bobdag
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Wanting to know what a small decent saw would be to take on my jeep or four wheeler. I'm thinking a top handle or something like a 025 with a 16" bar.
Jeep saw/four wheeler saw
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Ryobi ry3714 and 3716 would be a nice saw for that purpose. They can be found fairly cheap on ebay or at home depot.
bobdag
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Are those gas or electric?
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I have a 3714 and Nathan is right, for the money it ain't a bad saw. Not like your going to be cutting cords of wood with it.
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Gas, 2 cycle mix.
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You have that long of an extension cord in your keep?
rayjay257
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I don't know what diameter wood you have in mind but I've been using a Stihl homeowner cordless a good bit for about 3 months and am VERY happy with it. I still need my gas saws but for 95% of my cutting the 10" bar is fine. Here is one aspect of the new lithium batt cordless saws few people think of. You could mount it in your jeep and totally ignore it for 2 or 3 years and then suddenly one day you need it. You pull it out and start cutting. Batt will have 90+ percent of it's full charge. Gas saw in the same scenario ain't going to run without a carb cleaning at the very least.
Echo CS400, can be bought on Ebay for a little over $200 new, muff modd and tune they are 40cc hot rod, cut faster than a lot of 50cc saws and weigh 13# ready to cut.. Steve
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jmatteau
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I have an Echo CS310 I grab when I just need a small trail saw. Great little saw, comparable to a MS 170 or MS 180. 14" bar and cuts little stuff great.
Big Block
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What 50cc saws ? Just curious
My CS400 was dead even with a good running MS290 and faster than my Husky rancher 55, certainly not as fast as the good 50 cc saws. Steve
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Damn had no idea they were hiding that much power in them. Sounds like a baby 590 aka the sleeper saw
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My mm and tuned 400's are very impressive, won't say they will run with my 50 but they can move wood. Actually, the 400 is my favorite saw.
A nice small and light saw to strap on to a 4 wheeler is the Homelite super 2. I have one with a muffler mod done to it which really woke it up, power enough to go through 10 inches of hardwood without a problem. I also have the smaller displacement xl2, the super 2 is considerably more powerful.
ccarley
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Of my saws... I'd take my Echo 4400 with me for a nice lightweight saw to have while out in the 4X4 or on a 4-wheeler for sure. It's light, 18" bar is plenty long for most of what might be out in the way, and it certainly has the HP to cut well enough. Sure the 341 is smaller and lighter, but 12" of bar isn't much use but for limbing out here in CA (especially when out in the woods...)
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I use a Super 2 also for 4 wheeler and jeep trails. Easy to start and cuts real good and runs a long time on one fueling. I do not use a low kickback lo pro chain, I use the pro cut type chain. Carry it in a small plastic case with a scrench (bar and screwdriver tool) and 5/32 file.. The top handle Homelites can be found reasonable and parts can be readily found on flea bay.
Some of the little Poulans might be ok, If you leave a little poulan in the woods, no great loss as they are considered a consumable item.
When I go elk hunting hunting there's an old Mac 3818 saw in back. It starts easy and even with the 3/8 Pico chain it cuts fir just fine. I just don't want to park somewhere and have someone break out a window to grab one of my Stihl saws.
I keep my echo cs 352 in the truck. The price was right (Christmas gift) and its proven itself so far. Not the fastest or strongest but it's lightweight and starts everytime with 2-3 pulls cold. I even take it in a homemade chainsaw pack to clean up the hiking/horse trails around here. 
