60cc Saws the "Best" general purpose saw concept proven over time? Maybe

[Ron660]

This one is a little lighter than my 70cc saw but I still prefer the 70cc. If a lot of small limbing is required I'll grab my very light 021.

 

[Mad Professor]

036, but will bring 026 and 038M also.

026 is slow on 20" and the 036 in 25".

 

[Clearwater]

I am pretty much on a one saw plan now and it is a Husqvarna 555 AT. 24" bar for west coast style firewood that can run large at times. My saw will pull a 24" bar pretty easily with a sharp chain. I would not go any longer though.
I don't see any need for a different sized saw for what I cut, ( Just CAD and want.)

 

[Ron660]

I've been using a 20" on my ported 372x-torq. 036 with an 18" doesn't get used much. Torque and speed difference between the two are significant. Weight difference isn't that much.

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

Do you guys race to cut firewood ?

Some years i cut mountains of firewood..some years i dont.

I use a 50cc saw or smaller.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

MY fav (by far) firewood saw is, my Husky 550xp... My helper uses my Husky 55. He likes the 550, but I keep telling him, "you have to wear out the 55 first!" lol

IF, we have bigger wood, out comes my Jonsered 2260, and we both love that saw too! lol

I don't even take my 268xp to the woods, any longer!

SR

 

[Chris-PA]

Do you guys race to cut firewood ?

Hell no - once I shut off the saw I have to get down to real work.

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

Hell no - once I shut off the saw I have to get down to real work.

I dont get the logic that X saw cuts a firewood log a second faster than Y saw..this stuff gets borderline ridiculous.

I agree , the saw is the EASY part..so i use the minimal approach on that task to save my energy for the HARD part....this stuff is funny

 

[svk]

I'd say over 90 percent of the wood I've cut in my lifetime was done with a 60 something cc saw.

2165/365 are nice saws but it goes without saying that a 372 will do everything better.

562 will outcut a 365 and is lighter and more nimble. Quite possibly the ultimate one saw plan depending on what one is cutting.

 

[beentown]

562xp and 555 are pretty dreamy. I purchased a 555 and have 4 other saws around the farm. The 555 gets 90% of the use. The only time it isn't chosen is because another saw is in the tractors scabbard and I run across something needing cut.

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[CoreyB]

I get tons of wood cut with my 6100. What a great machine. Wouldn't trade for any other 60cc saw.

 

[big hank]

What is the difference between the 555 and 562xp?

 

[dustinwilt68]

562 is professional saw and has a little more grunt to it, costs more also of course.

 

[Big_Wood]

man that's some easy splitting wood! even our easiest splitting wood has to be damn near crispy dry to split even somewhat close to that. for firewood i think i'll take 60cc with a 24" bar. as long as it's not a clamshell i'm happy.

 

[weimedog]

555

I'd say over 90 percent of the wood I've cut in my lifetime was done with a 60 something cc saw.

2165/365 are nice saws but it goes without saying that a 372 will do everything better.

562 will outcut a 365 and is lighter and more nimble. Quite possibly the ultimate one saw plan depending on what one is cutting.[/QUOTE



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What is the difference between the 555 and 562xp?

Price, and a little power.
Technically the following:

Plastic & air filter
Carb & Ignition The 555 doesn't have "rev boost" & the carb has a different tune.
Crank Shaft doesn't have "stuffers"
555 is lighter because it has a small mount bar vs. the larger "standard" Husqvarna mount the 562 has

The power difference isn't as much as you would think.

 

[big hank]

Price, and a little power.
Technically the following:

Plastic & air filter
Carb & Ignition The 555 doesn't have "rev boost" & the carb has a different tune.
Crank Shaft doesn't have "stuffers"
555 is lighter because it has a small mount bar vs. the larger "standard" Husqvarna mount the 562 has

The power difference isn't as much as you would think.

Thanks. I really like your YouTube videos.

 

[moondoggie]

These days I bring 3 saws with me but if it had to be only one. I would bring my 562 for sure, scrounging firewood, that is.

 

[Agrarian]

Since the early 90's, a 262xp has cut all my wood. Just recently after contracting this CAD disease I started using a 242xp on the second growth smaller stuff.

 

[drf255]

Mildly ported 036.

My one saw plan here.

A ported 026 for limbing, maybe, or my lil echo 330 top handle.

 

[Mattyo]

My ported 350 gets used 90% of the time. Its stupid cheap to fix if something goes wrong, parts are easy to get, and it cuts just silly fast.