bluequill56
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It is overkill.
So is Pamela Anderson. What's your point? :greenchainsaw:
It is overkill.
I wonder when guys come on here and ask for suggestions on a firewood saw. Most of us seem to try to steer them to way to much saw for them. If a guy just wants to cut 3 to 5 cords a wood a year were always there to help steer him towards the 6 to 8 hundred dollar saw. I limb, bucked up a 32 inch dour fir blowdown yesterday all with my 359 I hadn't used it for a long time and wanted to give it a workout. It maybe wasn't the fastest but it did the job.
I would think for the guy just cutting a few cords of wood a 359 or a 290 would be all he would need. I would think with good care it would last him a long time without the 6 to 8 price tag.
Okay let me have it
So good it's going in my sig for a couple days. You been reading 1984?
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One of those will do.......
Go Echo!
I would think for the guy just cutting a few cords of wood a 359 or a 290 would be all he would need. I would think with good care it would last him a long time without the 6 to 8 price tag.
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With the price of oil these days why not spend the money you save buy burning wood on a good saw you will have for years and actually enjoy the whole wood cutting,burning process!! And if you are going to be cutting firewood you will most likely run into bigger jobs at times or help out others with cutting!! It just makes sense to me to buy a good tool the first time then regret it later. I know I have made that mistake when I started running chainsaws.
I'm probably going to bounce around here to the point that I'll seem to be disagreeing with myself but why not join the discussion anyway?
The extra $100 to $200 that someone might spend to get a better saw than he was planning on, is really insignificant when you consider how much money will be saved in just a few years of burning wood. Heck, I save $3000 a year myself @ current oil prices. However a lot of people come in my store with a price point in their mind that they really don't want to exceed. They have settled on say, $300 and you can suggest something nicer, but you have to be careful not to offend them by giving the impression that you are just trying to get more money out of them.
But I think where members most often miss the mark with this "firewood saw" advice is more along the lines of power and size than price. Let's admit it, we're all addicted to power! But our fondness for power and speed isn't really in sync with the average saw customer. In addition to price, one of the most important factors for many people is weight. They pick up a 372 and to them it's a big heavy saw. They pick up a 350 or 346XP, and it feels like a tool that they want to work with. They know that it is obviously going to be slower than the 372, but they aren't in a hurry, and it will likely be as quick or quicker than whatever they have been using.
You also have to take into account the size and age of the customer. Big guys are obviously more likely to want a bigger saw. With older guys, it's all about weight.
I also think that the number of cords a guy burns each year really only tells part of the story about his saw needs. Other questions that need to be asked are how big are the majority of logs that he will be cutting? Is he cutting on a log pile? Is he cutting in the woods? Will he have lots of limbing to do? How much cutting will he do at one time? Just a pick up truck load every weekend?
Another thing that I've seen is that in addition to the weight of the saw, the weight of the blocks being cut is another factor that comes into play. Many guys aren't interested in cutting blocks of oak that require two guys to pick up, so they don't need a saw big enough to cut them. For hardwoods averaging 12", a good 50cc saw will do just fine. You don't get tired running the saw or tossing the wood into the back of the truck.
You guys would be amazed at how much wood some of these people cut with saws that on this site would be considered inadequate.
For many years the only saw I used was a little poulan. We dont have long winters here, and it was the only saw I had. I used it as a fire wood saw, and for small trees. I recently purchased a Husky 350, and while it may not be the biggest, badest, or most powerfull, it was a huge step up for me. I love the saw, and its been great for its intended purpose, a fire wood saw. Wish I had bought it years ago.
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