For occasional use a 350 Husqvarna would be fine. For more use get a 346XP. Of course if it was me I would probably be using an old Poulan 306A.
If you read the guys intended use, he doesn't needanything more than a 50cc saw. A MS250 would actually serve you very well.
I thought I only had one running saw. Then I took the old one to the saw shop and got it going. But, one would have been enough. My vote for all around saw is the 440. It came with a 20 inch bar, I put a 28 inch bar on it, and it will run a 32" bar.
More importantly, do you know how to sharpen a chain?
I can only have one saw. :msp_mad:
I will use it for brushing out hunting land and clearing shooting lanes in Minnesota and basic firewood cutting.
My question is what bar length to get? 14", 16", 18" or 20"
I am having trouble deciding length -vs- weight -vs- saw manuverability?
Any suggestion is appreciated.
Regards,
BlueSmoke
Me I'm going with a MS361. I use a 20" bar minimum. Short guys like 16"-18". Small firewood bucking on a rack 16". They pull a full skip 28" if you ever need to.
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OK, looks like I'll be the odd man out here. Many folks here scoff at 60cc machines, but that is what I'll recommend. Husky 359 is a great one saw plan for many farmers and landowners. Also you have 357's, 310/390's and 311/391's. Echo CS600p. All good choices. I like 60cc because they have enough beans to pull a 20" bar all day and use 3/8 chain like real big-boy saws. YMMV.
I use a 346xp with 16" or 18" bar for exactly what you will be doing. Works Great!
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