I really enjoyed bucking firewood with my ported 2188, with an 8 pin rim and 24" bar. It was about three times faster cutting through a 20" log than my ported 562. In my feeble mind, that made it the right tool for the job... Have fun with your 40cc saws, but I will take a 70-90cc bucking 16" or bigger logs any day.
OK I admit, I don't get it.
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Macman125
libertarian/anarcho-capitalist firewood hack
Pretty good limbing saw if I don't say so myself.
Cute little thing. What do you use for felling?
I use my Ryobi far more than any of my other saws, I'll run 4 tanks to every 1 on the bigger saws these days. Part of that is I've been cleaning up some tops in the bush so there is a fair bit of smaller stuff to be cut. I don't bother getting a bigger saw until the wood gets bigger than 10".
old 040
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I sold my 288xp in favor of my 181's, also sold my non strat 372xp in favor of my j-red 2065 and my PP415........
Shagbark
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Right tool for the job when I am serious. When I am playing, whatever my whim is at the moment. The situation and time constraint dictate.
Definitive Dave
wanna-be saw racer, saw hoarder, parts whore
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I blame the Kardashians.
Lamar chose crack, Kaitlyn chose a vajayjay, and it sounds like many of you choose girlie saws
dual 090AVs bolted to a sperber mill for limbing!!
Dave
Lamar chose crack, Kaitlyn chose a vajayjay, and it sounds like many of you choose girlie saws
dual 090AVs bolted to a sperber mill for limbing!!
Dave
Conquistador3
Le Comte de Frou Frou
Honestly I don't cut that much wood to justify the expense of a bigger saw. An Ms231 for light general purpose duties and an MS290 are enough for what I need. Should I need more power it's just a matter of converting the 290 to a 390 configuration. Cheaper than buying a new saw.
cus_deluxe
Commie Satan turd
yup
Philip Wheelock
Finis Origine Pendet
I got no issues with anyone running big saws for the fun of it or because they just want to. Of course if someone's making his/her living with a saw, then choosing the right tool for the job becomes crucial. I will say that customers get the impression that I'm serious when I bring out the 77cc saw. Not saying that's a big saw, but it's bigger than what homeowners typically have around here.
Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
My 40(ish)cc saws will cut the vast majority of my firewood. 62cc is my big saw and will pull a 25" bar through anything I have here just fine - I've never needed or wanted anything more than that. I enjoy getting the most done using the least fuel/energy and effort, and using a tool others think is too small and too inexpensive to work. That means sharp, narrow kerf chains, a few small tweaks here and there , and proper tuning. I expect all my saws to pull the bars that are on them when buried.
But I know others like the feel of controlling the most energy they can hold. I guess that's never been my thing because I see that even the biggest, manliest saw has a pathetically tiny little engine on it compared to other machines we've created.
I also enjoy turning broken junk back into a useful tool, so the expensive or new pro saw thing just kind of bores me. The only thing that might drive me there eventually is that I'd like to get an AutoTune saw, as now poor traditional carbs are limiting any further increase in efficiency I can make. But if I wait long enough what is new will be old and broken.....
, and proper tuning. I expect all my saws to pull the bars that are on them when buried.But I know others like the feel of controlling the most energy they can hold. I guess that's never been my thing because I see that even the biggest, manliest saw has a pathetically tiny little engine on it compared to other machines we've created.
I also enjoy turning broken junk back into a useful tool, so the expensive or new pro saw thing just kind of bores me. The only thing that might drive me there eventually is that I'd like to get an AutoTune saw, as now poor traditional carbs are limiting any further increase in efficiency I can make. But if I wait long enough what is new will be old and broken.....
Macman125
libertarian/anarcho-capitalist firewood hack
Yes sir, and bucking too. I on average end up needing it about 6 or 8 times a year on some of the bigger jobs, it has already paid for itself ten fold.
A man that gets it!I sold my 288xp in favor of my 181's, also sold my non strat 372xp in favor of my j-red 2065 and my PP415........
bikemike
loud pipes save lives
I think that bar is a Lil short for limbing to cut straight through
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I can fix that if you got the money.wish i had a 90g
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Better that than estrogen.
blk05crew
I like 'em green
No mine is bigger....... That's why it's nice to have one in every cc class so you are always covered haha! Honestly though, I usually grab a 60ish cc saw for cutting most of the time. A small 40ish cc for limbing and a bigger saw for the occasional big cuts or milling.
That's why it's nice to have one in every cc class so you are always covered haha! Honestly though, I usually grab a 60ish cc saw for cutting most of the time. A small 40ish cc for limbing and a bigger saw for the occasional big cuts or milling.
Macman125
libertarian/anarcho-capitalist firewood hack
My poulan 4000 is generally my go to saw.
Jet47
ArboristSite Operative
Agreed.
I prefer my PS-6400 over my PS-7900 for everydays usage!
I do admit that the PS-7900 sports the higher "wow" factor, but she is only faster in up to 20" logs if the chain she's wearing features lowered rakers, or if she's driving a 8 tooth sprocket.
My PS-6400 is my main go to saw for almost a decade now!
Contrary to what one is being made believe, there is nothing wrong with this saw whatsoever!
My PS-7900 is just ridiculous overkill for most of my needs and gets basically ran for fun.
