
The saw will be cutting Australian hardwood (mostly red box / yellow box / ironbark), which is very dense / heavy / hard - sectioning 6-10m trunks that are commonly more than a metre across into 12-inch biscuits for firewood - a lot of big cuts
The 372 gets by, but not with much power left over - would like a little more - the immediacy of the 576 motor is appealing, but the 390 will probably pull a lot harder
Any thoughts - effectiveness of both saws? - durability? - other considerations?
[re' these two saws only please - as mentioned good deals on both, and will go one way or the other]
Bar length?
A "good deal" initially might be a bad deal long term as you burn up the good deal saw. Just sayin. What you are describing as the work required, go to the 395, much less worries, run a full 3 foot bar all day.
Thanks all - it's a hard choice, but I may be leaning toward the 576XP AT
Pic below shows a typical (this morning's) scenario
Takes a fair bit of grunt to section something like this red box (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) into 12-inch biscuits - very dense, heavy hardwood - brilliant firewood, and easy to split - also nice for furniture making - but not easy to cut
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No Dolmar dealers in Australia anymore (merged into Makita, and disappeared) .....
390 for sure- no replacement for displacement.
Dolmar has been owned by Makita since about 1992. There is no Dolmar dealers here either, but you can order the saws from Makita (at least you could the last time I checked).
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