sunfish
Fish Head
As some of you will remember, I was asking what saw to get that had a bit more grunt than my old 346xp (which I love). I didn't want 70cc (that might change), or a very heavy saw.
I was leaning hard toward a 357 but the price of a new one seemed too high to me. I couldn't find a MS361 either. Yes, I probably would have bought a Stihl
A month ago a member here offered me a lightly used, 2 year old 357 at a fair price and I grabbed it.
I cut a couple rounds when I first got it and liked it, but it was too hot to get out in the woods. Yesterday I bucked up a large red oak (24" at base). The saw ran perfect and made quick work of the oak.
It's noticeably heavier that the 346, but has enough extra power to justify the weight. The 346 seems just as fast in wood up to 10-12" but the 357 really rips in larger wood. Has that same quick throttle and high RPM. Very smooth also.
This 357 is a keeper and will wear an 18" bar most of the time. The 20" that came with it was nice in the larger oak though and I'll use it when needed.
A muff mod on the 346 made a good difference, so will do the 357 also. Being used and not a huge investment, I might just port it
I am still going to get a new 346xp, Just Because! And I'm looking forward to checking out the 560xp when it shows up.
What say you other 357xp owners? Anybody had one ported? I did read an old thread about a ported 357, was very positive.
346xp muff mod...
I was leaning hard toward a 357 but the price of a new one seemed too high to me. I couldn't find a MS361 either. Yes, I probably would have bought a Stihl
A month ago a member here offered me a lightly used, 2 year old 357 at a fair price and I grabbed it.I cut a couple rounds when I first got it and liked it, but it was too hot to get out in the woods. Yesterday I bucked up a large red oak (24" at base). The saw ran perfect and made quick work of the oak.
It's noticeably heavier that the 346, but has enough extra power to justify the weight. The 346 seems just as fast in wood up to 10-12" but the 357 really rips in larger wood. Has that same quick throttle and high RPM. Very smooth also.
This 357 is a keeper and will wear an 18" bar most of the time. The 20" that came with it was nice in the larger oak though and I'll use it when needed.
A muff mod on the 346 made a good difference, so will do the 357 also. Being used and not a huge investment, I might just port it
I am still going to get a new 346xp, Just Because! And I'm looking forward to checking out the 560xp when it shows up.
What say you other 357xp owners? Anybody had one ported? I did read an old thread about a ported 357, was very positive.
346xp muff mod...
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