i cut firewood, but i also have thinned timber, and pruned fruit trees for six years.
and no its not pointless to run a .404 a .404 has as much of an advantage over the 3/8 as the 3/8 has over a .325. most logging outfits in the PNW use 70cc saws for most cutting and most run 32 inch bars, so the 90cc saws they use will have longer bars 36-42 and generally be .404, and these saws are used for stuff that a 32 inch bar wont handle. understand? why does me saying this make me a bad guy? its how things are. so i figure the saws should be tested as such, so when a 90cc saw wears a 32 inch or smaller bar with 3/8 it isnt used around here to fall timber, it will most likely be used in hardwood. so the tests should go a long those lines, just to be more realistic. this is all i am saying, and i have been attacked the whole time for simply stating this. also by me saying this im not saying anyhting negative about slingr saws im just stating that its not really a fair assesment. and if you wonder why i say its not fair, well because if you step up to the larger bar/chain the 660 will be faster than the 390, well if you dip that 32 inch bar into hardwood, the results may very well lean the other way, this is the whole point im making.
No reason to hate on either saw, they both do their job well. Yup, the 372 was more of a "bit faster" at 2 seconds. But I ain't trading in my 044/460 for a 372.
