When I read the OP first post I asked myself "why does he need a 28" bar for cutting firewood?" I usually use a rather small saw for firewood such as a 346XP or something mid size..
346 piss rev territoryI cut loads of wood with my old, reliable, reasonably priced 025, it kept my house warm for numerous years .... but then one day some years back I found a new saw in my hands, and quickly realized what I'd been missing ... smitten ... I could never go back again! - 346xpOE and more recently 562xp, provide an instantaneous testosterone boost, a very good thing for us seniors . The only downside is after years of practicing the fine art of chain sharpening, I would all too quickly rip through the defenseless trees, leaving me with the drudgery of splitting and stacking massive wood piles, while wistfully yearning for more opportunity to get back out and reap carnage on the forest.
When I read the OP first post I asked myself "why does he need a 28" bar for cutting firewood?" I usually use a rather small saw for firewood such as a 346XP or something mid size..
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I wonder if the old 025 were a more robust all around saw (I have no idea). These days I see Stihl has put the MS250 in the "for occasional use" category, so if that's the use a user intends for it, then all well and good. ....
Oh26?The 025 and MS250 has always belonged to the "homeowner" category, but what the brands have called the category has varied over the years.
The newer MS251 replaced the 250 years ago here, and likely is an improvement at least in the AV category.
Those saws are of course usable for the least demanding kind of "firewood cutting" - but they aren't something I would want to use for firewood (or at all).
This 036 model is what i told them to get because it is only type besides an 034 i have ever ran ,they were looking for a homeowner one i think to save a few bucks and get new also at same time ,i am just not up on the home owner saws to say which are good or not ,they do not need a pro saw for the firewood like a 362 ,think they want to spend 3-400 on a new saw tops .Maybe i will just tell them ask the saw shop what they think ,that's their job anyways .View attachment 492060
This one works well too....but all of mine are ported.
Used anything or a new echo 5 yr warrantyThis 036 model is what i told them to get because it is only type besides an 034 i have ever ran ,they were looking for a homeowner one i think to save a few bucks and get new also at same time ,i am just not up on the home owner saws to say which are good or not ,they do not need a pro saw for the firewood like a 362 ,think they want to spend 3-400 on a new saw tops .Maybe i will just tell them ask the saw shop what they think ,that's their job anyways .
Was surprised this thread was still going
LMAO philmcwoody, I am a new member, but I have used this site a bunch, and I have always got a kick out of saw trolls post.... No doubt he knows a whole lot about saws, and I am sure more than me, but funny none the less.... I agree with you fully philmcwoody, what one guy calls cutting firewood means completely opposite to another... I have a really good friend that thinks 10 riks is a lot of wood and when he sees my pile his jaw drops...I mean if a guy just cuts up to 5-10 cords a year does he really need a pro saw???
With that said I finally bit the bullet a month or so ago and bought a new 461, so I can't say nothing LOL.... I do run into big stuff frequently so it has already helped me out tremendously.... Now I have a ms250, ms290, and the 461, and they make a good team!!!!
When it comes to saws, I guess what one man wouldn't sell for anything, another guy wouldn't even own it!!!!
Used anything or a new echo 5 yr warranty
Mine is stingy with the 18" bar, the 16" slings oil like a champ. I think some people equate long bars with big wood. So Stihl sells it as an 18" bar saw. Works much better with the 16" or under.5-10 cords sounds like a good excuse for any kind of saw that tickles your fancy ... especially someone needs it to be reliable for firewood/heat or whatever other reason.
Love that Niko, he was one of the first posters I remember encountering here. Came at me with some good questions.
I was trying to figure out why my MS250 seemed really stingy with the bar oil -- I'm still not sure I really know the reason why, but at least I discovered on AS that I was not alone in that experience.
Mine is stingy with the 18" bar, the 16" slings oil like a champ. I think some people equate long bars with big wood. So Stihl sells it as an 18" bar saw. Works much better with the 16" or under.
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