Howdy long time lurker, first time poster.
Looking for a smaller saw than my 372, I had a 55 rancher but it seemed underpowered for what I'm doing. I'm not a pro by any means. I burn 4-5 cords of hardwood in the house per year and burn 5-7 cords of white pine and hemlock in the sugarhouse depending on the length of the season. Most of what I cut is between 10-30 inches. I have a pretty compressed window to cut so I do most of it in the winter when the farm isn't busy and when my real job is quiet.
I would like a saw that will run an 18" bar with a 3/8s chain. I've been looking primarily at a 357xp/2156 Jred, 346xp. But yesterday I stopped by the new Dolmar dealer and looked at a PS 5105. I don't know much about the Dolmar, but I liked the size and price.
Thanks in advance.
Looking for a smaller saw than my 372, I had a 55 rancher but it seemed underpowered for what I'm doing. I'm not a pro by any means. I burn 4-5 cords of hardwood in the house per year and burn 5-7 cords of white pine and hemlock in the sugarhouse depending on the length of the season. Most of what I cut is between 10-30 inches. I have a pretty compressed window to cut so I do most of it in the winter when the farm isn't busy and when my real job is quiet.
I would like a saw that will run an 18" bar with a 3/8s chain. I've been looking primarily at a 357xp/2156 Jred, 346xp. But yesterday I stopped by the new Dolmar dealer and looked at a PS 5105. I don't know much about the Dolmar, but I liked the size and price.
Thanks in advance.