MS362C-M or MS462C-M

[dstrick]

I’m buying a new saw for firewood (10 cord/season), property maintenance, storm cleanup. Firewood comes mainly from log truck tree service Seattle suburb area. I usually select Douglas fir but there’s a lot of mature hemlock and big leaf maple around. I despise alder. Stihl is the only brand represented on the west side and I’m fine with that. I can wait and have money for MS462 or could get an MS362 any time. I will be running a 28” ES Light bar on either saw. Any opinions on which of these two saws? All the reviews have the 462 sounding way better with loads more low end than the 362. Thanks for input.

 

[Andyshine77]

28" bar and chain = ms462. The only reason to consider the 362 with the 462 being in existence, is to save a few $$$.

 

[MountainHigh]

I've driven a 362 with 20" bar and it was pretty decent (liked my 562 better). Haven't run a 462 c-m yet but it sure looks good on paper for power to weight ratio.

BUT, if you want to run a 28" bar, 462 c-m is a slam dunk. I would definitely not run a 28" bar on a 362.

I am thinking of buying a 462 c-m and selling my 562xp but the 462 c-m is definitely pricey. Hard to justify the cost when I'm only cutting part time.

 

[holeycow]

Buy a 461 before they are gone..

If you need a 28” bar then don’t get the 362.

 

[Jed1124]

462 with a 28” bar

 

[dstrick]

Thanks! The first load I did here was with a buddy’s 361 28” light bar into 32” rounds. The saw wasn’t cranky but I did have to use a little patience. But it’s not really even a time thing. Bucking is easy the splitting is rough. But I could sure see the 462 as my last saw. One I could carry into my 70’s twenty years from now.

 

[holeycow]

That 462 is unproven. Who knows how long they’ll last. It might be stellar, it might be a pos.

Sometimes gambling pays off.

 

[chipper1]

That 462 is unproven. Who knows how long they’ll last. It might be stellar, it might be a pos.

Sometimes gambling pays off.

I had a gal at a gas station pushing lottery tickets tell me "you could be a winner", I told her I am a winner, I could be a looser .

That being said the 462 is a very light 70cc saw and would be a much better saw in that size wood/running that length bar, for oiling if nothing else.

 

[aaronk25]

That 462 is unproven. Who knows how long they’ll last. It might be stellar, it might be a pos.

Sometimes gambling pays off.

They been running them for sometime across the pond.


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[farmer steve]

just got the 462. i put a 20" bar on it for now. only ran it a little bit yesterday to noodle some big mulberry. speechless.

 

[cuinrearview]

The 362 is a POS compared to the 462. Nobody wants a turd...

 

[Stihl working hard]

just got the 462. i put a 20" bar on it for now. only ran it a little bit yesterday to noodle some big mulberry. speechless.

Iam really hoping mine isn’t far away all this 462 talk is making me excited now

 

[holeycow]

The 362 is a POS compared to the 462. Nobody wants a turd...

Actually it is not, but the bandwagon jumpers are convinced.

 

[cuinrearview]

Actually it is not, but the bandwagon jumpers are convinced.

I understand the concern with longevity. That aside, it weighs pretty much the same, handles similarly, the AV is on par. The 362 makes much less power. I call that a turd in comparison.

 

[farmer steve]

Actually it is not, but the bandwagon jumpers are convinced.

I'll agree that it's not a turd but not even close to the 462. I'd pick up my 036 before a 362.

 

[holeycow]

They been running them for sometime across the pond.


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So what have they determined to be the service life of the saw?

We’ll never know since that sort of information is a mystery with powersaws. Not so with almost any other machinery built for commercial work. Maintenance/inspection intervals are right there in the owner’s manual. If not, certainly in the shop manual.

The saws that have been made in the past many years have not been adequately tested. I doubt these newest offerings are any different.

That saw is a completely unproven entity until it has been in the hands of the consumer for thousands and thousands of cumulative hours. Hundreds of thousands.

I wish it well. It may become a desirable classic. We won’t know that for at least a few more years.

 

[cuinrearview]

If longevity is of main concern the 572 looks to be built a little beefier.

 

[stihlaficionado]

just got the 462. i put a 20" bar on it for now. only ran it a little bit yesterday to noodle some big mulberry. speechless.

After running the 241 I would be too

Can get some great deals on the 461...it's less than the 441 cm was at my dealer

 

[holeycow]

And a better saw.

 

[chipper1]

And a better saw.

Certain aspects are anyway...