indiansprings
Firewood Purveyor
Haven't been on in a long time/health issues/ almost at the point of remission and back at helping the son's woodcutting business.
I bought a JD CS 156 last year when they were a bargain, we've cut over a 140 cords since then. This is what I've discovered about the saw:
Bone Stock no mods, still using oem 20" bar and woodland pro semi chisel chain, I've tached it at WOT no load 13,300 , 12.1 lbs 4.1 hp according to mfg specs
Extremely good saw, there is hardly any noticeable difference between it and the muffler modded 361, in fact my son will pick it up and use it before using the 361, he thinks it has better ergonomics and handles better
It is an outstanding wood cutting and limbing saw. We have found no faults with the exception of putting grease around the base of the nylon filter to seal it better. The saw has excellent throttle response and pulls well all the way through the cut. It took eight or ten tanks for the saw to come alive.
We run 91 octane and stihl synthetic oil in all of our saws. This saw is a fuel sipper compared to the Stihls. On paper it's comparable to the Dolmar 5105, 5100s, Husky 359 and only a weight disadvantage to the 346.
We're going to change it over from a .325 chain to a 3/8 and put a 18" bar on it so we can run the same chain as we run on all our other saws as we run 18" 3/8" on our 361,038,032. It should have no issue pulling the snot out of it. Amazon has this saw at 299.99 right now in cub cadet trim with free shipping. We use the heck out of our saws and this one has held up just as good as the Stihls, we blow out the Stihl's air filters every night after use, we blow out the John Deere's filter once a week, it's that much cleaner.
For those looking for a firewood/trim saw this one will definitely stand up to everyday, professional use. We haven't had any maint issues with saw other than keeping the chain sharp, flipping the bar, just top off the oil and gas and cut.
I bought a JD CS 156 last year when they were a bargain, we've cut over a 140 cords since then. This is what I've discovered about the saw:
Bone Stock no mods, still using oem 20" bar and woodland pro semi chisel chain, I've tached it at WOT no load 13,300 , 12.1 lbs 4.1 hp according to mfg specs
Extremely good saw, there is hardly any noticeable difference between it and the muffler modded 361, in fact my son will pick it up and use it before using the 361, he thinks it has better ergonomics and handles better
It is an outstanding wood cutting and limbing saw. We have found no faults with the exception of putting grease around the base of the nylon filter to seal it better. The saw has excellent throttle response and pulls well all the way through the cut. It took eight or ten tanks for the saw to come alive.
We run 91 octane and stihl synthetic oil in all of our saws. This saw is a fuel sipper compared to the Stihls. On paper it's comparable to the Dolmar 5105, 5100s, Husky 359 and only a weight disadvantage to the 346.
We're going to change it over from a .325 chain to a 3/8 and put a 18" bar on it so we can run the same chain as we run on all our other saws as we run 18" 3/8" on our 361,038,032. It should have no issue pulling the snot out of it. Amazon has this saw at 299.99 right now in cub cadet trim with free shipping. We use the heck out of our saws and this one has held up just as good as the Stihls, we blow out the Stihl's air filters every night after use, we blow out the John Deere's filter once a week, it's that much cleaner.
For those looking for a firewood/trim saw this one will definitely stand up to everyday, professional use. We haven't had any maint issues with saw other than keeping the chain sharp, flipping the bar, just top off the oil and gas and cut.
