Prices of 460 vs 372 vs 576

[Mike from Maine]

I was thinking of a 372, now the 576 is in my mind. Still cant figure out the difference between the two. Was at the Saw shop the other day and the Stihl 291, the successor to the 290, is now over $500. Ouch!!! Prices are out of control.

I wouldn't buy any of those saws new right now.

 

[cory@owen]

You'll probably get a much better discount on a husqvarna. In my area, everything stihl is expensive, but that's about all there is. I just buy from the sponsors here. Ask for a price for what your looking for. You may be happy

 

[HuskStihl]

Hey Noodle Arms,
To maintain harmony, I think that's a bad idea.

Uhhhh, I prefer Slim Goodbody (for those alive in the 70's)

 

[HuskStihl]

576 is a slightly fatter, torquier and much smoother saw. The Autotune version is reported to be without the issues of the 562 (2nd gen)

 

[Mike from Maine]

Dolmar 7910 -- for the win

 

[Adirondackstihl]

What about a 7900?

 

[bag-o-donuts]

Here we go... an Echo cs590 will undoubtedly outperform a Husqy 460 for less money and is built with moprofessional type features. I think the O.P. would be well served by spending some time using the search function here and getting familiar with the differences between different grades of saws.
"Moprofessional"... that's awesome. Meant "more professional"... lol

 

[HuskStihl]

Here we go... an Echo cs590 will undoubtedly outperform a Husqy 460 for less money and is built with moprofessional type features. I think the O.P. would be well served by spending some time using the search function here and getting familiar with the differences between different grades of saws.

That would be a perfectly valid statement, but everybody knows that Echo's suck donkey balls

 

[user 122190]

Here we go... an Echo cs590 will undoubtedly outperform a Husqy 460 for less money and is built with moprofessional type features. I think the O.P. would be well served by spending some time using the search function here and getting familiar with the differences between different grades of saws.

Noted. Such a purchase is probably for Spring of 2015. Other then a giant White Pine, much of my cutting is done for the year. A buddy of mine said he'd drop the WP for me. So probaby sometime in the next month or so, my wood cutting goal for the year will be complete.

 

[bag-o-donuts]

Only reason I brought up the Echo is because the O.P. mentioned a Husqy 460, which is literally the 590's direct competition segment wise. If he'd mentioned a 555 or 562, I wouldn't have brought it up. I had an Echo 600p for a while, never saw any donkey balls anywhere near it...

 

[Chris-PA]

Here we go... an Echo cs590 will undoubtedly outperform a Husqy 460 for less money and is built with moprofessional type features. I think the O.P. would be well served by spending some time using the search function here and getting familiar with the differences between different grades of saws.

Which has more power in stock form?

 

[bag-o-donuts]

Assuming that you mean between the 460 and the 590, without a doubt the 590...

 

[cupar]

a 460 with a 28" bar would make for not fun time, but if you only need it for one tree I wouldn't spend the extra money on a pro saw. I tend to use too small a saw for projects. My avatar is a 50cc saw with a 20" bar and that's a 30" hard wood. Well poplar which is soft but harder then pine.

 

[cgraham1]

a 460 with a 28" bar would make for not fun time, but if you only need it for one tree I wouldn't spend the extra money on a pro saw.

I'm pretty sure the OP already stated that he had an MS290, which would pull a 28" bar just as good as a 460. You could run a 28" with full skip and struggle through. It might not be all that fun, but my old 029 Super cut about 150 cords between my buddy and myself and never gave me any problems. I ran a 20" mostly, but occasionally used a 25" without incident. I'm sure one tree with a 28" bar would be fine, especially in wood as soft as pine.

 

[cupar]

I'm pretty sure the OP already stated that he had an MS290, which would pull a 28" bar just as good as a 460. You could run a 28" with full skip and struggle through. It might not be all that fun, but my old 029 Super cut about 150 cords between my buddy and myself and never gave me any problems. I ran a 20" mostly, but occasionally used a 25" without incident. I'm sure one tree with a 28" bar would be fine, especially in wood as soft as pine.

Yeah, I know what the spec sheets say but I'd give the edge to a new 460 over a used 290. (power wise, ignoring weight, balance, cost, etc.)

I'm also very cheap and would run whatever bar I had on that 290 and just work both sides of the tree. The op might not be comfortable with that and then I'd do what you're suggesting of a 28" on the 290 with skip chisel.

 

[Mike from Maine]

I'm going to let you all in on a secret: piltz hot saws.

 

[Jon1212]

I'm going to let you all in on a secret: piltz hot saws.

LOLOL! Home of the $500+ MS 250...........

I'm surprised you didn't mention the ChingChong clone saws. "For all arborist need, most powerful petrol chainsaw".

 

[Mike from Maine]

Thanks to my piltz hot rod kit I'm running 36" .404 chipper chain on my ms192.









(It will pull it with authority all day long)

 

[KG441c]

Clean Stihl 461 at the pawn shop in Natchitoches , La. for $549 and he would take less and ship Im sure

 

[OnTheRoad]

Thanks to my piltz hot rod kit I'm running 36" .404 chipper chain on my ms192.









(It will pull it with authority all day long)

Thanks for the information. I wasn't aware that Piltz offered such a small bar on the 192.