Thornton
40:1 wide open like a chicken on a chain
Small saw small jobs Stihl ms 201tc m-tronic ms 241c. Maybe little less money and little more saw jonsered 2252 nice saw
An 090 is the most efficient limbing saw. You don't even need fuel, just throw it at the limbs.
It seemed to me he was asking for something comparable to a ms170, one from the currentI don't know if he is actually felling trees then limbing and bucking them or if he is just trimming trees around his place?
For limbing and as my smallest rear handle saw is a 40cc/~2.5hp saw. I donot recomend going smaller.
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Yeah not like that junk tophandle Stihl 08 with the inboard clutch totally ruinning the gracileness of this ultimate climbing saw...At least it has an outboard clutch, as a good limbing saw needs to have!
For me as well as Stihl & Husqvarna the limbing saw par excelance is the 40cc class with the Stihl 241 & Husqvarna 543xp being the prime examples(although I recomend them ONLY to true professionals) and personally I doubt that they will be slower by any margin in limbing compared to the 50cc class in trees up to 50 inch in diametre. Of course everyone has different needs depending on trees and what limbing includes. The misbelief that a 50cc saw will be faster is simply cemented in many peoples mind. In my limited experience every larger saw becomes only faster when the wood becomes larger in diametre, so there is absolutely NO gain in smaller wood with a larger saw, beside weight and with that worsening handling characterisitcs.50cc is more like it as a general recommendation - but of course it depends on what you are limbing, and if you are in a hurry or not.
At least around here, limbing is the most time consuming part of the cutting of a tree, and a cheap and too small saw for it is a bad idea.
It seemed to me he was asking for something comparable to a ms170, one from the current
Stihl line up or a comparable Husq, Jonsorend.
For me as well as Stihl & Husqvarna the limbing saw par excelance is the 40cc class with the Stihl 241 & Husqvarna 543xp being the prime examples(although I recomend them ONLY to true professionals) and personally I doubt that they will be slower by any margin in limbing compared to the 50cc class in trees up to 50 inch in diametre. Of course everyone has different needs depending on trees and what limbing includes. The misbelief that a 50cc saw will be faster is simply cemented in many peoples mind. In my limited experience every larger saw becomes only faster when the wood becomes larger in diametre, so there is absolutely NO gain in smaller wood with a larger saw, beside weight and with that worsening handling characterisitcs.
So for me the ideal combo for most homeowners/firewooders is the 40 & 60cc class.
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He IS asking for a ms170 or comparable, but a chainsaw enthusiast forum is the wrong place to get validation on buying the cheapest saws on the market.
Not much compared to my Hitachi CS38ek/ Tanaka ECV3801, it runs 14500rpm normaly...You can always put a larger sprocket on the stronger saw, and then there will be some gain.
Not much compared to my Hitachi CS38ek/ Tanaka ECV3801, it runs 14500rpm normaly...
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I try to only use e free gas in everything except our car.ok Im thinking the MS311 59cc I just would like to know if I can run the ethanol free gas in it or not.
That would be best As long as you use a good 2 stroke oil mixed in or buy premixed e free by the quart or gallon ready to go. Just don't start reading oil threads or you will have no clue of what oil and ratio to use.ok Im thinking the MS311 59cc I just would like to know if I can run the ethanol free gas in it or not.
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