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Don't think you can go wrong with your choice. Way I look at it, you will be moving up from your 350 to a pro class saw. I think you'll be happy with it. Your comment "350 about wore out", leads me to believe that you are thinking of staying with a one saw plan. Most replies addressing the one saw option seem to prefer the 60 cc class for firewood (Options of 357XP or 555 non pro but latest technology). I Others have suggested two saw plan 50cc and 70cc to allow you to choose the appropriate tool depending on which size you are cutting. More so, others have introduced the "addiction" =CAD, it generally happens after you start reading and posting on AS. If that's the case buy used pro saws from AS members - I have the 50cc class (Jred 2149 Turbo), 60cc class (359) and 70cc class (372). When I first bought the 372, I thought utopia, the power was phenomenal, couldn't need any more, well now that I've ran it a bit, I'm thinking about how I can get more power out of it........Bottomline cutting wood can be a chore or it can be an opportunity to run some of the finest tools available. I look forward to the opportunities.
All this info is great. I run and have access to a handful of different saws. The 350 seems to be a bit of a go-to saw for whatever reason, but I've had that one for while and I'm actually trying to go to a bigger saw for a few reasons. Seems lately I'm always in some slightly bigger stuff than my 18" bar can handle, but it seems to get me by. A little CAD is kicking in and I really do like the 2 saw plan! I guess I want it all though....whatever saw combo I buy, I'd almost like the new bigger one to be a one saw plan if needed. So the in-between saw (357xp, 555, 359) seems attractrive for that larger saw, but it will probably be too close to the 350/346. My latest idea is getting a 365 and when the 350 is spent....go for a 346. Comments have been great. Thanks for the info again!