ncvarmint
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Don't plan on selling it, use it in Christmas trees with bow bar. I will rotate but will more than likely use the 346 more
A good 036, 360, 361, 362, all are great saws, shop around.
60cc is such a dead class now (or was it always?). 50cc is the new 60cc. If you were going for a one saw plan it'd be 70cc for sure. If it's a two saw plan then it's going to be 50cc/70cc, or 70cc/90cc. 60cc saws are not really any more powerful than a good 50cc (especially if the 50cc is ported!) but they also aren't really much lighter an a 70cc saw and in no way measure up to that class.
That is basically just hot air - if you have the 60cc saw ported as well, the difference opens up again - there isn't any "magic" with any particular cc class(es).
No amount of porting skill is going to make a 60cc saw much lighter than a 70cc, and the 70cc class is so hot right now. .....
That's exactly where you go wrong in your reasoning, as there is a large weight difference between the light er 60cc saws and the 70cc saws. Also, the 70cc class isn't really "hot" at all at the moment - rather somewhat "underdeveloped". Something needs to be done in that class ASAP, and it is going to be (but I don't know how soon).....
Those are some pretty red saws above. I recognize the 2166 in the above pics. How does it pull the 28" since it is ported? I went to Terrys the last week dtermined to buy a 562 and put a 20" techlite on it for a small saw. Or Mick n60 since it is small mount.......but a 2188 kept calling my name! Still kicking around a small saw option since my i gave my new 346 to my brother for xmas.
Can't imagine that a ported 346 would much different than the ported 550xp and ported stihl 261.
I've got a 550XP (.325/16 stock) and 2 562XP's (3/8-20" stock, 3/8-28" muffler mod) and love them all. There's no way the 550 is even close to the 562 performance wise. They're intended for different purposes and excel at what they're designed for. I ran a 562XP Wicked Work Saw back in October and was blown away by it.
In my case, I rarely have a need for anything larger, but am keeping both eyes open for the new Husqy. If the price and or features don't impress me, I'll probably get one of my 562's ported instead.
I completely disagree! Have you ever handled or used a 562xp? 560xp, 2260?60cc is such a dead class now (or was it always?). 50cc is the new 60cc. If you were going for a one saw plan it'd be 70cc for sure. If it's a two saw plan then it's going to be 50cc/70cc, or 70cc/90cc. 60cc saws are not really any more powerful than a good 50cc (especially if the 50cc is ported!) but they also aren't really much lighter an a 70cc saw and in no way measure up to that class.
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