Right Saw/Right Job?

[Gary N Carter]

Gentlemen, I am a want a be in your serious world.I just joined today so I thought I would ask the question. I use Husky 42 and 246's for light limbing. A 262XP for power limbing and light felling. Following with a 371XP,281XP and a 288XP lite for felling and bucking. I just purchased an echo 3400 to try some up in the tree work. Right now for me this is a hobby but I have always felt there is the right saw for the right job. Is this correct?

 

[monkeypuzzle]

10-4, thats quite the collection.You said hobby right.

 

[sonny]

Welcome Gary , to our very serious site. But seriously How much money did huskyman pay you to join ?

 

[Darin]

Yeah, welcome Gary. That 246 will be great for fruit trees. It has very high RPM's, which are great for crotches. Good collection for a novice. You cant have enough saws.

 

[homelite360]

i second that notion that you can never have too many saws. i am always getting new-old saws. i am up to about 60 right now

 

[tundraotto]

welcome gary - i think you are instantly more of a member than most of us with your collection. Especially since they are almost exclusively huskies - glad to get fellow husky owners here!! i should say that it raises the average iq of the whole forum - but i wouldnt say that cos darin will hate me and edit my posts again

Nahh, I wont edit them unless they need editing. I dont mind your opinions unless they are directed towards other members. Obviously they have to be bad. Darin

 

[sonny]

wheres that new moderator when you need him. He must own the off breed funny looking orange wanabe saws also.

 

[treeclimber165]

Years ago when Echo first came out with the 3000/3400, I thought it would be a good climbing saw but didn't think much of Echo's saw reputation at the time. I liked their other 2-cycle stuff though. So I waited and kept my eyes open to see what other climbers were using. Within a couple years, I had seen quite a few Echos in trees and the climbers seemed to be happy with them. I still wanted an 020T (until I used one for a couple months) but I went ahead and bought a 3000. It was the best move I ever made. I later replaced it with a 3400 and have run 3400's ever since. They are hard to beat for the money, and I prefer them over the more expensive climbing saws.
And I am a little more than a 'weekend warrier', I have over 150 crane removals under my belt. 15 years trimming and removal experience, 12 years full time.

 

[HUSKYMAN]

Well Monkeypuzzle figured me out, I am going to have to get these new members to be a little more subtle when they come in